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WEEKEND RELEASE NO. 3 5 NCAA TITLES, 13 CWS APPEARANCES, 13 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS 2006 LSU BASEBALL vs. Temple Feb. 24-26, 2006 • 6:30 p.m., Noon, Noon Baton Rouge, La. • Alex Box Stadium (7,760) 2006 Schedule/Results (7-1, 0-0 SEC) No. 15 LSU Welcomes Temple To Alex Box Stadium For Three-Game Series Date Opponent Time/Result No. 15 LSU (7-1) plays host to Temple (0-0) this weekend in a three-game series at Alex Box Stadium. Game 1 of the February (7-1) series is set for 6:30 p.m. CST Friday, Game 2 begins at Noon CST Saturday and Game 3 starts at Noon CST Sunday. 10 (Sat.) NORTH FLORIDA W, 11-1 11 (Sat.) NORTH FLORIDA W, 4-0 >Broadcast Info 12 (Sun.) NORTH FLORIDA L, 3-4 (10) Friday and Sunday’s contests can be heard statewide on the LSU Sports Network (WDGL 98.1 FM in Baton Rouge). 14 (Tue.) CENTENARY W, 15-3 Saturday’s game will be broadcast in Baton Rouge only (WTGE 107.3). Charles Hanagriff will call the action. There will be 17 (Fri.) TENNESSEE TECH W, 9-6 no television for the contests. Live stats are available on www.LSUsports.net. Live audio and video is available to mem- 18 (Sat.) TENNESSEE TECH W, 7-2 bers of the Geaux Zone powered by USAgencies on www.LSUsports.net. 19 (Sun.) TENNESSEE TECH W, 8-3 21 (Tue.) SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA W, 7-3 24 (Fri.) TEMPLE 6:30 p.m. >Last Time Out 25 (Sat.) TEMPLE Noon LSU has won five straight games, including a mid-week victory over Southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday and a sweep of 26 (Sun.) TEMPLE Noon Tennessee Tech last weekend. A six-run second inning lifted the Tigers to a 7-3 win over the Lions. Freshman Louis March (0-0, 0-0 SEC) Coleman won his second straight start with six strong innings. 1 (Wed.) UL-MONROE (COX) 6:30 p.m. 3 (Fri.) HOUSTON 6:30 p.m. >Notables 4 (Sat.) HOUSTON 2 p.m. LSU and Temple have never met, but the Tigers are 11-2 all-time against Atlantic 10 Conference opponents ... LSU pitch- 5 (Sun.) HOUSTON 1 p.m. 7 (Tue.) TULANE (COX) 6:30 p.m. ing enters the weekend ranked fifth in the SEC in ERA (2.10), fourth in opposing batting average (.199) and first in strike- 10 (Fri.) STETSON 6:30 p.m. outs (78) ... Catcher Matt Liuzza is batting a sizzling .458 (11-for-24) with four doubles, three RBI and eight runs, and he 11 (Sat.) STETSON 2 p.m. enters Friday’s game on a six-game hit streak ... Liuzza is second in the SEC in batting average ... After recording just 22 12 (Sun.) STETSON 1 p.m. sacrifice bunts in 62 games last season, LSU has already sacrificed nine times in eight games this year, which is tops in 17 (Fri.) at Kentucky 5:30 p.m. the league ... The Tigers have won five straight games and eight consecutive series dating back to Ole Miss in April, 2005 18 (Sat.) at Kentucky (JSN) Noon ... LSU is 124-0 when leading after eight innings the past four seasons ... Smoke Laval is 107-41 versus non-conference 19 (Sun.) at Kentucky (JSN) Noon opponents in four-plus seasons ... Centerfielder Jarred Bogany is expected to miss two to three weeks following a torn ten- 22 (Wed.) Southeastern Louisiana 7 p.m. $ 24 (Fri.) MISSISSIPPI STATE 6:30 p.m. don sheath in his wrist on Feb. 14 ... The Tigers are in the midst of a 19-game homestand to begin the season. 25 (Sat.) MISSISSIPPI STATE 2 p.m. 26 (Sun.) MISSISSIPPI STATE 1 p.m. Pitching Matchups 28 (Tue.) at New Orleans 6:30 p.m. # Game 1 31 (Fri.) SOUTH CAROLINA 6:30 p.m. April (0-0, 0-0 SEC) LSU -- Jr. LHP Clay Dirks (1-0, 1.00 ERA, 9.0 IP, 2 BB, 14 SO) 1 (Sat.) SOUTH CAROLINA 4 p.m. TU – Sr. RHP Tim Foulkrod (2005 stats: 6-7, 3.46 ERA, 91.0 IP, 42 SO) 2 (Sun.) SOUTH CAROLINA 1 p.m. 4 (Tue.) SOUTHERN 6:30 p.m. Game 2 7 (Fri.) at Tennessee 6 p.m. LSU -- Jr. RHP Derik Olvey (2-0, 0.59 ERA, 15.1 IP, 1 BB, 9 SO) 8 (Sat.) at Tennessee (FSN) 3 p.m. TU – So. RHP Arshwin Asjes (2005 stats: 8-2, 3.25 ERA, 61 SO at Gloucester County College) 9 (Sun.) at Tennessee (JSN) 11:30 a.m. 11 (Tue.) NORTHWESTERN STATE 6:30 p.m. 14 (Fri.) ALABAMA 6:30 p.m. Game 3 15 (Sat.) ALABAMA 2 p.m. LSU -- Jr. LHP Daniel Forrer (1-0, 4.22 ERA, 10.2 IP, 5 BB, 14 SO) 16 (Sun.) ALABAMA 1 p.m. TU -- Sr. LHP Justin Mendek (2005 stats: 1-3, 5.11 ERA, 24.2 IP, 18 SO) 18 (Tue.) at Tulane 7 p.m. $ 21 (Fri.) at Ole Miss 6:30 p.m. LSU Probable Position Starters 22 (Sat.) at Ole Miss (JSN) 4 p.m. 23 (Sun.) at Ole Miss (JSN) 1:30 p.m. Pos. Player Cl.-Exp. B/T Avg. HR RBI Notable 26 (Wed.) NEW ORLEANS (COX) 6:30 p.m. C Matt Liuzza Sr.-3L R/R .458 0 3 2nd in SEC in batting average; six-game hit streak 28 (Fri.) ARKANSAS (COX) 6:30 p.m. 1B Jordan Mayer So-1L R/R .286 0 3 Broken thumb on Jan. 20; returned last weekend 29 (Sat.) ARKANSAS 2 p.m. 2B Jason Ogata Fr.-HS R/R .333 0 3 Enjoyed best game vs. SLU; 2-for-3 with 2 RBI 30 (Sun.) ARKANSAS 1 p.m. -or- Buzzy Haydel Fr.-HS R/R .250 0 0 Batted .413 as senior en route to 2005 4A state title May (0-0, 0-0 SEC) -or- Nick Pontiff Fr.-RS R/R .333 0 2 Played 4 games and made 2 starts 5 (Fri.) at Auburn 7 p.m. 6 (Sat.) at Auburn (JSN) 7 p.m. SS Michael Hollander Fr.-HS R/R .286 1 9 Committed no errors in last 26 games 7 (Sun.) at Auburn (JSN) 1 p.m. 3B Will Harris Sr.-3L R/R .300 2 7 First-two homer game of career last Sunday vs. TTU 12 (Fri.) VANDERBILT (COX) 6:30 p.m. LF Steven Waguespack Jr.-TR L/L .419 0 4 9th in SEC in batting average; .440 vs. RHP 13 (Sat.) VANDERBILT 2 p.m. CF Bruce Sprowl Sr.-2L L/R .375 0 3 No errors during his career in 178 chances 14 (Sun.) VANDERBILT 1 p.m. RF Quinn Stewart Jr.-1L R/R .313 1 8 .462 (6-for-13) with runners in scoring position 16 (Tue.) Rice 7 p.m. $ DH J.T. Wise Fr.-HS R/R .276 0 6 Has seen action at first base, DH and pitcher 18 (Thu.) at Florida 5:30 p.m. 19 (Fri.) at Florida 5:30 p.m. 20 (Sat.) at Florida (FSN) Noon LSU Temple 24-28 SEC Tournament (Hoover, Ala.) Record 7-1 (0-0 SEC) Record 0-0 (0-0 Atlantic 10) June (0-0, 0-0 SEC) Ranking No. 19 Baseball America Ranking NR Baseball America 2-5 NCAA Regional (sites TBA) No. 15 Collegiate Baseball NR Collegiate Baseball 9-11/10-12 NCAA Super Regional (sites TBA) No. 19 ESPN/Sports Weekly NR ESPN/Sports Weekly 16-26/27 NCAA College World Series (Omaha, Neb.) Coach Smoke Laval Coach Rob Valli Career Record 423-245-1 (.633/12th year) Career Record 225-55-1 (.801/sixth year) # - Maestri Field $ - Zephyr Field LSU Record 182-86-1 (.678/fifth year) TU Record 0-0 (.000/first year) all times are Central and subject to change Laval vs. TU First meeting Valli vs. LSU First meeting 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 Smoke Laval Enrollment: . .31,234 Coach Laval is available for phone interviews on weekday mornings (9 a.m. -Noon) during the season. Nickname: . .Fighting Tigers Please coordinate all requests for personal interviews with Coach Laval through his office. Colors: . .Purple and Gold Appointments and interviews may be arranged through Virginia Robertson at (225) 578-4148. Coach Conference: . .Southeastern (Western Laval will talk to reporters approximately 10 minutes after the end of a game in the LSU dugout. .Division) President: . .Dr. William L. Jenkins Chancellor: . .Sean O'Keefe Player Interviews Faculty Representative: . .Kenneth E. Carpenter Media members are invited to attend LSU baseball practice sessions. Players are available for inter- Athletics Director: . .J. Stanley "Skip" Bertman views before each practice at approximately 1 p.m. in Alex Box Stadium. Requests for live player inter- Home Stadium: . .Alex Box Stadium views on the field prior to a game should be made through Bill Franques in the Sports Information Capacity: . .7,760 Office. Post-game player interviews are conducted in front of the LSU dugout at the conclusion of Opened: . .1938 a brief team meeting on the field. Dimensions: . .LF-330; LC-365; CF-405; . .RC-365; RF-330 Press Box Phone: . .(225) 578-4149 Mailing Address Head Coach: . .Smoke Laval LSU Sports Information Record at LSU: . .182-86-1 (.678, fifth year) P.O. Box 25095 Overall Record: . .423-245-1 (.633, 12th Baton Rouge, LA 70894-5095 .