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#2 LSU Shuts Out Alabama 3-0 Wednesday to Advance in the SEC Tournament; Face Arkansas Thursday 4:30 Fox Sports South

joel — Wed, 22 May 2013 22:38:37 +0000

LSU (49-8) generated all the offense they needed in the bottom of the first inning Wednesday in Hoover, Alabama. The tide (33-25) was kept scoreless for the game thanks mainly to the tigers starting pitcher Cody Glenn (7-2) who went 7 innings and put the tigers in a winner’s bracket contest against Arkansas (36-19) who defeated Ole Miss in 10 innings 2-1 in the early game today.

Tiger ace Aaron Nola (10-0, 1.99 ERA) will meet the razorbacks top pitcher Ryne Staneck (8-2, 1.54).

#2 Seed LSU Enters SEC Tournament Play Wednesday vs #7 Seed Alabama; Approximately 12:55 Cox Sports Television

joel — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:19:56 +0000

LSU (48-8) will begin the post season in Hoover, Alabama Wednesday with a scheduled start time of 1:00. The first pitch is unknown due to to the early game that proceeds the contest. Originally sophomore right-hander Aaron Nola was scheduled to start but instead coach Mainieri decided that sophomoreleft-hander Cody Glenn (6-2, 2.64 ERA) has had a better history against Alabama (33-24) and will face the tide in the 2nd round of the Tournament. Glenn will most likely face Alabama senior right-hander Charley Sullivan (5-5, 3.58 ERA).

7th seeded Alabama defeated 10th seeded rival Auburn 6-3 in Tuesday’s first round to move on to the 2nd round matchup with 2nd seeded LSU.

In the tournament’s double-elimination format, the winner of Wednesday’s contest will play at 4:30 Thursday against the winner of the Ole Miss-Arkansas winner. The loser will play at 9:30 Thursday morning against the Ole Miss-Arkansas loser.

#2 LSU Takes the Series from #14 Mississippi with a 5-4 Game 2 Victory; Saturday’s Final at 12:00 CBS Sports

joel — Sat, 18 May 2013 03:28:41 +0000

Tiger Senior outfielder Raph Rhymes provided a 2-run homer with 1 out and Mason Katz on second base to put the tigers on top and win the series. LSU (48-7, 23-6) trailed Ole Miss(35-20, 14-15) 4-3 in the bottom of the 8th inning when it looked as though Mississippi may have clawed their way back in the series. The tigers have now set a new school record with 23 conference wins.

First pitch for the series finale will be at 12:00 on Saturday. The game will be televised by the CBS Sports Network.

#2 LSU Takes Down #14 Ole Miss 7-1 in Game 1; Game 2 7:00 CST

joel — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:50:14 +0000

LSU (47-7, 22-6) won the first game of the series Thursday night over Ole Miss (35-19, 14-14) . The tigers tied a school record in most SEC victories in a regular season matching the 1986 and 1997 LSU baseball teams.

Sophomore pitcher Cody Glenn (6-2) again was the Thursday starter. Glenn earned the win allowing one run on 8 hits and striking out 2. Ole Miss right-hander Mike Mayers (4-5) suffered the loss. The tigers finished the game with 10 hits.

Mississippi sophomore right-hander Sam Smith (3-0, 3.15 ERA) is expected to face LSU junior right-hander Kurt McCune (3-1, 3.18 ERA) tonight at 7:00. The game will be televised by Cox Sports Television.

Saturday’s final game of the series is scheduled for a noon start and will be televised by the CBS Sports Network.

#3 LSU Baseball Hosts Ole Miss in the Season’s Final SEC Series; Thursday’s Game 1 6:30 ESPNU

joel — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:59:32 +0000

The tigers (46-7, 21-6 SEC) wrapped up the SEC western division championship last Saturday and will host Mississippi (35-18, 14-13 SEC) this weekend to wrap up the 2013 regular season. Aaron Nola is not scheduled to pitch this weekend and replacing Nola will be junior right-hander Kurt McCune who is expected to get the start on Friday night in Game 2 which is scheduled for a 7:00 start. Game 3 is scheduled to start at 12:00 on Sunday.

All three games this weekend will be televised. LSU’s 46 wins are the most in school historysince the NCAA adopted a 56 game schedule. 21 SEC victories is the most by a tiger team since the 1998 team finished with a 29-9 league record.