GAMES 1-3 5 NCAA TITLES, 13 CWS APPEARANCES, 13 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS 2007 LSU vs. Saint Mary’s (Calif.) Feb. 9-11, 2007 • 7 p.m., Noon, Noon Baton Rouge, La. • Alex Box Stadium (7,760) Schedule/Results (0-0, 0-0 SEC) The Era Begins Against St. Mary’s College Date Opponent Time/Result LSU opens the Paul Mainieri era with a three-game series against Saint Mary’s (Calif.) this weekend at Alex Box Stadium. February (0-0) The series begins at 7 p.m. Friday and continues Saturday at noon and Sunday at noon. Mainieri, who becomes the 25th 9 (Fri.) ST. MARY’S (CALIF.) 7 p.m. head baseball coach at LSU, comes to the school after directing Notre Dame to 533 wins and nine NCAA Tournament 10 (Sat.) ST. MARY’S (CALIF.) Noon appearances in 12 seasons. 11 (Sun.) ST. MARY’S (CALIF.) Noon 16 (Fri.) at Stetson 6 p.m. >Broadcast Info 17 (Sat.) at Stetson (JSN) 1 p.m. Friday’s contest will be broadcast statewide on the LSU Sports Radio Network (WDGL 98.1 FM in Baton Rouge). 18 (Sun.) at Stetson (JSN) Noon Saturday’s game will be available in Baton Rouge only (WTGE 107.3 FM) due to the LSU men’s basketball game against 21 (Wed.) NORTHWESTERN STATE 6:30 p.m. Arkansas at 2 p.m. Sunday’s contest will also be Baton Rouge only due to the LSU women’s basketball team’s game 23 (Fri.) CENTRAL FLORIDA 7 p.m. against Connecticut at 2 p.m. Jim Hawthorne (play-by-play) and Charles Hanagriff (analyst) call the action all weekend. 24 (Sat.) CENTRAL FLORIDA Noon Live statistics and streaming video is available to members of the Geaux Zone on www.LSUsports.net. 25 (Sun.) CENTRAL FLORIDA Noon 27 (Tue.) TULANE (CST tape delayed) 6:30 p.m. >Last Time Out March (0-0, 0-0 SEC) LSU (35-24) ended its season with an 8-3 loss to top-seeded Alabama at the SEC Tournament. The Tigers, who defeated 2 (Fri.) LIPSCOMB 7 p.m. the Crimson Tide in their opening game, were eliminated from the tournament after consecutive losses to Ole Miss and 3 (Sat.) LIPSCOMB 2 p.m. Alabama. LSU failed to earn a berth in an NCAA Regional for the first time since 1988, and the Tigers did not host a region- 4 (Sun.) LIPSCOMB 1 p.m. al tournament at Alex Box Stadium for the first time since 1989. 6 (Tue.) at Centenary % 7 p.m. 9 (Fri.) SOUTHERN MISS 7 p.m. >Notables 10 (Sat.) SOUTHERN MISS 2 p.m. LSU has won its last five season openers and has not lost a season opener since 2001 (9-8 vs. Kansas State) ... The 11 (Sun.) SOUTHERN MISS 1 p.m. 13 (Tue.) McNEESE STATE 6:30 p.m. Tigers have captured their last seven season-opening series dating back to 2000 ... LSU last lost a season-opening series 16 (Fri.) at South Carolina 6 p.m. in 1999 when Texas took two of three games from the Tigers in Baton Rouge ... Head coach Paul Mainieri has won his last 17 (Sat.) at South Carolina (JSN) 3 p.m. five season openers dating back to a 7-6 victory over Missouri in 2002 ... The Tigers are expected to have three to four 18 (Sun.) at South Carolina (JSN) 11 a.m. true freshmen starters in the lineup, which is the most in school history ... LSU still holds the highest winning percentage 21 (Wed.) SOUTHEASTERN LA. (CST) 6:30 p.m. in SEC regular season games since 2002 ... LSU and Saint Mary’s are meeting for the first time ... The Tigers are 0-1 all- 23 (Fri.) KENTUCKY 7 p.m. time against West Coast Conference teams with their only meeting coming against Loyola-Marymount at the 1986 CWS. 24 (Sat.) KENTUCKY 3 p.m. 25 (Sun.) KENTUCKY 11:45 a.m. 27 (Tue.) NEW ORLEANS 6:30 p.m. Pitching Matchups 30 (Fri.) at Alabama (JSN) 6:30 p.m. 31 (Sat.) at Alabama (JSN) 6 p.m. Game 1 April (0-0, 0-0 SEC) LSU -- Jr. LH Charlie Furbush (10-1, 2.89 ERA, 74.2 IP, 22 BB, 115 SO in 2006 at St. Joseph’s College in Maine) 1 (Sun.) at Alabama (JSN) 2 p.m. SMC -- Jr. RH Sean Gleason (0-0, 6.75 ERA, 9.1 IP, 5 BB, 6 SO) 3 (Tue.) at Tulane $ 7 p.m. 6 (Fri.) AUBURN 7 p.m. Game 2 7 (Sat.) AUBURN 3 p.m. LSU -- So. RH Louis Coleman (5-6, 6.14 ERA, 80.2 IP, 33 BB, 50 SO in 2006) 8 (Sun.) AUBURN (CST) 1 p.m. 11 (Wed.) MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 6:30 p.m. SMC -- Fr. RH Brandon Berl (0-1, 6.94 ERA, 11.2 IP, 1 BB, 10 SO) 13 (Fri.) OLE MISS 7 p.m. 14 (Sat.) OLE MISS 3 p.m. Game 3 15 (Sun.) OLE MISS 1 p.m. LSU -- TBA 18 (Wed.) at New Orleans $ 7 p.m. SMC -- Fr. LH Anthony Aliotti (1-0, 1.17 ERA, 7.2 IP, 2 BB, 2 SO) 20 (Sat.) at Mississippi State 6:30 p.m. 21 (Sat.) at Mississippi State 2 p.m. LSU Probable Position Starters (2006 stats) 22 (Sun.) at Mississippi State (JSN) 1:30 p.m. 25 (Wed.) SOUTHERN 6:30 p.m. Pos. Player Cl.-Exp. B/T Avg. HR RBI Notable 27 (Fri.) TENNESSEE 7 p.m. C Robert Lara So.-1L R/R .273 0 8 11 starts; first time LSU has a new catcher since ‘03 28 (Sat.) TENNESSEE 3 p.m. 1B Sean Ochinko Fr.-HS R/R ------on Baseball America’s Top 300 HS Players list 29 (Sun.) TENNESSEE (CST) 1 p.m. May (0-0, 0-0 SEC) 2B Chris Jackson Jr.-1L R/R .305 1 17 based on ‘05 stats; return from Tommy John surgery 1 (Tue.) NICHOLLS STATE (CST) 6:30 p.m. SS Michael Hollander Jr.-2L R/R .280 5 33 2006 Second-Team All-SEC (Coaches) 4 (Fri.) at Arkansas 7:05 p.m. 3B J.T. Wise So.-1L R/R .299 11 40 2007 Brooks Wallace Award Watch List 5 (Sat.) at Arkansas (FSN) 3 p.m. LF Blake Dean Fr.-HS L/L ------2006 Louisville Slugger All-American 6 (Sun.) at Arkansas (JSN) 1:05 p.m. CF Jared Mitchell Fr.-HS L/L ------10th-round pick of Minnesota; WR on fball team 11 (Fri.) FLORIDA (CST) 7 p.m. RF Steven Waguespack Sr.-1L L/L .321 3 20 Team-high BA; batted .424 last 10 games of ‘06 12 (Sat.) FLORIDA (FSN) 3 p.m. DH Jason Lewis Jr.-JC R/R .355 5 57 as a sophomore at Chipola Junior College 13 (Sun.) FLORIDA (CST) 1 p.m. 17 (Thu.) at Vanderbilt 7 p.m. -or- Ryan Schimpf Fr.-HS L/R ------5A all-state at St. Paul’s HS; .412, 12 HR, 37 RBI 18 (Fri.) at Vanderbilt 7 p.m. 19 (Sat.) at Vanderbilt (JSN) 1 p.m. LSU St. Mary’s 23-27 SEC Tournament (Hoover, Ala.) Record 0-0 (0-0 SEC) Record 3-4 (0-0 WCC) 1-4 NCAA Regional (sites TBA) Ranking RV Baseball America Ranking NR Baseball America 8-10/9-11 NCAA Super Regional (sites TBA) No. 31 Collegiate Baseball NR Collegiate Baseball 15-26 NCAA (Omaha, Neb.) RV ESPN/Sports Weekly NR ESPN/Sports Weekly % - Fair Grounds Field (Shreveport, La.) Coach Paul Mainieri Coach Jedd Soto $ - Zephyr Field (Metairie, La.) Career Record 864-492-4 (.637/25th year) Career Record 63-100 (.387/fourth year) LSU Record 0-0 (.000/first year) SMC Record 63-100 (.387/fourth year) all times are Central and subject to change Mainieri vs. SMC 0-0 Soto vs. LSU 0-0

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LSU BASEBALL Statistical Comparison (2006 stats) In The Polls LSU is receiving votes in the latest Baseball America and ESPN/USA Today polls. However, the Tigers failed to appear LSU St. Mary’s in the preseason Top 25 in any poll for the first time since 1989. LSU had been ranked in the preseason polls the last .287 BA .291 17 seasons, which was the second longest streak in the nation. Arizona State holds the longest tenure having been 107 2B 102 ranked for now 21 straight seasons. Rice and Clemson hold the top two spots in each of three main polls. 18 3B 10 61 HR 37 Scouting Saint Mary’s .453 Slugging % .423 Saint Mary’s, a member of the West Coast Conference, posted a 26-26 record in 2006 and the Gaels are off to a 3- .368 On-Base % .366 40/55 SB/Att. 43/57 4 start this season. SMC has already played seven games before the Tigers take the field for the first time this sea- 5.04 ERA 4.58 son. The Gaels lost their season-opening series to Nevada at the end of January, but SMC responded with two out of .282 Opponents BA .275 three wins against San Jose State last weekend (7-6, 5-6, 7-5). They are led by fourth-year head coach Jedd Soto. 7.4 Batters SO/9 inn. 6.3 Soto is a graduate of UL-Monroe (1996) and played for former LSU head coach . Freshman 3.6 Walks/9 inn. 3.5 infielder/ Anthony Aliotti is batting .478 in the first seven games with seven RBI. Freshman Randy Wells leads 13 Saves 7 the team in RBI (9) and total bases (14). In three appearances on the mound, Aliotti is 1-0 with a 1.17 ERA in 7.2 .971 Fielding % .966 innings pitched. The Gaels return 13 letterwinners from a team that finished tied for fifth in the WCC in 2006. Baseball America predicts the team to finish seventh in the league this season. Series History First meeting between the two teams. However, LSU vs. West Coast Conference Opponents LSU is 0-1 all-time against West Coast Conference LSU has only faced one West Coast Conference team in its history. However, that meeting proved to be a historic one. clubs. The Tigers, playing in their first-ever College World Series game, lost to Loyola-Marymount, 4-3, in its opening game of the 1986 CWS. LMU jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the second, and LSU nearly completed a comeback with three runs late. That Tiger team won the 1986 SEC Championship and hosted its first NCAA Regional. LSU won four straight games in the NCAA South I Regional, including a dramatic 7-6 victory over Tulane in the championship game on two, two-run homers from Albert Belle. The WCC enjoyed an impressive opening weekend when San Diego stunned Texas with two wins at Disch-Falk Field in Austin, Texas. Pepperdine, the 1992 national champion, is the pre- season league favorite.

Mainieri Returns To LSU 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 NCAA Tournament appearances in 12 seasons and a College World Series berth in 2002. He is currently ranked 22nd among active Division I coaches with 864 victories. His Irish teams combined for the nation’s fourth-best winning per- centage during the decade of the 2000s (.728), trailing only Rice (.752), Oral Roberts (.737) and Florida State (.734).

LSU First-Year Coaches in Opening Games/Series (Since 1927) The last three LSU head coaches have won their first game and first series in making their debuts, and only two coach- es have lost their first series in an LSU uniform. Dating back to in 1927, LSU first-year coaches have won their first game at the school in six out of the eight seasons. Only A.L. Swanson (1943) and Jim Smith (1966) have lost their first games in the dugout. The era began with a 7-1 win over Southern Miss in Hattiesburg, Miss, and the Smoke Laval era opened up with a thrilling come-from-behind, 10-9 victory over Birmingham Southern in 2002.

First Season Coach First Opponent Series Result (Scores) 1927 Harry Rabenhorst UL-Lafayette 2-0 at Lafayette (6-0, 3-2) 1943 A.L. Swanson Camp Livingston 0-2 at Livingston (1-4, 8-10) 1957 Ray Didier Southeastern Louisiana 1-0 at Baton Rouge (11-2) 1964 Southeastern Louisiana 1-0 at Baton Rouge (7-5) 1966 Jim Smith Kansas State 0-2 at Baton Rouge 1979 UL-Lafayette 4-0 at Lafayette (4-2, 4-0, 5-0, 8-4) 1984 Skip Bertman Southern Miss 2-0 at Hattiesburg, Miss. (7-1, 8-1) 2002 Smoke Laval Birmingham-Southern 3-0 at Baton Rouge (10-9, 6-5, 11-7) 2007 Paul Mainieri Saint Mary’s (Calif.) ?

Into The Fire Four LSU true freshmen are expected to crack the starting lineup, which is the most in school history. Dating back to the Skip Bertman era, two is the most number of freshmen starters. In 1992, Freshman All-Americans and Russ Johnson had prolific seasons. In 2000, Wally Pontiff, Jr. started third and played second. In 2006, Jarred Bogany started centerfield and J.T. Wise served as the designated hitter en route to Freshman All- America honors. This year, first baseman Sean Ochinko, centerfielder Jared Mitchell and left fielder Blake Dean are expected to be opening night starters. Freshman Ryan Schmipf could also be the Tigers’ designated hitter.

Cape Cod Phenom One of the many new faces takes the mound on opening night. Head coach Paul Mainieri has called upon junior southpaw Charlie Furbush to be the Tigers’ opening night starter. Furbush, a native of South Portland, Maine, comes to LSU after two seasons at Saint Joseph’s College. This summer he became the No. 1 left-handed pitching prospect in the prestigious Cape Cod League. Furbush was rated the 10th-best prospect overall by Baseball America after post- ing a 3-2 record with a 1.83 ERA in 54 innings of work. His most notable outing came on July 26 when he fired a no- hitter for the Hyannis Mets. It was one of only two no-hitters pitched in the league all summer and the first for that franchise since 1993. The results have led Furbush to the following preseason accolades before he even takes the mound: 2007 Roger Clemens Award Watch List and Baseball America Third-Team Preseason All-America Team. He is one of four SEC pitchers on the All-America team and one of 62 hurlers on the Clemens’ list. That award will be presented at a gala dinner in Houston next July.

LSU BASEBALL LSU Sixth In Baseball America Top Programs of The 64-Team Field Era LSU by the Numbers in 2007 LSU ranks sixth in the top programs of the 64-team field era in a survey done by Baseball America this month. The poll examines the years from 1999 to 2006, which coincides with the implementation of the 64-team field for the Home ...... 0-0 NCAA Tournament and with the change in rules governing the performance of aluminum bats. Categories used in the Away...... 0-0 study include winning percentage, regional and super regional appearances, College World Series appearances and Neutral Sites ...... 0-0 titles, All-Americans, draft picks and Major League alumni. The Tigers accumulated 280 points in the study. Texas is Day...... 0-0 atop the list, followed by Miami, Stanford, Cal State Fullerton and Rice. LSU ranks second to Rice in the South. Night...... 0-0 Vs. Left-Handed Starter...... 0-0 Team W L Total Points Vs. Right-Handed Starter ...... 0-0 1. Texas 378 160 321 TV Games ...... 0-0 2. Miami 358 144 319 On Jumbo Sports ...... 0-0 3. Stanford 362 150 314 On Cox Sports ...... 0-0 4. Cal State Fullerton 363 144 306 On SEC-TV ...... 0-0 5. Rice 403 128 303 Vs. SEC...... 0-0 6. LSU 346 172 303 Vs. SEC West ...... 0-0 Vs. SEC East ...... 0-0 Non-SEC Games ...... 0-0 J.T. Wise Named To Wallace Watch Vs. Louisiana opponents ...... 0-0 Sophomore infielder J.T. Wise was named to the 2007 Brooks Wallace Award watch list by the College Baseball Vs. Ranked opponents...... 0-0 Foundation. The Brooks Wallace Award is presented annually to the national college baseball player of the year. Wise Vs. Atlantic Sun ...... 0-0 earned 2006 Freshman all-SEC recognition as he batted .299 (66-for-221) with 13 doubles, 11 homers and 40 RBI. Vs. Atlantic 10 ...... 0-0 Wise started 58 games for the Tigers last season, including 27 at second base, 15 at designated hitter, 13 at first base Vs. C-USA...... 0-0 and three at third base. He is expected to be LSU’s full time third baseman this season. The Wallace Watch will be Vs. Mid-Continent ...... 0-0 trimmed to 12 semifinalists by late May. The selection committee will then narrow the list to three finalists following Vs. Ohio Valley ...... 0-0 the NCAA Super Regionals. The finalists, their head coaches, and their parents will be invited to Lubbock, Texas, for Vs. Southland ...... 0-0 a schedule of special events tied to the award banquet, which will be nationally televised by Fox Sports Network and Vs. Sun Belt ...... 0-0 Fox College Sports. Vs. SWAC ...... 0-0 Doubleheaders ...... 0-0 Injury Report: Tigers Healthy Entering Season Game 1 of weekend series ...... 0-0 LSU enters the 2007 season healthier that it has been in previous seasons. All but two players on the Tigers roster Game 2 of weekend series ...... 0-0 are available for the weekend. Junior southpaw Blake Martin will miss the entire season after undergoing hip surgery Game 3 of weekend series ...... 0-0 in December. Freshman right-hander Ragan Baker had labrum reconstruction in his shoulder and is out for the sea- Sunday ...... 0-0 son. Freshman right-hander T.J. Forrest underwent elbow reconstruction in April but has since returned to the mound. Tuesday ...... 0-0 Two players return to the lineup after missing parts are all of the 2006 season. Junior right-hander Michael Bonura Wednesday ...... 0-0 suffered a sore elbow late last season after undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2005. Second baseman Chris Friday ...... 0-0 Jackson missed the entire 2006 season to Tommy John surgery but is healthy and ready to go in 2007. Saturday ...... 0-0 One-run games ...... 0-0 Player Injury Status Extra inning games ...... 0-0 Ragan Baker, RHP Shoulder Surgery; out for the season Shutouts ...... 0-0 T.J. Forrest, RHP Elbow Throwing on a limited basis; could be back to full strength in ‘07 Number of Losing Streaks ...... 0 Blake Martin, LHP Hip Surgery in December; out for the season Longest Losing Streak ...... 0 Games in which LSU scores first...... 0-0 From Tiger Stadium To The Box Games in which opponent scores first...... 0-0 When LSU scores 10+...... 0-0 Two LSU position starters join the team after being members of the LSU football’s 11-2 Sugar Bowl championship When LSU scores <5...... 0-0 team. Second baseman Chris Jackson concluded his college football career as the Tigers’ starting punter. Freshman When opponent scores 10+ ...... 0-0 centerfielder Jared Mitchell served as a wide receiver. Mitchell turned down a significant offer from the Minnesota When opponent scores <5 ...... 0-0 Twins this past summer to pursue both sports at LSU after being the club’s 10th-round selection. When LSU leads after 6 innings...... 0-0 When LSU trails after 6 innings ...... 0-0 LSU Tops in SEC Regular Season Winning Percentage Since 2002 When tied after 6 innings...... 0-0 Despite finishing with a 13-17 mark in SEC playlast season -- its’ first losing record in league play since 1983 -- LSU When LSU leads after 7 innings...... 0-0 leads the SEC in regular-season winning percentage since the 2002 with a 88-60-1 record (.594). When LSU trails after 7 innings ...... 0-0 When tied after 7 innings...... 0-0 The Top 5 Record/Pct. 2006 Record When LSU leads after 8 innings...... 0-0 LSU 88-60-1 (.594) 13-17 When LSU trails after 8 innings ...... 0-0 South Carolina 88-61 (.591) 15-15 When tied after 8 innings...... 0-0 Ole Miss 84-66 (.560) 17-13 When LSU has 10+ hits ...... 0-0 Alabama 81-69 (.540) 20-10 When LSU has <6 hits ...... 0-0 Florida 80-69 (.537) 10-20 When opponent has 10+ hits ...... 0-0 When opponent has <6 hits ...... 0-0 SEC Coaches Tab LSU Fourth in SEC West When LSU has more hits...... 0-0 The baseball coaches picked LSU to finish fourth in the Western Division in the 16th annu- When LSU has fewer hits ...... 0-0 Equal hits ...... 0-0 al preseason poll. In the overall SEC Champion vote, South Carolina received seven of the 12 championship votes in When LSU hits 3 or more home runs...... 0-0 the poll. Arkansas received three votes while Vanderbilt received two. When LSU hits no home runs ...... 0-0 When opponent hits 3+ home runs ...... 0-0 Eastern Division Western Division When opponent hits no home runs ...... 0-0 Team Pts. Team Pts. Games won on final at-bat ...... 0 1. South Carolina (9) 63 1. Arkansas (11) 66 Games lost on final at-bat...... 0 2. Vanderbilt (3) 54 2. Ole Miss (1) 53 Come-from-behind wins ...... 0 3. Tennessee 39 3. Alabama 47 Losses when LSU led previously ...... 0 4. Kentucky 31 4. LSU 33 Blown saves...... 0 5. Georgia 30 5. Auburn 24 Longest game ...... -- 6. Florida 29 6. Miss. State 23 Shortest game(9 or more innings) ...... -- ( ) - First Place Votes SEC Champion: South Carolina (7); Arkansas (3); Vanderbilt (2)

LSU BASEBALL National Polls February 5, 2007

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

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Individual Team Hit 2 HRs ...... Quinn Stewart at Tennessee (4/7/06) Swept a non-conference series ...... vs. Temple (2/24-26/06) Hit 3 HRs ...... Quinn Stewart vs. Stetson (3/11/06) Swept a SEC series ...... at Arkansas (4/22-24/05) 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 a SEC series ...... at Ole Miss (4/21-23/06) Hit back-to-back homers ...... Steven Waguespack and Jordan Mayer vs. Was swept at home ...... vs. South Carolina (3/31/06-4/2/06) ...... Vanderbilt (5/14/06) Lost a non-conference series ...... at Long Beach State (2/28/03-3/2/03) Hit back-to-back-to-back homers ...... Blake Gill, Ryan Patterson, Clay Harris, Nick Lost a non-conference series at home ..vs. Kansas (2/14-16/03) ...... Stavinoha vs. Arizona State (3/11/06) Lost on a walk-off homer ...... at Florida (5/19/06, 8-7 in 10 innings) Hit for the cycle ...... Aaron Hill vs. South Carolina (4/5/03) Had 6+ RBI ...... 6 by Quinn Stewart vs. Stetson (3/11/06) Won 10+ games ...... 10 in 2001 (2/17 vs. Houston-3/3 vs. Had 5+ RBI ...... 6 by Quinn Stewart vs. Stetson (3/11/06) ...... Arizona State) Had 5+ hits ...... 5 by Ryan Patterson vs. Tennessee (5/14/05) Won 15+ games ...... 16 in 2000 (started vs. Alabama, ended ...... with CWS Championship Game win over Had 5+ runs ...... 5 by Brad Cresse vs. UL-Monroe (5/27/00) ...... Stanford) Stole 3+ bases ...... 3 by J.C. Holt vs. Northwestern St. (2/8/03) Scored 25+ runs in a game ...... 26 vs. Ohio (3/5/99) Threw a perfect game ...... Bruce Baudier vs. Alabama (5/5/67) Scored 20+ runs in a game ...... 20 vs. Arizona State (3/13/05) Threw a no-hitter ...... Bobby Landry vs. Southern Miss (3/14/79) Scored 15+ runs in a game ...... 15 vs. Centernary (2/14/06) Threw a one-hitter ...... Patrick Coogan vs. Ole Miss (4/18/97) Allowed 15+ runs in a game ...... 19 vs. Vanderbilt (5/13/06) Allowed 10+ runs in a game ...... 10 at Florida (5/20/06) Threw a two-hitter ...... Brian Tallet at Vanderbilt (3/17/00) Threw a shutout ...... Greg Smith at Vanderbilt (5/1/05) Had 25+ hits in a game ...... 27 vs. Evansville (3/14/90) Threw a complete game ...... Clay Dirks vs. Temple (2/24/06) Had 24+ hits in a game ...... 24 at Tennessee (5/4/02, Game 2) Had 10+ ...... 11 by Derik Olvey vs. South Carolina (4/2/06) Had 20+ hits in a game...... 20 vs. North Florida (2/10/06) Had 15+ strikeouts ...... 17 by Scott Schultz vs. Maine (3/10/95) Had 5+ HRs in a game ...... 6 vs. Arizona State (3/13/05)

Shutout an opponent ...... vs. Northwestern State (4/11/06; 12-0) Was shutout by an opponent ...... at Tennessee (4/8/06, 0-9) Turned a triple play...... vs. Ole Miss (3/28/99) Was one-hit ...... vs. Miss. State (3/25/01) Was two-hit ...... at Centenary (3/2/05; L, 6-1)

LSU BASEBALL Paul Mainieri HEAD COACH • FIRST SEASON

Paul Mainieri plans to finish his collegiate baseball career in the same place it began over 31 years ago. Mainieri earned a letter in 1976 as a freshman outfielder at LSU, where he also met his future wife, Karen, then a Fighting Tiger cheer- leader. He completed his playing career at the University of New Orleans, and, after enjoying great success as a head coach at St. Thomas (Fla.) University, the Air Force Academy and Notre Dame, Mainieri returned to Baton Rouge for the 2007 sea- son eager to enhance the Fighting Tigers' storied tradition. Mainieri, who directed Notre Dame to 533 wins and nine NCAA Tournament appearances in 12 seasons (1995-2006), was introduced on June 28, 2006 as LSU's 25th head baseball coach by athletics director Skip Bertman. The 49-year-old Mainieri established an unparalleled standard of excellence during his tenure at Notre Dame, leading his teams to 11 40-win seasons, nine conference titles and a berth in the 2002 College World Series, marking the school's first CWS trip since 1957. Mainieri, a Miami, Fla. native, is ranked 22nd among active Division I coaches with 864 career victories. His Irish teams combined for the nation's fourth-best winning percentage during the decade of the 2000s (.728; 324-120-3), trailing only Rice (.752), Oral Roberts (.737) and Florida State (.734). Mainieri led to Notre Dame to an NCAA Regional in every season since 1999, making the Irish one of 10 teams to appear in each of the past eight NCAA Tournaments - the others include Miami, Texas, Rice, Cal State Fullerton, Florida State, Stanford, Clemson, Tulane and Oral Roberts. Notre Dame also joined six other schools (LSU, Miami, Rice, South Carolina, Stanford and Texas) as the only programs to reach an NCAA Regional final every season from 2000-05. Fifty of Mainieri's Notre Dame players were drafted or signed free-agent contracts, and 18 were selected in the first 10 rounds of the Major League draft. His Irish players also combined for 14 All-America and 10 Academic All-America seasons. Mainieri's Notre Dame teams combined for a 100-percent graduation rate (71 of 71) among players who completed their eligibility. Twelve players who signed professionally after their junior year returned to Notre Dame to complete their degree requirements. The Mainieri File Notre Dame was the only Division I baseball program to produce Academic All-Americans each year from 2000-04, with two honored every season from 2000-03. The 2006 squad combined for an impressive 3.28 team GPA during the spring Personal semester. Birthdate: August 29, 1957 Hometown: Miami, Florida Notre Dame was one of just four schools from 1998-2001 that produced two pitchers - ('98, Houston Education Astros) and Aaron Heilman (`02, ) - who were drafted in the first round, with both players advancing to the 1980 - B.S. in physical education from Florida International Major Leagues. Mainieri and his staff consistently have molded players into top prospects, as Lidge was just a 42nd-round University pick out of high school while Heilman was a 54th-round pick. 1982 - M.S. in sports administration from St. Thomas (Fla.) Three of Mainieri's former Notre Dame players - Lidge, Heilman and Christian Parker () - have pitched Univ. in the Major Leagues, with Lidge emerging as one of the game's elite closers. Married to the former Karen Fejes of New Orleans, La. Mainieri was honored in 2005 with a 25-year coaching certificate at the American Baseball Coaches Association convention Children: Nicholas (23), Alexandra (22), Samantha (20) and and was voted to the position of the ABCA's chair of the Division I Baseball Coaches. He is also a member of the ABCA exec- Thomas (12) utive committee. Mainieri serves on the NCAA Division I Baseball Issues Committee, and he is a member of the NCAA Academic Coaching Awards Enhancement Working Group. ABCA Mideast Region Coach of the Year - 2001, 2002 Mainieri established in 2002 the Opening Night Dinner at Notre Dame, and the event has featured an impressive line- Big East Coach of the Year - 2001 up of keynote speakers: Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda, 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 0-0 .000 "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: 864-492-4 (.637) - Ron Maestri, New Orleans Zephyrs executive director and Mainieri's coach at the University of New Orleans 17-year Div. I Coaching Record: 685-371-3 (.648)

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

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

Playing Surface natural grass

Tournaments Hosted NCAA Regional Tournaments (17): 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Alex Box Stadium, the home of the LSU Fighting Tigers, has a storied history which spans several decades. NCAA Super Regional Series (3): 2000, 2003, Always known as an excellent facility, recent efforts to upgrade the stadium have made it comparable to that 2004 of many professional minor-league clubs. SEC Tournaments (4): 1985, 1986, 1991, 1993 Last season, the Tigers drew 270,341 fans to Alex Box Stadium as LSU finished first in the nation in total attendance for the 11th straight year. The Tigers set an NCAA record in 2004 for average attendance with 7,898 Top 10 Attendance Figures per contest. LSU established an NCAA total attendance mark in 2003 as 291,676 fans purchased tickets for “Baseball at the Box.” Att. Opponent Date Score LSU has been among the nation's attendance leaders for the past 16 seasons, finishing No. 5 in 1991, No. 1. 8683 Houston 3/6/04 UH, 10-5 6 in 1992, No. 4 in 1993, No. 3 in 1994 and 1995, and No. 1 from 1996-2006. 2. 8622 UL-Lafayette 4/11/00 LSU, 8-2 Over the past 23 seasons, the Tigers have attracted nearly four million fans to Alex Box Stadium. A total of 3. 8521 Miss. State 3/26/04 MSU, 7-3 3,975,293 patrons have watched the Tigers play at "The Box" since 1984. 4. 8512 Auburn 5/9/03 LSU, 6-5 The stadium is recognized both for its old-fashioned charm and for its modern renovations. Since 1985, it 5. 8510 Arkansas 4/27/02 LSU, 8-0 has been the site of four SEC tournaments, 17 NCAA regional tournaments, three NCAA super regional series 6. 8440 Alabama 5/19/02 LSU, 5-1 and one ABCA Hall of Fame tournament. “The Box” has undergone several facility-improvement projects 7. 8437 Auburn 5/10/03 LSU, 20-3 designed to enhance the comfort and enjoyment of LSU baseball fans. 8. 8413 Ole Miss 4/13/01 LSU, 15-2 Prior to the 1999 season, the stadium scoreboard was moved from left-center field to right-center field. 9. 8360 Texas State 2/28/04 LSU, 2-1 Bleachers were then installed in left-center field, increasing seating capacity to 7,760. 10. 8310 Tennessee 4/26/03 LSU, 10-6 Visitors to Alex Box Stadium in 1998 had for the first time the opportunity to enjoy a concessions/picnic area behind the right-field bleachers, complementing a similar facility behind the left-field bleachers. Quotable A major renovation project was completed at Alex Box Stadium in 1997, as two of the facility's light towers "I want to commend what I truly believe may be were moved behind the seating areas in order to give all fans an unobstructed view of the playing field. The pro- the premiere crowd in all of college baseball ... ject began in April, 1996, when two of the four light towers were moved. The remaining two towers were moved that is a special, special crowd out there. I want in February, 1997. to say that the way the fans have responded all The “Intimidator” billboard depicting LSU’s NCAA titles was unveiled in Alex Box Stadium prior to the ‘97 weekend to just excellence and outstanding play season. It stands above the right field wall as a testament to LSU’s baseball excellence. Some of the other addi- leads me to believe that they truly do appreciate tions to the stadium in the past decade include a players' meeting room and a "Home Run Village" parking area the difficulty of playing this game. I'm glad to behind the outfield fence which allows fans to tailgate before and during games. A new outfield fence was have our players play in front of a crowd that I installed in 1995 with a 15-foot hitters' backdrop in center field. truly believe appreciated their performance." In 1994, "The Box" featured a freshly renovated and expanded players' locker room and lounge, along with -- Baylor head coach Steve Smith after the 2003 additional chair-back seats in the grandstand. In 1993, an advanced outfield drainage system was installed along NCAA Super Regional in Alex Box Stadium with additional bleacher seating behind first base. In 1992, the stadium featured the installation of expanded chair-back gold seats, an umpires' dressing room, terrace-level seating above the third-base dugout and bleachers behind the left-field wall. Renovations for the 1991 season included the installation of a new grandstand roof and the construction of a playground/picnic area "The fans here are great. It was a pleasure behind the left-field bleachers. playing ball here today. Great battle, great The stadium began to resemble its present form with the arrival in 1983 of coach Skip Bertman. In 1985, fans, great atmosphere out here in Baton the Tigers' locker room was given a facelift, and a fully-equipped training room, a coaches' dressing room and a Rouge and like (first baseman) Matt Wright players' lounge were installed. said, go LSU." Larger dugouts were constructed in 1986 along with a new outfield fence. The press box was expanded, -- UNC-Wilmington outfielder Chip Grawey after and the stadium's right field fence was moved to make room for additional bleachers. In 1987, the stadium's his team took a congratulatory lap around the restroom facilities were enlarged, and a new concessions stand was built beneath the grandstand. field following LSU’s 2003 NCAA Regional win Originally a 2,500-seat facility, the concrete and steel grandstand of Alex Box Stadium was completed in 1938. Funding came from the Works Progress Administration, a federally sponsored agency which constructed public athletic facilities, among other such projects. In its first two years, Alex Box Stadium was the site of spring training for the New York Giants. Such leg- endary baseball figures as Mel Ott, Carl Hubbell, Bill Terry and Dick Bartell trained at “The Box.”

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