BATON ROUGE — The LSU-South Carolina baseball game on Saturday will start at 3 p.m. CT in Alex Box Stadium.
The 3 p.m. starting time for baseball will allow fans the opportunity to watch the LSU Spring Football Scrimmage at 1 p.m. in Tiger Stadium and the LSU men’s basketball Final Four game versus UCLA at 7:47 p.m. from the RCA Dome in Indianapolis.
Following is this week’s LSU Baseball schedule of games:
Tuesday, March 28 — at UNO, 2:30 p.m. (Maestri Field)
Friday, March 31 — SOUTH CAROLINA, 6:30 p.m. (Alex Box Stadium)
Saturday, April 1 — SOUTH CAROLINA, 3 p.m. (Alex Box Stadium)
Sunday, April 2 — SOUTH CAROLINA, 1 p.m. (Alex Box Stadium)
LSU Baseball Report — March 27, 2006
Overall Record: 19-7
SEC Record: 2-4
Last Week: 2-2
March 22 — vs. Southeastern Louisiana (W, 5-4)
March 24 — MISSISSIPPI STATE (L, 1-11)
March 25 — MISSISSIPPI STATE (W, 8-6)
March 26 — MISSISSIPPI STATE (L, 6-7 in 10 innings)
Nominee for Player of the Week
Quinn Stewart, OF, Sr., Rowlett, Texas
Stewart batted .412 (7-for-17) in four games last week with two doubles, two homers, four runs and three RBI … his two-run homer ignited a five-run LSU eighth inning on Saturday as the Tigers overcame a 6-3 deficit to defeat top-ranked Mississippi State, 8-6 … Stewart has 10 homers on the season, and he has homered nine times in his last 14 games … on the year, he is batting a team-high .367 (36-for-98) with seven doubles, two triples, 10 homers and 32 RBI.
Player
Quinn Stewart
Nominee for Freshman of the Week
Darryl Shaffer, RHP, Fr., Greenwell Springs, La.
Freshman right-hander Darryl Shaffer picked up a save and a win in two appearances last week, working a total of 3.2 scoreless innings … Shaffer allowed four hits and recorded one walk and three strikeouts in earning a save against Southeastern Louisiana and a win against top-ranked Mississippi State .
Player
Darryl Shaffer
Notes on the Tigers
LSU handed Mississippi State its first loss of the season Saturday as the Tigers overcame a 6-3 deficit with a five-run eighth inning to post an 8-6 victory … the Tigers narrowly missed recording a series victory over the top-ranked Bulldogs as MSU edged LSU 7-6 in 10 innings in the series finale on Sunday … Saturday’s LSU win marked the second time in four games the Tigers posted a dramatic win in their final at-bat — the Tigers scored four runs in the top of the ninth inning on March 19 to erase a 2-1 deficit and defeat Kentucky, 5-2 … right fielder Quinn Stewart batted .412 (7-for-17) in four games last week with two doubles, two homers, four runs and three RBI … his two-run homer ignited the five-run LSU eighth inning on Saturday when the Tigers overcame a three-run deficit to defeat top-ranked Mississippi State, 8-6 … Stewart has 10 homers on the season, and he has homered nine times in his last 14 games … on the year, he is batting a team-high .367 (36-for-98) with seven doubles, two triples, 10 homers and 32 RBI … junior right-hander Edgar Ramirez earned his first career LSU victory last Wednesday versus Southeastern Louisiana, hurling four innings of scoreless relief … Ramirez, who transferred to LSU prior to last season from Florida International, limited SLU to just one hit while recording two walks and four strikeouts in the Tigers’ 5-4 win … freshman right-hander Darryl Shaffer picked up a save and a win in two appearances last week, working a total of 3.2 scoreless innings … Shaffer allowed four hits and recorded one walk and three strikeouts in earning a save against Southeastern Louisiana and a win against Mississippi State … LSU enters this week’s play ranked No. 2 in the SEC in hitting with a .317 team batting average … the Tigers lead the league in base hits (274), triples (12) and sacrifice bunts (26).