GAME 19 5 NCAA TITLES, 13 CWS APPEARANCES, 13 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS 2007 LSU BASEBALL vs. McNeese State March 13, 2007 • 6:30 p.m. Baton Rouge, La. • Alex Box Stadium (7,760) Schedule/Results (11-7, 0-0 SEC) Tigers Welcome McNeese State For Tuesday Night Mid-Week Contest Date Opponent Time/Result LSU closes out its four-game homestand Tuesday night when the Tigers play host to McNeese State at 6:30 p.m. in Alex February (7-4) Box Stadium. 9 (Fri.) ST. MARY’S (CALIF.) W, 4-3 10 (Sat.) ST. MARY’S (CALIF.) W, 7-6 >Broadcast Info 11 (Sun.) ST. MARY’S (CALIF.) W, 6-2 The game will be broadcast on the affiliates of the LSU Sports Radio Network (WDGL-FM 98.1 in Baton Rouge). Jim 16 (Fri.) at Stetson L, 1-8 Hawthorne and Charles Hanagriff call the action. The audio broadcast, streaming video and live stats are available in the 17 (Sat.) at Stetson L, 1-14 Geaux Zone at www.LSUsports.net. 18 (Sun.) at Stetson W, 8-4 21 (Wed.) NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 6-2 >Last Time Out 23 (Fri.) CENTRAL FLORIDA W, 4-1 LSU took two out of three games from Southern Miss this past weekend ... The Tigers won, 2-1, on a dramatic double play 24 (Sat.) CENTRAL FLORIDA W, 13-6 on Friday night. LSU then used a season-high in runs and tied a season-high in hits (13) to defeat the Golden Eagles, 15- 25 (Sun.) CENTRAL FLORIDA L, 4-5 8, on Saturday. USM responded with a come-from-behind victory on Sunday, 5-3, to salvage the series finale. 27 (Tue.) TULANE (CST tape delayed) L, 3-8 March (4-3, 0-0 SEC) >Notables 2 (Fri.) LIPSCOMB L, 6-7 Tuesday’s game marks the first meeting between LSU and McNeese State since 2001, when the Tigers posted a 7-3 vic- 3 (Sat.) LIPSCOMB L, 7-10 tory in Alex Box Stadium ... LSU leads the overall series between the clubs, 19-9 ... The LSU pitching staff recorded a 2.50 4 (Sun.) LIPSCOMB W, 8-4 ERA in four games last week, pacing the Tigers to three victories ... LSU is ranked No. 6 in the latest Boyd’s World RPI 6 (Tue.) at Centenary % W, 2-1 with a rating of .632 ... The Tigers took two of three games this past weekend from RPI No. 1 Southern Miss ... LSU’s 9 (Fri.) SOUTHERN MISS W, 2-1 schedule is ranked the 28th toughest in the nation to date by Boyd’s World ... Shorstop Michael Hollander became the first 10 (Sat.) SOUTHERN MISS W, 15-8 11 (Sun.) SOUTHERN MISS L, 3-5 player to tally five RBI in a game this past weekend since Quinn Stewart on March 11, 2006 versus Stetson ... Left-han- 13 (Tue.) McNEESE STATE 6:30 p.m. der Charlie Furbush was named to the College Baseball Foundation National Honor Roll for his quality start against Southern 16 (Fri.) at South Carolina 6 p.m. Miss last Friday ... LSU is 2-1 in mid-week games this season ... McNeese State pitching coach Ted White served as LSU’s 17 (Sat.) at South Carolina (JSN) 3 p.m. administrative assistant from 2003-04 ... Volunteer Assistant Coach Blair Barbier served as an assistant coach last sea- 18 (Sun.) at South Carolina (JSN) 11 a.m. son at McNeese ... Second baseman Chris Jackson has the night off and sophomore Buzzy Haydel will make the start ... 21 (Wed.) SOUTHEASTERN LA. (CST) 6:30 p.m. Jackson, a former punter on the LSU football team, participates in LSU’s Pro Day on Wednesday in front of several NFL 23 (Fri.) KENTUCKY 7 p.m. scouts ... LSU has coverted all five of its save opportunites this season ... The Tigers own a .317 average versus left-han- 24 (Sat.) KENTUCKY 4 p.m. 25 (Sun.) KENTUCKY 11 a.m. der this season ... Head coach has never faced McNeese ... LSU opens SEC play at No. 3 South 27 (Tue.) NEW ORLEANS 6:30 p.m. Carolina this weekend ... The Tigers have won four ouf of their last five contests ... Third baseman J.T. Wise is LSU’s lead- 30 (Fri.) at Alabama (JSN) 6:30 p.m. ing hitter in the last four games, batting .385 (5-for-13) with three RBI ... First baseman Jordan Mayer batted .500 (4-for- 31 (Sat.) at Alabama (JSN) 6 p.m. 8) with a triple, a homer, five runs and two RBI versus Southern Miss ... LSU is 11-0 on the season when leading after April (0-0, 0-0 SEC) eight innings ... When collecting 10 or more hits, the Tigers are 6-0. 1 (Sun.) at Alabama (JSN) 2 p.m. 3 (Tue.) at Tulane $ 7 p.m. Pitching Matchup 6 (Fri.) AUBURN 7 p.m. 7 (Sat.) AUBURN 3 p.m. LSU -- So. LHP Ryan Byrd (1-0, 6.52 ERA, 9.2 IP, 2 BB 7 SO) 8 (Sun.) AUBURN (CST) 1 p.m. • Making his second start of the season and second of his career 11 (Wed.) MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 6:30 p.m. • Last start: W, 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO on 65 pitches vs. Saint Mary’s on Feb. 11 13 (Fri.) OLE MISS 7 p.m. • Earned his first collegiate win in his first collegiate start in that contest 14 (Sat.) OLE MISS 3 p.m. • Had only worked 6.2 innings in his entire career to that date and was making his first appearance since 4/8/06 15 (Sun.) OLE MISS 1 p.m. • Last outing: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO vs. Lipscomb on March 3 18 (Wed.) at New Orleans $ 7 p.m. 20 (Sat.) at Mississippi State 6:30 p.m. 21 (Sat.) at Mississippi State 2 p.m. MSU -- Fr. LHP Dallas Smith (0-2, 13.50 ERA, 8.2 IP, 9 BB, 3 SO) 22 (Sun.) at Mississippi State (JSN) 1:30 p.m. 25 (Wed.) SOUTHERN 6:30 p.m. LSU Probable Position Starters 27 (Fri.) TENNESSEE 7 p.m. Pos. Player Cl.-Exp. B/T Avg. HR RBI Notable 28 (Sat.) TENNESSEE 3 p.m. C Sean Ochinko Fr.-HS R/R .206 3 14 Team-leader in HRs and multi-RBI games 29 (Sun.) TENNESSEE (CST) 1 p.m. May (0-0, 0-0 SEC) 1B Jordan Mayer Jr.-2L R/R .200 2 5 .500 (4-for-8), 5 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI vs. USM 1 (Tue.) NICHOLLS STATE (CST) 6:30 p.m. 2B Buzzy Haydel So.-1L R/R .244 0 3 Makes eighth start at 2B for Chris Jackson 4 (Fri.) at Arkansas 7:05 p.m. SS Michael Hollander Jr.-2L R/R .305 1 12 Career-high five RBI in Sat. win vs. USM 5 (Sat.) at Arkansas (FSN) 3 p.m. 3B J.T. Wise So.-1L R/R .263 1 10 LSU’s leading hitter last 4 gms; .385 (5-for-13) 6 (Sun.) at Arkansas (JSN) 1:05 p.m. LF Fr.-HS L/L .317 1 16 Leads team in avg., 3B, RBI, OB % and SLG% 11 (Fri.) FLORIDA (CST) 7 p.m. CF Jared Mitchell Fr.-HS L/L .301 1 9 Team-high 6 multi-hit games; 2-game hit streak 12 (Sat.) FLORIDA (FSN) 3 p.m. RF Steven Waguespack Sr.-1L L/L .186 1 5 Made game-winning double play vs. USM on Fri. 13 (Sun.) FLORIDA (CST) 1 p.m. 17 (Thu.) at Vanderbilt 7 p.m. DH Fr.-HS L/R .350 1 2 .250 (2-for-8), 3 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI vs. USM 18 (Fri.) at Vanderbilt 7 p.m. 19 (Sat.) at Vanderbilt (JSN) 1 p.m. LSU McNeese State 23-27 SEC Tournament (Hoover, Ala.) Record 11-7 (0-0 SEC) Record 3-16 (0-0 SLC) 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 Chris Fackler (interim) $ - Zephyr Field (Metairie, La.) Career Record 875-499-4 (.637/25th year) Career Record 3-12 (.200/first year) LSU Record 11-7 (.611/first year) MSU Record 3-12 (.200/first year) all times are Central and subject to change Mainieri vs. MSU 0-0 Fackler vs. LSU 0-0

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LSU BASEBALL National Polls March 12, 2007

Tracking The Tigers Baseball America Collegiate Baseball ESPN/Sports Weekly Week BA CB ESPN/SW 1.North Carolina (15-1) 1. Vanderbilt (18-0) 1. Vanderbilt (18-0) Preseason RV 31 RV 2. Vanderbilt (18-0) 2. Florida State (20-0) 2. North Carolina (15-1) Feb. 5 RV NR -- 3. South Carolina (13-2) 3. North Carolina (15-1) 3. Florida State (20-0) Feb. 12 RV NR -- 4. Florida State (20-0) 4. South Carolina (13-2) 4. South Carolina (13-2) Feb. 19 NR NR -- 5. Oregon State (17-3) 5. Oregon State (17-3) 5. Oregon State (17-3) Feb. 26 NR NR -- 6. Clemson (10-4) 6. Clemson (10-4) 6. Clemson (10-4) March 5 NR NR NR 7. Virginia (16-3) 7. Virginia (16-3) 7. Virginia (16-3) March 12 NR NR NR 8. Rice (14-7) 8. Texas A&M (18-2) 8. Rice (14-7) 9. Arkansas (13-4) 9. Rice (14-7) 9. Pepperdine (15-5) 10. Texas (15-7) 10. Auburn (17-2) 10. Texas A&M (18-2) 11. Pepperdine (15-5) 11. Arkansas (13-5) 11. Texas (15-7) 12. Wichita State (13-4) 12. Kentucky (16-0) 12. Arkansas (13-5) 13. Cal State Fullerton (12-8) 13. Pepperdine (15-5) 13. Auburn (17-2) 14. Oklahoma State (12-4) 14. Ole Miss (13-5) 14. Arizona State (13-7) 15. Coastal Carolina (15-3) 15. Cal State Fullerton (12-8) 15. Cal State Fullerton (12-8) 16. Texas A&M (18-2) 16. Nebraska (8-5) 16. Wichita State (13-4) 17. Long Beach State (10-5) 17. Long Beach State (10-5) 17. Kentucky (16-0) 18. Arizona State (13-7) 18. Arizona State (13-7) 18. Long Beach State (10-5) 19. Southern Cal (15-9) 19. Texas (15-7) 19. Ole Miss (13-5) 20. Auburn (17-2) 20. Wichita State (13-4) 20. Coastal Carolina (15-3) 21. Oklahoma (13-5) 21. Arizona (15-6) 21. Oklahoma State (12-4) 22. San Diego (15-9) 22. Oklahoma State (12-4) 22. Nebraska (8-5) 23. Ole Miss (13-5) 23. Coastal Carolina (15-3) 23. Miami (Fla.) (10-9) 24. Kentucky (16-0) 24. Oklahoma (13-5) 24. Southern Cal (15-9) 25. East Carolina (11-6) 25. Southern Cal (15-9) 25. San Diego (15-9)

The Last Time LSU ...

Individual Team Hit 2 HRs ...... Quinn Stewart at Tennessee (4/7/06) Swept a non-conference series ...... vs. Saint Mary’s (2/9-11/07) Hit 3 HRs ...... Quinn Stewart vs. Stetson (3/11/06) Swept an SEC series ...... at Auburn (5/5-7/06) Hit a grand slam ...... Blake Gill vs. Arizona State (3/13/05) Was swept in a non-conference series ..vs. Kansas (2/14-16/03) Hit a walk-off homer ...... Michael Hollander vs. Arkansas (4/28/06) Was swept in an SEC series ...... at Ole Miss (4/21-23/06) Hit back-to-back homers ...... Steven Waguespack and Jordan Mayer vs. Was swept at home ...... vs. South Carolina (3/31/06-4/2/06) ...... Vanderbilt (5/14/06) Lost a non-conference series ...... at Stetson (2/16-18/07) Hit back-to-back-to-back homers ...... Blake Gill, Ryan Patterson, Clay Harris, Nick Lost a non-conference series at home ..vs. Lipscomb (3/2-4/07) ...... Stavinoha vs. Arizona State (3/11/06) Lost on a walk-off homer ...... at Florida (5/19/06, 8-7 in 10 innings) Hit for the cycle ...... Aaron Hill vs. South Carolina (4/5/03) Had 6+ RBI ...... 6 by Quinn Stewart vs. Stetson (3/11/06) Won 10+ games in a row ...... 10 in 2001 (2/17 vs. Houston-3/3 vs. Had 5+ RBI ...... 5 by Michael Hollander vs. S. Miss (3/10/07) ...... Arizona State) Had 5+ hits ...... 5 by Ryan Patterson vs. Tennessee (5/14/05) Won 15+ games in a row ...... 16 in 2000 (started vs. Alabama, ended Had 4+ hits...... 4 by Jared Mitchell vs. Lipscomb (3/5/07) ...... with CWS Championship Game win over ...... Stanford) Had 5+ runs ...... 5 by Brad Cresse vs. UL-Monroe (5/27/00) Stole 3+ bases ...... 3 by J.C. Holt vs. Northwestern St. (2/8/03) Scored 25+ runs in a game ...... 26 vs. Ohio (3/5/99) Scored 20+ runs in a game ...... 20 vs. Arizona State (3/13/05) Threw a perfect game ...... Bruce Baudier vs. Alabama (5/5/67) Scored 15+ runs in a game ...... 15 vs. Centernary (2/14/06) Threw a no-hitter ...... Bobby Landry vs. Southern Miss (3/14/79) Allowed 15+ runs in a game ...... 19 vs. Vanderbilt (5/13/06) Threw a one-hitter ...... Patrick Coogan vs. Ole Miss (4/18/97) Allowed 10+ runs in a game ...... 10 vs. Lipscomb (3/3/07) Threw a two-hitter ...... Brian Tallet at Vanderbilt (3/17/00) Had 25+ hits in a game ...... 27 vs. Evansville (3/14/90) Threw a complete game shutout ...... Greg Smith at Vanderbilt (5/1/05) Had 24+ hits in a game ...... 24 at Tennessee (5/4/02, Game 2) Threw a complete game ...... Clay Dirks vs. Temple (2/24/06) Had 20+ hits in a game...... 20 vs. North Florida (2/10/06) Had 15+ hits in a game...... 15 vs. Centenary (2/14/06) Had 10+ ...... 13 by Jared Bradford vs. Lipscomb (3/4/07) Had 5+ HRs in a game ...... 5 vs. Stetson (3/11/06) Had 13+ strikeouts ...... 13 by Jared Bradford vs. Lipscomb (3/4/07) Had 3+ HRs in a game ...... 3 vs. Lipscomb (3/3/07) Had 15+ strikeouts ...... 16 by Kurt Ainsworth at Tennessee (4/2/99) Had 16+ strikeouts ...... 17 by Scott Schultz vs. Maine (3/10/95) Shutout an opponent ...... vs. Northwestern State (4/11/06; 12-0) Was shutout by an opponent ...... at Tennessee (4/8/06, 0-9) Turned a triple play...... vs. Ole Miss (3/28/99) Was one-hit ...... vs. Miss. State (3/25/01) Was two-hit ...... at Centenary (3/2/05; L, 6-1) Was three-hit ...... at Stetson (2/17/07; L, 14-1)

LSU BASEBALL 2007 Game-By-Game Recaps Game 1 • LSU 4, Saint Mary’s 3 Game 5 • Stetson 14, LSU 1 Game 9 • LSU 13, Central Florida 6 Feb. 9, 2007 at Alex Box Stadium Feb. 17, 2007 at Melching Field (DeLand, Fla.) Feb. 24, 2007 at Alex Box Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E SMC 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 3 8 2 (3-5) LSU 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 1 (3-2) UCF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 6 12 2 (3-7) LSU 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X - 4 6 2 (1-0) SU 1 3 5 1 1 3 0 0 X - 14 20 5 (5-1) LSU 3 1 0 3 2 1 1 2 X - 13 13 2 (7-2)

W: Furbush (1-0) L: Gleason (0-1) S: Bradford (1) W: Hitchcock (1-0) L: Coleman (1-1) W: Dirks (1-0) L: M. Herold (0-2) Time: 3:08 Att: 7,492 (paid) Time: 3:02 Att: 2,970 Time: 3:19 Att: 7,082 (paid); 2,240 (actual)

Notes: Blake Dean provided a three-run homer in his first collegiate Notes: Stetson posted 20 hits and held LSU to a season-low three Notes: LSU belted a season-high three homers, and freshman at-bat, and Charlie Furbush hurled five-plus scoreless innings on hits. Louis Coleman took the loss, allowing eight runs (seven Blake Dean finished 3-for-3 with three RBI on a blustery Saturday Friday night as head coach Paul Mainieri was victorious in his LSU earned) on nine hits in 2.1 innings with no walks and two strike- at Alex Box Stadium. LSU clinched its 17th straight non-confer- debut, 4-3. The Tigers won their sixth straight season opener dat- outs. The Tigers’ only run came in the third on a two-out RBI dou- ence series at home, and the Tigers pounded out double-digit hits ing back to the 2002 season, despite being out-hit by Saint Mary’s ble by Blake Dean to score Michael Hollander. LSU lost its first for the fourth straight game. Steven Waguespack, Jared Mitchell eight to six. Furbush fired 5.2 scoreless innings and surrendered non-conference series on the road since Feb. 2003 at Long Beach and Jordan Mayer each homered on a day where winds gusted up five hits. He walked three and struck out seven on 101 pitches. State. to 40 mph. Clay Dirks overcame a bee sting with a solid outing in Furbush fanned the first five hitters he faced, which included strik- his first start of the season. Dirks allowed two runs on six hits in ing out the side in the first. Jared Bradford earned the save in his six innings of work while walking none and striking out seven. first appearance with 1.2 scoreless innings. Game 6 • LSU 8, Stetson 4 Mitchell’s towering blast was the first of his career. Mayer’s dinger Feb. 18, 2007 at Melching Field (DeLand, Fla.) came in a pinch-hit role in the eighth. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E Game 2 • LSU 7, Saint Mary’s 6 LSU 1 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 - 8 13 1 (4-2) Feb. 10, 2007 at Alex Box Stadium SU 1 3 5 1 1 3 0 0 X - 4 10 2 (5-2) Game 10 • Central Florida 5, LSU 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E Feb. 25, 2007 at Alex Box Stadium SMC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 - 6 9 3 (3-6) W: Bradford (1-0) L: Ingoglia (1-1) S: Cain (1) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E LSU 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 X - 7 4 3 (2-0) Time: 3:30 Att: 2,103 UCF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 5 8 3 (4-7) LSU 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 2 (7-3) W: Coleman (1-0) L: Berl (0-2) Notes: Jared Bradford limited Stetson to two runs on five hits in six Time: 3:12 Att: 7,160 (paid); 3,004 (actual) innings in his first LSU start as the Tigers salvaged the series W: M. McClung (1-0) L: Bradford (1-1) S: Weiss (2) finale. He blanked the Hatters through the first five innings and fin- Time: 3:01 Att: 7,399 (paid); 3,217 (actual) Notes: Louis Coleman limited Saint Mary’s to one run in six ished with one walk and five strikeouts. LSU scored seven runs in innings, and LSU survived a wild ninth inning as the Tigers posted the first four innings. Sean Ochinko tallied three RBI. Jared Mitchell Notes: Shane Brown broke a 4-4 tie with a two-out RBI single in their second straight one-run victory. LSU secured its 17th straight and Blake Dean collected three hits apiece. The Tigers’ 1-2-3 hit- the bottom of the eighth inning as UCF avoided a sweep. LSU saw non-conference series victory. SMC out-hit the Tigers for the sec- ters of Buzzy Haydel, Mitchell and Dean combined to go 9-for-15 its four-game win streak come to an end and lost their first home ond consecutive game but the Gaels committed three costly with five runs. The first six hitters in the LSU order hit safely. Nolan game of the season. The Tigers were previously 6-0 at home and errors. Blake Dean singled, had two walks and scored three runs. Cain picked up his first save with a scoreless ninth. 2-0 in one-run games. Buzzy Haydel went 2-for-5 with two runs, Coleman surrendered one run on six hits, walked one and struck and Jared Mitchell tallied two more hits and finished 6-for-13 on out seven in six innings of work. LSU scored five runs in the fourth the weekend. UCF’s bullpen fired four scoreless innings of relief, with the benefit of only one hit. SMC left the tying run at second Game 7 • LSU 6, Northwestern State 2 allowing two hits after the Tigers scored four runs in the first two base in the ninth. Feb. 21, 2007 at Alex Box Stadium innings. Jared Bradford took the loss, allowing the go-ahead single 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E in 2.1 innings of work. He walked none and struck out three. Game 3 • LSU 6, Saint Mary’s 2 NSU 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 9 2 (1-7) Feb. 11, 2007 at Alex Box Stadium LSU 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 X - 6 11 1 (5-2) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E Game 11 • Tulane 8, LSU 3 SMC 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 3 (3-7) W: Coleman (2-1) L: J. Grace (1-1) Feb. 27, 2007 at Alex Box Stadium LSU 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 X - 6 8 0 (3-0) Time: 2:45 Att: 7,111 (paid); 2,212 (actual) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E TU 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 - 8 11 1 (6-4) W: Byrd (1-0) L: Aliotti (1-1) Notes: Louis Coleman recovered from a rough weekend start with LSU 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 - 3 5 3 (7-4) Time: 2:30 Att: 7,145 (paid); 2,755 (actual) six-plus strong innings as LSU won its ninth straight regular-sea- son mid-week contest at home. Northwestern State has now lost W: Claiborne (1-0) L: Coleman (2-2) Notes: LSU erupted for five runs in the first two innings as the eight straight games against the Tigers. Coleman allowed one run Time: 3:05 Att: 8,577 (paid); 5,360 (actual) Tigers were off to a 3-0 start for the fourth time in the past six sea- on five hits in 6.1 innings while walking none and striking out six sons. LSU swept an opponent for the first time since taking three on 96 pitches. LSU’s eight and nine-hole hitters -- Steven Notes: Three Tulane pitchers combined to limit LSU to three runs games from Temple last February. Saint Mary’s committed three Waguespack and Michael Hollander -- combined to go 4-for-8 with and five hits. The third-largest paid attendance in Alex Box Stadium more errors, which led to two of the Tigers’ six runs. Ryan Byrd two runs and three RBI. J.T. Wise and Jared Mitchell added two history was recorded (8,577). Louis Coleman, who handcuffed earned his first career win in his first collegiate start. Byrd, who hits apiece. Waguespack ended an 0-for-13 slump with two hits Tulane for seven-plus innings last March, was touched for four had only worked 6.2 innings last season, held the Gaels to two and three RBI. Wise collected his first career triple. runs on five hits in five innings of work. Green Wave designated hit- runs on five hits in five innings. The left-hander walked none and ter Nate Simon led the way, going 3-for-4 with a homer and three struck out none in his first appearance since April 8, 2006 at RBI. Chris Jackson returned from a stomach ulcer and went 2-for- Tennessee. Chris Jackson, batting in the leadoff spot, tied a career- Game 8 • LSU 4, Central Florida 1 4 with a double and an RBI despite rarely swinging a bat the past high with three hits, scored two runs and stole two bases. He fin- two weeks. ished a perfect 4-for-4 in stolen base opportunities on the week- Feb. 23, 2007 at Alex Box Stadium end. The LSU bullpen -- Nolan Cain, Kyle Beerbohm and Jared 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E Bradford -- closed the game with four scoreless innings of relief. UCF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 5 (3-6) LSU 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 X - 4 10 2 (6-2) Game 12 • Lipscomb 7, LSU 6 Game 4 • Stetson 8, LSU 1 March 2, 2007 at Alex Box Stadium W: Furbush (2-1) L: Houck (0-2) S: Bradford (2) Feb. 16, 2007 at Melching Field (DeLand, Fla.) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E Time: 2:30 Att: 7,376 (paid); 3,720 (actual) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E LU 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 - 7 13 4 (10-4) LSU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 3 (3-1) LSU 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 6 7 2 (7-5) Notes: Five Central Florida errors -- including four by two different SU 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 X - 8 11 1 (4-1) third basemen -- led to four LSU runs. Charlie Furbush rebounded W: McClurg (1-0) L: Cain (0-1) from a tough last outing with seven strong innings. He allowed only W: Kluber (2-0) L: Furbush (1-1) Time: 3:17 Att: 7,140 (paid); 2,848 (actual) four hits and one run while walking two and striking out seven. His Time: 3:11 Att: 2,431 only blemish came on a solo homer in the fifth. Jared Mitchell, Notes: Lipscomb rallied from a two-run deficit with two runs in the Steven Waguespack and Michael Hollander each tallied two hits. Notes: Corey Kluber limited LSU to one run on three hits in 6.2 seventh and a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth to hand LSU its Buzzy Haydel provided LSU’s lone RBI with a clutch two-out single innings to hand the Tigers their first loss of the season. Charlie third straight loss. The Tigers scored in each of the first four in the eighth. Jared Bradford worked two perfect innings to qualify Furbush allowed seven runs (five earned) on nine hits in 4.2 innings, and was led offensively by Chris Jackson, who finished 2- for his second save behind a dominating sinker to the opposing innings with two walks and four strikeouts. Jared Mitchell reached for-5 with a run and two RBI. LSU was stymied offensively in the UCF batters. base on three occasions with a sinlge, a walk and a hit by pitch. final four innings by Brandon McClurg. The Tigers finished 1-for- He scored LSU’s lone run in the first. 12 on the night with runners in scoring position. Blake Dean pro- duced the hit with an RBI double scoring Jackson in the sixth.

LSU BASEBALL 2007 Game-By-Game Recaps Game 13 • Lipscomb 10, LSU 7 Game 17 • LSU 15, Southern Miss 8 March 3, 2007 at Alex Box Stadium March 10, 2007 at Alex Box Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E LU 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 10 14 2 (11-4) USM 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 - 8 14 1 (11-4) LSU 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 - 7 8 1 (7-6) LSU 0 0 2 3 1 3 6 0 X - 15 13 2 (11-6)

W: Brothers (3-1) L: Dirks (1-1) S: Merry (4) W: Bradford (3-1) L: Bowden (1-2) Time: 3:04 Att: 7,231 (paid); 2,809 (actual) Time: 3:10 Att: 7,958 (paid); 3,746 (actual)

Notes: Lipscomb built a 6-0 after two innings and held off a late Notes: LSU scored a season-high 15 runs -- including a six-run charge by LSU to deal the Tigers their fourth straight loss. LSU seventh inning -- to roll to its fourth straight win and clinch the dropped a non-conference series at home for the first time since series. The Tigers tied a season-high in hits with 13. The 15 runs February 2003 against Kansas. The Tigers had won 17 straight represented the most runs by LSU since scoring 15 versus non-conference series in Alex Box Stadium. LSU tied a season- Centenary on Feb. 14, 2006. Michael Hollander went 3-for-4 with high with three homers with blasts from Ryan Schimpf, Sean a run and a career-high five RBI. The five RBI were the most by an Ochinko and J.T. Wise. Clay Dirks was charged with the loss, LSU player since Quinn Stewart drove in six against Stetson on allowing six runs on six hits in just 1.2 innings of work. The Tigers March 11, 2006. J.T. Wise had two doubles, and catcher Sean closed to within a run entering the bottom of the eighth, but the Ochinko provided a three-run homer. Jared Bradford picked up the Bisons responded with a run in the eighth and a run in the ninth. win, scattering eight hits and allowing four runs -- three earned -- in 5.2 innings.

Game 14 • LSU 8, Lipscomb 4 March 4, 2007 at Alex Box Stadium Game 18 • Southern Miss 5, LSU 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E March 11, 2007 at Alex Box Stadium LU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 4 6 3 (11-5) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E LSU 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 X - 8 11 0 (8-6) USM 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 - 5 13 0 (12-4) LSU 0 0 2 3 1 3 6 0 X - 3 5 2 (11-7) W: Bradford (2-1) L: Schnelly (2-2) Time: 2:18 Att: 6,973 (paid); 1,949 (actual) W: Clark (2-1) L: Lara (0-1) S: Ezell (5) Time: 2:50 Att: 7,433 (paid); 3,121 (actual) Notes: Jared Bradford turned in the most dominating outing by an LSU to date, and Jared Mitchell went 4-for-4 as the Tigers Notes: Southern Miss erased a 2-1 deficit with three runs in the snapped a four-game losing streak. Bradford limited Lipscomb to fifth, and three Golden Eagles’ pitchers limited LSU to five hits. The two runs on three hits in 7.1 innings. He walked one and struck out Tigers saw their four-game win streak come to an end. Jordan 13 batters, representing the most Ks by an LSU pitcher since Kurt Mayer went 2-for-4 with two runs and a solo homer. T.J. Forrest Ainsworth fanned 16 at Tennessee on April 2, 1999. Bradford did not figure in the decision despite a three-inning start. Robert allowed only four base runners all day and only twice did a runner Lara, making his first pitching appearance since high school, took reach second base. Chris Jackson led off the game with a homer, the hard-luck loss. Chris Jackson committed an error on a double- and Michael Hollander connected on his first blast of the season. play ball in the fifth that led to the three runs. Only two of USM’s Mitchell finished with the first four-hit game by an LSU player this five runs were earned. season. He reached base all five times, scored three runs, drove in a run and stole two bases.

Game 15 • LSU 2, Centenary 1 March 6, 2007 at Fair Grounds Field (Shreveport, La.) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E LSU 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0 (9-6) CC 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 (8-11)

W: Forrest (1-0) L: Noland (0-3) S: Coleman (1) Time: 2:40 Att: 3,876

Notes: T.J. Forrest pitched three scoreless innings in his collegiate debut Tuesday night, and Louis Coleman fired five strikeouts over the final 2.2 innings. Forrest, who underwent Tommy John surgery last April, worked the first three innings of Tuesday’s contest, allowing just one hit with one walk and four strikeouts. Coleman recorded his first career save. LSU grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first when Jared Mitchell walked, stole second base and scored on a throwing error by Noland. J.T. Wise went 3-for-3.

Game 16 • LSU 2, Southern Miss 1 March 9, 2007 at Alex Box Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E USM 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1 (11-3) LSU 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X - 2 4 2 (8-11)

W: Furbush (3-1) L: Belanger (3-1) S: Coleman (2) Time: 2:02 Att: 7,371 (paid); 3,114 (actual)

Notes: Charlie Furbush held Southern Miss to one run on three hits in eight innings with no walks and five strikeouts. The run he allowed was unearned. LSU ended USM’s consecutive scoreless innings streak at 26.2 with a run in the fifth on an RBI triple by Jordan Mayer. J.T. Wise drove in the Tigers’ other run with a sac fly. Louis Coleman recorded his second save in as many games. The game ended on an incredible double play by Steven Waguespack. Waguespack dove and caught a line drive then dou- bled a runner off at first to strand the tying run at second.

LSU BASEBALL Paul Mainieri HEAD COACH • FIRST SEASON

Paul Mainieri plans to finish his collegiate baseball career in the same place it began over 31 years ago. Mainieri earned a letter in 1976 as a freshman outfielder at LSU, where he also met his future wife, Karen, then a Fighting Tiger cheer- leader. He completed his playing career at the University of New Orleans, and, after enjoying great success as a head coach at St. Thomas (Fla.) University, the Air Force Academy and Notre Dame, Mainieri returned to Baton Rouge for the 2007 sea- son eager to enhance the Fighting Tigers' storied tradition. Mainieri, who directed Notre Dame to 533 wins and nine NCAA Tournament appearances in 12 seasons (1995-2006), was introduced on June 28, 2006 as LSU's 25th head baseball coach by athletics director Skip Bertman. The 49-year-old Mainieri established an unparalleled standard of excellence during his tenure at Notre Dame, leading his teams to 11 40-win seasons, nine conference titles and a berth in the 2002 College World Series, marking the school's first CWS trip since 1957. Mainieri, a Miami, Fla. native, is ranked 22nd among active Division I coaches. His Irish teams combined for the nation's fourth-best winning percentage during the decade of the 2000s (.728; 324-120-3), trailing only Rice (.752), Oral Roberts (.737) and Florida State (.734). Mainieri led to Notre Dame to an NCAA Regional in every season since 1999, making the Irish one of 10 teams to appear in each of the past eight NCAA Tournaments - the others include Miami, Texas, Rice, Cal State Fullerton, Florida State, Stanford, Clemson, Tulane and Oral Roberts. Notre Dame also joined six other schools (LSU, Miami, Rice, South Carolina, Stanford and Texas) as the only programs to reach an NCAA Regional final every season from 2000-05. Fifty of Mainieri's Notre Dame players were drafted or signed free-agent contracts, and 18 were selected in the first 10 rounds of the Major League draft. His Irish players also combined for 14 All-America and 10 Academic All-America seasons. Mainieri's Notre Dame teams combined for a 100-percent graduation rate (71 of 71) among players who completed their eligibility. Twelve players who signed professionally after their junior year returned to Notre Dame to complete their degree requirements. The Mainieri File Notre Dame was the only Division I baseball program to produce Academic All-Americans each year from 2000-04, with two honored every season from 2000-03. The 2006 squad combined for an impressive 3.28 team GPA during the spring Personal semester. Birthdate: August 29, 1957 Hometown: Miami, Florida Notre Dame was one of just four schools from 1998-2001 that produced two pitchers - Brad Lidge ('98, Houston Education Astros) and Aaron Heilman (`02, New York Mets) - who were drafted in the first round, with both players advancing to the 1980 - B.S. in physical education from Florida International Major Leagues. Mainieri and his staff consistently have molded players into top prospects, as Lidge was just a 42nd-round University pick out of high school while Heilman was a 54th-round pick. 1982 - M.S. in sports administration from St. Thomas (Fla.) Three of Mainieri's former Notre Dame players - Lidge, Heilman and Christian Parker () - have pitched Univ. in the Major Leagues, with Lidge emerging as one of the game's elite closers. Married to the former Karen Fejes of New Orleans, La. Mainieri was honored in 2005 with a 25-year coaching certificate at the American Baseball Coaches Association convention Children: Nicholas (23), Alexandra (22), Samantha (20) and and was voted to the position of the ABCA's chair of the Division I Baseball Coaches. He is also a member of the ABCA exec- Thomas (12) utive committee. Mainieri serves on the NCAA Division I Baseball Issues Committee, and he is a member of the NCAA Academic Coaching Awards Enhancement Working Group. ABCA Mideast Region Coach of the Year - 2001, 2002 Mainieri established in 2002 the Opening Night Dinner at Notre Dame, and the event has featured an impressive line- Big East Coach of the Year - 2001 up of keynote speakers: Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda, Chicago Cubs GM Jim Hendry, award-winning author and College Baseball Insider National Coach of the Year - 2000 lifelong baseball fan John Grisham, legendary baseball pitcher Roger Clemens and Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis. A former Chicago White Sox farmhand, Mainieri was the first civilian baseball coach at Air Force and averaged 26 wins Year School W-L-T W % in six seasons (1989-'94) for a program that averaged just 15 wins in the six previous years. He is the only Air Force base- 1983 St. Thomas (Fla.) 19-25-1 .445 ball coach to post six straight 20-win seasons and his 1994 squad led the nation in hitting (.360), slugging (.623) and triples 1984 St. Thomas (Fla.) 37-14 .725 (0.76 per game). 1985 St. Thomas (Fla.) 31-21 .596 Mainieri guided the 1993 Air Force team to its first winning season in nearly a decade (28-22), with a school-record 1986 St. Thomas (Fla.) 23-24 .489 21 wins at home. He coached three All-Americans, two Freshman All-Americans and two Academic All-Americans with the 1987 St. Thomas (Fla.) 35-21 .625 Falcons. 1988 St. Thomas (Fla.) 33-16-1 .670 Mainieri coached six seasons at St. Thomas (Fla.) University where - in 1983 at the age of 24 - he took over a pro- 6-yr St. Thomas Totals 179-121-1 .596 gram that had yet to post a winning season. Mainieri led St. Thomas to four seasons that ended with the team ranked in the final NCAA Division II poll. The 1984 Sunshine State Conference coach of the year saw his St. Thomas teams average 30 1989 Air Force 27-27 .500 1990 Air Force 26-34 .433 wins per season (after an average of just 18 wins in the six previous years). 1991 Air Force 22-27 .449 Mainieri's coaching career began at his alma mater, Columbus High School in Miami, where he served as assistant baseball 1992 Air Force 23-24 .489 and football coach for three years before taking over at St. Thomas in the fall of 1982. He also spent the final three years at 1993 Air Force 28-22 .560 St. Thomas as director of athletics. 1994 Air Force 26-24 .520 A four-year letterwinner in college, Mainieri played one season at LSU, one for his father at Miami-Dade and two at the 6-yr Air Force Totals 152-158 .490 University of New Orleans. The second baseman helped the Privateers win two Sun Belt Conference titles and advance to the 1979 NCAA Tournament during his senior season. 1995 Notre Dame 40-21 .656 1996 Notre Dame 44-18 .710 What They’ve Said About Mainieri 1997 Notre Dame 41-19 .683 1998 Notre Dame 41-17 .707 "As a player he was a full-throttle guy. He was a total overachiever who did everything he could to help you win ball games. 1999 Notre Dame 43-18 .705 He maximized his talent to the highest level and does that as a coach as well. The Tigers will play the game the right way. 2000 Notre Dame 46-18 .719 He has no tolerance for lack of effort. His team will play the game the way LSU fans like to see it played." 2001 Notre Dame 49-13-1 .786 - Jim Hendry, Chicago Cubs general manager 2002 Notre Dame 50-18 .735 2003 Notre Dame 45-18 .714 "Coach Mainieri knows the game but he knows his players even better. He knows how to manage players extremely well - 2004 Notre Dame 51-12 .809 knowing who he has to push harder and who he needs to give space, always getting the best out of his players. His door 2005 Notre Dame 38-24-1 .611 was always open and he was willing to listen to whatever was on your mind - all while treating everyone with the respect 2006 Notre Dame 45-17-1 .722 they deserved and caring about the person and his life, not just the player." 12-yr Notre Dame Totals 533-213-3 .714 - Aaron Heilman, New York Mets reliever; Notre Dame pitcher (1998-2001) 2007 LSU 11-7 .611 "When he (Mainieri) called me and asked me for advice, I told him that there might not be a job with more pressure in the country. The first thing he said is 'I'm not afraid of the job.' That's huge and that tells me he's ready for the challenge." 24-year Head Coaching Record: 875-499-4 (.637) - Ron Maestri, New Orleans Zephyrs executive director and Mainieri's coach at the University of New Orleans 17-year Div. I Coaching Record: 675-378-3 (.648)

LSU BASEBALL Alex Box Stadium Home of College Baseball’s Greatest Fans

Stadium Quick Facts Seating Capacity: 7,760 Playing Field Distances: Foul Lines 330 ft. Power Alleys 365 ft. Center 405 ft. Height of Fence 10 ft. In center field 15 ft.

Playing Surface natural grass

Tournaments Hosted NCAA Regional Tournaments (17): 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Alex Box Stadium, the home of the LSU Fighting Tigers, has a storied history which spans several decades. NCAA Super Regional Series (3): 2000, 2003, Always known as an excellent facility, recent efforts to upgrade the stadium have made it comparable to that 2004 of many professional minor-league clubs. SEC Tournaments (4): 1985, 1986, 1991, 1993 Last season, the Tigers drew 270,341 fans to Alex Box Stadium as LSU finished first in the nation in total attendance for the 11th straight year. The Tigers set an NCAA record in 2004 for average attendance with 7,898 Top 10 Attendance Figures per contest. LSU established an NCAA total attendance mark in 2003 as 291,676 fans purchased tickets for “Baseball at the Box.” Att. Opponent Date Score LSU has been among the nation's attendance leaders for the past 16 seasons, finishing No. 5 in 1991, No. 1. 8683 Houston 3/6/04 UH, 10-5 6 in 1992, No. 4 in 1993, No. 3 in 1994 and 1995, and No. 1 from 1996-2006. 2. 8622 UL-Lafayette 4/11/00 LSU, 8-2 Over the past 23 seasons, the Tigers have attracted nearly four million fans to Alex Box Stadium. A total of 3. 8577 Tulane 2/27/07 TU, 8-3 3,975,293 patrons have watched the Tigers play at "The Box" since 1984. 4. 8521 Miss. State 3/26/04 MSU, 7-3 The stadium is recognized both for its old-fashioned charm and for its modern renovations. Since 1985, it 5. 8512 Auburn 5/9/03 LSU, 6-5 has been the site of four SEC tournaments, 17 NCAA regional tournaments, three NCAA super regional series 6. 8510 Arkansas 4/27/02 LSU, 8-0 and one ABCA Hall of Fame tournament. “The Box” has undergone several facility-improvement projects 7. 8440 Alabama 5/19/02 LSU, 5-1 designed to enhance the comfort and enjoyment of LSU baseball fans. 8. 8437 Auburn 5/10/03 LSU, 20-3 Prior to the 1999 season, the stadium scoreboard was moved from left-center field to right-center field. 9. 8413 Ole Miss 4/13/01 LSU, 15-2 Bleachers were then installed in left-center field, increasing seating capacity to 7,760. 10. 8360 Texas State 2/28/04 LSU, 2-1 Visitors to Alex Box Stadium in 1998 had for the first time the opportunity to enjoy a concessions/picnic area behind the right-field bleachers, complementing a similar facility behind the left-field bleachers. Quotable A major renovation project was completed at Alex Box Stadium in 1997, as two of the facility's light towers "I want to commend what I truly believe may be were moved behind the seating areas in order to give all fans an unobstructed view of the playing field. The pro- the premiere crowd in all of college baseball ... ject began in April, 1996, when two of the four light towers were moved. The remaining two towers were moved that is a special, special crowd out there. I want in February, 1997. to say that the way the fans have responded all The “Intimidator” billboard depicting LSU’s NCAA titles was unveiled in Alex Box Stadium prior to the ‘97 weekend to just excellence and outstanding play season. It stands above the right field wall as a testament to LSU’s baseball excellence. Some of the other addi- leads me to believe that they truly do appreciate tions to the stadium in the past decade include a players' meeting room and a "Home Run Village" parking area the difficulty of playing this game. I'm glad to behind the outfield fence which allows fans to tailgate before and during games. A new outfield fence was have our players play in front of a crowd that I installed in 1995 with a 15-foot hitters' backdrop in center field. truly believe appreciated their performance." In 1994, "The Box" featured a freshly renovated and expanded players' locker room and lounge, along with -- Baylor head coach Steve Smith after the 2003 additional chair-back seats in the grandstand. In 1993, an advanced outfield drainage system was installed along NCAA Super Regional in Alex Box Stadium with additional bleacher seating behind first base. In 1992, the stadium featured the installation of expanded chair-back gold seats, an umpires' dressing room, terrace-level seating above the third-base dugout and bleachers behind the left-field wall. Renovations for the 1991 season included the installation of a new grandstand roof and the construction of a playground/picnic area "The fans here are great. It was a pleasure behind the left-field bleachers. playing ball here today. Great battle, great The stadium began to resemble its present form with the arrival in 1983 of coach Skip Bertman. In 1985, fans, great atmosphere out here in Baton the Tigers' locker room was given a facelift, and a fully-equipped training room, a coaches' dressing room and a Rouge and like (first baseman) Matt Wright players' lounge were installed. said, go LSU." Larger dugouts were constructed in 1986 along with a new outfield fence. The press box was expanded, -- UNC-Wilmington outfielder Chip Grawey after and the stadium's right field fence was moved to make room for additional bleachers. In 1987, the stadium's his team took a congratulatory lap around the restroom facilities were enlarged, and a new concessions stand was built beneath the grandstand. field following LSU’s 2003 NCAA Regional win Originally a 2,500-seat facility, the concrete and steel grandstand of Alex Box Stadium was completed in 1938. Funding came from the Works Progress Administration, a federally sponsored agency which constructed public athletic facilities, among other such projects. In its first two years, Alex Box Stadium was the site of spring training for the New York Giants. Such leg- endary baseball figures as Mel Ott, Carl Hubbell, Bill Terry and Dick Bartell trained at “The Box.”

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