GAMES 13-15 5 NCAA TITLES, 13 CWS APPEARANCES, 13 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS 2006 LSU BASEBALL vs. Houston March 3-5, 2006 • 6:30 p.m., Noon, 1 p.m. Baton Rouge, La. • Alex Box Stadium (7,760) 2006 Schedule/Results (11-1, 0-0 SEC) No. 8 LSU Hosts Houston In Three-Game Series Date Opponent Time/Result No. 8 LSU (11-1) plays host to Houston (7-6) this weekend in a three-game series at Alex Box Stadium. Game 1 of the February (10-1) series is set for 6:30 p.m. CST Friday, Game 2 begins at Noon CST Saturday and Game 3 starts at 1 p.m. CST Sunday. 10 (Sat.) NORTH FLORIDA W, 11-1 11 (Sat.) NORTH FLORIDA W, 4-0 >Broadcast Info 12 (Sun.) NORTH FLORIDA L, 3-4 (10) Friday and Sunday’s contests can be heard statewide on the LSU Sports Network (WDGL 98.1 FM in Baton Rouge). Jim 14 (Tue.) CENTENARY W, 15-3 Hawthorne and Charles Hanagriff will call the action. Saturday’s game will be broadcast in Baton Rouge only (107.3 FM). 17 (Fri.) TENNESSEE TECH W, 9-6 None of the games will be televised. Live stats are available on www.LSUsports.net. Live audio and video is also available 18 (Sat.) TENNESSEE TECH W, 7-2 to members of the Geaux Zone powered by USAgencies on www.LSUsports.net. 19 (Sun.) TENNESSEE TECH W, 8-3 21 (Tue.) SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA W, 7-3 >Last Time Out 24 (Fri.) TEMPLE W, 4-1 LSU stretched its winning streak to nine games with an 8-5 victory over UL-Monroe on Wednesday. The Tigers turned a 25 (Sat.) TEMPLE W, 9-0 two-run deficit into a 7-4 lead with a five-run sixth, and four LSU pitchers combined to hold the Indians to one run over 26 (Sun.) TEMPLE W, 14-4 (8) the final four frames. March (1-0, 0-0 SEC) 1 (Wed.) UL-MONROE (COX) W, 8-5 >Notables 3 (Fri.) HOUSTON 6:30 p.m. LSU will match the longest winning streak since 2001 with a win on Friday ... Houston leads the all-time series against 4 (Sat.) HOUSTON 2 p.m. LSU, 22-16 but the Tigers took two out of three from the Cougars last season in Houston ... Smoke Laval is 109-41 ver- 5 (Sun.) HOUSTON 1 p.m. sus non-conference opponents in his four-year tenure ... The Tigers have won nine straight series, dating back to last sea- 7 (Tue.) TULANE (COX) 6:30 p.m. son ... LSU is 128-0 when leading after eight innings the past four seasons and hasn’t blown a ninth-inning lead since 10 (Fri.) STETSON 6:30 p.m. 11 (Sat.) STETSON 2 p.m. Houston on Feb. 24, 2002 ... Offensively, the Tigers are first in the SEC in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging 12 (Sun.) STETSON 1 p.m. percentage, hits, runs scored and RBI ... Centerfielder Bruce Sprowl was named SEC Player of the Week in four wins last 17 (Fri.) at Kentucky 5:30 p.m. week ... LSU has not lost a non-conference series since 2003 at Long Beach State ... The Houston series begins a four- 18 (Sat.) at Kentucky (JSN) Noon game stretch against Conference USA opponents ... Outfielder Jarred Bogany could see action this weekend as a defen- 19 (Sun.) at Kentucky (JSN) Noon sive replacement after suffering a wrist injury on Feb. 14 ... LSU has nine triples in 12 games after recording 14 triples in 22 (Wed.) Southeastern Louisiana 7 p.m. $ 62 games last season ... The Tigers are first in the SEC in sacrifice bunts with nine and only had 22 sacrifices all of last 24 (Fri.) MISSISSIPPI STATE 6:30 p.m. season ... Derik Olvey has won all three starts this season ... The Tigers are in the midst of a 19-game homestand. 25 (Sat.) MISSISSIPPI STATE 2 p.m. 26 (Sun.) MISSISSIPPI STATE 1 p.m. Pitching Matchup 28 (Tue.) at New Orleans 6:30 p.m. # Game 1 31 (Fri.) SOUTH CAROLINA 6:30 p.m. April (0-0, 0-0 SEC) LSU -- Jr. LHP Clay Dirks (2-0, 1.00 ERA, 18.0 IP, 4 BB, 26 SO) 1 (Sat.) SOUTH CAROLINA 4 p.m. UH -- Jr. RHP Brad Lincoln (2-1, 2.22 ERA, 24.1 IP, 6 BB, 35 SO) 2 (Sun.) SOUTH CAROLINA 1 p.m. 4 (Tue.) SOUTHERN 6:30 p.m. Game 2 7 (Fri.) at Tennessee 6 p.m. LSU -- Jr. RHP Derik Olvey (3-0, 0.39 ERA, 23.1 IP, 2 BB, 15 SO) 8 (Sat.) at Tennessee (FSN) 3 p.m. UH -- Sr. LHP Matt Farrington (1-2, 3.94 ERA, 16.0 IP, 7 BB, 7 SO) 9 (Sun.) at Tennessee (JSN) 11:30 a.m. 11 (Tue.) NORTHWESTERN STATE 6:30 p.m. 14 (Fri.) ALABAMA 6:30 p.m. Game 3 15 (Sat.) ALABAMA 2 p.m. LSU -- Jr. LHP Daniel Forrer (1-0, 4.20 ERA, 15.0 IP, 9 BB, 19 SO) 16 (Sun.) ALABAMA 1 p.m. UH -- Fr. RHP Luis Flores (1-1, 3.18 ERA, 11.1 IP, 3 BB, 15 SO) 18 (Tue.) at Tulane 7 p.m. $ 21 (Fri.) at Ole Miss 6:30 p.m. LSU Probable Position Starters 22 (Sat.) at Ole Miss (JSN) 4 p.m. 23 (Sun.) at Ole Miss (JSN) 1:30 p.m. Pos. Player Cl.-Exp. B/T Avg. HR RBI Notable 26 (Wed.) NEW ORLEANS (COX) 6:30 p.m. C Matt Liuzza Sr.-3L R/R .371 0 4 Rated No. 31 senior by Baseball America 28 (Fri.) ARKANSAS (COX) 6:30 p.m. 1B Jordan Mayer So-1L R/R .333 1 7 Has played 8 games since broken thumb on Jan. 20 29 (Sat.) ARKANSAS 2 p.m. 2B Jason Ogata Fr.-HS R/R .346 0 6 .363 (4-for-11) with 3 RBI last 3 games 30 (Sun.) ARKANSAS 1 p.m. -or- Buzzy Haydel Fr.-HS R/R .200 0 0 Played 6 games and made 2 starts May (0-0, 0-0 SEC) -or- Nick Pontiff Fr.-RS R/R .364 0 4 Played 7 games and made 3 starts 5 (Fri.) at Auburn 7 p.m. 6 (Sat.) at Auburn (JSN) 7 p.m. SS Michael Hollander Fr.-HS R/R .357 1 15 7-for-10 with 6 RBI last 3 gms; 1 error last 30 gms 7 (Sun.) at Auburn (JSN) 1 p.m. 3B Will Harris Sr.-3L R/R .326 2 9 6th in SEC in runs scored (11), 1st in sac bunts (3) 12 (Fri.) VANDERBILT (COX) 6:30 p.m. LF Steven Waguespack Jr.-TR L/L .341 0 4 .343 (12-for-35) vs. RHP 13 (Sat.) VANDERBILT 2 p.m. CF Bruce Sprowl Sr.-2L L/R .391 0 9 SEC Player of Week; .533 (8-for-15) vs. Temple 14 (Sun.) VANDERBILT 1 p.m. RF Quinn Stewart Jr.-1L R/R .318 2 11 .375 (6-for-16) with RISP; 25 total bases 16 (Tue.) Rice 7 p.m. $ DH J.T. Wise Fr.-HS R/R .333 0 10 Team-high 5 doubles ranks 3rd in SEC 18 (Thu.) at Florida 5:30 p.m. 19 (Fri.) at Florida 5:30 p.m. 20 (Sat.) at Florida (FSN) Noon LSU Houston 24-28 SEC Tournament (Hoover, Ala.) Record 11-1 (0-0 SEC) Record 7-6 (0-0 C-USA) June (0-0, 0-0 SEC) Ranking No. 17 Baseball America Ranking NR Baseball America 2-5 NCAA Regional (sites TBA) No. 8 Collegiate Baseball NR Collegiate Baseball 9-11/10-12 NCAA Super Regional (sites TBA) No. 10 ESPN/Sports Weekly NR ESPN/Sports Weekly 16-26/27 NCAA College World Series (Omaha, Neb.) Coach Smoke Laval Coach Rayner Noble Career Record 427-245-1 (.635/12th year) Career Record 397-289 (.579/12th year) # - Maestri Field $ - Zephyr Field LSU Record 186-86-1 (.683/fifth year) UH Record Same all times are Central and subject to change Laval vs. UH 6-5 Noble vs. LSU 9-11 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; .