#11 LSU (10-2) @ Tulane (10-2) in Uptown New Orleans

at 6:30 on CST (LSU's first televised game of the season)

Tulane won their series vs Alabama last week (W 9-7, L 2-6, W 7-2) and swept Indiana (W 3-2, W 9-8, W 6-2) the week before that.

Tulane's overall record (10-2) is 2nd best in the C-USA behind Rice (11-1). the C-USA has averaged 3.6 teams in the Regionals over the last five years (4 in 2011, 2 in 2010, 3 in 2009, 5 in 2008, 4 in 2007) and has send teams to Omaha in 3 of the last 5 years...2009 (Southern Miss, 7th place), 2008 (Rice, 7th place), 2007 (Rice, 3rd place)

Tulane is led at the plate by Preseason All-American catcher Jeremy Schaffer, who was #1 on their team last year in all of the following categories: batting average (.338), runs (45), hits (71), doubles (23), home runs (6), RBI (37), total bases (116), slugging pct (.552), BB (39), and on base % (.447)

so far this season, Tulane's team batting avg is .337 and they have 8 starters batting over .300 (the other is batting .293), including 7 starters batting over .333, and 2 starters batting over .400 (.417 and .525)

starting for Tulane on the mound is a Baton Rouge product, junior RHP Alex Byo (6'2, 200), who led Parkview Baptist to 3 State Championships (2006, 2008, 2009) and was 2-time All-State (2008, 2009). last year, he was the best of Tulane's 3 weekend starters with a 3.32 ERA (opposing batters hit .252 against him)

projected freshman sensation Aaron Nola gets the start on the mound for LSU, meaning he'll have started both of LSU's away games this season (Mainieri said he's purposely starting him in our road games to toughen him up)

from LSUsports.net:

Tulane's ballpark is only 5 years old, having opened in 2008

 

Mainieri on the game:

 

LSU's team batting avg is .323 with 5 starters batting over .300 (Ross-.344, Nola-.359, Hanover-.364, Rhymes-.457, Katz-.500)

 

from Tulane athletics, tulanegreenwave.com:

 

LSU goes up 2-0 with a 2-RBI single by Ross

 

3-0 LSU after RBI single by Dozar

 

Top of the 8th:

LSU 4-10-0
Tulane 0-3-0

Rhymes stranded at 2nd...

Headed to the bottom of the 8th...

 

Bottom of the 8th:

*Strike out (1 out)
*HBP
*Double Play (3 outs)

LSU 4-10-0
Tulane 0-3-0

Headed to the top 9th...

 

Top of the 9th:

*Hanover singles
*Dozar grounds out, Hanover moves to 2nd (1 out)
*Ross grounds out, Hanover moves to 3rd (2 outs)
*Sciambra doubles, RUN SCORES
*Foster struck out (3 outs)

LSU 5-12-0
Tulane 0-3-0

Headed to the bottom of the 9th...

 

Bottom of the 9th:

*Ground out (1 out)
*Strike out (2 outs)
*Strike out (3 outs)

LSU 5-12-0
Tulane 0-3-0

FINAL