GAME 11 5 NCAA TITLES, 13 CWS APPEARANCES, 13 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS 2007 LSU BASEBALL vs. Tulane Feb. 27, 2007 • 6:30 p.m. Baton Rouge, La. • Alex Box Stadium (7,760) Schedule/Results (7-3, 0-0 SEC) LSU, Tulane Meet For The 283rd Time Date Opponent Time/Result LSU renews its 114-year-old rivalry with Tulane Tuesday night when the Tigers play host to the Green Wave at 6:30 p.m. February (7-3) in Alex 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). The audio 16 (Fri.) at Stetson L, 1-8 broadcast, streaming video and live stats are available in the Geaux Zone at www.LSUsports.net. Charles Hanagriff (play- 17 (Sat.) at Stetson L, 1-14 by-play) and Dan Canevari (analyst) call the action. Cox Sports Television will carry the game on a tape-delayed basis 18 (Sun.) at Stetson W, 8-4 beginning at 9 p.m. Tuesday. Lyn Rollins (play-by-play) and Ben McDonald (analyst) call the action. 21 (Wed.) NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 6-2 23 (Fri.) CENTRAL FLORIDA W, 4-1 >Last Time Out 24 (Sat.) CENTRAL FLORIDA W, 13-6 LSU (7-3) won three of its four games last week, including a weekend series victory over Central Florida in Alex Box 25 (Sun.) CENTRAL FLORIDA L, 4-5 Stadium. The Tigers captured Game 1, 4-1, behind a dominating outing from left-hander Charlie Furbush. LSU used a sea- 27 (Tue.) TULANE (CST tape delayed) 6:30 p.m. son-high in runs and blasted three homers to clinch the series on Saturday with a 13-6 win. UCF salvaged the finale with March (0-0, 0-0 SEC) a 5-4 come-from-behind victory on Sunday. For the Tigers, it clinched their 17th straight non-conference series at home, 2 (Fri.) LIPSCOMB 7 p.m. dating back to the 2003 season. 3 (Sat.) LIPSCOMB 2 p.m. 4 (Sun.) LIPSCOMB 1 p.m. >Notables 6 (Tue.) at Centenary % 7 p.m. The LSU-Tulane series has been even over the past five seasons, with each team winning seven of the last 14 meetings ... 9 (Fri.) SOUTHERN MISS 7 p.m. The teams split their two meetings last season, as LSU posted a 4-3 win in Alex Box Stadium before Tulane recorded a 10 (Sat.) SOUTHERN MISS 2 p.m. 11 (Sun.) SOUTHERN MISS 1 p.m. 12-5 victory at Zephyr Field in Metairie, La. ... LSU leads the all-time series, 158-121-3, dating back to the first meeting in 13 (Tue.) McNEESE STATE 6:30 p.m. 1893 ... As a team, the Tigers hit .301 (43-for-143) in their four games last week with 11 doubles, one triple and three 16 (Fri.) at South Carolina 6 p.m. homers ... LSU has reached double figures in hits in four of its last five games ... LSU centerfielder Jared Mitchell was 17 (Sat.) at South Carolina (JSN) 3 p.m. named Monday as the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week by the league office ... Mitchell, a product of 18 (Sun.) at South Carolina (JSN) 11 a.m. Westgate High School in New Iberia, La., hit .462 (6-for-13) in LSU’s series victory over Central Florida last weekend with 21 (Wed.) SOUTHEASTERN LA. (CST) 6:30 p.m. one double, one homer, three RBI and four runs ... LSU head coach is 2-0 all-time against Tulane, while Green 23 (Fri.) KENTUCKY 7 p.m. Wave head coach Rick Jones is 16-17 against the Tigers ... Second baseman Buzzy Haydel, filling in for injured junior Chris 24 (Sat.) KENTUCKY 3 p.m. 25 (Sun.) KENTUCKY 11 a.m. Jackson (stomach ulcer), holds LSU’s highest hitting streak at six games ... The streak is the longest of his career ... The 27 (Tue.) NEW ORLEANS 6:30 p.m. Tigers rank fifth in the SEC in stolen bases and have been successful in 13 of 16 attempts ... Mitchell and Jackson lead 30 (Fri.) at Alabama (JSN) 6:30 p.m. the squad with four each ... Sophomore right-hander Louis Coleman will be making his second career start against Tulane 31 (Sat.) at Alabama (JSN) 6 p.m. Pitching Matchup April (0-0, 0-0 SEC) 1 (Sun.) at Alabama (JSN) 2 p.m. LSU -- So. RH Louis Coleman (2-1, 5.52 ERA, 14.2 IP, 1 BB, 15 SO) 3 (Tue.) at Tulane $ 7 p.m. • Making his fourth start of the season and 17th of his career 6 (Fri.) AUBURN 7 p.m. • Last outing: W, 6.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 SO vs. Northwestern State on Feb. 21 7 (Sat.) AUBURN 3 p.m. • Recovered from rough weekend outing at Stetson with a strong performance on 96 pitches against the Demons 8 (Sun.) AUBURN (CST) 1 p.m. 11 (Wed.) MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 6:30 p.m. • Limited Saint Mary’s to one run in six innings on Feb. 10; picked up the victory in a 7-6 LSU win 13 (Fri.) OLE MISS 7 p.m. • Delivered a quality start against Tulane last season on March 7 in Baton Rouge, a game in which LSU won 4-3 14 (Sat.) OLE MISS 3 p.m. • Did not get the win but limited the Green Wave to three runs (two earned) on eight hits in 7.1 innings of work 15 (Sun.) OLE MISS 1 p.m. 18 (Wed.) at New Orleans $ 7 p.m. TU -- Sr. RH Matt Goebel (0-0. 0.00 ERA, 4.0 IP, 0 BB, 1 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 .167 0 1 .167 (2-for-12) with a 2B in UCF series 28 (Sat.) TENNESSEE 3 p.m. 1B Sean Ochinko Fr.-HS R/R .161 1 6 .333 (3-for-9) with a 2B in UCF series 29 (Sun.) TENNESSEE (CST) 1 p.m. May (0-0, 0-0 SEC) 2B Buzzy Haydel So.-1L R/R .292 0 2 .364 with 5 R vs. UCF; Team-high 6-game hit streak 1 (Tue.) NICHOLLS STATE (CST) 6:30 p.m. SS Michael Hollander Jr.-2L R/R .281 0 2 .333 (5-for-15) with 4 runs and 4 2B vs. UCF 4 (Fri.) at Arkansas 7:05 p.m. 3B J.T. Wise So.-1L R/R .233 0 3 Five-game hit streak; .333 (5-for-15) in last 4 games 5 (Sat.) at Arkansas (FSN) 3 p.m. LF Fr.-HS L/L .429 1 10 Leads team in avg., RBI, OB % and SLG% 6 (Sun.) at Arkansas (JSN) 1:05 p.m. CF Jared Mitchell Fr.-HS L/L .324 1 6 SEC Freshman of Week; .471 (8-for-17) last 4 gms 11 (Fri.) FLORIDA (CST) 7 p.m. RF Steven Waguespack Sr.-1L L/L .208 1 5 .400 (6-for-15) with 3 runs, 1 HR, 5 RBI last 4 gms 12 (Sat.) FLORIDA (FSN) 3 p.m. DH Jr.-1L R/R .333 0 0 1-for-2 with 1 run in two games last week 13 (Sun.) FLORIDA (CST) 1 p.m. 17 (Thu.) at Vanderbilt 7 p.m. -or- Jordan Mayer Jr.-2L R/R .143 1 3 Pinch-hit two-run homer in 13-6 win over UCF Sat. 18 (Fri.) at Vanderbilt 7 p.m. 19 (Sat.) at Vanderbilt (JSN) 1 p.m. LSU Tulane 23-27 SEC Tournament (Hoover, Ala.) Record 7-3 (0-0 SEC) Record 5-4 (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 No. 16 ESPN/Sports Weekly % - Fair Grounds Field (Shreveport, La.) Coach Paul Mainieri Coach Rick Jones $ - Zephyr Field (Metairie, La.) Career Record 871-495-4 (.637/25th year) Career Record 847-351-2 (.708/21st year) LSU Record 7-3 (.700/first year) TU Record 571-262-1 (.687/14th year) all times are Central and subject to change Mainieri vs. TU 2-0 Jones vs. LSU 16-17

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LSU BASEBALL Statistical Comparison Jared Mitchell Named SEC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 27) Centerfielder Jared Mitchell was named Monday as the SEC Freshman of the Week by the league office. Mitchell, a LSU Tulane product of Westgate High School in New Iberia, La., hit .462 (6-for-13) in LSU’s series victory over Central Florida last .241 BA .307 weekend with one double, one homer, three RBI and four runs. For the entire week -- including the Tigers’ 6-2 victo- 14 2B 9 ry over Northwestern State last Wednesday -- Mitchell batted .471 (8-for-17) in four games with one double, one 2 3B 3 homer, five runs and three RBI. Mitchell, who is also a wide receiver on the LSU football team, recorded one steal and 5 HR 7 a .500 on-base percentage in leading the Tigers to three wins. His first career homer hit the top of the “Intimidator” .339 Slugging % .427 billboard in LSU’s series-clinching win on Saturday. Mitchell is LSU’s second-leading hitter through the first 10 games .315 On-Base % .412 of the 2007 season, batting .333 (14-for-42) with one double, one homer, 10 runs, six RBI and four steals. 13/16 SB/Att. 8/13 4.40 ERA 3.12 .275 Opponents BA .254 Mainieri 2-0 vs. Tulane 7.9 Batters SO/9 inn. 8.4 Head coach Paul Mainieri may be experiencing the LSU-Tulane rivalry as a coach for the first time, but the 49-year- 2.7 Walks/9 inn. 1.9 old has coached against the Green Wave. Mainieri is 2-0 all-time against Tulane. His Notre Dame team posted two 3 Saves 2 wins and eliminated the Green Wave from the 2000 NCAA Starkville Regional. The Irish finished second in the region- .957 Fielding % .976 al after losing to Mississippi State. As player, Mainieri is 0-2 against Tulane. A member of the 1976 LSU team, Mainieri and the Tigers were defeated twice by the Green Wave by scores of 2-1 (Baton Rouge) and 5-1 (New Orleans). Series History LSU leads the all-time series, 158-121-3 (.566). Unranked Rivalry Game First Meeting: 1893 It is a rare occurence to not see both or either LSU and Tulane in the national polls when the two teams meet. Such is the case tonight when the two renew their rivalry at Alex Box Stadium. It marks the first time both teams are The series since 1986 ... unranked when going against one another since April 10, 2002. LSU defeated the Green Wave, 9-5, in the Louisiana Year Score Location Superdome on that date before a then-college baseball record crowd of 27,673. The Tigers were ranked eighth last 2006 L, 5-12 Metairie season when they downed the 12th-ranked Green Wave, 4-3, at Alex Box Stadium on March 7. LSU was ranked 18th 2006 W, 4-3 Baton Rouge in the second meeting between the two, a game in which the Tigers lost to unranked Tulane, 12-5, at Zephyr Field. 2005 L, 8-11 Metairie 2005 L, 2-6 Baton Rouge Coleman Has Been Here Before 2004 W, 9-5 Superdome Sophomore right-hander Louis Coleman should be in familiar settings when he takes the mound in the LSU-Tulane 2004 L, 0-1 Baton Rouge rivalry Tuesday night. Coleman got the starting nod in the Tigers’ 4-3 triumph over the Green Wave on March 7 of last 2004 W, 6-0 Metairie season. Despite not qualifying for the win, Coleman limited Tulane to three runs (two earned) on eight hits in 7.1 2003 W, 13-5 Baton Rouge * innings of work before Chase Dardar earned the win in relief. Coleman’s quality outing came before 4,711 fans at Alex 2003 L, 5-9 Superdome Box Stadium. 2003 W, 8-0 Baton Rouge 2002 W, 4-2 Baton Rouge * Hitting Streaks 2002 W, 9-5 Superdome With LSU’s recent rise offensively, several individual Tigers are putting hitting streaks on the line this week. Sophomore 2002 L, 5-6 Baton Rouge infielder Buzzy Haydel leads the team with a six-game hitting streak, which is a career-high. Haydel has filled in bril- 2001 L, 1-7 Metairie # liantly for the ailing Chris Jackson, who could possibly return this week. Three true freshmen bring streaks into the 2001 L, 4-9 Metairie # week led by SEC Freshman of the Week Jared Mitchell. Mitchell has hit safely in five straight games and has tallied 2001 W, 4-3 (13) Metairie # multiple hits in all five contests. Outfielder Blake Dean owns a three-game streak, while first baseman Sean Ochinko 2000 W, 21-6 Metairie has hit safely in two consecutive contests. Sophomore J.T. Wise is maintaining a five-game hitting streak, which is 2000 W, 12-5 Baton Rouge three games shy of his career high of eight. 1999 L, 10-15 Metairie 1999 L, 3-5 Baton Rouge 1998 L, 8-10 Metairie The Dean of Hitting 1998 W, 10-9 Baton Rouge Freshman Blake Dean was not even projected to be in the LSU starting lineup in the Tigers’ fall workouts. However, 1997 W, 12-2 New Orleans the departure of one outfielder and the impressive effort in pre-season practices led head coach Paul Mainieri to pen- 1997 W, 8-5 Baton Rouge cil in the Crestview, Fla., native. It is an understatement to say that Dean has produced. In 10 games, Dean has led 1996 W, 3-1 New Orleans LSU in average (.406), RBI (11), total bases (21), slugging percentage (.656), on-base percentage (.475) and walks 1996 W, 10-0 Baton Rouge (6) as the Tigers’ starting left fielder. He is also tied for the team lead in triples (1) and homers (1). Dean is batting a 1995 W, 3-2 New Orleans stellar .500 (6-for-12) with runners in scoring position, and he is 9-for-19 (.474) with runners on base. Dean and sev- 1995 W, 1-0 Baton Rouge eral other freshmen are attempting to be the first LSU freshman to lead the team in batting average since Todd Walker 1994 L, 2-4 Baton Rouge did so in 1992 (.400). 1994 L, 8-10 New Orleans 1993 W, 6-3 Baton Rouge Mainieri Returns To LSU 1993 W, 14-7 New Orleans Head coach Paul Mainieri earned a letter at LSU in 1976 as a freshman outfielder. Thirty-one years later, the 49-year- 1992 W, 7-3 Baton Rouge ^ old returns to Baton Rouge as the 25th head coach in school history. Mainieri directed Notre Dame to 533 wins, nine 1992 L, 2-6 Baton Rouge NCAA Tournament appearances in 12 seasons and a College World Series berth in 2002. He is currently ranked 22nd 1992 W, 7-0 New Orleans among active Division I coaches with 864 victories. His Irish teams combined for the nation’s fourth-best winning per- 1991 L, 1-5 New Orleans centage during the decade of the 2000s (.728), trailing only Rice (.752), Oral Roberts (.737) and Florida State (.734). 1991 L, 6-7 Baton Rouge 1990 L, 7-14 New Orleans Into The Fire 1989 W, 4-3 Baton Rouge LSU started a school-record four true freshmen in Friday’s game at Stetson – Blake Dean in left field, Jared Mitchell 1989 W, 4-3 New Orleans in center field, Sean Ochinko at first base and Ryan Schimpf at designated hitter. Dating back to the Skip Bertman 1988 W, 11-1 Baton Rouge era, two is the most number of freshmen starters. In 1992, Freshman All-Americans Todd Walker and Russ Johnson 1988 W, 7-5 New Orleans 1987 W, 5-3 New Orleans $ had prolific seasons. In 2000, Wally Pontiff, Jr. started third and Mike Fontenot played second. In 2006, Jarred Bogany 1987 L, 7-9 Baton Rouge started centerfield and J.T. Wise served as the designated hitter en route to Freshman All-America honors. 1987 W, 5-4 New Orleans 1986 W, 7-6 Baton Rouge ^ SEC Coaches Tab LSU Fourth in SEC West 1986 W, 6-5 New Orleans The Southeastern Conference baseball coaches picked LSU to finish fourth in the Western Division in the 16th annu- 1986 W, 12-1 Baton Rouge al preseason poll. In the overall SEC Champion vote, South Carolina received seven of the 12 championship votes in the poll. Arkansas received three votes while Vanderbilt received two. * - NCAA Baton Rouge Regional # - NCAA Metairie Super Regional ^ - NCAA South I Regional $ - NCAA South II Regional

LSU BASEBALL LSU by the Numbers in 2007 LSU First-Year Coaches in Opening Games/Series (Since 1927) Paul Mainieri became the fourth consecutive LSU head coach to win his first game. Dating back to Harry Rabenhorst Home ...... 6-1 in 1927, LSU first-year coaches have won their first game at the school in seven out of the nine attempts. Only A.L. Away...... 1-2 Swanson (1943) and Jim Smith (1966) have lost their first games in the dugout. The Skip Bertman era began with a Neutral Sites ...... 0-0 7-1 win over Southern Miss in Hattiesburg, Miss, and the Smoke Laval era opened up with a thrilling come-from- Day...... 4-2 behind, 10-9 victory over Birmingham Southern in 2002. Night...... 2-1 Vs. Left-Handed Starter...... 5-0 First Season Coach First Opponent Series Result (Scores) Vs. Right-Handed Starter ...... 2-3 1927 Harry Rabenhorst UL-Lafayette 2-0 at Lafayette (6-0, 3-2) TV Games ...... 0-0 1943 A.L. Swanson Camp Livingston 0-2 at Livingston (1-4, 8-10) On Jumbo Sports ...... 0-0 1957 Ray Didier Southeastern Louisiana 1-0 at Baton Rouge (11-2) On Cox Sports ...... 0-0 1964 Jim Waldrop Southeastern Louisiana 1-0 at Baton Rouge (7-5) On SEC-TV ...... 0-0 1966 Jim Smith Kansas State 0-2 at Baton Rouge Vs. SEC...... 0-0 1979 Jack Lamabe UL-Lafayette 4-0 at Lafayette (4-2, 4-0, 5-0, 8-4) Vs. SEC West ...... 0-0 Vs. SEC East ...... 0-0 1984 Skip Bertman Southern Miss 2-0 at Hattiesburg, Miss. (7-1, 8-1) Non-SEC Games ...... 7-3 2002 Smoke Laval Birmingham-Southern 3-0 at Baton Rouge (10-9, 6-5, 11-7) Vs. Louisiana opponents ...... 1-0 2007 Paul Mainieri Saint Mary’s (Calif.) 3-0 at Baton Rouge (4-3, 7-6, 6-2) Vs. Ranked opponents...... 0-0 Vs. Atlantic Sun ...... 1-2 LSU Sixth In Baseball America Top Programs of The 64-Team Field Era Vs. C-USA...... 2-1 LSU ranks sixth in the top programs of the 64-team field era in a survey done by Baseball America this month. The Vs. Mid-Continent ...... 0-0 poll examines the years from 1999 to 2006, which coincides with the implementation of the 64-team field for the Vs. Southland ...... 1-0 NCAA Tournament and with the change in rules governing the performance of aluminum bats. Categories used in the Vs. Sun Belt ...... 0-0 study include winning percentage, regional and super regional appearances, College World Series appearances and Vs. SWAC ...... 0-0 titles, All-Americans, draft picks and Major League alumni. The Tigers accumulated 280 points in the study. Texas is Vs. West Coast Conference ...... 3-0 atop the list, followed by Miami, Stanford, Cal State Fullerton and Rice. LSU ranks second to Rice in the South. Doubleheaders ...... 0-0 Game 1 of weekend series ...... 2-1 Team W L Total Points Game 2 of weekend series ...... 2-1 1. Texas 378 160 321 Game 3 of weekend series ...... 2-1 2. Miami 358 144 319 Sunday ...... 2-1 3. Stanford 362 150 314 Tuesday ...... 0-0 4. Cal State Fullerton 363 144 306 Wednesday ...... 1-0 5. Rice 403 128 303 Friday ...... 2-1 6. LSU 346 172 303 Saturday ...... 2-1 One-run games ...... 2-1 J.T. Wise Named To Wallace Watch Extra inning games ...... 0-0 Sophomore infielder J.T. Wise was named to the 2007 Brooks Wallace Award watch list by the College Baseball Shutouts ...... 0-0 Foundation. The Brooks Wallace Award is presented annually to the national college baseball player of the year. Wise Number of Losing Streaks ...... 1 earned 2006 Freshman all-SEC recognition as he batted .299 (66-for-221) with 13 doubles, 11 homers and 40 RBI. Longest Losing Streak ...... 2 Wise started 58 games for the Tigers last season, including 27 at second base, 15 at designated hitter, 13 at first base Games in which LSU scores first...... 4-1 and three at third base. He is expected to be LSU’s full time third baseman this season. The Wallace Watch will be Games in which opponent scores first...... 3-2 trimmed to 12 semifinalists by late May. The selection committee will then narrow the list to three finalists following When LSU scores 10+...... 1-0 the NCAA Super Regionals. The finalists, their head coaches, and their parents will be invited to Lubbock, Texas, for When LSU scores <5...... 2-3 When opponent scores 10+ ...... 0-1 a schedule of special events tied to the award banquet, which will be nationally televised by Fox Sports Network and When opponent scores <5 ...... 5-0 Fox College Sports. When LSU leads after 6 innings...... 7-1 When LSU trails after 6 innings ...... 0-2 Injury Report: Jackson Could Play When tied after 6 innings...... 0-0 LSU entered the 2007 season healthier that it had been in previous seasons. Junior southpaw Blake Martin will miss When LSU leads after 7 innings...... 7-0 the entire season after undergoing hip surgery in December. Freshman right-hander Ragan Baker had labrum recon- When LSU trails after 7 innings ...... 0-2 struction in his shoulder and is out for the season. Freshman right-hander T.J. Forrest underwent elbow reconstruc- When tied after 7 innings...... 0-1 tion in April but has since returned to the mound. Two players return to the lineup after missing parts are all of the When LSU leads after 8 innings...... 7-0 2006 season. Junior right-hander Michael Bonura suffered a sore elbow late last season after undergoing Tommy When LSU trails after 8 innings ...... 0-3 John surgery in 2005. Second baseman Chris Jackson missed the entire 2006 season to Tommy John surgery. When tied after 8 innings...... 0-0 However, Jackson was diagnosed with a stomach ulcer following the Tigers’ sweep of Saint Mary’s. He has been out When LSU has 10+ hits ...... 4-0 indefinitely since but could possibly see action against Tulane or this weekend against Lipscomb. When LSU has <6 hits ...... 1-2 When opponent has 10+ hits ...... 2-2 Player Injury Status When opponent has <6 hits ...... 1-0 Ragan Baker, RHP Shoulder Surgery; out for the season When LSU has more hits...... 5-1 T.J. Forrest, RHP Elbow Throwing on a limited basis; could be back to full strength in ‘07 When LSU has fewer hits ...... 2-2 Blake Martin, LHP Hip Surgery in December; out for the season Equal hits ...... 0-0 Chris Jackson, 2B Stomach Ulcer Questionable; out indefinitely since Feb. 16 When LSU hits 2 or more home runs...... 1-0 When LSU hits a home run ...... 3-0 LSU Tops in SEC Regular Season Winning Percentage Since 2002 When LSU hits no home runs ...... 4-3 Despite finishing with a 13-17 mark in SEC playlast season -- its’ first losing record in league play since 1983 -- LSU When opp. hits 2 or more home runs ...... 0-0 leads the SEC in regular-season winning percentage since the 2002 with a 88-60-1 record (.594). When opponent hits no home runs ...... 4-3 Games won on final at-bat ...... 0 The Top 5 Record/Pct. 2006 Record Games lost on final at-bat...... 0 LSU 88-60-1 (.594) 13-17 Come-from-behind wins ...... 2 South Carolina 88-61 (.591) 15-15 Losses when LSU led previously ...... 1 Ole Miss 84-66 (.560) 17-13 Blown saves...... 0 Alabama 81-69 (.540) 20-10 Longest game ...... 3:30 (2/18 Florida 80-69 (.537) 10-20 at Stetson) Shortest game (9 or more innings)...... 2:30 (2/23 vs. UCF)

LSU BASEBALL National Polls February 26, 2007

Tracking The Tigers Baseball America Collegiate Baseball ESPN/Sports Weekly Week BA CB ESPN/SW 1. North Carolina (7-0) 1. Vanderbilt (10-0) 1. Rice (57-13) Preseason RV 31 RV 2. Clemson (6-1) 2. Florida State (13-0) 2. Clemson (53-16) Feb. 5 RV NR -- 3. Vanderbilt (10-0) 3. North Carolina (7-0) 3. Miami (Fla.) (42-24) Feb. 12 RV NR -- 4. South Carolina (8-1) 4. South Carolina (8-1) 4. South Carolina (41-25) Feb. 19 NR NR -- 5. Arkansas (9-3) 5. Clemson (6-1) 5. North Carolina (54-15) Feb. 26 NR NR -- 6. Rice (9-4) 6. Rice (9-4) 6. Texas (41-21) 7. Virginia (10-1) 7. Nebraska (5-2) 7. Arkansas (39-21) 8. Florida State (13-0) 8. Virginia (10-1) 8. Cal State Fullerton (50-15) 9. Oregon State (11-2) 9. Oregon State (11-2) 9. Virginia (47-15) 10. Cal State Fullerton (9-4) 10. Arkansas (9-3) 10. Vanderbilt (38-27) 11. Wichita State (8-2) 11. Cal State Fullerton (9-4) 11. Georgia Tech (50-18) 12. Miami (Fla.) (6-5) 12. Arizona State (10-3) 12. Nebraska (42-17) 13. Texas (9-6) 13. Pepperdine (10-3) 13. Wichita State (46-22) 14. Arizona State (10-3) 14. Georgia Tech (6-4) 14. Arizona State (37-21) 15. Georgia Tech (6-4) 15. Miami (Fla.) (6-5) 15. Oregon State (50-16) 16. San Diego (11-5) 16. Ole Miss (6-3) 16. Tulane (43-21) 17. Pepperdine (10-3) 17. Arizona (11-3) 17. Florida State (44-21) 18. Nebraska (5-2) 18. Wichita State (8-2) 18. Ole Miss (44-22) 19. Long Beach State (8-4) 19. Texas A&M (11-1) 19. Tennessee (31-24) 20. UC Riverside (9-4) 20. Long Beach State (8-4) 20. Pepperdine (42-21) 21. Oklahoma State (6-3) 21. San Diego (11-5) 21. UCLA (33-25) 22. Coastal Carolina (9-1) 22. Texas (9-6) 22. TCU (39-23) 23. UCLA (7-7) 23. TCU (7-4) 23. Oklahoma State (41-20) 24. North Carolina State (8-1) 24. Auburn (10-1) 24. Baylor (37-26) 25. Texas A&M (11-1) 25. North Carolina State (8-1) 25. Stanford (33-27)

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. Kansas (2/14-16/03) ...... 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 ...... 6 by Quinn Stewart vs. Stetson (3/11/06) ...... 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 ...... with CWS Championship Game win over Had 5+ runs ...... 5 by Brad Cresse vs. UL-Monroe (5/27/00) ...... Stanford) 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) Threw a perfect game ...... Bruce Baudier vs. Alabama (5/5/67) Scored 20+ runs in a game ...... 20 vs. Arizona State (3/13/05) Threw a no-hitter ...... Bobby Landry vs. Southern Miss (3/14/79) Scored 15+ runs in a game ...... 15 vs. Centernary (2/14/06) Threw a one-hitter ...... Patrick Coogan vs. Ole Miss (4/18/97) Allowed 15+ runs in a game ...... 19 vs. Vanderbilt (5/13/06) Threw a two-hitter ...... Brian Tallet at Vanderbilt (3/17/00) Allowed 10+ runs in a game ...... 14 at Stetson (2/17/07)

Threw a complete game shutout ...... Greg Smith at Vanderbilt (5/1/05) Had 25+ hits in a game ...... 27 vs. Evansville (3/14/90) Threw a complete game ...... Clay Dirks vs. Temple (2/24/06) Had 24+ hits in a game ...... 24 at Tennessee (5/4/02, Game 2) Had 20+ hits in a game...... 20 vs. North Florida (2/10/06) Had 10+ ...... 11 by Derik Olvey vs. South Carolina (4/2/06) Had 15+ hits in a game...... 15 vs. Centenary (2/14/06) Had 15+ strikeouts ...... 17 by Scott Schultz vs. Maine (3/10/95) Had 5+ HRs in a game ...... 5 vs. Stetson (3/11/06) Had 3+ HRs in a game ...... 3 vs. Central Florida (2/24/07)

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 SMC 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 3 (3-7) W: Coleman (2-1) L: J. Grace (1-1) 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)

W: Byrd (1-0) L: Aliotti (1-1) Notes: Louis Coleman recovered from a rough weekend start with 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 Notes: LSU erupted for five runs in the first two innings as the eight straight games against the Tigers. Coleman allowed one run 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 games from Temple last February. Saint Mary’s committed three Waguespack and Michael Hollander -- combined to go 4-for-8 with 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 earned his first career win in his first collegiate start. Byrd, who hits apiece. Waguespack ended an 0-for-13 slump with two hits 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. The left-hander walked none and struck out none in his first appearance since April 8, 2006 at Tennessee. Chris Jackson, batting in the leadoff spot, tied a career- Game 8 • LSU 4, Central Florida 1 high with three hits, scored two runs and stole two bases. He fin- 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 4 • Stetson 8, LSU 1 W: Furbush (2-1) L: Houck (0-2) S: Bradford (2) Feb. 16, 2007 at Melching Field (DeLand, Fla.) Time: 2:30 Att: 7,376 (paid); 3,720 (actual) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E LSU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 3 (3-1) 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 from a tough last outing with seven strong innings. He allowed only W: Kluber (2-0) L: Furbush (1-1) 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, Steven Waguespack and Michael Hollander each tallied two hits. Notes: Corey Kluber limited LSU to one run on three hits in 6.2 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 in the eighth. Jared Bradford worked two perfect innings to qualify Furbush allowed seven runs (five earned) on nine hits in 4.2 for his second save behind a dominating sinker to the opposing innings with two walks and four strikeouts. Jared Mitchell reached UCF batters. base on three occasions with a sinlge, a walk and a hit by pitch. He scored LSU’s lone run in the first.

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 with 864 career victories. 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 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 7-3 .700 "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: 871-495-4 (.637) - Ron Maestri, New Orleans Zephyrs executive director and Mainieri's coach at the University of New Orleans 17-year Div. I Coaching Record: 672-374-3 (.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. 8521 Miss. State 3/26/04 MSU, 7-3 3,975,293 patrons have watched the Tigers play at "The Box" since 1984. 4. 8512 Auburn 5/9/03 LSU, 6-5 The stadium is recognized both for its old-fashioned charm and for its modern renovations. Since 1985, it 5. 8510 Arkansas 4/27/02 LSU, 8-0 has been the site of four SEC tournaments, 17 NCAA regional tournaments, three NCAA super regional series 6. 8440 Alabama 5/19/02 LSU, 5-1 and one ABCA Hall of Fame tournament. “The Box” has undergone several facility-improvement projects 7. 8437 Auburn 5/10/03 LSU, 20-3 designed to enhance the comfort and enjoyment of LSU baseball fans. 8. 8413 Ole Miss 4/13/01 LSU, 15-2 Prior to the 1999 season, the stadium scoreboard was moved from left-center field to right-center field. 9. 8360 Texas State 2/28/04 LSU, 2-1 Bleachers were then installed in left-center field, increasing seating capacity to 7,760. 10. 8310 Tennessee 4/26/03 LSU, 10-6 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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