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WEEKDAY RELEASE NO. 1 5 NCAA TITLES, 13 CWS APPEARANCES, 13 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS 2006 LSU BASEBALL vs. Centenary Feb. 14, 2006 • 6:30 p.m. Baton Rouge, La. • Alex Box Stadium (7,760) 2006 Schedule/Results (2-1, 0-0 SEC) No. 16 LSU Hosts Centenary In First Mid-Week Game Date Opponent Time/Result No. 16 LSU (2-1) continues its 19-game season-opening homestand at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday as the Tigers play host to February (2-1) Centenary (5-1) in Alex Box Stadium. 11 (Sat.) NORTH FLORIDA W, 11-1 11 (Sat.) NORTH FLORIDA W, 4-0 >Broadcast Info 12 (Sun.) NORTH FLORIDA L, 3-4 Tonight’s game can be heard statewide on the LSU Sports Network (WDGL 98.1 FM in Baton Rouge). Jim Hawthorne and 14 (Tue.) CENTENARY 6:30 p.m. Charles Hanagriff will call the action. There will be no television for the contest. Live stats are available on 17 (Fri.) TENNESSEE TECH 6:30 p.m. www.LSUsports.net. Live audio and video is available to members of the Geaux Zone powered by USAgencies on 18 (Sat.) TENNESSEE TECH 2 p.m. www.LSUsports.net. 19 (Sun.) TENNESSEE TECH 1 p.m. 21 (Tue.) SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 6:30 p.m. 24 (Fri.) TEMPLE 6:30 p.m. >Last Time Out 25 (Sat.) TEMPLE Noon LSU opened the 2006 season taking two of three games from North Florida this weekend, despite temperatures that hov- 26 (Sun.) TEMPLE Noon ered in the upper 40s. The Tigers completed a two-game sweep of the Ospreys on Saturday, taking a rain-delayed Game March (0-0, 0-0 SEC) 1, 11-1 and Game 2, 4-0. UNF avoided a sweep with a 4-3 win in 10 innings on Sunday. LSU pounded out 39 hits in the 1 (Wed.) UL-MONROE (COX) 6:30 p.m. three-game set, including 20 in the season opener. Derik Olvey, a transfer from Notre Dame, picked up the win in Game 2 3 (Fri.) HOUSTON 6:30 p.m. after surrendering no runs on four hits and striking out five in 8.1 innings of work. UNF used a pair of sacrifices in the top 4 (Sat.) HOUSTON 2 p.m. 5 (Sun.) HOUSTON 1 p.m. of the 10th to take the finale. The Tigers were shutout offensively by reliever Jared Incinelli (1 R, 5 H, 5 IP). 7 (Tue.) TULANE (COX) 6:30 p.m. 10 (Fri.) STETSON 6:30 p.m. >Notables 11 (Sat.) STETSON 2 p.m. LSU leads the all-time series with Centenary, 26-8-1 ... The Gents posted a 6-1 victory over the Tigers last season in 12 (Sun.) STETSON 1 p.m. Shreveport, breaking a 22-game LSU win streak in the series ... It was the first time Centenary defeated the Tigers since 17 (Fri.) at Kentucky 5:30 p.m. 1956 ... LSU hit .368 (39-for-106) over the weekend with nine doubles, while successfully executing five sacrifice bunts 18 (Sat.) at Kentucky (JSN) Noon in the three-game series ... LSU had only 22 sacrifices in the entire 2005 season (62 games) ... Newcomers Jarred Bogany, 19 (Sun.) at Kentucky (JSN) Noon Steven Waguespack and J.T. Wise went a combined 20-for-33 in the series with five runs, six doubles and seven RBI ... 22 (Wed.) Southeastern Louisiana 7 p.m. $ 24 (Fri.) MISSISSIPPI STATE 6:30 p.m. Bogany was named SEC Freshman of the Week after his brilliant debut ... LSU opens the season with 19 straight home 25 (Sat.) MISSISSIPPI STATE 2 p.m. games, the most to start a season in school history ... Three true freshmen are in the starting lineup, a first in school his- 26 (Sun.) MISSISSIPPI STATE 1 p.m. tory ... The Tigers are an amazing 119-0 when leading after eight innings the past four seasons ... LSU was preseason 28 (Tue.) at New Orleans 6:30 p.m. # selected second in the SEC West by the leagues’ coaches. 31 (Fri.) SOUTH CAROLINA 6:30 p.m. April (0-0, 0-0 SEC) 1 (Sat.) SOUTH CAROLINA 4 p.m. Pitching Matchup 2 (Sun.) SOUTH CAROLINA 1 p.m. 4 (Tue.) SOUTHERN 6:30 p.m. 7 (Fri.) at Tennessee 6 p.m. LSU -- Fr. RHP Louis Coleman (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.0 IP, 0 BB, 0 SO) 8 (Sat.) at Tennessee (FSN) 3 p.m. • True freshman who is making the first start of his career 9 (Sun.) at Tennessee (JSN) 11:30 a.m. • Was the 28th round selection of the Atlanta Braves in the 2005 Major League Draft 11 (Tue.) NORTHWESTERN STATE 6:30 p.m. • One of the top prospects in Mississippi as a four-year letterwinner at Pillow Academy 14 (Fri.) ALABAMA 6:30 p.m. • Compiled a 10-1 record with a 0.51 ERA in 68 innings pitched as a senior 15 (Sat.) ALABAMA 2 p.m. 16 (Sun.) ALABAMA 1 p.m. 18 (Tue.) at Tulane 7 p.m. $ Centenary -- Jr. LHP Brandon Fulenchek (2-0, 0.00 ERA, 10.0 IP, 0 BB, 10 SO) 21 (Fri.) at Ole Miss 6:30 p.m. 22 (Sat.) at Ole Miss (JSN) 4 p.m. LSU Probable Position Starters 23 (Sun.) at Ole Miss (JSN) 1:30 p.m. 26 (Wed.) NEW ORLEANS (COX) 6:30 p.m. Pos. Player Cl.-Exp. B/T Avg. HR RBI Notable 28 (Fri.) ARKANSAS (COX) 6:30 p.m. C Matt Liuzza Sr.-3L R/R .273 0 1 Rated No. 31 senior by Baseball America 29 (Sat.) ARKANSAS 2 p.m. 1B Steven Waguespack Jr.-TR L/L .667 0 2 8-for-12 vs. UNF with 3 runs and 2 2Bs 30 (Sun.) ARKANSAS 1 p.m. 2B Jason Ogata Fr.-HS R/R .143 0 1 No. 1 HS prospect in the Northwest and Oregon May (0-0, 0-0 SEC) -or- Buzzy Haydel Fr.-HS R/R .250 0 0 Batted .413 as senior en route to 2005 4A state title 5 (Fri.) at Auburn 7 p.m. 6 (Sat.) at Auburn (JSN) 7 p.m. SS Michael Hollander Fr.-HS R/R .400 0 3 Committed no errors in last 21 games 7 (Sun.) at Auburn (JSN) 1 p.m. 3B Will Harris Sr.-3L R/R .167 0 0 Hit .295 with 2 HRs, 6 RBI in fall intrasquad games 12 (Fri.) VANDERBILT (COX) 6:30 p.m. LF Quinn Stewart Jr.-1L R/R .333 0 2 33 starts in 2005; played summer ball in Alaska 13 (Sat.) VANDERBILT 2 p.m. CF Jarred Bogany Fr.-HS R/R .727 0 2 8-for-11 with 2 runs and 1 SB vs. UNF 14 (Sun.) VANDERBILT 1 p.m. RF Bruce Sprowl Sr.-2L L/R .333 0 0 Has not committed an error in 110 straight putouts 16 (Tue.) Rice 7 p.m. $ DH J.T. Wise Fr.-HS R/R .400 0 3 4-for-10 with 2 2Bs vs. UNF 18 (Thu.) at Florida 5:30 p.m. 19 (Fri.) at Florida 5:30 p.m. 20 (Sat.) at Florida (FSN) Noon LSU Centenary 24-28 SEC Tournament (Hoover, Ala.) Record 2-1 (0-0 SEC) Record 5-1 (0-0 Mid-Continent) June (0-0, 0-0 SEC) Ranking No. 20 Baseball America Ranking NR Baseball America 2-5 NCAA Regional (sites TBA) No. 16 Collegiate Baseball NR Collegiate Baseball 9-11/10-12 NCAA Super Regional (sites TBA) No. 19 ESPN/Sports Weekly NR ESPN/Sports Weekly 16-26/27 NCAA College World Series (Omaha, Neb.) Coach Smoke Laval Coach Ed McCann Career Record 418-245-1 (.630/12th year) Career Record 154-241-2 (.390/eighth year) # - Maestri Field $ - Zephyr Field LSU Record 177-86-1 (.672/fifth year) Centenary Record Same all times are Central and subject to change Laval vs. Cent. 18-3 McCann vs. LSU 1-5 LSU Sports Information Phone - 225.578.8226 P.O. Box 25095, Baton Rouge, LA 70894 Fax - 225.578.1861 Quick Facts Media Services Location: . .Baton Rouge, La. Founded: . .1860; campus moved to . .present site in 1926 Interviews with Head Coach Smoke Laval Enrollment: . .31,234 Coach Laval is available for phone interviews on weekday mornings (9 a.m. -Noon) during the season. Nickname: . .Fighting Tigers Please coordinate all requests for personal interviews with Coach Laval through his office. Colors: . .Purple and Gold Appointments and interviews may be arranged through Virginia Robertson at (225) 578-4148. Coach Conference: . .Southeastern (Western Laval will talk to reporters approximately 10 minutes after the end of a game in the LSU dugout. .Division) President: . .Dr. William L. Jenkins Chancellor: . .Sean O'Keefe Player Interviews Faculty Representative: . .Kenneth E. Carpenter Media members are invited to attend LSU baseball practice sessions. Players are available for inter- Athletics Director: . .J. Stanley "Skip" Bertman views before each practice at approximately 1 p.m. in Alex Box Stadium. Requests for live player inter- Home Stadium: . .Alex Box Stadium views on the field prior to a game should be made through Bill Franques in the Sports Information Capacity: . .7,760 Office. Post-game player interviews are conducted in front of the LSU dugout at the conclusion of Opened: . .1938 a brief team meeting on the field. Dimensions: . .LF-330; LC-365; CF-405; . .RC-365; RF-330 Press Box Phone: . .(225) 578-4149 Mailing Address Head Coach: . .Smoke Laval LSU Sports Information Record at LSU: . .177-86-1 (.672, fifth year) P.O. Box 25095 Overall Record: . .418-245-1 (.630, 12th Baton Rouge, LA 70894-5095 .