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GAMES 8-10 5 NCAA TITLES, 13 CWS APPEARANCES, 13 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS 2007 LSU BASEBALL vs. Central Florida Feb. 23-25, 2007 • 7 p.m., Noon, Noon Baton Rouge, La. • Alex Box Stadium (7,760) Schedule/Results (5-2, 0-0 SEC) Tigers Continue Eight-Game Homestand Against Central Florida Date Opponent Time/Result LSU hopes to build upon the momentum created in two straight victories when the Tigers play host this weekend to Central February (5-2) Florida in Alex Box Stadium. Game 1 of the LSU-UCF series is set for 7 p.m. Friday, Game 2 will start at Noon Saturday, 9 (Fri.) ST. MARY’S (CALIF.) W, 4-3 and Game 3 begins at Noon Sunday. 10 (Sat.) ST. MARY’S (CALIF.) W, 7-6 11 (Sun.) ST. MARY’S (CALIF.) W, 6-2 >Broadcast Info 16 (Fri.) at Stetson L, 1-8 Friday’s LSU-UCF game will be broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network (WDGL 98.1 FM in Baton Rouge). Saturday’s 17 (Sat.) at Stetson L, 1-14 game can be heard on WTGE 107.3 FM in Baton Rouge only and Sunday’s game will be carried in Baton Rouge only on 18 (Sun.) at Stetson W, 8-4 WDGL 98.1 FM. Jim Hawthorne and Charles Hanagriff call the action. The audio broadcasts, streaming video and live stats 21 (Wed.) NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 6-2 are available in the Geaux Zone at www.LSUsports.net. There is no television for the three-game series. 23 (Fri.) CENTRAL FLORIDA 7 p.m. 24 (Sat.) CENTRAL FLORIDA Noon >Last Time Out 25 (Sun.) CENTRAL FLORIDA Noon The Tigers won their ninth straight home mid-week game on Wednesday with a 6-2 victory over Northwestern State. LSU 27 (Tue.) TULANE (CST tape delayed) 6:30 p.m. dropped two of three games last weekend at Stetson after opening the season two weeks ago with a three-game sweep March (0-0, 0-0 SEC) of Saint Mary’s (Calif.). Stetson captured the first two games last weekend before LSU posted an 8-4 win on Sunday. 2 (Fri.) LIPSCOMB 7 p.m. 3 (Sat.) LIPSCOMB 2 p.m. >Notables 4 (Sun.) LIPSCOMB 1 p.m. This weekend’s series marks the teams’ first meeting since 2004, when LSU won two of three games over the Golden 6 (Tue.) at Centenary % 7 p.m. Knights in Orlando ... The Tigers lead the overall series, 11-3, including a 4-0 mark in games played in Baton Rouge ... 9 (Fri.) SOUTHERN MISS 7 p.m. LSU swept two-game series from the Golden Knights in 1993 and in 1999 at Alex Box Stadium ... LSU enters Friday’s con- 10 (Sat.) SOUTHERN MISS 2 p.m. 11 (Sun.) SOUTHERN MISS 1 p.m. test having won its last two games, an 8-4 victory at Stetson on Sunday and a 6-2 win over Northwestern State Wednesday 13 (Tue.) McNEESE STATE 6:30 p.m. in Alex Box Stadium ... Freshman center fielder Jared Mitchell is 5-for-10 in LSU’s last two games with one RBI and two 16 (Fri.) at South Carolina 6 p.m. runs scored ... Sophomore third baseman J.T. Wise has three hits in his last six at-bats, including one double and one triple 17 (Sat.) at South Carolina (JSN) 3 p.m. ... Wise has driven in two runs and scored twice in the Tigers’ last two contests ... Freshman first baseman Sean Ochinko 18 (Sun.) at South Carolina (JSN) 11 a.m. has four RBI in the last two games with one run scored ... LSU head coach Paul Mainieri is 3-1 all-time against UCF, while 21 (Wed.) SOUTHEASTERN LA. (CST) 6:30 p.m. UCF head coach Jay Bergman is 3-11 all-time against the Tigers ... After collecting just seven hits in two games at Stetson 23 (Fri.) KENTUCKY 7 p.m. last Friday and Saturday, LSU has amassed 24 hits in its last two contests ... The Tigers are hitting .329 (24-for-73) in their 24 (Sat.) KENTUCKY 3 p.m. 25 (Sun.) KENTUCKY 11 a.m. last two outings. 27 (Tue.) NEW ORLEANS 6:30 p.m. Pitching Matchups 30 (Fri.) at Alabama (JSN) 6:30 p.m. 31 (Sat.) at Alabama (JSN) 6 p.m. Game 1 April (0-0, 0-0 SEC) LSU -- Jr. LHP Charlie Furbush (1-1, 4.35 ERA, 10.1 IP, 5 BB, 11 SO) 1 (Sun.) at Alabama (JSN) 2 p.m. UCF-- So. LHP Mitch Houck (0-1, 6.23 ERA, 4.1 IP, 3 BB, 6 SO) 3 (Tue.) at Tulane $ 7 p.m. 6 (Fri.) AUBURN 7 p.m. Game 2 7 (Sat.) AUBURN 3 p.m. 8 (Sun.) AUBURN (CST) 1 p.m. LSU -- Sr. LHP Clay Dirks (0-0, 9.64 ERA, 4.2 IP, 1 BB, 4 SO) 11 (Wed.) MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 6:30 p.m. UCF -- So. LHP Mitch Herold (0-1, 5.40 ERA, 5.0 IP, 6 BB, 6 SO) 13 (Fri.) OLE MISS 7 p.m. 14 (Sat.) OLE MISS 3 p.m. Game 3 15 (Sun.) OLE MISS 1 p.m. LSU -- TBA 18 (Wed.) at New Orleans $ 7 p.m. UCF -- Jr. RHP Jaager Good (1-0, 6.75 ERA, 12.0 IP, 3 BB, 4 SO) 20 (Sat.) at Mississippi State 6:30 p.m. 21 (Sat.) at Mississippi State 2 p.m. LSU Probable Position Starters 22 (Sun.) at Mississippi State (JSN) 1:30 p.m. 25 (Wed.) SOUTHERN 6:30 p.m. Pos. Player Cl.-Exp. B/T Avg. HR RBI Notable 27 (Fri.) TENNESSEE 7 p.m. C Robert Lara So.-1L R/R .125 0 1 First time LSU has a new catcher since ‘03 28 (Sat.) TENNESSEE 3 p.m. 1B Sean Ochinko Fr.-HS R/R .160 1 6 on Baseball America’s Top 300 HS Players list 29 (Sun.) TENNESSEE (CST) 1 p.m. May (0-0, 0-0 SEC) 2B Buzzy Haydel So.-1L R/R .278 0 1 3-for-5 with three runs in series finale at Stetson 1 (Tue.) NICHOLLS STATE (CST) 6:30 p.m. SS Michael Hollander Jr.-2L R/R .240 0 1 2006 Second-Team All-SEC (Coaches) 4 (Fri.) at Arkansas 7:05 p.m. 3B J.T. Wise So.-1L R/R .227 0 2 2-for-4, two runs against NSU 5 (Sat.) at Arkansas (FSN) 3 p.m. LF Blake Dean Fr.-HS L/L .381 1 7 Leads team in avg., hits, 2B, 3B, RBI and SLG% 6 (Sun.) at Arkansas (JSN) 1:05 p.m. CF Jared Mitchell Fr.-HS L/L .276 0 3 5-for-10 in last two games, leads team in SB (4) 11 (Fri.) FLORIDA (CST) 7 p.m. RF Steven Waguespack Sr.-1L L/L .118 0 3 2-for-4 with three RBI vs. NSU, broke 0-for-13 slump 12 (Sat.) FLORIDA (FSN) 3 p.m. DH Ryan Schmipf Jr.-1L R/R .200 0 0 1-for-5 on the season 13 (Sun.) FLORIDA (CST) 1 p.m. 17 (Thu.) at Vanderbilt 7 p.m. -or- Jason Lewis Jr.-JC R/R .143 0 0 2-for-14 with three starts at DH 18 (Fri.) at Vanderbilt 7 p.m. 19 (Sat.) at Vanderbilt (JSN) 1 p.m. LSU Central Florida 23-27 SEC Tournament (Hoover, Ala.) Record 5-2 (0-0 SEC) Record 3-5 (0-0 C-USA) 1-4 NCAA Regional (sites TBA) Ranking NR Baseball America Ranking NR Baseball America 8-10/9-11 NCAA Super Regional (sites TBA) NR Collegiate Baseball NR Collegiate Baseball 15-26 NCAA College World Series (Omaha, Neb.) NR ESPN/Sports Weekly NR ESPN/Sports Weekly % - Fair Grounds Field (Shreveport, La.) Coach Paul Mainieri Coach Jay Bergman $ - Zephyr Field (Metairie, La.) Career Record 869-494-4 (.637/25th year) Career Record 1,159-661-3 (.638/31st year) LSU Record 5-2 (.714/first year) UCF Record 943-548-3 (.634/25th year) all times are Central and subject to change Mainieri vs. UCF 3-1 Bergman vs. LSU 3-11 LSU Sports Information Phone - 225.578.8226 P.O. Box 25095, Baton Rouge, LA 70894 Fax - 225.578.1861 Quick Facts Media Services Location: . .Baton Rouge, La. Founded: . .1860; campus moved to . .present site in 1926 Interviews with Head Coach Paul Mainieri Enrollment: . .31,582 Coach Mainieri is available for phone interviews on weekday mornings (9 a.m. -Noon) during the sea- Nickname: . .Fighting Tigers son. Please coordinate all requests for personal interviews with Coach Mainieri through his office. Colors: . .Purple and Gold Appointments and interviews may be arranged through Virginia Robertson at (225) 578-4148. Coach Conference: . .Southeastern (Western Mainieri will talk to reporters approximately 10 minutes after the end of a game in the LSU . .Division) dugout. President: . .Dr. William L. Jenkins Chancellor: . .Sean O'Keefe Faculty Representative: . .Kenneth E. Carpenter Player Interviews Athletics Director: . .J. Stanley "Skip" Bertman Media members are invited to attend LSU baseball practice sessions. Players are available for inter- Home Stadium: . .Alex Box Stadium views before each practice at approximately 1 p.m. in Alex Box Stadium. Requests for live player inter- Capacity: . .7,760 views on the field prior to a game should be made through Bill Franques in the Sports Information Opened: . .1938 Office. Post-game player interviews are conducted in front of the LSU dugout at the conclusion of Dimensions: . .LF-330; LC-365; CF-405; . .RC-365; RF-330 a brief team meeting on the field.