Baton Rouge Super Regional: LSU vs. Stony Brook

Schedule for the super regional:

Game 1: Friday, 6/8, 11 am
Game 2: Saturday, 6/9, 11 am
Game 3: Sunday, 6/10, 12 pm

All games set to be televised on ESPN2. All times are CST, for the benefit of our out-of-state fans.

 

I feel a fever and chills come on for Friday morning I may have to call in sick....

 

this really sucks that ESPN is putting our games at 11am and noon


we are only 5-6 in day games in Alex Box Stadium (11am to 3pm)

11:00 a.m.
L, 1-11 -- Appalachian St.
W, 5-4 -- Dartmouth

12:00 a.m.
W, 5-1 -- Alabama

1:00 p.m.
L, 1-7 -- Mississippi St.
W, 3-2 (11) -- Arkansas
L, 3-5 -- Georgia
L, 4-5 (10) -- Vanderbilt

2:00 p.m.
W, 4-0 -- Air Force
L, 0-1 -- Appalachian St.

3:00 p.m.
W, 11-4 -- McNeese St.
L, 1-7 -- Notre Dame


while we are 26-1 in night games at Alex Box Stadium (6:30 or later)

6:30 p.m.
W, 17-10 -- Grambling
W, 6-4 -- Michigan
W, 13-0 -- Northwestern St
W, 5-0 -- ULL
W, 10-2 -- Louisiana College
W, 7-2 -- Alcorn St
W, 7-1 -- Alabama
W, 5-4 -- Lamar
W, 4-3 -- Southeastern
W, 8-4 -- Georgia
W, 9-5 -- Tulane
W, 9-6 -- Nicholls St
W, 6-5 (10) -- Oregon State

7:00 p.m.
W, 10-2 -- Air Force
W, 4-0 -- Appalachian St.
W, 8-4 -- Dartmouth
W, 6-0 -- Michigan
W, 3-2 (10) -- Miss State
W, 10-6 -- Arkansas
W, 2-1 -- Arkansas
W, 10-2 -- Alabama
W, 6-5 -- Georgia
W, 2-1 -- Vanderbilt
L, 3-6 -- Vanderbilt
W, 4-1 -- UL-Monroe
W, 7-1 -- Oregon State

7:30 p.m.
W, 19-0 -- Alcorn St


overall, we are 10-12 in day games (11am to 3pm)

11:00 a.m.
L, 1-11 -- Appalachian St.
W, 5-4 -- Dartmouth

12:00 a.m.
W, 5-1 -- Alabama
L, 6-7 -- @Kentucky
W, 3-2 (10) -- @South Carolina

12:50 p.m.
L, 2-3 -- Miss State (SECT)

1:00 p.m.
L, 1-7 -- Mississippi St.
W, 4-3 -- @Auburn
W, 3-2 (11) -- Arkansas
L, 1-8 -- @Kentucky
L, 3-5 -- Georgia
L, 4-5 (10) -- Vanderbilt

1:30 p.m
W, 12-3 -- @Ole Miss
W, 5-2 -- @South Carolina

2:00 p.m.
W, 4-0 -- Air Force
L, 0-1 -- Appalachian St.
L, 4-7 -- @Ole Miss

3:00 p.m.
W, 11-4 -- McNeese St.
L, 1-7 -- Notre Dame
L, 2-3 (10) -- @Auburn
W, 8-7 -- @Florida
L, 3-4 (10) -- Miss State (SECT)


while we are 31-1 in night games (6:30 or later)

6:30 p.m.
W, 17-10 -- Grambling
W, 19-10 -- @McNeese St
W, 5-0 -- @Tulane
W, 6-4 -- Michigan
W, 13-0 -- Northwestern St
W, 5-0 -- ULL
W, 10-2 -- Louisiana College
W, 7-6 -- @Florida
W, 7-2 -- Alcorn St
W, 7-1 -- Alabama
W, 5-4 -- Lamar
W, 4-3 -- Southeastern
W, 8-4 -- Georgia
W, 9-5 -- Tulane
W, 4-3 (13) -- @Ole Miss
W, 9-6 -- Nicholls St
W, 6-5 (10) -- Oregon State

7:00 p.m.
W, 10-2 -- Air Force
W, 4-0 -- Appalachian St.
W, 8-4 -- Dartmouth
W, 6-0 -- Michigan
W, 3-2 (10) -- Miss State
W, 10-6 -- Arkansas
W, 2-1 -- Arkansas
W, 8-3 -- Southern Miss (in New Orleans)
W, 10-2 -- Alabama
W, 6-5 -- Georgia
W, 2-1 -- Vanderbilt
L, 3-6 -- Vanderbilt
W, 4-1 -- UL-Monroe
W, 7-1 -- Oregon State

7:30 p.m.
W, 19-0 -- Alcorn St

 

And 5-0 in home super regionals. I'll take those odds.

 

we are 4-1 in home super regionals under Mainieri (UC Irvine beat us 5-11 in Game 1 of the 2008 Super Regional, and none of those five Super Regional games in 2008-2009 under Mainieri were played during the day)

since 2000, the sample size is probably two small to determine anything, but...

we are 2-3 in Super Regionals that start between 11am-2pm (2-0 in the Box, beating 2003 Baylor in 11:30 and 1:30 games)

11:30 a.m.
W, 6-5 -- Baylor, 2003

12:30 p.m
L, 4-9 -- Tulane, 2001 (@Zephyr Field in Metairie)
L, 1-7 -- Tulane, 2001 (@Zephyr Field in Metairie)
(also note that when LSU got eliminated by 2-seed Rice in the 2005 Baton Rouge Regional, the game was at 12:30 p.m.)

1:00 p.m.
(LSU lost to VCU 7-10 in the 2001 Baton Rouge Regional at 1:00 p.m.)

1:30 p.m.
W, 20-5 -- Baylor, 2003

2:00 p.m.
L, 0-3 -- @Rice, 2002

while we are 5-2 in Super Regionals that start at 6pm or later (4-1 at the Box)

6:00 p.m.
W, 12-9 -- Rice, 2009
W, 21-7 -- UC Irvine, 2008
W, 11-8 -- Texas A&M, 2004
L, 1-4 -- Baylor, 2003

6:30
W, 4-3 (13) -- Tulane, 2001 (@Zephyr Field in Metairie)

7:00 p.m.
W, 8-2 -- UCLA, 2000
L, 0-6 -- @Rice, 2002

 

You damn right it sucks and, while I'm not generally a conspiracy theorist, I believe this was done on purpose. After years of covering SEC football, they KNOW the culture down here is that we prefer night games. And they know that, traditionally, our teams actually perform better at night. They're doing this because they don't want half of the CWS field to be SEC teams, which is a real possibility so they give us the earliest games possible as an edge to Stony Brook. Even if we have record breaking crowds this weekend, they won't actually wake up until the 7th inning. BS move by ESPN or whoever made out the schedule.

 

Anyone know anything about Stoney Brook, scouting report or such? I looked online a bit and only found the below links that were worth a bit. Seems like their stud is the CF Travis Jankowski, run, hit and field, and a pretty good 1-2 pitcher combo, with Nick Tropeano being the ace (he shut down NC St. last year in the regionals and FAU this year said he was much better than the scouting report said he should be).

http://mlbdraftcountdown.wordpress.com/2012/03/27/travis-jankowski-of-stony-brook-2/

http://www.fauowlaccess.com/articles/156/fau-falls-to-stony-brook-in-series-opener.aspx

 

they are located in new york. the heat will probably kill them.

 

Certainly the pressure is on LSU more than Stony Brook-they've got nothing to lose. I doubt Stony Brook will be intimidated, but at the same time they haven't played in a a venue like Alex Box. Sucks a fat mans cornhole that the games are so early, though. LSU should have tried some reverse psychology on ESPN and requested early start times. Wouldn't surprise me if they gave LSU such an early start time in hopes of an upset.

However, none of that will matter if the Tigers don't take these guys lightly, plays with an intensity worthy of their ranking, and most importantly, the faithful show up in force and prove why Alex Box has earned its reputation. I so wish I could be there. Dang Army!

 

Seemed to do OK in Miami.