GAMES 36-38 5 NCAA TITLES, 13 CWS APPEARANCES, 13 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS 2007 LSU BASEBALL vs. Ole Miss April 13-15, 2007 • 7 p.m., 3 p.m., 1 p.m. Baton Rouge, La. • Alex Box Stadium (7,760) Schedule/Results (19-15-1, 4-7-1 SEC) LSU Concludes Seven-Game Homestand Against No. 13 Ole Miss Date Opponent Time/Result LSU (19-15-1, 4-7-1 SEC) returns to Southeastern Conference action this weekend as the Tigers face No. 13 Ole Miss February (7-4) (24-11, 7-5 SEC) in Alex Box Stadium. Game 1 of the series is set for 7 p.m. Friday, Game 2 will start at 3 p.m. Saturday, 9 (Fri.) ST. MARY’S (CALIF.) W, 4-3 and Game 3 begins at 1 p.m. Sunday. 10 (Sat.) ST. MARY’S (CALIF.) W, 7-6 11 (Sun.) ST. MARY’S (CALIF.) W, 6-2 >Broadcast Info 16 (Fri.) at Stetson L, 1-8 All three games will be carried by the affiliates of the LSU Sports Radio Network (WDGL 98.1 FM in Baton Rouge). Jim 17 (Sat.) at Stetson L, 1-14 Hawthorne and Charles Hanagriff call the action. The games may also be accessed in the Geaux Zone at 18 (Sun.) at Stetson W, 8-4 www.LSUsports.net. There is no television for the series. 21 (Wed.) NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 6-2 23 (Fri.) CENTRAL FLORIDA W, 4-1 >Last Time Out 24 (Sat.) CENTRAL FLORIDA W, 13-6 The Tigers used a three-run third inning to defeat Mississippi Valley, 4-1, on Wednesday night in Alex Box Stadium. LSU 25 (Sun.) CENTRAL FLORIDA L, 4-5 defeated Auburn, 10-1, on Sunday to end a three-game losing streak. The Tigers lost the first two games of the SEC series. 27 (Tue.) TULANE (CST tape delayed) L, 3-8 LSU fell 6-1 on Friday night and lost the series 7-0 on Saturday. In Sunday’s win, junior Jared Bradford worked seven March (8-8-1, 2-5-1 SEC) innings, allowing only one run on six hits and striking out nine to record his fifth win of the year. Chris Jackson, making 2 (Fri.) LIPSCOMB L, 6-7 his first start of the season at third base, posted a career-high four hits. Centerfielder Jared Mitchell scored three runs, and 3 (Sat.) LIPSCOMB L, 7-10 shortstop Michael Hollander homered. 4 (Sun.) LIPSCOMB W, 8-4 6 (Tue.) at Centenary % W, 2-1 >Notables 9 (Fri.) SOUTHERN MISS W, 2-1 LSU enters the series in fifth place in the SEC Western Division with a 4-7-1 conference mark ... Ole Miss, coached by for- 10 (Sat.) SOUTHERN MISS W, 15-8 mer LSU player and assistant coach Mike Bianco, is in second place in the West with a 7-5 record, one game behind divi- 11 (Sun.) SOUTHERN MISS L, 3-5 sion leader Arkansas (8-4) ... On Wednesday, the Tigers began a stretch of playing seven out of their next eight games 13 (Tue.) McNEESE STATE W, 6-3 16 (Fri.) at #3 South Carolina (JSN) L, 0-5 against opponents from the state of Mississippi ... LSU has lost its last three home SEC series and is seeking its first home 17 (Sat.) at #3 South Carolina (JSN) W, 6-5 league series victory of the year ... Freshman designated hitter Blake Dean carries a career-high 15-game hitting streak into 18 (Sun.) at #3 South Carolina (JSN) L, 5-9 the weekend, which is the longest by an LSU player since 2005 ... Dean leads the Tigers with a .292 average in SEC games 21 (Wed.) SOUTHEASTERN LA. (CST) W, 5-3 ... Friday night starter Charlie Furbush is seeking his first career SEC victory ... LSU has collected double-digit hits in its 23 (Fri.) #11 KENTUCKY L, 2-16 last three games ... Tiger pitching has only surrendered two runs in their last 19 innings of work. 24 (Sat.) #11 KENTUCKY L, 5-6 25 (Sun.) #11 KENTUCKY T, 9-9 Pitching Matchups 27 (Tue.) NEW ORLEANS W, 6-3 30 (Fri.) at #25 Alabama (JSN) W, 5-4 Game 1 31 (Sat.) at #25 Alabama (JSN) L, 2-5 LSU -- Jr. LHP Charlie Furbush (3-4, 4.29 ERA, 50.1 IP, 22 BB, 57 SO) April (3-3, 2-2 SEC) UM -- Jr. RHP Will Kline (4-1, 2.98 ERA, 63.1 IP, 22 BB, 72 SO) 1 (Sun.) at #25 Alabama (JSN) W, 7-3 3 (Tue.) at #21 Tulane $ L, 9-16 Game 2 6 (Fri.) AUBURN L, 1-6 LSU -- TBA 7 (Sat.) AUBURN L, 0-7 UM -- So. RHP Lance Lynn (3-2, 2.53 ERA, 57.0 IP, 19 BB, 71 SO) 8 (Sun.) AUBURN (CST) W, 10-1 11 (Wed.) MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W, 4-1 13 (Fri.) #13 OLE MISS 7 p.m. Game 3 14 (Sat.) #13 OLE MISS 3 p.m. LSU -- TBA 15 (Sun.) #13 OLE MISS 1 p.m. UM -- Fr. LHP Nathan Baker (4-1, 2.90 ERA, 40.1 IP, 11 BB, 27 SO) 18 (Wed.) at New Orleans $ 7 p.m. 20 (Sat.) at Mississippi State 6:30 p.m. LSU Probable Position Starters 21 (Sat.) at Mississippi State 2 p.m. 22 (Sun.) at Mississippi State (JSN) 1:30 p.m. Pos. Player Cl.-Exp. B/T Avg. HR RBI Notable 25 (Wed.) SOUTHERN 6:30 p.m. C Robert Lara So.-1L R/R .230 1 8 2-for-3 with a run and RBI in series finale vs. AU 27 (Fri.) TENNESSEE 7 p.m. 1B Sean Ochinko Jr.-1L R/R .241 5 23 Team leader in HR, .994 fielding percentage 28 (Sat.) TENNESSEE 3 p.m. 2B Nicholas Pontiff So.-1L R/R .200 0 0 Made first start of the season on Wed. vs. MVSU 29 (Sun.) TENNESSEE (CST) 1 p.m. May (0-0, 0-0 SEC) -or- Chris McGhee So.-1L R/R .254 1 8 8-for-8 in SB; .261, 1 HR and 8 RBI in SEC games 1 (Tue.) NICHOLLS STATE (CST) 6:30 p.m. SS Michael Hollander Jr.-2L R/R .267 4 19 Provided LSU’s only HR in Auburn series on Sun. 4 (Fri.) at Arkansas 7:05 p.m. 3B Chris Jackson So.-1L R/R .250 1 8 Career-high four hits last Sun. vs. Auburn 5 (Sat.) at Arkansas (FSN) 3 p.m. LF Ryan Schimpf Fr.-HS L/R .278 4 9 3-for-4 with a three-run homer vs. Tulane on 4/3 6 (Sun.) at Arkansas (JSN) 12:35 p.m. CF Jared Mitchell Fr.-HS L/L .290 1 13 16x16 in SB this season; 4th in the SEC 11 (Fri.) FLORIDA (CST) 7 p.m. RF Steven Waguespack Sr.-1L L/L .194 4 19 Made two game-winning plays in games this year 12 (Sat.) FLORIDA (FSN) 3 p.m. -or- Chris McGhee So.-1L R/R .254 1 8 Made his second start in RF on Wed. vs. MVSU 13 (Sun.) FLORIDA (CST) 1 p.m. 17 (Thu.) at Vanderbilt 7 p.m. DH Blake Dean Fr.-HS L/L .331 2 26 15-game hit streak; .500, 4 2B, 4 RBI last 5 games 18 (Fri.) at Vanderbilt 7 p.m. 19 (Sat.) at Vanderbilt (JSN) 1 p.m. LSU Ole Miss 23-27 SEC Tournament (Hoover, Ala.) Record 19-15-1 (4-7-1 SEC) Record 24-11 (7-5 SEC) 1-4 NCAA Regional (sites TBA) Ranking NR Baseball America Ranking No. 20 Baseball America 8-10/9-11 NCAA Super Regional (sites TBA) NR Collegiate Baseball No. 13 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 Mike Bianco $ - Zephyr Field (Metairie, La.) Career Record 883-507-5 (.635/25th year) Career Record 366-214-1 (.631/10th year) LSU Record 19-15-1 (.557/first year) UM Record 266-143-1 (.649/seventh year) all times are Central and subject to change Mainieri vs. UM 0-1 Bianco vs. LSU 13-13 (10-11 at Ole Miss)

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LSU BASEBALL Statistical Comparison RPI Watch LSU enters the weekend with an RPI ranking of No. 36 as computed by Boyd's World. The Tigers strength of sched- LSU Ole Miss ule ranks as the 45th toughest in the nation. Ole Miss is ranked 12th in the RPI rankings as one of five teams in the .250 BA .316 top 15. Vanderbilt is first, South Carolina is third, Mississippi State is fifth and Arkansas is ninth. 10 2B 59 3 3B 5 The LSU-Ole Miss Series 27 HR 30 LSU leads the overall series with Ole Miss, 154-133, though the Rebels won all four games between the teams last .378 Slugging % .448 season. Ole Miss swept a three-game series from LSU in Oxford, Miss. before defeating the Tigers in the second round .330 On-Base % .385 49/64 SB/Att. 42/57 of the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Ala. LSU has captured six of its last eight regular-season series with Ole Miss, and 4.82 ERA 2.95 the Tigers have a 13-9 record against the Rebels this decade. Paul Mainieri is 0-1 versus the Rebels during his career. .289 Opponents BA .225 Mike Bianco is 10-11 against his alma mater as head coach at Ole Miss. Bianco was a member of the Tigers 1989 8.2 Batters SO/9 inn. 8.7 College World Series team. Bianco was also a member of Skip Bertman's coaching staff between 1993-1997 when 3.1 Walks/9 inn. 3.4 he was instrumental in helping the Tigers to three national championships. 11 Saves 10 .953 Fielding % .979 Dean’s Hitting Streak Up To 15 Games Freshman designated hitter Blake Dean extended his hitting streak to 15 games, going 3-for-3 and finishing a homer Series History shy of the cycle against Mississippi Valley on Wednesday. The hitting streak is the longest by any Tiger since Clay Harris and Ryan Patterson hit safely in 15 straight games in 2005. With a hit on Friday, Dean's streak will be the longest LSU leads the overall series with Ole Miss, 154- in four years when senior Ivan Naccarata posted a 19-game streak in 2003. Dean has produced the longest hitting 133. streak by a freshman since J.C. Holt hit in 16 straight games to close the 2002 regular season. Dean is hitting .400 (24-for-60) during the streak with five doubles, eight RBI and eight runs. The series since 2000 ... Year Score Location Ranking Game 2006 L, 1-12 $ Birmingham The Tigers are 3-6-1 against Top 25 teams in 2007. Six out of LSU's next seven games are versus ranked teams begin- 2006 L, 8-11 Oxford ning with 13th-ranked Ole Miss this weekend. Of the Tigers 10 SEC series, seven are versus ranked teams. 2006 L, 3-11 Oxford 2006 L, 5-10 Oxford Mississippi Stretch 2005 W, 5-1 Baton Rouge LSU began a stretch on Wednesday of playing seven of its next eight games against opponents from the state of 2005 W, 7-6 Baton Rouge 2005 L, 8-14 Baton Rouge Mississippi. The Tigers defeated Mississippi Valley, 4-1, in the first-ever meeting between the two schools on 2004 W, 14-6 Oxford Wednesday. LSU plays host to Ole Miss this weekend before traveling to Starkville next weekend to face Mississippi 2004 W, 11-4 Oxford State. Two players on LSU's roster hail from the Magnolia state: senior left-hander Clay Dirks (Hernando, Miss.) and 2004 L, 6-7 Oxford sophomore right-hander Louis Coleman (Schlater, Miss.). Dirks prepped at Hernando High School, about one hour 2003 W, 13-5 Baton Rouge north of Oxford, where he was the 2002 Gatorade High School Player of the Year. Coleman was a standout at Pillow 2003 W, 14-6 Baton Rouge Academy. 2003 L, 2-7 Baton Rouge 2002 L, 7-10 Oxford Bradford Does It Again 2002 W, 6-5 Oxford Having lost the first two games of the Auburn series, junior Jared Bradford salvaged Game 3 with another marvelous 2002 L, 3-9 Oxford seven-inning outing. Bradford, who was not the Tigers' originally scheduled starter, limited the Plainsmen to one run 2001 W, 12-6 $ Birmingham on six hits while walking one and striking out nine. The right-hander fired five straight scoreless innings before issu- 2001 W, 13-2 (7) $ Birmingham ing his lone run in the sixth en route to his fifth win of the year. The outing marked the fifth time in his six starts that 2001 W, 6-3 Baton Rouge he had gone six or more quality innings. Bradford, who lowered his ERA to 2.73, began the season as LSU's closer 2001 L, 10-23 Baton Rouge and then made the move to starter. Since then, he successfully filled all of the roles head coach Paul Mainieri has 2001 W, 15-2 Baton Rouge elected to use with him. Bradford is on pace to have the lowest ERA by an LSU starter (minimum five starts) since 2000 W, 9-2 Oxford Lane Mestepey led the SEC with a 2.59 ERA in 2002. 2000 L, 4-6 Oxford 2000 W, 12-6 Oxford Home Cooking LSU has lost its last three SEC home series, dating back to last season. The Tigers will look to reverse the trend this $ - SEC Tournament weekend against No. 13 Ole Miss. LSU is seeking its first league series win at Alex Box Stadium since defeating Arkansas twice, April 28-30, 2006. The Tigers are 2-6-1 at home during the three-series losing streak.

Less Than Five Is The Key LSU's successes have hinged heavily upon its starting pitching this season. The Tigers are 14-0 when opponents score less than five runs. When LSU starting pitchers turn in a quality outing (six or more innings and allowing no more than three earned runs), the Tigers are 11-2. Jared Bradford leads the squad with five quality starts. LSU's only losses with quality starts were at South Carolina (March 16, Charlie Furbush) and versus Kentucky (March 24, Bradford).

Pitching Points LSU pitching has only allowed two runs in its last 19 innings of work, and the Tigers have only issued two walks in their last two games while racking up 22 strikeouts. Since April 3 at Tulane, LSU's team ERA has improved 28 points from 5.10 to 4.82.

Steal Threats LSU has converted on 49 of its 64 stolen base attempts, which ranks fourth in the SEC. The 49 steals already sur- pass last year's total of 40 and represent the most by an LSU team since the 2003 College World Series team swiped 59 bases.

Mitchell Cracking The Record Books Freshman Jared Mitchell, who is a perfect 16-for-16 in steals on the season, is tied for fourth in the league in that department. Since the statistic caught stealing has been kept by LSU Sports Information records in 1978, only one player in school history has ever maintained a stolen base percentage of 1.000 with a minimum of 10 steals. Catcher Duane Dewey was 11-for-11 in stolen bases in 1979. However, not one player in school history has ever maintained a 1.000 percentage with a minimum of 15 steals.

LSU BASEBALL M & M LSU by the Numbers in 2007 Mitchell and McGhee have been a force for opposing teams to deal with on the base paths as two have combined to steal 24 out of 24 bases. Jared Mitchell, a wide receiver on the football team, is 16-for-16 this year. Chris McGhee, Home...... 14-9-1 who is 8-for-8 in steals, did something on April 1 at Alabama no Tiger since J.C. Holt has accomplished. McGhee Away...... 5-6 stole three bases, which represented the most since Holt swiped three versus Northwestern State on Feb. 8, 2003. Neutral Sites ...... 0-0 The three steals finished one shy of the school record of four set by Wally McMakin on March 21, 1975. As a team, Day ...... 9-7-1 LSU stole five in the series finale at Alabama on April 1 as Mitchell added two. It marked the most steals by an LSU Night...... 10-8 team since recording six against Northwestern State on Feb. 8, 2003. Vs. Left-Handed Starter...... 8-3 Vs. Right-Handed Starter ...... 11-12-1 The Dean Of Hitting TV Games ...... 5-4 On Jumbo Sports ...... 3-3 Freshman Blake Dean was not even projected to be in the LSU starting lineup a month before the season. However, On Cox Sports ...... 2-1 the departure of one outfielder and the impressive effort in pre-season practices led head coach Paul Mainieri to pen- On SEC-TV ...... 0-0 cil him into the lineup. Dean leads the Tigers in seven offensive categories, including average (.346), doubles (10), Vs. SEC ...... 4-7-1 triples (3), RBI (27), total bases (66), slugging percentage (.520), walks (15) and on-base percentage (.399). Dean Vs. SEC West ...... 3-3 is on pace to become the first true freshman to lead LSU in batting average since Todd Walker did so in 1992 (.400). Vs. SEC East ...... 1-4-1 He is also looking to become the first player to lead the team in average, RBI, slugging percentage and on-base per- Non-SEC Games ...... 15-8 centage in the same season since Aaron Hill in 2003. Since March 17 at South Carolina, the Crestview, Fla., native Vs. Louisiana opponents ...... 5-2 has raised his average 54 points from .292 to .346. Dean is tied for second in the SEC in triples (3), and he ranks first Vs. Ranked opponents ...... 3-6-1 in the league in sacrifice flies (6). Vs. Atlantic Sun ...... 2-4 Vs. C-USA...... 4-3 Jackson Back At The Hot Corner Vs. Mid-Continent ...... 1-0 Chris Jackson returned to the starting lineup last Friday versus Auburn and enjoyed a very productive weekend series. Vs. Southland ...... 3-0 Jackson, who had been out of the lineup since suffering a shoulder injury on March 10 versus Southern Mississippi, Vs. Sun Belt ...... 0-0 started at first base in Games 1 and 2 last weekend, and he started Game 3 at third base. The junior batted .357 (5- Vs. SWAC ...... 1-0 for-14) in the three games against Auburn with two doubles, one RBI and three runs scored. He collected a career- Vs. West Coast Conference ...... 3-0 high four hits in Sunday's 10-1 victory over the Plainsmen with one RBI and one run scored. The start at third base Doubleheaders ...... 0-0 was the 28th of his career and first since June 6, 2005 in the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional versus Rice. Jackson Game 1 of weekend series ...... 4-5 missed all of last season after undergoing off-season Tommy John surgery. Game 2 of weekend series ...... 4-5 Game 3 of weekend series ...... 5-3-1 Bullpen Briefs Sunday ...... 5-3-1 LSU has converted 11 of its 12 save opportunities this season, and the Tigers are tied for first in the SEC with Auburn. Tuesday ...... 3-2 Jared Bradford and Louis Coleman are tied for the team lead in saves with four, and that total ranks tied for second Wednesday ...... 3-0 in the league. Bradford has converted all four of his save opportunities. The school record for saves is 20 set by the Friday ...... 4-5 1989 squad. Coleman, who now features a sidearm throwing motion, owns LSU's only blown save in a 9-9 tie against Saturday ...... 4-5 No. 11 Kentucky on March 25. One-run games ...... 6-3 Extra inning games ...... 0-0 Shutouts ...... 0-2 Game Over After Eight Number of Losing Streaks ...... 4 When LSU is leading after eight innings, the Tigers are 18-0 this season. Dating back to 2004, LSU is 123-1 when Longest Losing Streak ...... 4 leading after eight innings with the Tigers' only loss during that span coming in 2006. That loss came against Stetson Games in which LSU scores first ...... 12-4-1 on March 12, 2006 when the Hatters stunned LSU with four runs in the ninth to win 9-8. The Tigers were 29-1 in Games in which opponent scores first...... 7-11 2006, 37-0 in 2005 and 39-0 in 2004 when leading after eight frames. When LSU scores 10+...... 3-0 When LSU scores <5...... 5-10 Offense Coming Along When opponent scores 10+ ...... 0-4 LSU has tallied double-digit hits in five out of its last six games, including 10 hits in each of its last three contests. When opponent scores <5 ...... 15-0 The Tigers eclipsed the .250 team batting average mark for the first time all season with the 4-1 victory over When LSU leads after 6 innings ...... 17-3-1 Mississippi Valley on Wednesday. LSU's average has risen nine points since March 24 at Kentucky when the Tigers When LSU trails after 6 innings ...... 1-12 were batting .241. When tied after 6 innings...... 1-0 When LSU leads after 7 innings ...... 18-0-1 Freshmen Contributions When LSU trails after 7 innings ...... 1-12 Three true freshmen -- Blake Dean, Jared Mitchell and Sean Ochinko -- delivered with two-out RBI hits as part of a When tied after 7 innings...... 0-3 three-run uprising in the third inning against Mississippi Valley on Wednesday. Ochinko leads the Tigers in homers When LSU leads after 8 innings...... 18-0 with five, and he is attempting to be the first freshman to lead LSU in homers since Todd Walker did so in 1992 with When LSU trails after 8 innings ...... 1-15 12. Ochinko has not homered since March 17 at South Carolina. Freshman outfielder Ryan Schimpf is tied for sec- When tied after 8 innings...... 0-0 ond on the squad in dingers with four. Earlier this season, the Tigers homered in eight straight contests between March When LSU has 10+ hits ...... 11-3-1 When LSU has <6 hits ...... 3-5 17-30. That homer stretch was the longest since homering in eight straight between April 9 (at Tennessee) and April When opponent has 10+ hits ...... 5-12-1 22 (at Ole Miss) of last season. When opponent has <6 hits ...... 3-0 When LSU has more hits...... 11-1 Into The Fire When LSU has fewer hits ...... 5-13 LSU has started a school-record five true freshmen several times this season, beginning in a March 18 game at South Equal hits ...... 3-1-1 Carolina with Blake Dean in left field, Jared Mitchell in center field, Sean Ochinko at catcher, Ryan Schimpf at des- When LSU hits 2 or more home runs...... 5-1 ignated hitter and T.J. Forrest at pitcher. Dating back to the Skip Bertman era, two was the most number of freshmen When LSU homers ...... 12-5-1 starters before this season. In 1992, Freshman All-Americans Todd Walker and Russ Johnson had prolific seasons. When LSU hits no home runs ...... 8-9 In 2000, Wally Pontiff, Jr. started third and Mike Fontenot played second. In 2006, Jarred Bogany started centerfield When opp. hits 2 or more home runs...... 2-2-1 and J.T. Wise served as the designated hitter en route to Freshman All-America honors. On March 13, the first four When opponent hits no home runs ...... 11-8 Tiger batters in the order against McNeese State were all freshmen -- Schimpf, Mitchell, Dean and Ochinko. It marked Games won on final at-bat ...... 1 the first time in Paul Mainieri's Division I coaching tenure that he batted four straight true freshmen atop the order. Games lost on final at-bat...... 0 Come-from-behind wins ...... 4 Bama Breeze Losses when LSU led previously ...... 5 LSU posted its first SEC series win of the year, March 30-April 1, at No. 25 Alabama. The two victories also marked Blown saves...... 1 the first SEC series win for first-year head coach Paul Mainieri. The Tigers won a series in Tuscaloosa for the first Longest game ...... 3:40 (4/3 at time since 2001. Shortstop Michael Hollander launched a dramatic three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth in the Tulane) opener to erase a 4-2 deficit and give LSU a 5-4 victory. Hollander's blast came with two outs as the Tigers were down Shortest game (9 or more innings)...... 2:02 (3/9 vs. to their last strike against Tide ace reliever Tommy Hunter. Southern Miss)

LSU BASEBALL 2007 Player Honors Hollander Saves The Day With two outs and two strikes in bottom of the ninth, shortstop Michael Hollander turned what looked to a series open- 27 Jared Bradford • Jr. • RHP ing loss to No. 25 Alabama into an amazing opening victory on March 30. Hollander launched an opposite field, three- • Louisville Slugger National POY (March 5) run homer for the game-winner against Crimson Tide ace reliever Tommy Hunter. For Hollander, it was his second homer • College Baseball Foundation National Honor in as many games and the second game-winning blast of his career. Last April 28, the Mandeville, La., native launched Roll (March 5) a walk-off solo homer versus Arkansas to give LSU a 7-6 victory in Baton Rouge. Hollander's game-winning homer at • LSWA Pitcher of the Week (March 5) Alabama brought back memories of a similar situation the Tigers faced in their SEC opening series last season at Kentucky. LSU was down to its final strike and down 2-1 when Quinn Stewart launched a two-run homer in the top of 48 Charlie Furbush • Jr. • LHP the ninth on March 19. • Roger Clemens Award Watch List • Baseball America Preseason All-American Mainieri Returns To LSU • College Baseball Foundation National Honor Roll (March 12) Head coach Paul Mainieri earned a letter at LSU in 1976 as a freshman outfielder. Thirty-one years later, the 49-year- old returns to Baton Rouge as the 25th head coach in school history. Mainieri directed Notre Dame to 533 wins, nine 3 Jared Mitchell • Fr. • CF NCAA Tournament appearances in 12 seasons and a College World Series berth in 2002. He is currently ranked 22nd • SEC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 26) among active Division I coaches in wins. His Irish teams combined for the nation's fourth-best winning percentage dur- ing the decade of the 2000s (.728), trailing only Rice (.752), Oral Roberts (.737) and Florida State (.734). 21 J.T. Wise • So. • 3B •Wallace Award Watch List Web Gems: Ochinko On ESPN SportsCenter Top 10 Plays Freshman Sean Ochinko has led the Tigers' in fielding percentage this season (.994), and the catcher/first baseman has only committed two errors in 35 games. Ochinko received national publicity on March 21 when his diving catch at first 2007 SEC Standings base against Southeastern Louisiana was named the No. 6 play of the night on ESPN SportsCenter's Top 10 Plays. Right fielder Steven Waguespack has made two brilliant game-saving plays to end games this season. Waguespack made a Eastern Division diving catch with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to secure the Tigers' Saturday win at South Carolina on March 17. Team SEC Pct. Overall The catch stranded the tying run in scoring position and gave LSU a 6-5 victory. Waguespack also made an incredible Florida 8-4 .667 20-16 game-ending double play in a 2-1 win over Southern Miss on March 9. Once again with two outs in the ninth and the Vanderbilt 7-5 .583 30-5 tying and winning runs on base, Waguespack made a diving catch and fired to first base to double up a runner and end South Carolina 7-5 .583 26-7 the game. Tennessee 6-6 .500 20-13 Kentucky 5-6-1 .458 25-7-1 Bradford In Elite Company Georgia 4-8 .33312-21 Junior right-hander Jared Bradford made his second LSU start a special one on March 4 versus Lipscomb. Bradford Western Division helped the Tigers salvage the series finale and limited the Bisons to two runs on three hits in 7.1 innings with one walk Team SEC Pct. Overall and 13 strikeouts. The strikeout total represented the highest by an LSU pitcher since April 2, 1999 when Kurt Ainsworth Arkansas 8-4 .667 26-10 recorded 16 Ks in a win at Tennessee. Bradford allowed only four base runners during his outing, and only two runners Mississippi State 7-5 .583 22-8 advanced to second base. He worked 1.2 shutout innings two days before, allowing one hit with three strikeouts. In the Ole Miss 7-5 .583 24-11 two appearances combined, Bradford allowed two runs on four hits in nine innings with one walk, 16 strikeouts and a Alabama 5-7 .41720-14 .143 opponent batting average. His efforts that weekend helped him earn three awards: LSU 4-7-1 .375 19-15-1 • Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week (Collegiate Baseball) Auburn 3-9 .25024-12 • Louisiana Sports Writers' Association Pitcher of the Week • College Baseball Foundation National Honor Roll

This Weekend in the SEC Jared Mitchell Named SEC Freshman Of The Week (Feb. 27) all times Central Centerfielder Jared Mitchell was named Feb. 27 as the SEC Freshman of the Week. Mitchell hit .462 (6-for-13) in LSU's series victory over Central Florida with one double, one homer, three RBI and four runs. For the entire week -- including April 13 (Friday) the Tigers' 6-2 victory over Northwestern State -- Mitchell batted .471 (8-for-17) in four games with one double, one Georgia at Alabama • 6:30 p.m. homer, five runs and three RBI. Mitchell, who is also a wide receiver on the LSU football team, recorded one steal and a Florida at Arkansas • 7 p.m. .500 on-base percentage in leading the Tigers to three wins. His first career homer hit the top of the "Intimidator" bill- Auburn at South Carolina • 6 p.m. board in LSU's series-clinching win on Saturday. Vanderbilt at Kentucky • 5:30 p.m. Ole Miss at LSU • 7 p.m. Noting Furbush Mississippi State at Tennessee • 6 p.m. In two of his last four starts, left-hander Charlie Furbush has tallied 10 strikeouts with both starts coming against ranked SEC teams. Furbush struck out 10 in the series opener at South Carolina on March 16. On March 30, he fanned 10 at April 14 (Saturday) Alabama. Furbush, who has not won an SEC start, is seeking his first victory since March 9 versus Southern Miss. The Georgia at Alabama • 3 p.m. South Portland, Maine, native was the No. 1 lefty in the prestigious Cape Cod League last summer. On July 26, he fired Florida at Arkansas • 2 p.m. one of two no-hitters in the league that summer as a member of the Hyannis Mets. Furbush is a member of the Roger Auburn at South Carolina • 4 p.m. Clemens Award Watch List awarded to the nation's top hurler, and he is a Baseball America Third-Team Preseason All- Vanderbilt at Kentucky • 5:30 p.m. American. Ole Miss at LSU • 3 p.m. Mississippi State at Tennessee • 6 p.m. Eight Former Tigers On Active Major League Rosters The active players include right-handed pitcher Paul Byrd (Cleveland), outfielder Brad Hawpe (Colorado), infielder Aaron April 15 (Sunday) Hill (Toronto), left-handed pitcher Randy Keisler (St. Louis), outfielder Todd Linden (San Francisco), right-handed pitch- Georgia at Alabama • 2 p.m. er Russ Springer (St. Louis), infielder Ryan Theriot (Chicago Cubs) and infielder Todd Walker (Oakland). Springer, who Florida at Arkansas • Noon made his major league debut in 1992 with the New York Yankees, is a 15-season MLB veteran. Byrd, a 1990 all- Auburn at South Carolina • 12:30 p.m. American at LSU, is entering his 13th season in the big leagues, while Walker, the 1993 College World Series Most Outstanding Player, is in his 12th MLB season. Linden is in his fifth season with the Giants, and Hawpe is a four-year Vanderbilt at Kentucky • Noon veteran with the Rockies. Hill and Theriot are entering their third seasons with the Blue Jays and Cubs, respectively. Ole Miss at LSU • 1 p.m. Keisler was recently called up by the Cardinals for ace pitcher Chris Carpenter, who was sent to the disabled list. LSU Mississippi State at Tennessee • 1 p.m. has produced 40 MLB players since 1985, including 22 pitchers and 18 position players. The Tigers have had at least one former player make his MLB debut in each of the past 16 seasons (1991-2006).

LSU BASEBALL National Polls April 9, 2007

Tracking The Tigers Baseball America Collegiate Baseball ESPN/Sports Weekly Week BA CB ESPN/SW 1. Vanderbilt (29-5) 1. Florida State (31-4) 1. Vanderbilt (22) (29-5) Preseason RV 31 RV 2. North Carolina (29-5) 2. North Carolina (29-5) 2. Florida State (6) (31-4) Feb. 5 RV NR -- 3. Florida State (31-4) 3. Vanderbilt (29-5) 3. North Carolina (1) (29-5) Feb. 12 RV NR -- 4. South Carolina (26-7) 4. South Carolina (26-7) 4. South Carolina (1) (26-7) Feb. 19 NR NR -- 5. Virginia (29-7) 5. Arkansas (25-10) 5. Rice (1) (26-10) Feb. 26 NR NR -- 6. Texas (28-10) 6. Texas (28-10) 6. Texas (28-10) March 5 NR NR NR 7. Rice (26-10) 7. Virginia (29-7) 7. Virginia (29-7) March 12 NR NR NR 8. Oregon State (25-7) 8. Arizona (28-6) 8. Pepperdine (26-8) March 19 NR NR NR 9. Arkansas (25-10) 9. Oregon State (25-7) 9. Oregon State (25-7) March 26 NR NR NR 10. Pepperdine (26-8) 10. Arizona State (26-10) 10. Arkansas (25-10) April 2 NR NR RV 11. Wichita State (26-8) 11. Wichita State (26-8) 11. Arizona State (26-10) April 9 NR NR NR 12. Arizona State (26-10) 12. Rice (26-10) 12. Arizona (28-6) 13. Arizona (28-6) 13. Ole Miss (24-11) 13. Texas A&M (27-7) 14. Clemson (23-9) 14. Clemson (23-9) 14. Wichita State (26-8) 15. Oklahoma State (23-8) 15. Texas A&M (27-7) 15. Clemson (23-9) 16. Texas A&M (27-7) 16. Pepperdine (26-8) 16. Ole Miss (24-11) 17. UC Irvine (23-8) 17. Florida (20-15) 17. Oklahoma State (23-8) 18. Cal State Fullerton (19-12) 18. Mississippi State (21-8) 18. Cal State Fullerton (19-12) 19. Coastal Carolina (28-5) 19. Kentucky (25-6-1) 19. Coastal Carolina (28-5) 20. Ole Miss (24-11) 20. UC-Irvine (23-8-1) 20. UC-Irvine (23-8-1) 21. San Diego (26-12) 21. Cal State Fullerton (19-12) 21. Mississippi State (21-8) 22. Mississippi State (21-8) 22. Oklahoma State (23-8) 22. Kentucky (25-6-1) 23. Oklahoma (23-11) 23. Coastal Carolina (28-5) 23. San Diego (25-12) 24. Tulane (24-10) 24. San Diego (26-12) 24. Oklahoma (23-11) 25. Missouri (24-9) 25. Michigan (16-6) 25. Louisiana-Lafayette (26-7)

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 ...... Robert Lara and Michael Hollander in 4th Was swept at home ...... vs. South Carolina (3/31/06-4/2/06) ...... 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 (3/11/06) Lost on a walk-off homer ...... at Florida (5/19/06, 8-7 in 10 innings) Hit for the cycle ...... Aaron Hill vs. South Carolina (4/5/03) Had 6+ RBI ...... 6 by Quinn Stewart vs. Stetson (3/11/06) Won 10+ games in a row ...... 10 in 2001 (2/17 vs. Houston-3/3 vs. Had 5+ RBI ...... 5 by Michael Hollander vs. S. Miss (3/10/07) ...... Arizona State) Had 5+ hits ...... 5 by Ryan Patterson vs. Tennessee (5/14/05) Won 15+ games in a row ...... 16 in 2000 (started vs. Alabama, ended Had 4+ hits...... 4 by Chris Jackson vs. Auburn (4/8/07) ...... with CWS Championship Game win over ...... Stanford) Had 5+ runs ...... 5 by Brad Cresse vs. UL-Monroe (5/27/00) Stole 3+ bases ...... 3 by 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 ...... 16 at Tulane (4/3/07) Threw a one-hitter ...... Patrick Coogan vs. Ole Miss (4/18/97) Allowed 10+ runs in a game ...... 16 at Tulane (4/3/07) Threw a two-hitter ...... Brian Tallet at Vanderbilt (3/17/00) Had 25+ hits in a game ...... 27 vs. Evansville (3/14/90) Threw a complete game shutout ...... Greg Smith at Vanderbilt (5/1/05) Had 24+ hits in a game ...... 24 at Tennessee (5/4/02, Game 2) Threw a complete game ...... Clay Dirks vs. Temple (2/24/06) Had 20+ hits in a game...... 20 vs. North Florida (2/10/06) Had 15+ hits in a game...... 15 vs. Centenary (2/14/06) Had 10+ strikeouts ...... 10 by Charlie Furbush at Alabama (3/30/07) Had 5+ HRs in a game ...... 5 vs. Stetson (3/11/06) Had 13+ strikeouts ...... 13 by Jared Bradford vs. Lipscomb (3/4/07) Had 3+ HRs in a game ...... 3 vs. McNeese State (3/13/07) Had 15+ strikeouts ...... 16 by Kurt Ainsworth at Tennessee (4/2/99) Had 16+ strikeouts ...... 17 by Scott Schultz vs. Maine (3/10/95) Shutout an opponent ...... vs. Northwestern State (4/11/06; 12-0) Was shutout by an opponent ...... vs. Auburn (4/7/07, 0-7) 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 ...... vs. Auburn (4/6/07; L, 6-1)

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

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

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

LSU BASEBALL 2007 Game-By-Game Recaps Game 13 • Lipscomb 10, LSU 7 Game 17 • LSU 15, Southern Miss 8 Game 21 • South Carolina 5, LSU 0 March 3, 2007 at Alex Box Stadium March 10, 2007 at Alex Box Stadium March 17, 2007 at Sarge Frye Field (Columbia, S.C.) 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 LU 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 10 14 2 (11-4) USM 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 - 8 14 1 (11-4) LSU 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 - 6 10 0 (13-8, 1-1) LSU 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 - 7 8 1 (7-6) LSU 0 0 2 3 1 3 6 0 X - 15 13 2 (11-6) USC 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 - 5 7 1 (16-3, 1-1)

W: Brothers (3-1) L: Dirks (1-1) S: Merry (4) W: Bradford (3-1) L: Bowden (1-2) W: Bradford (4-1) L: Cisco (2-1) Time: 3:04 Att: 7,231 (paid); 2,809 (actual) Time: 3:10 Att: 7,958 (paid); 3,746 (actual) Time: 2:48 Att: 5,057

Notes: Lipscomb built a 6-0 after two innings and held off a late Notes: LSU scored a season-high 15 runs -- including a six-run Notes: Jared Bradford limited South Carolina to three runs in 8.1 charge by LSU to deal the Tigers their fourth straight loss. LSU seventh inning -- to roll to its fourth straight win and clinch the innings as LSU ended an eight-game losing streak to the dropped a non-conference series at home for the first time since series. The Tigers tied a season-high in hits with 13. The 15 runs Gamecocks. Bradford’s outing marked the longest by an LSU February 2003 against Kansas. The Tigers had won 17 straight represented the most runs by LSU since scoring 15 versus pitcher this season. He fired 132 pitches and struck out six. The non-conference series in Alex Box Stadium. LSU tied a season- Centenary on Feb. 14, 2006. Michael Hollander went 3-for-4 with Tigers collected 10 hits and did not commit an error to end USC’s high with three homers with blasts from Ryan Schimpf, Sean a run and a career-high five RBI. The five RBI were the most by an six-game win streak. Steven Waguespack made a brilliant diving Ochinko and J.T. Wise. Clay Dirks was charged with the loss, LSU player since Quinn Stewart drove in six against Stetson on catch in foul territory to end the game. It was the second time this allowing six runs on six hits in just 1.2 innings of work. The Tigers March 11, 2006. J.T. Wise had two doubles, and catcher Sean year Waguespack ended a game with a spectacular play. Sean closed to within a run entering the bottom of the eighth, but the Ochinko provided a three-run homer. Jared Bradford picked up the Ochinko went 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBI. Chris McGhee, Bisons responded with a run in the eighth and a run in the ninth. win, scattering eight hits and allowing four runs -- three earned -- making the start for Chris Jackson, provided a two-run single in in 5.2 innings. the seventh.

Game 14 • LSU 8, Lipscomb 4 March 4, 2007 at Alex Box Stadium Game 18 • Southern Miss 5, LSU 3 Game 22 • South Carolina 9, LSU 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E March 11, 2007 at Alex Box Stadium March 18, 2007 at Sarge Frye Field (Columbia, S.C.) LU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 4 6 3 (11-5) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E LSU 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 X - 8 11 0 (8-6) USM 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 - 5 13 0 (12-4) LSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 - 5 7 0 (13-9, 1-2) LSU 0 0 2 3 1 3 6 0 X - 3 5 2 (11-7) USC 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 X - 9 10 1 (17-3, 2-1) W: Bradford (2-1) L: Schnelly (2-2) Time: 2:18 Att: 6,973 (paid); 1,949 (actual) W: Clark (2-1) L: Lara (0-1) S: Ezell (5) W: Cooper (3-0) L: Forrest (1-1) Time: 2:50 Att: 7,433 (paid); 3,121 (actual) Time: 2:52 Att: 4,736 Notes: Jared Bradford turned in the most dominating outing by an LSU pitcher to date, and Jared Mitchell went 4-for-4 as the Tigers Notes: Southern Miss erased a 2-1 deficit with three runs in the Notes: Catcher Trent Kline collected four hits, including a two-run snapped a four-game losing streak. Bradford limited Lipscomb to fifth, and three Golden Eagles’ pitchers limited LSU to five hits. The homer, and drove in four runs as South Carolina captured the rub- two runs on three hits in 7.1 innings. He walked one and struck out Tigers saw their four-game win streak come to an end. Jordan ber game of the series. T.J. Forrest suffered his first loss despite 13 batters, representing the most Ks by an LSU pitcher since Kurt Mayer went 2-for-4 with two runs and a solo homer. T.J. Forrest pitching effectively in a five-inning outing. Forrest limited the Ainsworth fanned 16 at Tennessee on April 2, 1999. Bradford did not figure in the decision despite a three-inning start. Robert Gamecocks to one run on two hits with one walk and two strike- allowed only four base runners all day and only twice did a runner Lara, making his first pitching appearance since high school, took outs. LSU mounted a comeback with a five-run eighth ignited by a reach second base. Chris Jackson led off the game with a homer, the hard-luck loss. Chris Jackson committed an error on a double- leadoff, solo homer from Ryan Schimpf. Blake Dean provided a and Michael Hollander connected on his first blast of the season. play ball in the fifth that led to the three runs. Only two of USM’s two-run single, and Steven Waguespack had a two-run double. Mitchell finished with the first four-hit game by an LSU player this five runs were earned. season. He reached base all five times, scored three runs, drove in a run and stole two bases. Game 23 • LSU 5, Southeastern Louisiana 3 Game 19 • LSU 6, McNeese State 3 March 21, 2007 at Alex Box Stadium March 13, 2007 at Alex Box Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E Game 15 • LSU 2, Centenary 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E SLU 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 6 4 (16-7) March 6, 2007 at Fair Grounds Field (Shreveport, La.) MSU 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 - 3 11 2 (3-17) LSU 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 X - 5 8 2 (14-9) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E LSU 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 X - 6 8 1 (12-7) LSU 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0 (9-6) W: Byrd (2-0) L: Treadaway (0-2) S: Coleman (4) CC 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 (8-11) W: Lara (1-1) L: Ropp (1-2) S: Coleman (3) Time: 2:52 Att: 4,736 Time: 2:36 Att: 6,940 (paid); 1,558 (actual) W: Forrest (1-0) L: Noland (0-3) S: Coleman (1) Notes: Ryan Byrd allowed only one earned run in five innings, and Time: 2:40 Att: 3,876 Notes: LSU tied a season-high with three homers, including back- freshman Matt Jackson fired three scoreless frames. LSU put the to-back blasts by Sean Ochinko and Steven Waguespack to break leadoff batter on base in every inning and won for the seventh time Notes: T.J. Forrest pitched three scoreless innings in his collegiate a 3-3 tie in the sixth inning. The Tigers’ first four hitters in the start- in 10 games. Ryan Schimpf continued his hot hitting, going 2-for- debut Tuesday night, and Louis Coleman fired five strikeouts over ing lineup were true freshmen. Blake Dean provided LSU’s other 3 with an RBI and his first career triple. Schmipf made his first the final 2.2 innings. Forrest, who underwent Tommy John surgery homer in the third. It was his first since the Tigers’ opening game career start in left field. Chris McGhee extended his hitting streak last April, worked the first three innings of Tuesday’s contest, of the season. Jared Mitchell went 3-for-4 and scored three runs. to four games, and Steven Waguespack homered for the third time allowing just one hit with one walk and four strikeouts. Coleman LSU starter Ryan Byrd did not figure in the decision. Robert Lara this season. Byrd scattered five hits, walked none and struck out recorded his first career save. LSU grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first picked up his first career win, allowing two runs on four hits in two three. Jackson maintained a one-run lead as he retired all nine bat- when Jared Mitchell walked, stole second base and scored on a innings of relief. The Tiger bullpen was flawless in the final three ters he faced. SLU committed four errors which led to two throwing error by Noland. J.T. Wise went 3-for-3. innings with Clay Dirks working the seventh and eighth and Louis unearned runs and proved to be the difference in the game. Coleman tallying his third save of the season in the ninth. Game 16 • LSU 2, Southern Miss 1 March 9, 2007 at Alex Box Stadium Game 20 • South Carolina 5, LSU 0 Game 24 • Kentucky 16, LSU 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E March 16, 2007 at Sarge Frye Field (Columbia, S.C.) March 23, 2007 at Alex Box Stadium USM 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1 (11-3) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E LSU 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X - 2 4 2 (8-11) LSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 3 (12-8, 0-1) UK 3 2 1 0 6 0 3 0 1 - 16 18 0 (22-2, 2-2) USC 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 X - 5 7 1 (16-2, 1-0) LSU 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 8 2 (14-10, 1-3) W: Furbush (3-1) L: Belanger (3-1) S: Coleman (2) Time: 2:02 Att: 7,371 (paid); 3,114 (actual) W: Honeycutt (5-0) L: Furbush (3-1) W: C. Rusin (3-1) L: Furbush (3-3) S: T. Henry (2) Time: 2:29 Att: 4,421 Time: 3:30 Att: 7,380 (paid); 3,650 (actual) Notes: Charlie Furbush held Southern Miss to one run on three hits in eight innings with no walks and five strikeouts. The run he Notes: RH Harris Honeycutt worked seven scoreless innings, Notes: Kentucky scored six runs in the first three innings against allowed was unearned. LSU ended USM’s consecutive scoreless allowing just three LSU hits while striking out nine. Charlie Furbush Charlie Furbush. Furbush allowed six runs on six hits while walking innings streak at 26.2 with a run in the fifth on an RBI triple by was charged with the loss, allowing three earned runs on six hits a season-high five and striking out one in two innings. Head coach Jordan Mayer. J.T. Wise drove in the Tigers’ other run with a sac with three walks and a season-high 10 strikeouts. The game was Paul Mainieri was ejected in the fourth inning for arguing balls and fly. Louis Coleman recorded his second save in as many games. a 1-0 pitcher’s duel until the seventh. Jared Mitchell, J.T. Wise and strikes. LSU plated a run in the third on an RBI single by Sean The game ended on an incredible double play by Steven Sean Ochinko accounted for the Tigers’ three hits as LSU lost its Ochinko. Ryan Schimpf went 2-for-3 with a solo homer in the sev- Waguespack. Waguespack dove and caught a line drive then dou- eighth straight game to the Gamecocks. enth. The blast marked the fourth straight game in which the Tigers bled a runner off at first to strand the tying run at second. have hit a homer.

LSU BASEBALL 2007 Game-By-Game Recaps Game 25 • Kentucky 6, LSU 5 Game 28 • LSU 5, Alabama 4 Game 32 • Auburn 6, LSU 1 March 24, 2007 at Alex Box Stadium March 30, 2007 at Sewell-Thomas Stadium (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) April 6, 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 UK 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 - 6 14 2 (23-2, 3-2) LSU 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 - 5 5 3 (16-11-1, 2-4-1) AU 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 8 1 (22-11, 2-8) LSU 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 - 5 11 2 (14-11, 1-4) UA 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 - 4 6 0 (17-11, 3-4) LSU 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 3 3 (17-14-1, 3-6-1)

W: Lovett (3-0) L: Coleman (2-3) S: Paxton (1) W: Dirks (2-1) L: Hunter (2-3) S: Bradford (3) W: Burnside (5-1) L: Furbush (3-4) Time: 3:17 Att: 7,753 (paid); 3,563 (actual) Time: 3:14 Att: 5,462 Time: 2:34 Att: 7,230 (paid); 2,934 (actual)

Notes: Kentucky broke a 3-3 tie with a three-run eighth inning and Notes: Michael Hollander launched a two-out, three-run homer in Notes: Auburn’s Paul Burnside fired a complete game three-hitter LSU’s comeback hopes fell short in a wild ninth inning in one of the top of the ninth inning to lift LSU to a dramatic 5-4 victory over on an unseasonably cold night. Burnside took a no-hitter into the the most contoversial endings in Alex Box Stadium history. With No. 25 Alabama. The Tigers trailed 4-2 entering the ninth. sixth inning and limited the Tigers to three hits. He became the first the Tigers trailing 6-5 with a runner on and one out in the bottom Hollander’s blast came on a 1-2 pitch from Tide ace reliever pitcher to throw a nine-inning complete game against LSU since of the ninth, Sean Ochinko drilled a Brock Baber pitch down the left Tommy Hunter. Jared Bradford recorded his third save. Clay Dirks Tennessee’s Craig Cobb did so on April 8 of last season. Jared field line and over the wall. Home plate umpire Dennis McComb -- the third of four LSU pitchers -- was credited with the win. Mitchell plated the Tigers only run with a double in the sixth. J.T. signaled a home run as Ochinko rounded the bases. However, the Starter Charlie Furbush worked six innings, allowing three runs -- Wise broke up the no-hit bid with a leadoff double to start that celebration was premature as third base umpire Jeff Head over- two earned -- on three hits with two walks and 10 strikeouts. frame. Charlie Furbush took the loss, allowing six runs -- four turned the call and ruled it foul. Ochinko then flied out, and the Jordan Mayer added a solo homer in the fifth. earned -- on eight hits in five innings of work. Wildcats recorded the final out to secure their first-ever series vic- tory in Baton Rouge. Chris McGhee enjoyed a career day, going 3- for-4 with a homer, two runs and two RBI. LSU was previously 7- Game 29 • Alabama 5, LSU 2 0 when reaching the double-digit hit plateau. Starter Jared Bradford March 31, 2007 at Sewell-Thomas Stadium (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) Game 33 • Auburn 7, LSU 0 turned in a gutsy effort, scattering 10 hits and allowing three runs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E April 7, 2007 at Alex Box Stadium in seven innings. LSU 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 3 (16-12-1, 2-5-1) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E UA 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 X - 5 12 2 (18-11, 4-4) AU 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 - 7 10 1 (23-11, 3-8) LSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 10 3 (17-15-1, 3-7-1) Game 26 • LSU 9, Kentucky 9 W: Robert (4-3) L: Bradford (4-2) S: Hunter (3) W: T. Thompson (4-0) L: Byrd (4-1) S: Butts (4) March 25, 2007 at Alex Box Stadium Time: 3:27 Att: 5,575 Time: 2:43 Att: 7,187 (paid) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E UK 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 2 X - 9 12 1 (23-2-1, 3-2-1) Notes: Jake Smith broke a 2-2 tie in the sixth with a two-run sin- Notes: Auburn pitchers Taylor Thompson and Brett Butts scattered LSU 1 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 X - 5 11 2 (14-11-1, 1-4-1) gle as Alabama evened the series. Jared Bradford -- the fourth of six LSU pitchers -- was charged with the loss as he allowed two 10 hits and combined to shut out LSU. The Tigers were blanked at home in league play for the first time since 2004. Vandy defeated W: None L: None runs on three hits in one inning. LSU took a 1-0 lead in the first on LSU, 8-0, on May 16, 2004. Ryan Byrd suffered the first loss of his Time: 3:08 Att: 7,034 (paid); 2,348 (actual) an RBI single by Steven Waguespack. Blake Dean extended his hit- ting streak to 10 games with an RBI single in the fifth. career, allowing four runs on five hits in 4.1 innings of work. Jared Mitchell and Sean Ochinko each went 2-for-4. Blake Dean extend- Notes: Kentucky plated two runs in the top of the eighth inning on ed his hitting streak to 13 games with a single in the fourth. Dean’s closer Louis Coleman before a 2 p.m. time limit as the game ended streak is the longest by a Tiger since Nick Stavinoha hit safely in in a 9-9 tie. The game was stopped due to SEC travel regulations. Game 30 • LSU 7, Alabama 3 13 straight games in 2005. Auburn snapped a seven-series losing LSU took a 9-7 lead into the final frame and were one out away April 1, 2007 at Sewell-Thomas Stadium (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) streak in SEC play. from salvaging the series finale. Sawyer Carroll produced an RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E single, and centerfielder Jared Mitchell committed a throwing error, LSU 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 - 7 10 3 (17-12-1, 3-5-1) which allowed the tying run to score. LSU was previously 14-0 UA 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 0 (18-12, 4-5) when leading after seven innings. The Tigers had not tied in a con- Game 34 • LSU 10, Auburn 1 test since the series finale versus Florida in 2003. That game W: Byrd (4-0) L: Belcher (1-1) S: Bradford (4) April 8, 2007 at Alex Box Stadium resulted in an 8-8 score also due to travel regulations. Chris Time: 3:16 Att: 4,827 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E McGhee collected three hits and two runs, and Sean Ochinko fin- AU 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 - 1 9 5 (23-12, 3-9) ished 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI. Steven Waguespack Notes: Steven Waguespack’s two-out, bases-loaded double gave LSU 1 0 1 4 0 4 0 0 X - 10 10 1 (18-15-1, 4-7-1) keyed a six-run sixth inning with a three-run homer. LSU a 3-0 lead in the first and the Tigers went on to win their first SEC series of the year. In the seventh, Jared Mitchell added an RBI W: Bradford (5-2) L: Bristow (1-3) double and stole third. He came into score on a perfectly executed Time: 2:52 Att: 6,757 (paid); 687 (actual) Game 27 • LSU 6, New Orleans 3 suicide squeeze by Chris McGhee. McGhee stole three bases, March 27, 2007 at Alex Box Stadium drove in two runs and scored a run. The three steals represented Notes: Chris Jackson collected a career-high four hits, and Jared 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E the most by an LSU player since J.C. Holt swiped three versus Bradford notched his fifth win with seven strong innings as LSU UNO 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 4 0 (16-11) Northwestern State on Feb. 8, 2003. Ryan Byrd maintained his salvaged the series finale. LSU snapped a three-game losing LSU 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 X - 6 10 5 (15-11-1) perfect record, limiting the Crimson Tide to three runs -- two streak. Auburn committed five errors -- including three by catcher earned -- on six hits in 5.1 innings. Jared Bradford picked up his Josh Donaldson -- which led to three unearned runs. Bradford lim- W: Byrd (3-0) L: Cody (2-2) S: Bertuccini (1) second save of the weekend. ited Auburn to one run on six hits while walking one and striking Time: 2:35 Att: 7,216 (paid); 1,923 (actual) out nine. It marked the fifth time in his six starts that he had gone six or more quality innings. Jackson made his first start of the year Notes: Robert Lara and Michael Hollander launched back-to-back Game 31 • Tulane 16, LSU 7 at third base. Jared Mitchell scored three runs, and Blake Dean homers in the fourth innings while Ryan Byrd fired a career-high April 3, 2007 at Zephyr Field (Metairie, La.) extended his hitting streak to 14 games with a two-run double in seven innings to lead LSU past UNO. The blasts marked the sec- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E the sixth. Michael Hollander launched his fourth homer of the year ond time this season the Tigers have homered in consecutive at- LSU 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 0 - 9 12 0 (17-13-1) with a solo shot to leadoff the third. Chris McGhee drove in two bats. Sean Ochink and Steven Waguespack did so against TU 1 3 6 0 1 2 0 3 X - 16 22 1 (23-8) runs with his first career triple in the fourth. T.J. Forrest worked the McNeese State on March 13. The Tigers pounded out double-digit final two innings, allowing no runs on three hits. hits for the third straight game and homered for the seventh con- W: Goebel (5-1) L: Beerbohm (0-1) secutive contest. Byrd tossed the finest performance of his career, Time: 3:40 Att: 9,318 limiting the Privateers to three hits and three runs -- one earned -- Game 35 • LSU 4, Mississippi Valley 1 in seven innings. He walked one and struck out a career-best eight Notes: Tulane jumped out to an early 10-0 lead, and seven LSU April 11, 2007 at Alex Box Stadium batters to maintain his perfect record. Lara tied a career-high with pitchers issued a season-high 22 hits in front of a crowd of 9,318. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E three hits, scored two runs and connected on his first career Kyle Beerbohm was roughed up for four runs on five hits in 1.2 MVSU0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 10 0 (14-23) homer with a three-run shot. Blake Dean extended his hitting streak innings. Ryan Schimpf went 2-for-5 and belted a three-run homer LSU 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 X - 4 10 1 (19-15-1) to a season-high seven games. Paul Bertuccini recorded the first in the seventh. Blake Dean raised his average to .333 and extend- save of his career, allowing only one hit in two innings of relief. ed his hitting streak to 11 games with three hits. The streak is the W: Beerbohm (1-1) L: Reid (2-4) S: Bertuccini (2) longest by an LSU player since Matt Liuzza had an 11-game streak Time: 2:42 Att: 7,050 (paid); 1,677 (actual) last season. Trailing by 10 runs, LSU mounted a six-run seventh and had the tying run on deck. Robert Lara grounded into his sec- Notes: Blake Dean finished a homer shy of the cycle, going 3-for- ond double play of the game to end the threat. LSU fell to 3-9 all- 3 with an RBI. Three true freshmen contributed two-out RBI hits in time against Tulane at Zephyr Field. the third. Eight Tiger pitchers saw action. Kyle Beerbohm qualified for his first career win with a scoreless third inning of work.

LSU BASEBALL Paul Mainieri HEAD COACH • FIRST SEASON

Paul Mainieri plans to finish his collegiate baseball career in the same place it began over 31 years ago. Mainieri earned a letter in 1976 as a freshman outfielder at LSU, where he also met his future wife, Karen, then a Fighting Tiger cheer- leader. He completed his playing career at the University of New Orleans, and, after enjoying great success as a head coach at St. Thomas (Fla.) University, the Air Force Academy and Notre Dame, Mainieri returned to Baton Rouge for the 2007 sea- son eager to enhance the Fighting Tigers' storied tradition. Mainieri, who directed Notre Dame to 533 wins and nine NCAA Tournament appearances in 12 seasons (1995-2006), was introduced on June 28, 2006 as LSU's 25th head baseball coach by athletics director Skip Bertman. The 49-year-old Mainieri established an unparalleled standard of excellence during his tenure at Notre Dame, leading his teams to 11 40-win seasons, nine conference titles and a berth in the 2002 College World Series, marking the school's first CWS trip since 1957. Mainieri, a Miami, Fla. native, is ranked 22nd among active Division I coaches. His Irish teams combined for the nation's fourth-best winning percentage during the decade of the 2000s (.728; 324-120-3), trailing only Rice (.752), Oral Roberts (.737) and Florida State (.734). Mainieri led to Notre Dame to an NCAA Regional in every season since 1999, making the Irish one of 10 teams to appear in each of the past eight NCAA Tournaments - the others include Miami, Texas, Rice, Cal State Fullerton, Florida State, Stanford, Clemson, Tulane and Oral Roberts. Notre Dame also joined six other schools (LSU, Miami, Rice, South Carolina, Stanford and Texas) as the only programs to reach an NCAA Regional final every season from 2000-05. Fifty of Mainieri's Notre Dame players were drafted or signed free-agent contracts, and 18 were selected in the first 10 rounds of the Major League draft. His Irish players also combined for 14 All-America and 10 Academic All-America seasons. Mainieri's Notre Dame teams combined for a 100-percent graduation rate (71 of 71) among players who completed their eligibility. Twelve players who signed professionally after their junior year returned to Notre Dame to complete their degree requirements. The Mainieri File Notre Dame was the only Division I baseball program to produce Academic All-Americans each year from 2000-04, with two honored every season from 2000-03. The 2006 squad combined for an impressive 3.28 team GPA during the spring Personal semester. Birthdate: August 29, 1957 Hometown: Miami, Florida Notre Dame was one of just four schools from 1998-2001 that produced two pitchers - Brad Lidge ('98, Houston Education Astros) and Aaron Heilman (`02, New York Mets) - who were drafted in the first round, with both players advancing to the 1980 - B.S. in physical education from Florida International Major Leagues. Mainieri and his staff consistently have molded players into top prospects, as Lidge was just a 42nd-round University pick out of high school while Heilman was a 54th-round pick. 1982 - M.S. in sports administration from St. Thomas (Fla.) Three of Mainieri's former Notre Dame players - Lidge, Heilman and Christian Parker (New York Yankees) - have pitched Univ. in the Major Leagues, with Lidge emerging as one of the game's elite closers. Married to the former Karen Fejes of New Orleans, La. Mainieri was honored in 2005 with a 25-year coaching certificate at the American Baseball Coaches Association convention Children: Nicholas (23), Alexandra (22), Samantha (20) and and was voted to the position of the ABCA's chair of the Division I Baseball Coaches. He is also a member of the ABCA exec- Thomas (12) utive committee. Mainieri serves on the NCAA Division I Baseball Issues Committee, and he is a member of the NCAA Academic Coaching Awards Enhancement Working Group. ABCA Mideast Region Coach of the Year - 2001, 2002 Mainieri established in 2002 the Opening Night Dinner at Notre Dame, and the event has featured an impressive line- Big East Coach of the Year - 2001 up of keynote speakers: Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda, Chicago Cubs GM Jim Hendry, award-winning author and College Baseball Insider National Coach of the Year - 2000 lifelong baseball fan John Grisham, legendary baseball pitcher Roger Clemens and Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis. A former Chicago White Sox farmhand, Mainieri was the first civilian baseball coach at Air Force and averaged 26 wins Year School W-L-T W % in six seasons (1989-'94) for a program that averaged just 15 wins in the six previous years. He is the only Air Force base- 1983 St. Thomas (Fla.) 19-25-1 .445 ball coach to post six straight 20-win seasons and his 1994 squad led the nation in hitting (.360), slugging (.623) and triples 1984 St. Thomas (Fla.) 37-14 .725 (0.76 per game). 1985 St. Thomas (Fla.) 31-21 .596 Mainieri guided the 1993 Air Force team to its first winning season in nearly a decade (28-22), with a school-record 1986 St. Thomas (Fla.) 23-24 .489 21 wins at home. He coached three All-Americans, two Freshman All-Americans and two Academic All-Americans with the 1987 St. Thomas (Fla.) 35-21 .625 Falcons. 1988 St. Thomas (Fla.) 33-16-1 .670 Mainieri coached six seasons at St. Thomas (Fla.) University where - in 1983 at the age of 24 - he took over a pro- 6-yr St. Thomas Totals 179-121-1 .596 gram that had yet to post a winning season. Mainieri led St. Thomas to four seasons that ended with the team ranked in the final NCAA Division II poll. The 1984 Sunshine State Conference coach of the year saw his St. Thomas teams average 30 1989 Air Force 27-27 .500 1990 Air Force 26-34 .433 wins per season (after an average of just 18 wins in the six previous years). 1991 Air Force 22-27 .449 Mainieri's coaching career began at his alma mater, Columbus High School in Miami, where he served as assistant baseball 1992 Air Force 23-24 .489 and football coach for three years before taking over at St. Thomas in the fall of 1982. He also spent the final three years at 1993 Air Force 28-22 .560 St. Thomas as director of athletics. 1994 Air Force 26-24 .520 A four-year letterwinner in college, Mainieri played one season at LSU, one for his father at Miami-Dade and two at the 6-yr Air Force Totals 152-158 .490 University of New Orleans. The second baseman helped the Privateers win two Sun Belt Conference titles and advance to the 1979 NCAA Tournament during his senior season. 1995 Notre Dame 40-21 .656 1996 Notre Dame 44-18 .710 What They’ve Said About Mainieri 1997 Notre Dame 41-19 .683 1998 Notre Dame 41-17 .707 "As a player he was a full-throttle guy. He was a total overachiever who did everything he could to help you win ball games. 1999 Notre Dame 43-18 .705 He maximized his talent to the highest level and does that as a coach as well. The Tigers will play the game the right way. 2000 Notre Dame 46-18 .719 He has no tolerance for lack of effort. His team will play the game the way LSU fans like to see it played." 2001 Notre Dame 49-13-1 .786 - Jim Hendry, Chicago Cubs general manager 2002 Notre Dame 50-18 .735 2003 Notre Dame 45-18 .714 "Coach Mainieri knows the game but he knows his players even better. He knows how to manage players extremely well - 2004 Notre Dame 51-12 .809 knowing who he has to push harder and who he needs to give space, always getting the best out of his players. His door 2005 Notre Dame 38-24-1 .611 was always open and he was willing to listen to whatever was on your mind - all while treating everyone with the respect 2006 Notre Dame 45-17-1 .722 they deserved and caring about the person and his life, not just the player." 12-yr Notre Dame Totals 533-213-3 .714 - Aaron Heilman, New York Mets reliever; Notre Dame pitcher (1998-2001) 2007 LSU 19-15-1 .557 "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: 883-507-5 (.635) - Ron Maestri, New Orleans Zephyrs executive director and Mainieri's coach at the University of New Orleans 17-year Div. I Coaching Record: 683-386-4 (.648)

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

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

Playing Surface natural grass

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

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No. Name Pos. B-T Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 2 Buzzy Haydel INF R-R 5-10 178 So. 1L Gonzales, La. (East Ascension HS) 3 Jared Mitchell OF L-L 6-0 185 Fr. HS New Iberia, La. (Westgate HS) 5 Chris Jackson INF R-R 5-11 165 Jr. 1L River Ridge, La. (John Curtis HS) 6 Jeffrey Garidel INF R-R 6-3 187 So. JC Baton Rouge, La. (Tallahassee CC) 7 Michael Hollander INF R-R 5-8 175 Jr. 2L Mandeville, La. (Jesuit HS) 9 Robert Lara C R-R 6-1 211 So. 1L Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Nova HS) 10 Ryan Byrd P R-L 6-0 170 So. 1L Denham Springs, La. (Denham Springs HS) 11 Jordan Mayer INF R-R 6-3 257 Jr. 2L Alexandria, La. (Alexandria HS) 13 Clay Dirks P L-L 6-4 235 Sr. 3L Hernando, Miss. (Hernando HS) 14 Sean Ochinko 1B/C R-R 5-11 205 Fr. HS Parkland, Fla. (Douglas HS) 16 Ryan Schimpf INF L-R 5-8 175 Fr. HS Covington, La. (St. Paul's HS) 17 Jason Lewis INF R-R 5-10 210 Jr. JC Crawfordville, Fla. (Chipola JC) 18 Nicholas Pontiff INF R-R 5-9 178 So. 1L Metairie, La. (Jesuit HS) 21 J.T. Wise INF R-R 6-0 203 So. 1L Apopka, Fla. (Apopka HS) 24 Chris Sorce P R-R 6-0 185 Fr. HS Pace, Fla. (Pace HS) 25 Kyle Beerbohm P L-L 6-3 200 Jr. JC Terrytown, La. (Delgado CC) 27 Jared Bradford P R-R 6-1 172 Jr. JC Hueytown, Ala. (Shelton State CC) 28 Michael Bonura P R-R 6-0 171 Jr. 2L Destrehan, La. (St. Charles Catholic HS) 29 Louis Coleman P S-R 6-3 185 So. 1L Schlater, Miss. (Pillow Academy) 30 Darryl Shaffer P R-R 5-10 181 So. 1L Greenwell Springs, La. (Central Private HS) 32 Chris McGhee INF/OF R-R 5-8 160 So. 1L Alexandria, La. (Alexandria HS) 33 Jonathan Wilhite P R-R 5-11 180 Sr. 1L River Ridge, La. (Delgado CC) 34 Blake Dean OF/P L-L 6-0 179 Fr. HS Crestview, Fla. (Crestview HS) 36 Matt Jackson P R-R 6-2 165 Fr. HS Haughton, La. (Haughton HS) 37 Blake Martin P L-L 6-2 188 Jr. Tr. Boaz, Ala. (Birmingham-Southern) 38 Steven Waguespack OF/INF L-L 6-1 198 Sr. 1L Thibodaux, La. (Delgado CC) 39 Nolan Cain P R-R 6-2 246 So. 1L Cantonment, Fla. (Tate HS) 41 Shane Ardoin P L-L 6-0 153 Fr. HS Ville Platte, La. (Sacred Heart HS) 44 Paul Bertuccini P R-R 5-11 182 Fr. RS Metairie, La. (Rummel HS) 46 Cade Gautreau C L-R 5-10 190 Fr. RS Gonzales, La. (East Ascension HS) 48 Charlie Furbush P L-L 6-4 204 Jr. Tr. South Portland, Maine (Saint Joseph's) 49 Kellen Bozeman INF R-R 6-0 189 Fr. HS Baton Rouge, La. (Parkview Baptist HS) 52 Will Davis C R-R 6-0 195 Sr. 3L Baton Rouge, La. (Lee HS) 53 Kevin Farnsworth C R-R 6-1 200 So. HS Baton Rouge, La. (Woodlawn HS) 54 Steven Broschofsky OF R-R 6-1 208 Jr. 1L Metairie, La. (Jesuit HS) 55 Ragan Baker P R-R 6-4 200 Fr. HS Shreveport, La. (Evangel HS) 56 T.J. Forrest P R-R 6-4 165 Fr. HS Benton, La. (Haughton HS)

Coaching Staff 1 Paul Mainieri, Head Coach (Florida International, 1980 -- first season at LSU) 26 Terry Rooney Asst. Coach (Radford, 1996 -- first season at LSU) 23 Cliff Godwin, Asst. Coach (East Carolina, 2000 -- first season at LSU) 4 Blair Barbier, Asst. Coach (LSU, 2002 - first season at LSU)

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