SEC TOURNAMENT 5 NCAA TITLES, 13 CWS APPEARANCES, 13 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS 2008 LSU BASEBALL SEC Tournament (Game 2 vs. Vanderbilt) May 22 Hoover, Ala. • Regions Park Schedule/Results (40-16-1, 18-11-1 SEC) LSU HISTORY IN THE SEC TOURNAMENT: LSU has a 51-34 all-time record in the SEC Tournament as the Tigers are making their 28th appearance in the postseason event. LSU did not qualify for the SEC Date Opponent Time/Result Tournament last season after making 22 straight appearances from 1985-2006. The Tigers have captured February SEC Tournament titles in 1986, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 2000. 22 (Fri.) INDIANA W, 7-1 23 (Sat.) INDIANA W, 5-4 24 (Sun.) INDIANA L, 6-7 SERIES VS. VANDERBILT: LSU leads the overall series between the schools, 47-30, though Vanderbilt 26 (Tue.) SOUTHERN (Cox Sports) W, 6-1 has a 12-11 advantage in games played this decade. VU swept the Tigers in the teams’ last meeting -- a 27 (Wed.) MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W, 9-1 three-game series in Nashville on the final weekend of the 2007 regular season. LSU is 2-0 against 29 (Fri.) DUQUESNE W, 10-1 Vanderbilt in SEC Tournament games -- the Tigers defeated the Commodores 13-5 in Hoover in 1990, March 1 (Sat.) DUQUESNE W, 22-11 and LSU posted a 7-2 victory over VU in New Orleans in 1992. 2 (Sun.) DUQUESNE W, 12-2 4 (Tue.) MICHIGAN STATE W, 5-3 RANKINGS: LSU is ranked No. 8 by Collegiate Baseball, No. 10 by Baseball America, and No. 13 by 5 (Wed.) MICHIGAN STATE W, 12-1 USA Today/ESPN. Vanderbilt is ranked No. 21 by USA Today/ESPN. 8 (Sat.) STETSON (Game 1) W, 9-3 8 (Sat.) STETSON (Game 2) W, 6-5 9 (Sun.) STETSON L, 2-7 PITCHING MATCHUP: Game 2 vs. Vanderbilt 11 (Tue.) SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA L, 3-6 LSU - Jr. LHP Blake Martin (4-3, 5.30 ERA, 71.1 IP, 32 BB, 72 SO) 14 (Fri.) at Tennessee L, 5-6 VU - Fr. RHP Caleb Cotham (7-4, 3.70 ERA, 75.1 IP, 31 BB, 82 SO) 16 (Sun.) at Tennessee (Game 1) L, 3-7 16 (Sun.) at Tennessee (Game 2) L, 3-7 19 (Wed.) TULANE W, 7-5 NOTES 21 (Fri.) ARKANSAS (Cox Sports) W, 8-7 • LSU, the 2008 SEC Western Division champion, continued its climb in the college baseball polls 22 (Sat.) ARKANSAS L, 13-14 Monday, as the Tigers have vaulted into the Top 10 of both the Collegiate Baseball and Baseball America 23 (Sun.) ARKANSAS (Cox Sports) W, 4-2 25 (Tue.) NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 10-3 rankings. The Tigers, now riding a 17-game win streak, moved up to No. 8 in this week's Collegiate 26 (Wed.) NEW ORLEANS L, 6-8 Baseball poll and to No. 10 in the Baseball America rankings. LSU was No. 16 in both polls last week. 28 (Fri.) at Florida L, 5-8 LSU is No. 13 in this week's USA Today/ESPN coaches' poll, up from No. 21. 29 (Sat.) at Florida L, 1-7 30 (Sun.) at Florida (FSN Florida) W, 6-3 April • LSU defeated South Carolina, 5-4 (10 innings) on Wednesday in the opening game of the SEC 1 (Tue.) at Southern (Pelican Sports) W, 8-3 Tournament, extending its win streak to 17 games overall and to 13 games against conference foes. The 2 (Wed.) CENTENARY W, 6-0 Tigers' 17-game streak is the longest by an LSU squad since the 1997 club won its first 19 games. A vic- 4 (Fri.) ALABAMA W, 3-0 tory over Vanderbilt today would give the Tigers a tie for the second-longest streak in school history -- the 5 (Sat.) ALABAMA L, 5-6 6 (Sun.) ALABAMA (Cox Sports) W, 9-7 1986 LSU squad won 18 straight games. 9 (Wed.) at Southern Mississippi W, 8-4 11 (Fri.) at Ole Miss L, 1-2 • LSU’s win over South Carolina featured a dramatic ninth-inning comeback as the Tigers scored four 12 (Sat.) at Ole Miss L, 1-7 runs to erase a 4-0 deficit and send the game into extra innings. The rally was highlighted by a three-run 13 (Sun.) at Ole Miss (JSN) W, 8-2 15 (Tue.) NICHOLLS STATE W, 11-2 homer by first baseman Matt Clark and a game-tying double by second baseman Ryan Schimpf. LSU 16 (Wed.) at New Orleans L, 5-6 won the game in the bottom of the 10th on DH Blake Dean’s solo homer, his 14th dinger of the season. 18 (Fri.) GEORGIA L, 3-6 19 (Sat.) GEORGIA L, 8-9 • LSU has posted 25 come-from-behind wins this season, and the Tigers have won seven games in their 20 (Sun.) GEORGIA (JSN) T, 10-10 22 (Tue.) at Tulane (Cox Sports) W, 8-4 final at-bat. 23 (Wed.) McNEESE ST. (Cox Sports) W, 6-0 25 (Fri.) SOUTH CAROLINA W, 11-3 • The Tigers are hitting .326 (212-for-650) as a team during their 17-game win streak with 47 doubles, six 26 (Sat.) SOUTH CAROLINA W, 11-10 triples and 28 home runs, and LSU has outscored its opponents, 155-80, in the past 17 contests. 27 (Sun.) SOUTH CAROLINA (JSN) W, 6-3 29 (Tue.) UL-LAFAYETTE (Cox Sports) W, 5-3 May • The Tigers' pitching staff has been superb during the streak as well, recording a 3.64 ERA in 163 innings 2 (Fri.) at Kentucky (JSN) W, 3-1 of work with 56 walks and 159 strikeouts. 3 (Sat.) at Kentucky (JSN) W, 12-5 4 (Sun.) at Kentucky (Cox Sports) W, 9-8 9 (Fri.) MISSISSIPPI ST, (Cox Sports) W, 15-6 • During LSU's 17-game win streak, sophomore leftfielder/DH Blake Dean is hitting a sizzling .412 (28- 10 (Sat.) MISSISSIPPI ST. (FSN) W, 16-4 for-68) with eight doubles, six homers and 17 RBI . junior first baseman Matt Clark is batting .386 (22- 11 (Sun.) MISSISSIPPI ST. (Cox Sports) W, 9-6 for-57) with seven doubles, seven homers and 21 RBI . sophomore leftfielder Jared Mitchell is batting 13 (Tue.) New Orleans * (Cox Sports) W, 7-6 a robust .367 (22-for-60) during the 17-0 run with six doubles, one triple, four homers and 14 RBI . 15 (Thu.) at Auburn (Cox Sports) W, 6-4 16 (Fri.) at Auburn (Cox Sports) W, 15-6 freshman shortstop DJ LeMahieu is hitting .364 (24-for-66) over the past 17 games with five doubles, one 17 (Sat.) at Auburn W, 11-7 triple, one homer and 13 RBI. 21 (Wed.) South Carolina # (CSS) W, 5-4 22 (Thu.) Vanderbilt # (CSS) • LSU senior right-hander Jared Bradford is 4-0 with a 2.57 ERA and three saves during LSU’s 17-game 30-June 1/2 NCAA Regional Tournament Site TBA win streak. Bradford has recorded either a win or a save in each of his seven appearances during the streak. In 21 innings, he’s allowed six earned runs on 24 hits with six walks and 21 strikeouts. June 6-8/7-9 NCAA Super Regional Series Site TBA 14-24/25 College World Series (Omaha, Neb.) * - at Zephyr Field (Metairie, La.) LSU Vanderbilt Record 40-16-1, 18-11-1 SEC Record 38-18, 15-14 SEC # - SEC Tournament (Hoover, Ala.) Highest Ranking No. 8 (CB) Highest Ranking No. 21 (USA Today/ESPN) all times are Central and subject to change Coach Paul Mainieri Coach TimCorbin Career Record 933-534-6 (26th year) Career Record 342-264 (12th year) LSU Record 69-42-2 (second year) VU Record 236-126 (sxith year) Mainieri vs. VU 1-3 Corbin vs. LSU 9-6 LSU Sports Information Phone - 225.578.8226 P.O. Box 25095, Baton Rouge, LA 70894 Fax - 225.578.1861 2008 LSU Baseball Overall Statistics for LSU (as of May 22, 2008) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 40-16-1 Home: 27-8-1 Away: 11-8 Neutral: 2-0 SEC: 18-11-1 Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 34 Blake Dean....... .339 55-55 218 49 74 13 2 14 49 133 .610 29 3 35 5 .421 2 0 4-6 70 0 1 .986 17 DJ LeMahieu...... .335 56-55 212 42 71 8 1 5 38 96 .453 16 3 28 1 .385 3 2 9-10 84 162 18 .932 9 Matt Clark....... .332 53-52 187 43 62 12 0 20 50 134 .717 31 2 51 5 .428 2 0 1-1 353 34 2 .995 33 Micah Gibbs...... .324 42-36 136 22 44 11 0 1 29 58 .426 15 4 21 3 .401 2 1 2-2 261 38 1 .997 5 Derek Helenihi... .322 51-46 199 32 64 10 4 2 37 88 .442 15 0 43 1 .369 0 5 9-13 63 43 5 .955 16 Ryan Schimpf..... .301 55-53 209 46 63 12 5 10 40 115 .550 27 11 37 1 .407 1 3 13-17 112 116 2 .991 7 Michael Hollander .296 49-47 189 43 56 12 4 4 34 88 .466 20 6 24 0 .380 1 8 6-9 26 117 15 .905 3 Jared Mitchell... .295 40-30 122 32 36 7 1 5 21 60 .492 12 2 36 0 .368 0 4 10-11 52 1 2 .964 6 Leon Landry.....