WEEKEND RELEASE NO. 1 5 NCAA TITLES, 13 CWS APPEARANCES, 13 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS 2006 LSU BASEBALL vs. North Florida Feb. 10-12, 2006 • 6:30 p.m., 2 p.m., 1 p.m. Baton Rouge, La. • Alex Box Stadium (7,760) 2006 Schedule/Results (0-0, 0-0 SEC) Tigers Open 2006 Season Against North Florida Date Opponent Time/Result No. 15 LSU opens its 2006 season with a three-game series against North Florida at Alex Box Stadium. The series begins February (0-0) at 6:30 p.m. Friday and continues Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. 10 (Fri.) NORTH FLORIDA 6:30 p.m. 11 (Sat.) NORTH FLORIDA 2 p.m. >Broadcast Info 12 (Sun.) NORTH FLORIDA 1 p.m. Games on Friday and Sunday can be heard statewide on the LSU Sports Network (WDGL 98.1 FM in Baton Rouge). Due 14 (Tue.) CENTENARY 6:30 p.m. to the men’s basketball game at Florida, Saturday’s contest will be broadcast in Baton Rouge only (107.3 FM). Charles 17 (Fri.) TENNESSEE TECH 6:30 p.m. Hanagriff will call the action. There will be no television for the three-game series. Live stats are available 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 was eliminated from its first regional since 1995 after dropping a 5-4 decision to Rice in Game 6 of the NCAA Baton 26 (Sun.) TEMPLE Noon Rouge Regional. The Owls overcame a two-run deficit with a homer in the seventh and a run in the eighth, while the Tigers March (0-0, 0-0 SEC) went quietly in the ninth. LSU finished with a 40-22 overall record, marking the 17th-consecutive time the Tigers have fin- 1 (Wed.) UL-MONROE (COX) 6:30 p.m. ished with 40-plus wins. LSU advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 17th straight year and hosted a regional for the 3 (Fri.) HOUSTON 6:30 p.m. 16th consecutive season. 4 (Sat.) HOUSTON 2 p.m. 5 (Sun.) HOUSTON 1 p.m. 7 (Tue.) TULANE (COX) 6:30 p.m. >Notables 10 (Fri.) STETSON 6:30 p.m. LSU enters the season ranked in the polls for the 17th straight season ... Six LSU players were drafted in 2005, the high- 11 (Sat.) STETSON 2 p.m. est total since 2001 ... The Tigers own a 21-5 mark all-time against Atlantic Sun opponents ... LSU has not lost a season 12 (Sun.) STETSON 1 p.m. opener since 2001 (9-8 vs. Kansas State) ... Smoke Laval has won all four of his season-opening series and is 4-0 in sea- 17 (Fri.) at Kentucky 5:30 p.m. son-opening games ... LSU opens the season with 19 straight home games, the most to start a season in school history 18 (Sat.) at Kentucky (JSN) Noon ... Three true freshmen are expected to be in the starting lineup, a first in school history ... The Tigers are an amazing 117- 19 (Sun.) at Kentucky (JSN) Noon 0 when leading after eight innings the past three seasons ... Head coach Smoke Laval enters his fifth season at LSU and 22 (Wed.) Southeastern Louisiana 7 p.m. $ 24 (Fri.) MISSISSIPPI STATE 6:30 p.m. is 25 wins away from the 200-win plateau here ... Southpaw Clay Dirks has been named to the Wallace Award and 25 (Sat.) MISSISSIPPI STATE 2 p.m. Clemens Award Watch Lists ... LSU was preseason selected second in the SEC West by the leagues’ coaches. 26 (Sun.) MISSISSIPPI STATE 1 p.m. 28 (Tue.) at New Orleans 6:30 p.m. Pitching Matchups 31 (Fri.) SOUTH CAROLINA 6:30 p.m. Game 1 April (0-0, 0-0 SEC) 1 (Sat.) SOUTH CAROLINA 4 p.m. LSU -- Jr. LHP Clay Dirks (10-4, 3.24 ERA, 94.1 IP, 27 BB, 67 SO in 2005) 2 (Sun.) SOUTH CAROLINA 1 p.m. UNF -- Sr. RHP Jacob Dixon (1-0, 1.80 ERA, 5.0 IP, 4 BB, 6 SO) 4 (Tue.) SOUTHERN 6:30 p.m. 7 (Fri.) at Tennessee 6 p.m. Game 2 8 (Sat.) at Tennessee (FSN) 3 p.m. LSU -- Jr. RHP Derik Olvey (2-2, 5.59 ERA, 48.1 IP, 15 BB, 25 SO at Notre Dame in 2005) 9 (Sun.) at Tennessee (JSN) 11:30 a.m. UNF -- TBA 11 (Tue.) NORTHWESTERN STATE 6:30 p.m. 14 (Fri.) ALABAMA 6:30 p.m. 15 (Sat.) ALABAMA 2 p.m. Game 3 16 (Sun.) ALABAMA 1 p.m. LSU -- TBA 18 (Tue.) at Tulane 7 p.m. $ UNF -- TBA 21 (Fri.) at Ole Miss 6:30 p.m. 22 (Sat.) at Ole Miss (JSN) 4 p.m. LSU Probable Position Starters (2005 stats included) 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 .251 3 24 Rated No. 31 senior by Baseball America 29 (Sat.) ARKANSAS 2 p.m. 1B Steven Waguespack Jr.-TR L/L .316 0 29 Transfer from Delgado CC in New Orleans 30 (Sun.) ARKANSAS 1 p.m. 2B Jason Ogata Fr.-HS R/R .000 0 0 No. 1 HS prospect in the Northwest and Oregon May (0-0, 0-0 SEC) -or- Buzzy Haydel Fr.-HS R/R .000 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 .238 1 13 Committed no errors in last 18 games 7 (Sun.) at Auburn (JSN) 1 p.m. 3B Will Harris Sr.-3L R/R .213 4 20 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 .234 2 11 33 starts in 2005; played summer ball in Alaska 13 (Sat.) VANDERBILT 2 p.m. CF Jarred Bogany Fr.-HS R/R .000 0 0 Five-tool player; 15th round selection of Pittsburgh 14 (Sun.) VANDERBILT 1 p.m. RF Bruce Sprowl Sr.-2L L/R .264 2 13 Did not make an error in 97 putouts in 2005 16 (Tue.) Rice 7 p.m. $ DH J.T. Wise Fr.-HS R/R .000 0 0 2005 Florida State All-Star Game MVP 18 (Thu.) at Florida 5:30 p.m. 19 (Fri.) at Florida 5:30 p.m. 20 (Sat.) at Florida (FSN) Noon LSU North Florida 24-28 SEC Tournament (Hoover, Ala.) Record 0-0 (0-0 SEC) Record 1-1 (0-0 Atlantic Sun) June (0-0, 0-0 SEC) Ranking No. 22 Baseball America Ranking NR Baseball America 2-5 NCAA Regional (sites TBA) No. 17 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 Dusty Rhodes Career Record 416-244-1 (.630/12th year) Career Record 1,072-430 (.714/27th year) # - Maestri Field $ - Zephyr Field LSU Record 175-85-1 (.672/fifth year) UNF Record 769-312 (.712/19th year) all times are Central and subject to change Laval vs. UNF First meeting Rhodes vs. LSU First meeting 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: . .175-85-1 (.672, fifth year) P.O. Box 25095 Overall Record: . .416-244-1 (.630, 12th Baton Rouge, LA 70894-5095 . .year) Baseball Office Phone: . .(225) 578-4148 Baseball Office Fax: . .(225) 578-4066 Overnight Mail Address Hitting Coach: . .Henry "Turtle" Thomas Room 501, LSU Athletics Admin. Bldg. Pitching Coach: . .Brady Wiederhold N. Stadium Dr. at Nicholson Dr. Volunteer Coach: . .Justin Hill Baton Rouge, LA 70894-5095 Administrative Assistant: .Jeramie Moore Lettermen Returning/Lost: 16/14 Phone Directory Starters Returning/Lost: .