Overall Record: 35-10
SEC: 14-7 (first place)
Last Week’s Results (3-1)
April 25 (Wed.) – SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA (W, 4-3)
April 27 (Fri.) – GEORGIA (W, 6-5)
April 28 (Sat.) – GEORGIA (W, 8-4)
April 29 (Sun.) – GEORGIA (L, 3-5)
This Week’s Schedule
May 1 (Tue.) – TULANE, 6:30 p.m. (Cox Sports Television)
May 4 (Fri.) – at Ole Miss, 6:30 p.m.
May 5 (Sat.) – at Ole Miss, 2 p.m. (SportSouth)
May 6 (Sun.) – at Ole Miss, 1:30 p.m.
Notes on the Tigers
LSU is in a first-place tie with Kentucky and South Carolina in the overall SEC standings, and the Tigers have a three-game lead over Arkansas in the SEC Western Division race … LSU posted a series victory over Georgia last weekend, improving its home record on the year to 28-5; the Tigers have won 14 of their last 15 games home contests… junior rightfielder Mason Katz led LSU to the series victory over Georgia, batting .455 (5-for-11) in the three games with one double, one homer, five RBI, four runs, an .818 slugging percentage and a .538 on-base percentage … Katz lifted LSU to a dramatic win in Game 2 on Saturday, launching a grand slam in the bottom of the eighth inning to erase a 4-2 deficit and give the Tigers a 6-4 lead … the grand slam was the first of Katz’s career, and it was his team-high eighth homer of the season … for the entire four-game week, Katz posted a .643 slugging percentage and a .471 on-base percentage … Katz is hitting .350 on the year with 12 doubles, one triple, eight homers, 36 RBI, 50 runs and eight stolen bases … LSU also posted an eighth-inning comeback to win Game 1 over Georgia on Friday – trailing 5-4 entering the bottom of the eighth, junior leftfielder Raph Rhymes led off the inning with a single and senior shortstop Austin Nola followed with a two-run homer to give the Tigers a 6-5 lead … junior right-hander Nick Goody fired a scoreless ninth inning to preserve the win and earn his eighth save of the season … Rhymes continues to lead the nation with a .500 (78-for-156) cumulative batting average, and he has collected 11 doubles, three homers, 46 RBI and 32 runs … Rhymes hit .538 (7-for-13) in the Georgia series with one homer, one RBI and two runs scored … for the entire four-game week, he batted .500 (8-for-16) with one double, one homer, two RBI and two runs … Rhymes is batting .521 (38-for-73) in SEC games this season with three doubles, three homers, 16 RBI and 11 runs … senior designated hitter Jordy Snikeris hit .364 (4-for-11) in the Georgia series with one double, one homer, five RBI and four runs scored … Snikeris’ lead-off double in the bottom of the eighth inning ignited a six-run LSU rally as the Tigers overcame a 4-2 deficit and posted an 8-4 victory … freshman first baseman Tyler Moore hit .357 (5-for-14) in the Tigers’ four games last week with one double, three RBI and one run … junior right-hander Joey Bourgeois earned a relief victory over Georgia on Saturday, firing three scoreless innings with one walk and three strikeouts … Bourgeois entered the game in the sixth inning with two runners on and LSU trailing 4-2; he pitched out of the jam and held the Bulldogs scoreless before LSU posted a six-run rally in the eighth inning … junior left-hander Chris Cotton earned the Game 1 win over Georgia on Friday as he pitched two scoreless relief innings with no walks and two strikeouts … the LSU bullpen worked a total of 11.1 innings in the Georgia series, limiting the Bulldogs to one run on six hits with one walk and nine strikeouts … LSU is 12-4 in one-run games this season, including a 9-3 mark in SEC games decided by one run.
| SEC Baseball Standings | ||
| Eastern Division | SEC | Overall |
| Kentucky | 14-6 | 36-8 |
| South Carolina | 14-7 | 33-11 |
| Florida | 12-8 | 33-11 |
| Georgia | 8-12 | 24-20 |
| Vanderbilt | 8-12 | 20-23 |
| Tennessee | 7-13 | 22-21 |
| Western Division | SEC | Overall |
| LSU | 14-6 | 35-9 |
| Arkansas | 10-10 | 30-13 |
| Ole Miss | 10-10 | 28-15 |
| Mississippi St. | 9-11 | 26-17 |
| Auburn | 9-11 | 24-19 |
| Alabama | 6-15 | 17-28 |
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Baseball America Top 25
Team, W-L, Last Week, Prev.
1. Florida State, 36-7, 3-0, 1
2. Baylor, 38-8, 3-1, 3
3. Kentucky, 36-9, 1-3, 2
4. LSU, 35-10, 3-1, 4
5. South Carolina, 33-11, 3-0, 7
6. Rice, 30-12, 0-0, 6
7. Florida, 33-12, 2-3, 5
8. Cal State Fullerton, 26-14, 0-1, 8
9. Texas A&M, 31-13, 3-1, 9
10. Oregon, 30-13, 3-1, 10
11. Arizona, 29-13, 3-0, 11
12. Stanford, 28-11, 3-1, 13
13. Purdue, 34-7, 3-1, 15
14. UCLA, 28-12, 2-2, 12
15. Central Florida, 35-10, 1-2, 14
16. North Carolina, 30-13, 1-1, 16
17. NC State, 30-12, 4-0, 19
18. Arkansas, 31-13, 3-1, 21
19. San Diego, 33-11, 2-2, 17
20. Arizona State, 26-17, 2-1, 23
21. Sam Houston State, 31-12, 3-1, 24
22. Louisville, 31-12, 3-1, NR
23. Virginia, 30-14, 4-0, NR
24. Ole Miss, 28-16, 1-3, 18
25. Texas, 25-16, 2-2, 20
Dropped out: Miami (22), New Mexico State (25).
USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ Top 25
Rank School (record) Points Previous, First-place votes
1. Florida State (36-7) 774 1 30
2. Baylor (38-8) 723 4 1
3. South Carolina (33-11) 665 5
4. LSU (35-10) 640 6
5. Florida (33-12) 629 2
6. Kentucky (36-9) 622 3
7. Stanford (28-11) 570 9
8. Rice (30-12) 514 8
9. Texas A&M (31-13) 502 12
10. North Carolina (30-13) 452 10
11. Purdue (34-7) 437 13
12. Oregon (30-13) 434 14
13. Arkansas (31-13) 415 17
14. UCLA (28-12) 404 11
15. Central Florida (35-10) 369 7
16. Arizona (29-13) 348 16
17. Cal State-Fullerton (26-14) 258 15
18. North Carolina State (30-12) 235 22
19. Louisville (31-13) 212 23
20. Oregon State (28-14) 154 21
21. Miami (Fla.) (27-16) 143 18
22. Virginia (30-14-1) 132 t25
23. San Diego (33-11) 112 20
24. Texas (25-16) 69 24
25. Mississippi (28-16) 66 19
Dropped out: No. 25 (tie) Sam Houston State.
Others receiving votes: Sam Houston State (31-12) 41; New Mexico State (30-13) 19; Indiana State (34-11) 17; Missouri State (31-14) 17; Appalachian State (32-9) 13; Georgia (25-20) 11; Coastal Carolina (30-13) 10; Clemson (26-19) 9; Gonzaga (27-14) 8; TCU (26-15) 8; Pepperdine (24-16) 7; North Carolina-Wilmington (27-17) 6; Stony Brook (34-10) 6; St. John’s (28-16) 5; Georgia Tech (26-19) 4; College of Charleston (31-13) 3; Mississippi State (27-17) 3; Army (35-12) 2; New Mexico (26-19) 2; Tulane (29-15) 2; Wright State (30-14) 2; Southeastern Louisiana (30-15) 1.
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Top 30
Rank School (Record) Points Previous
1. Baylor (38-8) 499 T-1
2. Florida St. (36-7) 498 5
3. Kentucky (36-9) 497 T-1
4. South Carolina (33-11) 496 7
5. LSU (35-10) 495 3
6. Arizona (29-13) 484 6
7. Oregon (30-13) 481 9
8. Florida (33-12) 480 4
9. Rice (30-12) 476 8
10. Stanford (28-11) 474 13
11. UCLA (28-12) 470 10
12. Texas A&M (31-13) 468 14
13. Arkansas (31-13) 464 20
14. Cal. St. Fullerton (26-14) 463 12
15. Central Florida (35-10) 461 11
16. North Carolina (30-13) 459 15
17. N.C. State (30-12) 458 21
18. Purdue (34-7) 456 17
19. San Diego (33-11) 453 16
20. Texas (25-16) 450 18
21. Sam Houston St. (31-12) 448 22
22. Louisville (31-13) 444 26
23. Virginia (30-14-1) 442 –
24. Coastal Carolina (30-13) 441 –
25. Oklahoma St. (26-17) 439 –
26. Oklahoma (28-16) 438 23
27. Texas Christian (26-15) 436 27
28. Arizona St. (26-17) 435 29
29. Mississippi St. (27-17) 433 –
30. St. John’s (28-16) 430 –