GAMES 1-3 5 NCAA TITLES, 13 CWS APPEARANCES, 13 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS 2008 LSU vs. Indiana February 22-24 • 7 p.m., 1 p.m., 11 a.m. Baton Rouge, La. • Alex Box Stadium (7,760) Schedule/Results (0-0) Tigers Open 2008 Season Versus Big 10 Foe Indiana Date Opponent Time/Result Indiana Hoosiers (19-35 in 2007) at LSU Fighting Tigers (29-26-1 in 2007) February 22 (Fri.) INDIANA 7 p.m. DATES/TIMES 23 (Sat.) INDIANA 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22- 7 p.m. CST; Saturday, Feb. 23 - 1 p.m. CST; Sunday, Feb. 24 - 11 a.m. CST 24 (Sun.) INDIANA 11 a.m. 26 (Tue.) SOUTHERN (Cox Sports) 6:30 p.m. STADIUM 27 (Wed.) MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 6:30 p.m. Alex Box Stadium (7,760) in Baton Rouge, La. 29 (Fri.) DUQUESNE 7 p.m. March RANKINGS 1 (Sat.) DUQUESNE 2 p.m. 2 (Sun.) DUQUESNE 11 a.m. LSU is ranked No. 30 in the Collegiate Baseball magazine preseason poll 4 (Tue.) MICHIGAN STATE 6:30 p.m. 5 (Wed.) MICHIGAN STATE 3 p.m. RADIO 7 (Fri.) STETSON 7 p.m. All three games on LSU Sports Radio Network affiliates 8 (Sat.) STETSON 2 p.m. (Baton Rouge affiliates -- WDGL 98.1 FM on Friday and Sunday; WTGE 107.3 FM on Saturday) 9 (Sun.) STETSON 1 p.m. 11 (Tue.) SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 6:30 p.m. INTERNET 14 (Fri.) at Tennessee 6 p.m. Audio broadcasts and streaming video of all three games in the Geaux Zone at www.LSUsports.net; 15 (Sat.) at Tennessee (SportSouth) Noon Live stats available at www.LSUsports.net 16 (Sun.) at Tennessee 1 p.m. 19 (Wed.) TULANE 6:30 p.m. TV 21 (Fri.) ARKANSAS (Cox Sports) 7 p.m. None 22 (Sat.) ARKANSAS 3 p.m. 23 (Sun.) ARKANSAS (Cox Sports) 1 p.m. SERIES RECORD 25 (Tue.) NORTHWESTERN STATE 6:30 p.m. LSU leads, 1-0-1 (teams met twice in 1926 in Baton Rouge) 26 (Wed.) NEW ORLEANS 6:30 p.m. 28 (Fri.) at Florida 5:30 p.m. 29 (Sat.) at Florida 3 p.m. 30 (Sun.) at Florida (FSN Florida) Noon April 1 (Tue.) at Southern 6 p.m. Pitching Matchups 2 (Wed.) CENTENARY 6:30 p.m. 4 (Fri.) ALABAMA 7 p.m. Game 1 5 (Sat.) ALABAMA Noon LSU - Sr. RHP Jared Bradford (10-4, 4.41 ERA, 96.0 IP, 16 BB, 81 SO in 2007) 6 (Sun.) ALABAMA (Cox Sports) 1 p.m. IU - Jr. RHP Tyler Tufts (3-9, 4.21 ERA, 87.2 IP, 17 BB, 42 SO in 2007) 9 (Wed.) at Southern Mississippi 6:30 pm. 11 (Fri.) at Ole Miss 6:30 p.m. 12 (Sat.) at Ole Miss 4 p.m. Game 2 13 (Sun.) at Ole Miss 1:30 p.m. LSU - Jr. RHP Jordan Brown (transfer from Meridian (Miss.) Colmmunity College) 15 (Tue.) NICHOLLS STATE 6:30 p.m. IU - So. LHP Matt Bashore (4-7, 4.33 ERA, 70.2 IP, 29 BB, 50 SO in 2007) 16 (Wed.) at New Orleans 6:30 p.m. 18 (Fri.) GEORGIA 7 p.m. Game 3 19 (Sat.) GEORGIA 3 p.m. LSU - Jr. LHP Ryan Byrd (6-2, 4.74 ERA, 68.1 IP, 21 BB, 35 SO in 2007) 20 (Sun.) GEORGIA Noon IU - TBA 22 (Tue.) at Tulane 6 p.m. 23 (Wed.) McNEESE ST. (Cox Sports) 6:30 p.m. 25 (Fri.) SOUTH CAROLINA 7 p.m. LSU Probable Position Starters (tentative) 26 (Sat.) SOUTH CAROLINA 3 p.m. Pos. Player Cl.-Exp. B/T Avg. HR RBI Notable 27 (Sun.) SOUTH CAROLINA 1 p.m. 29 (Tue.) UL-LAFAYETTE (Cox Sports) 6:30 p.m. C Sean Ochinko So.-1L R/R .277 7 32 2007 Freshman All-SEC May 1B Matt Clark Jr.-JC L/R transfer from Riverside (Calif.) CC 2 (Fri.) at Kentucky 5:30 p.m. 2B So.-1L L/R .262 4 11 started 31 games in 2007 3 (Sat.) at Kentucky 1 p.m. SS DJ LeMahieu Fr.-HS R/R HS All-American from Bloomfield Hills, Mich. 4 (Sun.) at Kentucky Noon 3B Michael Hollander Sr.-3L R/R .279 5 26 2006 All-SEC selection 9 (Fri.) MISSISSIPPI ST, (Cox Sports)7 p.m. LF Blake Dean So.-1L L/L .316 7 46 2007 Freshman All-American 10 (Sat.) MISSISSIPPI ST. (FSN) 3 p.m. CF Jared Mitchell So.-1L L/L .258 3 21 18 steals, 41 runs scored in 2007 11 (Sun.) MISSISSIPPI ST. (Cox Sports)1 p.m. 13 (Tue.) New Orleans * (Metairie, La.) 6:30 p.m. RF Leon Landry Fr.-HS L/R true freshman from Baker (La.) HS 15 (Thu.) at Auburn 6 p.m. DH Matt Gaudet Jr.-JC R/R transfer from Delgado CC 16 (Fri.) at Auburn 6 p.m. 17 (Sat.) at Auburn 2 p.m. LSU Indiana 21-25 SEC Tournament Hoover, Ala. Record in 2007 29-26-1 (12-17-1 SEC) Record in 2007 19-35 (8-23 in Big 10) 30-June 1/2 NCAA Regional Tournament Site TBA 2008 Ranking 30 Collegiate Baseball Ranking not ranked June Coach Coach Tracy Smith 6-8/7-9 NCAA Super Regional Series Site TBA 14-24/25 College (Omaha, Neb.) Career Record 893-518-5 (.632/26th year) Career Record 358-289-1 (12th year) LSU Record 29-26-1 (.527/second year) IU Record 41-69 (third year) * - at Zephyr Field (Metairie, La.) Mainieri vs. IU 3-0 Smith vs. LSU 0-0 all times are Central and subject to change

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LSU BASEBALL 2007 Season Highlights LSU’s Friday Night Starting : Jared Bradford Senior right-hander Jared Bradford had either a win (seven) or a save (three) in 10 of LSU's 12 SEC victories in 2007. His May 6 win at Arkansas marked the sixth time that Bradford started and won a game for the Tigers after LSU had The Tigers won four series over Top 25 teams during suffered a loss the previous day. The other wins in that scenario came against Stetson (Feb. 16), Lipscomb (March the season - LSU posted series victories over No. 3 3), South Carolina (March 17), Auburn (April 8) and Tennessee (April 28). Arkansas, No. 13 Ole Miss, No. 15 Mississippi State and No. 25 Alabama (rankings at the time of the Bradford's value to the Tigers in 2007 was best illustrated when he posted two wins in a series at third-ranked series) . . . Arkansas, Ole Miss and Mississippi Arkansas (May 4-6) - he earned a relief win on Friday night and a victory as a starter on Sunday. Bradford fired 39 State were all listed among the Top 20 in the official pitches in three innings on May 4 as LSU recorded a 6-5 win -- he registered no walks and three and worked NCAA RPI rankings prior to the final weekend of the a perfect ninth inning after the Tigers had broken a 5-5 tie in the top of the frame. Bradford then returned to the mound regular season . . . LSU also defeated RPI No. 8 as a starter on May 6, throwing 85 pitches in five innings of work -- he limited Arkansas to two runs on six hits with South Carolina once, No. 30 Southern Miss twice no walks and two strikeouts. Bradford threw a total of 124 pitches in the two victories as Arkansas as he improved to and No. 36 Florida once. 7-1 in SEC games.

LSU junior right-hander Jared Bradford completed Bradford, a 2007 member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll, fired his first complete game in an LSU uniform April 29 the season with a 10-4 mark, tying Vanderbilt's vs. Tennessee, limiting the Vols to two runs on eight hits with no walks and eight strikeouts. He was named a David Price and Casey Weathers for the most victo- Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week after a 13- outing against Lipscomb - he worked 7.1 innings, ries among SEC pitchers in the regular seasson . . . allowing two runs on three hits with one walk. Bradford also led LSU with five saves, and he post- ed either a win or a save in 10 of LSU's 12 SEC vic- Hollander Into the Record Books tories . . . Bradford worked a team-high 96 innings, Michael Hollander tied an LSU single-game record last season with 10 assists in the series-clinching over Ole Miss recording 16 walks, 81 strikeouts and a .255 oppo- on April 14. He recorded five straight between the second and third innings and fittingly ended the game with his 10th. nents' batting average . . . Bradford earned second- Hollander became the third player in school history to tally 10 assists, which was last achieved by in team All-SEC and All-South Region recognition, and the 2000 against Texas. Hollander also entered the LSU annals in the sacrifice bunt category. He he was voted Pitcher of the Year in Louisiana by the became LSU's career leader with 24 sacrifice bunts, recording a single-season record 13 sacrifices in 2007. Louisiana Sportswriters Association.

Freshman Blake Dean ended the season Web Gems as the Tigers' top hitter, batting .316 (65-for-206) Centerfielder Jared Mitchell produced numerous highlights in centerfield in 2007, but none was bigger than his game- with 12 doubles, three triples, seven homers, 46 RBI saving catch at Arkansas on May 6. Mitchell prevented a game-tying homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, allow- and 30 runs scored … Dean earned Freshman All- ing LSU to win the series. Jacob Julius lifted a fly ball into deep right-centerfield, but Mitchell scampered SEC honors, and he was named the Louisiana to the wall, jumped and caught it at the top of the wall to end the game. Sean Ochinko received national publicity on Freshman of the Year by the Louisiana Sportswriters March 21 when his diving catch at first base against Southeastern Louisiana was named the No. 6 play of the night Association . . . Dean became the first true freshman on ESPN SportsCenter's Top 10 Plays. to lead LSU in batting average since in 1992 (.400). Tigers Were Road Warriors in 2007 LSU won three straight SEC road series last season over Top 25 opponents between March 30 and May 6. The Tigers Sean Ochinko joined Blake Dean on the won two games at No. 3 Arkansas (May 4-6); LSU defeated No. 15 Mississippi State twice (April 20-22); and LSU Freshman All-SEC squad, as he batted .277 (53-for- captured two wins at No. 25 Alabama (March 30-April 1). All five of the Tigers' '07 SEC road series were played 191) with five doubles, seven homers (team leader against ranked teams, as the Tigers also faced No. 3 South Carolina and No. 1 Vanderbilt. LSU posted a 7-8 mark in with Dean) and 32 RBI. its SEC road contests.

The Tigers featured a pair of two-sport players on the Steal Threats '07 club, as football players Jared Mitchell (CF) and The Tigers recorded 63 steals in 2007, the most by an LSU team since the 2002 squad registered 71. Jared Mitchell Chris Jackson (2B/3B) were regulars in the LSU line- was finally caught stealing on April 21 at Mississippi State after successfully recording a steal in his first 18 attempts. up . . . Mitchell, a wide receiver for the football team, Mitchell's 18 steals (he finished 18-for-20) represented the most stolen bases by an LSU player since J.C. Holt stole started 55 games in center field, batting .258 with 21 bases in 2004. Mitchell ranked sixth in the SEC among leaders. Chris McGhee, who was 10-for-11 in eight doubles, one , three homers, 21 RBI and steals, did something on April 1 at Alabama no Tiger had accomplished since 2003. McGhee stole three bases, which a team-high 41 runs . . . he also led LSU with 18 represented the most since J.C. Holt swiped three versus Northwestern State on Feb. 8, 2003. As a team, LSU stole stolen bases in 20 attempts . . . Jackson, a place- five bases in the series finale at Alabama on April 1, as Mitchell added two. It marked the most steals by an LSU team kicker/punter for four seasons at LSU, was the since recording six against Northwestern State on Feb. 8, 2003. Tigers' second-leading hitter, batting .292 (40-for- 137) with nine doubles, one homer, 15 RBI, 22 runs Less Than Five is Key and 11 stolen bases. LSU's successes hinged heavily last seson upon starting pitching during the season. The Tigers were 22-1 when opponents score less than five runs. LSU is 109-12 over the past four seasons when holding opponents to under five LSU was 25-0 on the year when leading a game after runs. When LSU starting pitchers turn in a quality outing (six or more innings and allowing no more than three earned eight innings . . . LSU converted 15 of its 17 save runs), the Tigers were 15-4. Right-hander Jared Bradford and left-hander Charlie Furbush led the squad with seven opportunities in 2007 . . . Jared Bradford was a per- quality starts each. LSU's only losses with quality starts were at South Carolina (March 16, Furbush), versus Kentucky fect 5-for-5 in save opportunities. (March 24, Bradford), at Arkansas (May 5, Furbush) and at Vanderbilt (May 17, Furbush).

LSU's final paid attendance for its 35-game regular- Game Over After Eight season home schedule was 256,537 - an average of LSU was 25-0 in 2007 when leading after eight innings. Dating back to 2004, LSU is 130-1 when leading after eight 7,329 per game. LSU led the nation in total atten- innings, with the Tigers' only loss during that span coming in 2006. The loss came against Stetson on March 12, 2006 dance for the 12th consecutive season. when the Hatters stunned LSU with four runs in the ninth to win 9-8. The Tigers were 29-1 in 2006, 37-0 in 2005 and 39-0 in 2004 when leading after eight frames.

LSU BASEBALL The Dean of Hitting LSU by the Numbers in 2007 Outfielder Blake Dean saw his 2007 hitting streak end at 20 games on April 21 at Mississippi State. Dean's streak will go down as one of the most memorable of the decade. Here are some final notes on the 20-game stretch: Home 20-14-1 * Longest streak by an LSU player since Cedrick Harris hit safely in 21 straight games in 2000 Away 9-12 * Longest streak by an LSU freshman since at least the 1980s, surpassing the likes of Todd Walker, , Neutral Sites 0-0 Russ Johnson and Mike Fontenot Day 16-12-1 * Marked the second-longest streak in the SEC this season and the longest by a freshman … only South Carolina's Night 13-14 Justin Smoak posted a longer one (23 games) and the next highest freshman was Tennessee's Jeff Lockwood (13 Vs. Left-Handed Starter 11-9 games) Vs. Right-Handed Starter 18-17-1 * Dean batted .395 (32-for-81) during the streak with six doubles, one triple, two homers, 12 RBI and 13 runs, and TV Games 9-11 he was named SEC Freshman of the Week on April 16 On Jumbo Sports 3-6 * Extended the streak to 19 games with a ninth-inning, game-tying homer at UNO on April 18 On Cox Sports 6-3 On SEC-TV 0-2 Into The Fire Vs. SEC 12-17-1 Vs. SEC West 9-6 LSU started a school-record five true freshmen several times last season, beginning in a March 18 game at South Vs. SEC East 3-11-1 Carolina with Blake Dean in left field, Jared Mitchell in center field, Sean Ochinko at catcher, Ryan Schimpf at desig- Non-SEC Games 17-9 nated hitter and T.J. Forrest at pitcher. Vs. Louisiana opponents 7-3 Vs. Ranked opponents 9-12-1 Dating back to the era, two was the most number of freshmen starters before the 2007 season. In 1992, Vs. Atlantic Sun 2-4 Freshman All-Americans Todd Walker and Russ Johnson had prolific seasons. In 2000, Wally Pontiff started at DH Vs. C-USA 4-3 and Mike Fontenot started at second base. In 2006, Jarred Bogany started in centerfield and J.T. Wise served as the Vs. Mid-Continent 1-0 designated hitter en route to Freshman All-America honors. Vs. Southland 3-0 Vs. Sun Belt 1-1 On March 13, 2007, the first four Tiger batters in the order against McNeese State were all true freshmen -- Schimpf, Vs. SWAC 1-0 Mitchell, Dean and Ochinko. It marked the first time in Paul Mainieri's Division I coaching tenure that he batted four Vs. West Coast Conference 3-0 straight true freshmen atop the order. Doubleheaders 0-0 Game 1 of weekend series 6-9 Game 2 of weekend series 7-8 Dean, Mitchell Earn SEC Freshman of the Week Honors in 2007 Game 3 of weekend series 8-6-1 Blake Dean was named SEC Freshman of the Week on two occasions during the 2007 season (May 7 and April 16). Sunday 8-5-1 Dean, a native of Crestview, Fla., hit .333 (7-for-21) in LSU's five games from May 1-6 with one homer, five RBI and Tuesday 5-2 two runs scored. His solo homer in the fourth inning May 6 against Arkansas gave the Tigers a lead they would not Wednesday 3-1 relinquish in a 5-3 victory that clinched the series win. Dean was 4-for-13 in the series with one homer, four RBI and Thursday 0-1 one . LSU won two of three games at Arkansas in front of an SEC-record crowd of nearly 30,000 fans for the week- Friday 6-9 end. Dean paced the Tigers in hitting from April 11-15, leading LSU to wins in three of four games. He batted .529 Saturday 7-8 (9-for-17) on the week with two doubles, one triple, one homer, four RBI and four runs. He hit .429 (6-for-14) in LSU's One-run games 9-5 series victory over No. 13 Ole Miss with one , one homer, three RBI and three runs. Extra inning games 0-1 Shutouts 0-3 Centerfielder Jared Mitchell was named Feb. 27 as the SEC Freshman of the Week. Mitchell hit .462 (6-for-13) in Number of Losing Streaks 6 LSU's series victory over Central Florida with one double, one homer, three RBI and four runs. For the entire week -- Longest Losing Streak 4 including the Tigers' 6-2 victory over Northwestern State -- Mitchell batted .471 (8-for-17) in four games with one Games LSU scores first 20-5-1 double, one homer, five runs and three RBI. Mitchell, who is also a wide receiver on the LSU football team, recorded Games opponent scores first 9-21 one steal and a .500 on-base percentage in leading the Tigers to three wins. His first career homer hit the top of the When LSU scores 10+ 3-0 When LSU scores <5 8-19 "Intimidator" billboard in LSU's series-clinching win in Game 2. When opponent scores 10+ 0-8 When opponent scores <5 22-1 When LSU leads after 6 innings 24-5-1 SEC Coaches Tab LSU Fifth in Western Division in 2008 Poll When LSU trails after 6 innings 1-21 The baseball coaches picked the 2008 LSU squad to finish fifth in the Western Division in When tied after 6 innings 4-0 the 17th annual preseason poll. When LSU leads after 7 innings 24-2-1 When LSU trails after 7 innings 2-21 Eastern Division When tied after 7 innings 3-3 1) Vanderbilt (7) When LSU leads after 8 innings 25-0 2) S.Carolina (3) When LSU trails after 8 innings 1-25 3) Kentucky (1) When tied after 8 innings 3-1 4) Georgia (1) When LSU has 10+ hits 17-6-1 5) Florida When LSU has <6 hits 4-8 6) Tennessee When opponent has 10+ hits 8-22-1 When opponent has <6 hits 4-0 Western Division When LSU has more hits 17-1 1) OIe Miss (10) When LSU has fewer hits 9-24 2) Mississippi State Equal hits 3-1-1 3) Arkansas (2) When LSU hits 2 or more HR 7-2 4) Auburn When LSU homers 17-10-1 5) LSU When LSU hits no home runs 13-15 6) Alabama When opp. hits 2 or more HR 2-3-1 When opponent hits no HR 16-13 ( ) - First Place Votes Games won on final at-bat 5 SEC Champion: Vanderbilt (5); Ole Miss (4); South Carolina (3) Games lost on final at-bat 2 Come-from-behind wins 8 Losses when LSU held lead 7 Blown saves 2 Longest game 4:06 (4/29 vs. Tennessee) Shortest game (at least 9 inn.) 2:02 (3/9 vs. USM)

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Tracking The Tigers Collegiate Baseball ESPN/USA Today Week BA CB Coaches 1. Arizona 42-17 1.UCLA 33-28 1. Arizona State (49-15) Preseason -- 30 -- 2.South Carolina 46-20 2.Arizona 42-17 2. North Carolina (57-16) 3. Arizona State 49-15 3. Vanderbilt 54-13 3. South Carolina (46-20) 4. Ole Miss 40-25 4. Ole Miss 40-25 4. Rice (56-14) 5. North Carolina 57-16 5.North Carolina 57-16 5. Arizona (42-17) 6. Rice 56-14 6.Missouri 42-18 6. Vanderbilt (54-13) 7.San Diego 43-18 7.Oregon State 49-18 7. Texas (46-17) 8.Texas 46-17 8.Michigan 42-19 8. Ole Miss (40-25) 9.Wichita State 53-22 9.Arizona State 49-15 9. San Diego (43-18) 10.Michigan 42-19 10.Miami (Fla.) 37-24 10. Wichita State (53-22) 11.Vanderbilt 54-13 11.San Diego 43-18 11. Oregon State (49-18) 12.Florida State 49-13 12.S. Carolina 46-20 12. Florida State (49-13) 13.Clemson 41-23 13.Long Beach St. 39-20 13. Missouri (42-18) 14.Miami (Fla.) 37-24 14.Rice 56-14 14. Miami (Fla.) (37-24) 15.Missouri 42-18 15.Baylor 35-27 15. Cal State Fullerton (38-25) 16.CS Fullerton 38-25 16.Texas 46-17 16. Clemson (41-23) 17.Long Beach St.39-20 17.Virginia 45-16 17. UCLA (33-28) 18.UCLA 33-28 18.Fresno State 38-29 18. Michigan (42-19) 19.Oregon State 49-18 19.UL-Lafayette 45-17 19. Long Beach State (39-20) 20.Kentucky 34-19-1 20. Wichita State 53-22 20. Virginia (45-16) 21.Fresno State 38-29 21.Texas A&M 48-20 21. Texas A&M (48-19) 22.Texas A&M 48-19 22.Tulane 34-26 22. UC-Irvine (47-17-1) 23.Louisville 47-24 23.Clemson 41-23 23. Mississippi State (38-22) 24.Virginia 45-16 24. East Carolina 40-23 24. Baylor (35-27) 25.Georgia Tech 32-25 25.Old Dominion 35-24 25. Louisville (47-24)

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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 Vanderbilt (5/17-19/07) Hit back-to-back homers ...... Robert Lara and Michael Hollander in 4th Was swept at home ...... vs. South Carolina (3/31-4/2/06) ...... inning vs. UNO (3/27/07) 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 (3/11/05) 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 a walk-off loss ...... at UNO (4/18/07, 4-5) Had 6+ RBI ...... 6 by Quinn Stewart vs. Stetson (3/11/06) Had a walk-off win ...... vs. Ole Miss (4/13/07, 4-3) Had 5+ RBI ...... 5 by J.T. Wise vs. Southern (5/1/07) Had 5+ hits ...... 5 by Ryan Patterson vs. Tennessee (5/14/05) Won 10+ games in a row ...... 10 in 2001 (2/17 vs. Houston-3/3 vs. Had 4+ hits...... 4 by Sean Ochinko at Vanderbilt (5/19/07) ...... Arizona State) Won 15+ games in a row ...... 19 in 1997 (won first 19 games of Had 5+ runs ...... 5 by vs. UL-Monroe (5/27/00) ...... regular season Stole 3+ bases ...... 3 by Chris McGhee at Alabama (4/1/07) 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. Florida (5/11/07) Threw a one-hitter ...... Patrick Coogan vs. Ole Miss (4/18/97) Allowed 10+ runs in a game ...... 19 vs. Florida (5/11/07) Threw a two-hitter ...... 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 ...... Jared Bradford vs. Tennessee (4/28/07) Had 20+ hits in a game...... 20 vs. North Florida (2/10/06) Threw a complete SEC game ...... Jared Bradford vs. Tennessee (4/28/07) Had 15+ hits in a game...... 15 vs. Centenary (2/14/06) Earned a complete game win ...... Jared Bradford vs. Tennessee (4/28/07) Had 5+ HRs in a game ...... 5 vs. Stetson (3/11/06) Had 3+ HRs in a game ...... 3 vs. McNeese State (3/13/07) Had 10+ strikeouts ...... 10 by Charlie Furbush at Alabama (3/30/07) Had 13+ strikeouts ...... 13 by Jared Bradford vs. Lipscomb (3/4/07) Shutout an opponent ...... vs. Northwestern State (4/11/06; 12-0) Had 15+ strikeouts ...... 16 by at Tennessee (4/2/99) Was shutout by an opponent ...... at Arkansas (5/5/07, 0-5) Had 16+ strikeouts ...... 17 by Scott Schultz vs. Maine (3/10/95) Turned a triple play...... vs. Ole Miss (3/28/99) Was one-hit ...... vs. Miss. State (3/25/01; L, 1-7) Was two-hit ...... at Centenary (3/2/05; L, 1-6) Was three-hit ...... vs. Tennessee (4/27/07; L, 1-7))

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

NCAA Super Regional Series (3): 2000, 2003, 2004 Alex Box Stadium, the home of the LSU Fighting Tigers, has a storied history which spans several decades. Always known as an excellent facility, recent efforts to upgrade the stadium have made it comparable to that SEC Tournaments (4): 1985, 1986, 1991, 1993 of many professional minor-league clubs. The 2008 season will be the last for the Tigers in the 70-year-old ABCA Hall of Fame Tournament (1): 1991 facility, as LSU moves into a new stadium in 2009. The New Alex Box Stadium is presently under construction roughly 200 yards south of the original stadium. Top 10 Attendance Figures Last season, the Tigers drew 256,537 fans to Alex Box Stadium as LSU finished first in the nation in total attendance for the 12th straight year. The Tigers set an NCAA record in 2004 for average attendance with 7,898 Att. Opponent Date Score per contest. LSU established an NCAA total attendance mark in 2003 as 291,676 fans purchased tickets for 1. 8683 Houston 3/6/04 UH, 10-5 “Baseball at the Box.” 2. 8622 UL-Lafayette 4/11/00 LSU, 8-2 LSU has been among the nation's attendance leaders for the past 17 seasons, finishing No. 5 in 1991, No. 6 3. 8577 Tulane 2/27/07 TU, 8-3 in 1992, No. 4 in 1993, No. 3 in 1994 and 1995, and No. 1 from 1996-2007. 4. 8521 Miss. State 3/26/04 MSU, 7-3 Over the past 24 seasons, the Tigers have attracted over four million fans to Alex Box Stadium. A total of 5. 8512 Auburn 5/9/03 LSU, 6-5 4,231,830 patrons have watched the Tigers play at "The Box" since 1984. 6. 8510 Arkansas 4/27/02 LSU, 8-0 The stadium is recognized both for its old-fashioned charm and for its modern renovations. “The Box” has 7. 8440 Alabama 5/19/02 LSU, 5-1 undergone several facility-improvement projects designed to enhance the comfort and enjoyment of LSU base- 8. 8437 Auburn 5/10/03 LSU, 20-3 ball fans. 9. 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. 10. 8360 Texas State 2/28/04 LSU, 2-1 Bleachers were then installed in left-center field, increasing seating capacity to 7,760. Visitors to Alex Box Stadium in 1998 had for the first time the opportunity to enjoy a concessions/picnic area Quotable behind the right-field bleachers, complementing a similar facility behind the left-field bleachers. "I want to commend what I truly believe may be A major renovation project was completed at Alex Box Stadium in 1997, as two of the facility's light towers the premiere crowd in all of college baseball ... were moved behind the seating areas in order to give all fans an unobstructed view of the playing field. The pro- that is a special, special crowd out there. I want ject began in April, 1996, when two of the four light towers were moved. The remaining two towers were moved to say that the way the fans have responded all in February, 1997. weekend to just excellence and outstanding play The “Intimidator” billboard depicting LSU’s NCAA titles was unveiled in Alex Box Stadium prior to the ‘97 leads me to believe that they truly do appreciate season. It stands above the right field wall as a testament to LSU’s baseball excellence. Some of the other addi- the difficulty of playing this game. I'm glad to tions to the stadium in the past decade include a players' meeting room and a " Village" parking area have our players play in front of a crowd that I behind the outfield fence which allows fans to tailgate before and during games. A new outfield fence was installed truly believe appreciated their performance." in 1995 with a 15-foot hitters' backdrop in center field. -- Baylor head coach Steve Smith after the 2003 In 1994, "The Box" featured a freshly renovated and expanded players' locker room and lounge, along with NCAA Super Regional in Alex Box Stadium additional chair-back seats in the grandstand. In 1993, an advanced outfield drainage system was installed along 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 "The fans here are great. It was a pleasure season included the installation of a new grandstand roof and the construction of a playground/picnic area behind playing ball here today. Great battle, great the left-field bleachers. fans, great atmosphere out here in Baton The stadium began to resemble its present form with the arrival in 1983 of coach Skip Bertman. In 1985, the Rouge and like (first baseman) Matt Wright Tigers' locker room was given a facelift, and a fully-equipped training room, a coaches' dressing room and a play- said, go LSU." ers' lounge were installed. -- UNC-Wilmington outfielder Chip Grawey after Larger dugouts were constructed in 1986 along with a new outfield fence. The press box was expanded, and his team took a congratulatory lap around the the stadium's right field fence was moved to make room for additional bleachers. In 1987, the stadium's restroom field following LSU’s 2003 NCAA Regional win facilities were enlarged, and a new concessions stand was built beneath the grandstand. 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 for the New York Giants. Such legendary baseball figures as Mel Ott, Carl Hubbell, Bill Terry and Dick Bartell trained at “The Box.”

LSU BASEBALL 2008 LSU BASEBALL Numerical Roster

No. Name Pos. B-T Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 2 Buzzy Haydel INF R-R 5-10 190 Jr. 2L Gonzales, La. (East Ascension HS) 3 Jared Mitchell OF L-L 6-0 192 So. 1L New Iberia, La. (Westgate HS) 4 Chad Jones OF L-L 6-3 222 Fr. HS Baton Rouge, La. (Southern Lab HS) 5 Derek Helenihi INF R-R 6-0 172 Jr. JC Livermore, Calif. (Granada HS/Ohlone College) 6 Leon Landry OF L-R 5-11 195 Fr. HS Baton Rouge, La. (Baker HS) 7 Michael Hollander INF R-R 5-8 178 Sr. 3L Mandeville, La. (Jesuit HS) 8 Rene Escobar INF R-R 5-11 182 Jr. JC Nuevo, Calif. (Perris HS/Riverside CC) 9 Matt Clark INF L-R 6-5 235 Jr. JC Fontana, Calif. (Etiwanda HS/Riverside CC) 10 Ryan Byrd P R-L 6-0 170 Jr. 2L Denham Springs, La. (Denham Springs HS) 11 Ryan Verdugo P L-L 6-1 200 Jr. JC Lake Stevens, Wash. (Lake Stevens HS/Skagit College) 12 Austin Ross P L-R 6-2 189 Fr. HS Shreveport, La. (Captain Shreve HS) 13 Jordan Brown P R-R 6-0 192 Jr. JC Luling, La. (Hahnville HS/Meridian CC) 14 Sean Ochinko C R-R 5-11 205 So. 1L Parkland, Fla. (Douglas HS) 16 Ryan Schimpf OF L-R 5-8 180 So. 1L Covington, La. (St. Paul's HS) 17 DJ LeMahieu INF R-R 6-4 196 Fr. HS Bloomfield Hills, Mich. (Brother Rice HS) 18 Nicholas Pontiff OF R-R 5-9 176 Jr. 2L Metairie, La. (Jesuit HS) 20 Jason Lewis C R-R 5-10 210 Sr. 1L Crawfordville, Fla. (N. Fla. Christian HS/Chipola JC) 21 Johnny Dishon OF R-R 5-11 181 Fr. HS Beaumont, Texas (Bridge City HS) 24 Daniel Bradshaw P R-R 6-1 201 Fr. HS West Monroe, La. (Ouachita Christian HS) 25 Kyle Beerbohm P L-L 6-3 203 Sr. 1L Terrytown, La. (Shaw HS/Delgado CC) 27 Jared Bradford P R-R 6-1 177 Sr. 1L Hueytown, Ala. (Hueytown HS/Shelton State CC) 28 Taylor Davis INF R-R 6-3 245 Jr. JC Conroe, Texas (The Woodlands HS/Panola College) 29 P S-R 6-3 190 Jr. 2L Schlater, Miss. (Pillow Academy) 30 P R-R 6-7 227 Fr. HS Jackson, N.J. (St. Rose HS) 32 Chris McGhee INF R-R 5-8 163 Jr. 2L Alexandria, La. (Alexandria HS) 33 Micah Gibbs C S-R 5-11 223 Fr. HS Pflugerville, Texas (Pflugerville HS) 34 Blake Dean OF L-L 6-0 193 So. 1L Crestview, Fla. (Crestview HS) 35 Matt Gaudet INF R-R 6-2 210 Jr. JC Metairie, La. (Rummel HS/Delgado CC) 37 Blake Martin P L-L 6-2 193 Jr. RS Boaz, Ala. (Boaz HS/Birmingham-Southern) 38 Jordan Nicholson P R-R 6-1 167 Fr. HS Ruston, La. (Ruston HS) 39 Nolan Cain P R-R 6-2 248 Jr. 2L Cantonment, Fla. (Tate HS) 41 Shane Ardoin P L-L 6-0 165 So. 1L Ville Platte, La. (Sacred Heart HS) 44 Paul Bertuccini P R-R 5-11 185 So. 1L Metairie, La. (Rummel HS) 45 Taylor Martin P R-R 6-4 219 Fr. HS Baton Rouge, La. (St. Michael HS) 46 Cody Reine OF L-R 5-11 217 Fr. HS Walker, La. (Walker HS) 47 Ben Alsup P R-R 6-3 163 Fr. HS Ruston, La. (Ruston HS) 49 Stuart Peterson C R-R 5-11 165 Fr. HS DeRidder, La. (DeRidder HS) 53 Kevin Farnsworth C R-R 6-1 192 So. 1L Baton Rouge, La. (Woodlawn HS)

Coaching Staff 1 Paul Mainieri, Head Coach (Florida International, 1980 -- second season at LSU) 26 Terry Rooney Asst. Coach (Radford, 1996 - second season at LSU) 23 Cliff Godwin, Asst. Coach (East Carolina, 2000 -- second season at LSU) 43 Javi Sanchez, Asst. Coach (Notre Dame, 2004 - first season at LSU)

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