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LSU Baseball Eliminated from the CWS by North Carolina 4-2; Finish Season Record of 57-11

joel — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:15:38 +0000

The tigers arrived at the College World Series seeking their 7th national title but the season came to rough ending Tuesday with a 4-2 loss to North Carolina in an elimination game. LSU was plagued by errors and lack of timely hitting which caused them to go 0-2 in Omaha. The tigers finished a historic season with a 57-11 record but fall short of their goal of a national championship.

LSU Baseball Drops the CWS Opener to UCLA 2-1; Elimination Game vs North Carolina 2:00 Tuesday ESPN

joel — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:04:35 +0000

The tigers national championship chances took a massive hit Sunday night as they fell to the bruins 2-1. Despite a very good performance by starter Aaron Nola the LSU (57-10) defense commited 2 errors at critical moments to allow UCLA 2 runs. Bruin starter Adam Plutko kept the LSU bats silent all night with the exception of Mason Katz’s solo homer in the 4th inning. The tigers had 5 hits for the night.

LSU now faces North Carolina (57-11) in an elimination game. Carolina lost to North Carolina State 8-1. The tigers will be the home team at 2:00 Tuesday and will go with Cody Glenn on the mound. The game will be televised by ESPN.

#1 LSU Baseball Begins its Quest for a 7th National Title; Tigers Meet the Bruins Sunday 7:00 ESPN2

joel — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 02:16:07 +0000

The UCLA Bruins (44-17) will face LSU (57-9) Sunday in the opening game for each team. The Bruins have been ranked among the top 15 teams in the country all season. UCLA defeated #8 national seed Oregon in Eugene in a 3 game series in April. They hosted the Los Angeles regional and went 3-0. They then swept the super regional against the host Cal State Fullerton defeating the titans 5-3 and 3-0 to advance. The bruins average 4.8 runs per game and 3.1 runs allowed. Pitching is the very foundation of this UCLA team and they have a team ERA of 2.69. The ace of the bruin staff is Adam Plutko (8-3, 2.35) who is likely to face tigers Aaron Nola (12-0, 1.68) in the first round Sunday. Other key starters are Nick Vander Tuig (12-4, 2.37), Grant Watson (8-3, 3.22), and Codie Poteet (4-6, 4.84). They have one of the nations top closers in side-armer David Berg (0.88) who is 2nd in the nation with 22 saves.

#1 LSU finishes Off Oklahoma 11-1; First Trip to the College World Series Since 2009

joel — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 16:36:13 +0000

LSU (57-9) is going back to Omaha for its first time since the 2009 National Championship. Jacoby Jones delivered a monstrous 4-hit night which helped in the 11-1 victory sending the tigers to their home away from home and another chance at a national title.

The #4 seeded tigers will open up Friday in Omaha against UCLA. The Bruins beat home standing favorite Cal State Fullerton to advance. The time of the game is not yet known.

#1 LSU Baseball Takes Game 1 of the Super Regional over Oklahoma 2-0; Game 2 6:00 Saturday ESPN2

joel — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 01:37:16 +0000

Jacoby Jones hit his first triple of the year and pinch hitter Ty Ross hit a double to center field to give the tigers the winning run in the bottom of the 8th inning. Mark Laird followed up Ross’s double with an RBI to make it 2-0. Tiger starter Aaron Nola (12-0) completed a 2 hit shutout by finishing off the sooners with 3 straight outs to close game 1 as the home team got the pivotal victory.

Aaron Nola and third overall draft pick Jonathan Gray (10-3) battled and were almost flawless for over 7 innings until the tigers exploded in the 8th.

Game 2 on Saturday will begin at 6:00 and be televised by ESPN2. The tigers will be playing for a trip to Omaha and the sooners will be playing to force a winner takes all game on Sunday. LSU junior right-hander Ryan Eades (8-1, 2.81) will face Oklahoma junior lefty Dillon Overton (9-2, 2.91) in game 2.