The teams will meet in the series finale at 1 p.m. CT Sunday in a game that will be broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network and streamed on SEC Network +.
LSU, ranked No. 2 by Baseball America in its preseason poll, plays host to Purdue Fort Wayne this weekend at 2 p.m. CT Friday, 11 a.m. CT Saturday and 1 p.m. CT Sunday in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.
The start time of Game 2 of the LSU-Purdue Fort Wayne baseball series on Saturday been moved to 11 a.m. CT in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field. Game 1 of the series will start at 2 p.m. CT Friday, and Game 3 of the series will start at 1 p.m. CT Sunday, as originally scheduled.
The Fan Fest, presented by POWERADE, will precede the opening game of the 2025 season for the Tigers, who play host to Purdue Fort Wayne at 2 p.m. Friday. Admission to the Fan Fest is free, and it will be held in the plaza area located in front of the stadium.
Guidry, a 2025 Preseason All-America and All-SEC selection, made 22 relief appearances last season for the Tigers, posting a 2-0 mark, a 2.59 ERA and three saves in 24.1 innings with 18 walks and 36 strikeouts.
Lanoux was voted First-Team All-SEC in 1985, batting a team-high .352 while leading the Tigers in hits with 76. The 1985 squad, which won the SEC Western Division title, was the first LSU team to advance to an NCAA Regional in the tenure of then second-year head coach Skip Bertman.
Sophomore left-handed pitcher Kade Anderson is No. 17 on the list, junior right-hander Anthony Eyanson is No. 27 and redshirt sophomore right-hander Chase Shores is No. 46.
Junior right-handed pitcher Gavin Guidry is No. 10 on the list, freshman right-hander William Schmidt is No. 13 and freshman right-hander Casan Evans is No. 91.
LSU Baseball’s 2025 Opening Day activities will feature a Fan Fest from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Friday, February 14, outside of Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field. The Fan Fest, presented by POWERADE, will precede the opening game of the 2025 season for the Tigers, who play host to Purdue Fort Wayne at 2 p.m. Friday.
First baseman Jared Jones was voted to the first team, right-handed pitcher Gavin Guidry was named to the second team, and catcher Luis Hernandez, infielder Daniel Dickinson and right-handed pitcher Anthony Eyanson were third-team selections.
The Golden Spikes Award is presented each year to the best amateur baseball player in the nation, and the preseason list includes 55 players across high school and college baseball.