Opening Series at the Box: Maryland (ACC) @ LSU (SEC)

Freshman Stevenson (in for Rhymes) comes in and he hits an RBI!

12-3, BASES STILL LOADED

And now error by Maryland fielding ball hit by Katz scores 2 more!

14-3 LSU! Jones up

 

8 runs in bot 7 for LSU! LSU has scored in every inning but 1st and 6th!

LSU starts top 8 with only 3 of 9 starters still in game, including newcomers 3B Ibarra and SS Bregman... and Ibarra shows off the defensive skills he was highly touted for with an amazing leaping diving grab!

on mound, 6-3 freshman Hunter Newman of Georgia makes his debut as a TIGER and he knocks em down 1 2 3! He was an honorable mention Perfect Game All American throwing 114 K's in 73 innings last year with a 90 mph fastball

 

Tigers Win! 14 hits! 14 runs!

Operation SWEEP a success!

Maryland heads back home after going 0-3 in Red Stick and losing the series by a combined score of 20-4! GEAUX TIGERS!

 

Rookie SS Alex "the BOSS" Bregman (3-hole hitter) named player of game after reaching base all 5 times (3 for 3 with two base on balls) and going 5 for 11 for the series!

 

Mainieri: "I thought we looked like a pretty good ball club this weekend"

Praised how great newcomer true freshmen SS Bregman and RF Laird looked, also newcomer JUCO transfer 3B Ibarra and the new bullpen pitchers to a lesser degree

Said preseason All Americans 2B Jacoby Jones, C Ty Ross, and Saturday starter Ryan Eades still need to step up their game and realize their potential

 

Up next: regional opponents Lamar (Tues) and SLU (Friday) and national opponent BYU of Morman Utah in the Wasatch Range of the Rocky Mountains who we will play Thurs and Sat bc their Mormon faith forbids them from playing on Sundays

 

Always great to start off the season with a 3-game sweep! Geaux Tigers!