GAMES 1-3 5 NCAA TITLES, 13 CWS APPEARANCES, 13 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS 2008 LSU BASEBALL vs. Indiana February 22-24 • 7 p.m., 1 p.m., 11 a.m. Baton Rouge, La. • Alex Box Stadium (7,760) Schedule/Results (0-0) Tigers Open 2008 Season Versus Big 10 Foe Indiana Date Opponent Time/Result Indiana Hoosiers (19-35 in 2007) at LSU Fighting Tigers (29-26-1 in 2007) February 22 (Fri.) INDIANA 7 p.m. DATES/TIMES 23 (Sat.) INDIANA 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22- 7 p.m. CST; Saturday, Feb. 23 - 1 p.m. CST; Sunday, Feb. 24 - 11 a.m. CST 24 (Sun.) INDIANA 11 a.m. 26 (Tue.) SOUTHERN (Cox Sports) 6:30 p.m. STADIUM 27 (Wed.) MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 6:30 p.m. Alex Box Stadium (7,760) in Baton Rouge, La. 29 (Fri.) DUQUESNE 7 p.m. March RANKINGS 1 (Sat.) DUQUESNE 2 p.m. 2 (Sun.) DUQUESNE 11 a.m. LSU is ranked No. 30 in the Collegiate Baseball magazine preseason poll 4 (Tue.) MICHIGAN STATE 6:30 p.m. 5 (Wed.) MICHIGAN STATE 3 p.m. RADIO 7 (Fri.) STETSON 7 p.m. All three games on LSU Sports Radio Network affiliates 8 (Sat.) STETSON 2 p.m. (Baton Rouge affiliates -- WDGL 98.1 FM on Friday and Sunday; WTGE 107.3 FM on Saturday) 9 (Sun.) STETSON 1 p.m. 11 (Tue.) SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 6:30 p.m. INTERNET 14 (Fri.) at Tennessee 6 p.m. Audio broadcasts and streaming video of all three games in the Geaux Zone at www.LSUsports.net; 15 (Sat.) at Tennessee (SportSouth) Noon Live stats available at www.LSUsports.net 16 (Sun.) at Tennessee 1 p.m. 19 (Wed.) TULANE 6:30 p.m. TV 21 (Fri.) ARKANSAS (Cox Sports) 7 p.m. None 22 (Sat.) ARKANSAS 3 p.m. 23 (Sun.) ARKANSAS (Cox Sports) 1 p.m. SERIES RECORD 25 (Tue.) NORTHWESTERN STATE 6:30 p.m. LSU leads, 1-0-1 (teams met twice in 1926 in Baton Rouge) 26 (Wed.) NEW ORLEANS 6:30 p.m. 28 (Fri.) at Florida 5:30 p.m. 29 (Sat.) at Florida 3 p.m. 30 (Sun.) at Florida (FSN Florida) Noon April 1 (Tue.) at Southern 6 p.m. Pitching Matchups 2 (Wed.) CENTENARY 6:30 p.m. 4 (Fri.) ALABAMA 7 p.m. Game 1 5 (Sat.) ALABAMA Noon LSU - Sr. RHP Jared Bradford (10-4, 4.41 ERA, 96.0 IP, 16 BB, 81 SO in 2007) 6 (Sun.) ALABAMA (Cox Sports) 1 p.m. IU - Jr. RHP Tyler Tufts (3-9, 4.21 ERA, 87.2 IP, 17 BB, 42 SO in 2007) 9 (Wed.) at Southern Mississippi 6:30 pm. 11 (Fri.) at Ole Miss 6:30 p.m. 12 (Sat.) at Ole Miss 4 p.m. Game 2 13 (Sun.) at Ole Miss 1:30 p.m. LSU - Jr. RHP Jordan Brown (transfer from Meridian (Miss.) Colmmunity College) 15 (Tue.) NICHOLLS STATE 6:30 p.m. IU - So. LHP Matt Bashore (4-7, 4.33 ERA, 70.2 IP, 29 BB, 50 SO in 2007) 16 (Wed.) at New Orleans 6:30 p.m. 18 (Fri.) GEORGIA 7 p.m. Game 3 19 (Sat.) GEORGIA 3 p.m. LSU - Jr. LHP Ryan Byrd (6-2, 4.74 ERA, 68.1 IP, 21 BB, 35 SO in 2007) 20 (Sun.) GEORGIA Noon IU - TBA 22 (Tue.) at Tulane 6 p.m. 23 (Wed.) McNEESE ST. (Cox Sports) 6:30 p.m. 25 (Fri.) SOUTH CAROLINA 7 p.m. LSU Probable Position Starters (tentative) 26 (Sat.) SOUTH CAROLINA 3 p.m. Pos. Player Cl.-Exp. B/T Avg. HR RBI Notable 27 (Sun.) SOUTH CAROLINA 1 p.m. 29 (Tue.) UL-LAFAYETTE (Cox Sports) 6:30 p.m. C Sean Ochinko So.-1L R/R .277 7 32 2007 Freshman All-SEC May 1B Matt Clark Jr.-JC L/R transfer from Riverside (Calif.) CC 2 (Fri.) at Kentucky 5:30 p.m. 2B Ryan Schimpf So.-1L L/R .262 4 11 started 31 games in 2007 3 (Sat.) at Kentucky 1 p.m. SS DJ LeMahieu Fr.-HS R/R HS All-American from Bloomfield Hills, Mich. 4 (Sun.) at Kentucky Noon 3B Michael Hollander Sr.-3L R/R .279 5 26 2006 All-SEC selection 9 (Fri.) MISSISSIPPI ST, (Cox Sports)7 p.m. LF Blake Dean So.-1L L/L .316 7 46 2007 Freshman All-American 10 (Sat.) MISSISSIPPI ST. (FSN) 3 p.m. CF Jared Mitchell So.-1L L/L .258 3 21 18 steals, 41 runs scored in 2007 11 (Sun.) MISSISSIPPI ST. (Cox Sports)1 p.m. 13 (Tue.) New Orleans * (Metairie, La.) 6:30 p.m. RF Leon Landry Fr.-HS L/R true freshman from Baker (La.) HS 15 (Thu.) at Auburn 6 p.m. DH Matt Gaudet Jr.-JC R/R transfer from Delgado CC 16 (Fri.) at Auburn 6 p.m. 17 (Sat.) at Auburn 2 p.m. LSU Indiana 21-25 SEC Tournament Hoover, Ala. Record in 2007 29-26-1 (12-17-1 SEC) Record in 2007 19-35 (8-23 in Big 10) 30-June 1/2 NCAA Regional Tournament Site TBA 2008 Ranking 30 Collegiate Baseball Ranking not ranked June Coach Paul Mainieri Coach Tracy Smith 6-8/7-9 NCAA Super Regional Series Site TBA 14-24/25 College World Series (Omaha, Neb.) Career Record 893-518-5 (.632/26th year) Career Record 358-289-1 (12th year) LSU Record 29-26-1 (.527/second year) IU Record 41-69 (third year) * - at Zephyr Field (Metairie, La.) Mainieri vs. IU 3-0 Smith vs. LSU 0-0 all times are Central and subject to change 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 Paul Mainieri Enrollment: . .29,317 Coach Mainieri is available for phone interviews on weekday mornings (9 a.m. -Noon) during the sea- Nickname: . .Fighting Tigers son. Please coordinate all requests for personal interviews with Coach Mainieri through the Sports Colors: . .Purple and Gold Information Office. Appointments and interviews may be arranged through Bill Franques at (225) 578- Conference: . .Southeastern (Western 2527. Coach Mainieri will talk to reporters approximately 10 minutes after the end of a game in . .Division) the LSU dugout. His interview will take place FOLLOWING PLAYER INTERVIEWS. President: . .Dr. John Lombardi Chancellor: . .Dr. William Jenkins Faculty Representative: . .Dydia DeLyser Player Interviews Athletics Director: . .J. Stanley "Skip" Bertman Media members are invited to attend LSU baseball practice sessions. Players are available for inter- Home Stadium: . .Alex Box Stadium views before each practice at approximately 1:30 p.m. in Alex Box Stadium. Requests for live player Capacity: . .7,760 interviews on the field prior to a game should be made through Bill Franques in the Sports Information Opened: . .1938 Office. Post-game player interviews are conducted in front of the LSU dugout at the conclusion of Dimensions: . .LF-330; LC-365; CF-405; . .RC-365; RF-330 a brief team meeting on the field. Post-game player requests will be collected by a Sports Press Box Phone: . .(225) 578-4149 Information representative in the eighth inning. Head Coach: . .Paul Mainieri Baseball Office Phone: . .(225) 578-4148 Mailing Address Baseball Office Fax: . .(225) 578-4066 LSU Sports Information Assoc. Head Coach . .Terry Rooney Assistant Coach: . .Cliff Godwin P.O. Box 25095 Volunteer Coach: . .Javi Sanchez Baton Rouge, LA 70894-5095 Returning/Lost Overnight Mail Address Lettermen: . .17/16 Room 501, LSU Athletics Admin. Bldg. Players w/Starting Exp. .4/5 N. 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Bill Franques Curtis Akey [email protected] Weeks 1-2: Feb. 22-March 2 [email protected] MONDAY 18 TUESDAY 19 WEDNESDAY 20 THURSDAY 21 FRIDAY 22 SATURDAY 23 SUNDAY 24 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 vs. Indiana vs. Indiana vs. Indiana 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 11 a.m. Alex Box Stadium Alex Box Stadium Alex Box Stadium Radio: LSU Sports Radio: LSU Sports Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network Radio Network Radio Network TV: None TV: None TV: None MONDAY 25 TUESDAY 26 WEDNESDAY 27 THURSDAY 28 FRIDAY 29 SATURDAY 1 SUNDAY 2 OFF DAY Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 vs. Southern vs. Miss. Valley St. vs. Duquesne vs. Duquesne vs. Duquesne 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 11 a.m. Alex Box Stadium Alex Box Stadium Alex Box Stadium Alex Box Stadium Alex Box Stadium Radio: LSU Sports Radio: LSU Sports Radio: LSU Sports Radio: LSU Sports Radio: TBA Radio Network Radio Network Radio Network Radio Network TV: None TV: Cox Sports TV: None TV: None TV: None LSU BASEBALL 2007 Season Highlights LSU’s Friday Night Starting Pitcher: Jared Bradford Senior right-hander Jared Bradford had either a win (seven) or a save (three) in 10 of LSU's 12 SEC victories in 2007.