The Advocate LSU baseball notes: Paul Mainieri explains the opening weekend rotation The Advocate LSU coach Paul Mainieri faced such a quandary, ultimately deciding to throw veteran Jared Poche' on opening night, saving reigning National Freshman of the Year Alex Lange -- undefeated as a collegian and whom many hail as LSU's best pitcher -- for the ... Senior transfer John Valek lands Game 3 start for LSU's season-opening weekendNOLA.com all 5 news articles ยป Continue reading...