Leading up to Friday’s NCAA Baseball Regional at Alex Box Stadium, LSUsports.net will profile each of the visiting schools. Today, the spotlight is on No. 4 seed Southern (30-15) of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
Location: Baton Rouge, La.
Enrollment: 9,803
Conference: Southwestern Athletic
Head Coach: Roger Cador (25th year)
Record: 30-15
Conference Record/Finish: 17-6/1st
How They Qualified: SWAC Tournament Champions
Last Regional Appearance at LSU: 2002
Top Three Hitters:
Sr. OF Brad McDavid (.358, 8 HR, 50 RBI)
So. C/1B Frazier Hall (.347, 2 HR, 30 RBI)
Sr. OF Victor Franklin (.331, 10 HR, 45 RBI)
Top Four Pitchers:
Daniel Garcia (2.25 ERA, 4-0, 36.0 IP, 2 BB, 24 SO, 2 SV)
Jarrett Maloy (3.14 ERA, 8-2, 66.0 IP, 15 BB, 47 SO)
James Spear (4.32, 5-2, 58.1 IP, 18 BB, 34 SO)
Chase Richard (4.41, 6-3, 69.1 IP, 17 BB, 40 SO)
Notables:
Southern will make the short trek to Alex Box Stadium and play in its third NCAA Regional at LSU … The Jaguars’ other appearances at LSU came in 2002 and 1999 … LSU leads the all-time series with Southern, 44-2, including an 11-5 victory earlier this season … Left hander Chase Richard took the loss in that game as both Leon Landry and Blake Dean homered for LSU … Southern has nine players on its roster hitting over .300 … The Jags claimed the SWAC Tournament title in Baton Rouge last weekend after defeating Alabama A&M, Grambling State twice and Alcorn State en route to the title … Southern stayed alive by defeating Grambling in 12 innings to set up the showdown with Alcorn State … The Jags then pounded out 16 hits and outlasted Alcorn in a 12-10 slugfest … Head coach Roger Cador is in his 25th season with Southern … Ace right-hander Jarrett Maloy brings in impressive credentials that includes an 8-2 record to go along with a 3.14 ERA in 66.0 innings pitched … As a staff, Southern’s ERA is 4.68.