March 24 Baseball National Rankings, Report

Overall Record: 22-3
SEC: 4-2

Last Week’s Results (2-2)
March 18 (Tue.) – NEW ORLEANS (W, 11-1 – 7 innings)
March 21 (Fri.) – at Texas (W, 8-2)
March 22 (Sat.) – at Texas (L, 7-11)
March 23 (Sun.) – at Texas (L, 2-6)

This Week’s Schedule
March 25 (Tue.) – UL LAFAYETTE, 6:30 p.m. CT (SEC Network +)
March 27 (Thu.) – MISSISSIPPI STATE, 7 p.m. CT (SEC Network)
March 28 (Fri.) – MISSISSIPPI STATE, 6:30 p.m. CT (SEC Network +)
March 29 (Sat.) – MISSISSIPPI STATE, 2 p.m. CT (SEC Network +)

Tigers Update
• LSU’s loss at Texas on Saturday ended the Tigers’ win streak at 17 games; the streak was LSU’s longest since the 2017 team also captured 17 games in a row from May 11 through June 17 … LSU’s win over Texas on Friday improved its SEC record to 4-0, marking the Tigers’ first 4-0 start in league play since 2019.

• Sophomore left-hander Kade Anderson defeated Texas on Friday, working 6.0 innings and limiting the Longhorns to two runs on seven hits with no walks and eight strikeouts … he threw a career-high 101 pitches in the outing, 71 for strikes … Anderson retired 10 of the final 13 batters that he faced … he improved to 5-0 this season, and he has a 2.65 ERA with eight walks and 56 strikeouts in 34.0 innings … Anderson is No. 3 in the SEC this season in strikeouts, and he is No. 5 in innings pitched.

• Junior first baseman Jared Jones was LSU’s leading hitter in the Texas series, batting .400 (6-for-15) with one double, three RBI and two runs … Jones is hitting .420 (42-for-100) this season with 10 doubles, eight homers, 37 RBI and 31 runs … Jones leads the SEC in hits, and he is No. 2 in the league in doubles, No. 4 in batting average, No. 5 in RBI, No. 5 in total bases (76) and No. 9 in slugging percentage (.760).

• Junior right-hander Zac Cowan pitched brilliantly Friday in LSU’s win over Texas, recording his second save of the year … Cowan pitched 3.0 scoreless innings, limiting the Longhorns to just one hit with no walks and three strikeouts … Cowan is 2-0 this season with a 1.27 ERA in 21.1 innings, and he has posted three walks and 29 strikeouts.

• Freshman leftfielder Derek Curiel – the Tigers’ lead-off hitter – has reached base safely in all 25 of LSU’s games this season, and he is the only Tiger to accomplish that feat … he is No. 3 in the SEC in on-base percentage (.564), No. 3 in batting average (.420), No. 4 in walks (24), No. 6 in doubles (9) and No. 7 in hits (37) … Curiel is batting .391 (9-for-23) in LSU’s SEC games with one double, one triple, one homer, five RBI and six runs.

• Junior second baseman is Daniel Dickinson is No. 5 in the SEC in on-base percentage (.545) … junior right-hander Anthony Eyanson is No. 5 in the league in strikeouts (46) and No. 8 in innings pitched (32.0 … freshman right-hander Casan Evans is No. 5 in the SEC in saves with four on the year … sophomore shortstop Steven Milam is riding a 19-game on-base streak entering Tuesday’s game vs. UL Lafayette.

Check back for updates as polls are released on March 24, 2025.

Team	Baseball America	D1Baseball	Perfect Game	Coaches	NCBWA
Tennessee	1	1	1	1	3
Arkansas	2	2	4	2	1
Texas	3	7	5	7	7
Georgia	4	3	2	3	2
LSU	5	8	7	6	5
Florida State	6	4	6	4	6
Clemson	7	6	3	5	4
Oklahoma	8	9	8	9	9
Oregon State	9	5	9	8	8
Alabama	10	12	14	11	11
Oregon	11	10	10	10	10
Auburn	12	11	11	12	16
Wake Forest	13	16	15	14	13
Vanderbilt	14	14	13	13	12
Ole Miss	15	15	–	15	20
Arizona	16	23	12	20	19
UC Irvine	17	19	20	21	21
North Carolina	18	21	25	18	14
Florida	19	–	22	23	24
Louisville	20	18		19	22
Dallas Baptist	21	17	17	17	18
Stanford	22	20	24	22	–
Southern Miss	23	13	–	16	15
Troy	24	22	18	24	17
UCLA	25	24	23	–	25
Georgia Tech	–	25	19	25	–
West Virginia	–	–	16	–	23
Coastal Carolina	–	–	21	–	–