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GAMES 12-14 5 NCAA TITLES, 13 CWS APPEARANCES, 13 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS 2007 LSU BASEBALL vs. Lipscomb March 2-4, 2007 • 7 p.m., 2 p.m., 1 p.m. Baton Rouge, La. • Alex Box Stadium (7,760) Schedule/Results (7-4, 0-0 SEC) Tigers Play Host To Lipscomb This Weekend Date Opponent Time/Result LSU (7-4) concludes its eight-game homestand this weekend when the Tigers play host to Lipscomb (9-4) in Alex Box February (7-4) Stadium. Game 1 of the LSU-Lipscomb series is set for 7 p.m. Friday, Game 2 will start at 2 p.m. Saturday, and Game 3 9 (Fri.) ST. MARY’S (CALIF.) W, 4-3 begins at 1 p.m. Sunday. Admission to the LSU men’s basketball game at 7 p.m. Saturday vs. South Carolina is only $5 10 (Sat.) ST. MARY’S (CALIF.) W, 7-6 when fans present a ticket stub from Saturday’s LSU-Lipscomb baseball game. 11 (Sun.) ST. MARY’S (CALIF.) W, 6-2 16 (Fri.) at Stetson L, 1-8 >Broadcast Info 17 (Sat.) at Stetson L, 1-14 Games on Friday and Sunday will be broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network with WDGL 98.1 FM as the Baton Rouge 18 (Sun.) at Stetson W, 8-4 affiliate. Saturday’s game will also be carried on the LSU Sports Radio Network, and it can be heard in Baton Rouge on 21 (Wed.) NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 6-2 KNXX 104.5/104.9 FM. The audio broadcasts, streaming video and live stats are available in the Geaux Zone at 23 (Fri.) CENTRAL FLORIDA W, 4-1 www.LSUsports.net. Jim Hawthorne and Charles Hanagriff call the action. There will be no television for the series. 24 (Sat.) CENTRAL FLORIDA W, 13-6 25 (Sun.) CENTRAL FLORIDA L, 4-5 >Last Time Out 27 (Tue.) TULANE (CST tape delayed) L, 3-8 LSU will attempt on Friday night to end a two-game losing streak, including an 8-3 setback to Tulane Tuesday in Alex Box March (0-0, 0-0 SEC) Stadium. The Tigers were handcuffed by three Green Wave pitchers and managed only five hits before a season-high crowd 2 (Fri.) LIPSCOMB 7 p.m. 3 (Sat.) LIPSCOMB 2 p.m. of 5,360. The third-largest paid attendance in Alex Box Stadium history was recorded (8,577). LSU won two of three games 4 (Sun.) LIPSCOMB 1 p.m. against Central Florida last weekend in Baton Rouge. The Tigers captured Game 1, 4-1, behind a dominating outing from 6 (Tue.) at Centenary % 7 p.m. left-hander Charlie Furbush. LSU used a season-high in runs and blasted three homers to clinch the series Saturday with 9 (Fri.) SOUTHERN MISS 7 p.m. a 13-6 win. However, the Golden Knights posted a 5-4 come-from-behind win in the series finale last Sunday. 10 (Sat.) SOUTHERN MISS 2 p.m. 11 (Sun.) SOUTHERN MISS 1 p.m. >Notables 13 (Tue.) McNEESE STATE 6:30 p.m. LSU has won 17 straight non-conference series at home, dating back to the 2003 season ... As a team, the Tigers hit .301 16 (Fri.) at South Carolina 6 p.m. (43-for-143) in their four games last week with 11 doubles, one triple and three homers ... LSU has reached double fig- 17 (Sat.) at South Carolina (JSN) 3 p.m. ures in hits in four of its last six games ... LSU centerfielder Jared Mitchell was named Monday as the Southeastern 18 (Sun.) at South Carolina (JSN) 11 a.m. Conference Freshman of the Week by the league office ... Mitchell, a product of Westgate High School in New Iberia, La., 21 (Wed.) SOUTHEASTERN LA. (CST) 6:30 p.m. hit .462 (6-for-13) in LSU’s series victory over Central Florida last weekend with one double, one homer, three RBI and four 23 (Fri.) KENTUCKY 7 p.m. 24 (Sat.) KENTUCKY 3 p.m. runs ... Junior second baseman Chris Jackson returned from an ulcer injury against Tulane and went 2-for-4 with a dou- 25 (Sun.) KENTUCKY 11 a.m. ble, a run and an RBI ... LSU and Lipscomb have never met ... The Tigers are facing their second Atlantic Sun Conference 27 (Tue.) NEW ORLEANS 6:30 p.m. opponent this season ... LSU lost two of three at Stetson the second week of the season. 30 (Fri.) at Alabama (JSN) 6:30 p.m. Pitching Matchups 31 (Sat.) at Alabama (JSN) 6 p.m. April (0-0, 0-0 SEC) Game 1 1 (Sun.) at Alabama (JSN) 2 p.m. LSU -- Jr. LHP Charlie Furbush (2-1, 3.12 ERA, 17.1 IP, 7 BB, 18 SO) 3 (Tue.) at Tulane $ 7 p.m. LU -- Sr. RHP John King (0-1, 3.00 ERA, 9.0 IP, 10 BB, 6 SO) 6 (Fri.) AUBURN 7 p.m. 7 (Sat.) AUBURN 3 p.m. 8 (Sun.) AUBURN (CST) 1 p.m. Game 2 11 (Wed.) MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 6:30 p.m. LSU -- Sr. LHP Clay Dirks (1-0, 5.91 ERA, 10.2 IP, 1 BB 11 SO) 13 (Fri.) OLE MISS 7 p.m. LU -- Fr. LHP Rex Brothers (2-1, 4.85 ERA, 13.0 IP, 10 BB, 10 SO) 14 (Sat.) OLE MISS 3 p.m. 15 (Sun.) OLE MISS 1 p.m. Game 3 18 (Wed.) at New Orleans $ 7 p.m. LSU -- TBA 20 (Sat.) at Mississippi State 6:30 p.m. LU -- Sr. RHP Matt Schnelly (2-1, 1.50 ERA, 18.0 IP, 3 BB, 15 SO) 21 (Sat.) at Mississippi State 2 p.m. 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 .189 1 6 Makes third start of the season at catcher 29 (Sun.) TENNESSEE (CST) 1 p.m. May (0-0, 0-0 SEC) 1B Jordan Mayer Jr.-2L R/R .111 1 3 Pinch-hit homer in UCF win vs. UCF last Saturday 1 (Tue.) NICHOLLS STATE (CST) 6:30 p.m. 2B Chris Jackson Jr.-1L R/R .357 0 2 Returned from injury against Tulane and had two hits 4 (Fri.) at Arkansas 7:05 p.m. SS Michael Hollander Jr.-2L R/R .263 0 3 .333 (5-for-15) with 4 runs and 4 2B vs. UCF 5 (Sat.) at Arkansas (FSN) 3 p.m. 3B Buzzy Haydel So.-1L R/R .273 0 2 Makes first start at 3B; .263 (5-for-19) last 5 games 6 (Sun.) at Arkansas (JSN) 1:05 p.m. LF Blake Dean Fr.-HS L/L .417 1 12 Leads team in avg., RBI, OB % and SLG% 11 (Fri.) FLORIDA (CST) 7 p.m. CF Jared Mitchell Fr.-HS L/L .304 1 6 SEC Freshman of Week; .381 (8-for-21) last 5 gms 12 (Sat.) FLORIDA (FSN) 3 p.m. RF Steven Waguespack Sr.-1L L/L .188 1 5 .316 (6-for-19) with 3 runs, 1 HR, 5 RBI last 5 gms 13 (Sun.) FLORIDA (CST) 1 p.m. 17 (Thu.) at Vanderbilt 7 p.m. DH Kellen Bozeman Fr.-HS R/R .000 0 0 BR product set to make first start of the season 18 (Fri.) at Vanderbilt 7 p.m. 19 (Sat.) at Vanderbilt (JSN) 1 p.m. LSU Lipscomb 23-27 SEC Tournament (Hoover, Ala.) Record 7-4 (0-0 SEC) Record 9-4 (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 NR ESPN/Sports Weekly % - Fair Grounds Field (Shreveport, La.) Coach Paul Mainieri Coach Jeff Forehand $ - Zephyr Field (Metairie, La.) Career Record 871-496-4 (.638/25th year) Career Record 220-146-1(.655) LSU Record 7-4 (.636/first year) LU Record 9-4 (.692/first year) all times are Central and subject to change Mainieri vs. LU 0-0 Forehand vs. LSU 0-0 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. 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