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Tigers Beat the Tide Late 3-2 to Reach The Tournament Semi-Finals vs Arkansas Saturday! 12:00 Saturday ESPN News & CST

joel — Sat, 25 May 2013 01:33:02 +0000

LSU (50-9) got timely hitting in the top of the 9th inning to beat Alabama 3-2 in Friday’s elimination game. The tigers move on to face Arkansas (37-19) who beat LSU on Thursday 4-1. In the rematch Saturday the tigers will probably face Arkansas senior lefty Randall Fant (5-1, 2.08 ERA). LSU will counter with right-hander Hunter Newman (2-0, 2.18 ERA) or senior right-hander Brett Bonvillain (2-0, 2.97 ERA). The game will be televised by ESPN News and Cox Sports Television.

#2 LSU Falls Into the Loser Bracket with a Loss to Arkansas 4-1; Elimination Game Friday vs Alabama 3:00 CST

joel — Fri, 24 May 2013 12:39:05 +0000

Arkansas (34-25) executed a squeeze play in the top of the 8th inning Thursday night. Hog right-fielder Tyler Spoon pushed the ball to right side to allow the winning run. With only six outs remaining the tigers (49-9) were unable to tie the score late. Both starting pitchers were as good as advertised. Both pitchers ran into occasional jams but both were able to get out of those situations time and time again.

Late in the game the tigers went with Joey Bourgeois to relieve starter Aaron Nola while Arkansas stuck with Ryne Staneck. Arkansas made the right move pitching wise and gets off Friday and are in the semi-final game Saturday while LSU must survive Friday in the losers bracket to have a chance to meet the razorbacks Saturday. The elimination game Friday between LSU and Alabama will be played at 3:00.

#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.