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No. 1 LSU Tigers (8-0) at No. 18 Texas (7-3)

Friday 6:30, Saturday 3:30, Sunday 1:00- ALL GAMES ON LHN

 

RANKINGS

Texas – No. 18 Collegiate Baseball, No. 19 Baseball America, No. 20 NCBWA, No. 22 D1 Baseball, NR Perfect Game


LSU – No. 1 Collegiate Baseball, No. 1 Perfect Game, No. 1 NCBWA No. 2 Baseball America, No. 2 D1 Baseball
 

Probable Pitching Matchups:

Game 1
Texas – So. RH Bryce Elder (1-0, 0.64 ERA, 14.0 IP, 3 BB, 15 K)

LSU – Jr. RH Zach Hess (1-0, 5.19 ERA, 8.2 IP, 4 BB, 10 K)

Game 2
Texas – Jr. RH Blair Henley (1-0, 8.31 ERA, 8.2 IP, 1 BB, 4 K)

LSU – Fr. RH Landon Marceaux (1-0, 4.76 ERA, 11.1 IP, 4 BB, 9 K)
 

Game 3
Texas – Fr. RH Coy Cobb (0-1, 2.61 ERA, 10.1 IP, 2 BB, 2 K)

LSU – So. RH Eric Walker (1-0, 4.50 ERA, 6.0 IP, 2 BB, 5 K) 
 

SERIES RECORD VS. LSU


Texas leads the all-time series with LSU, 22-12-1, and this weekend’s matchup marks the Tigers’ first visit to Austin since 1998, when Texas took two games of the three game series against the Tigers in the second weekend of the season. Last season, Texas traveled to Baton Rouge for the first time since 1999, and LSU took the series with two wins against the Longhorns. The 2018 meetings were the first since the 2009 College World Series Finals in Omaha, Neb., where LSU won two of three games against Texas to claim the ‘09 National Championship. Texas and LSU each have won six College World Series titles, which is the second-highest total in NCAA Division I history and trails only Southern California, which has 12 baseball national championships.

Texas Notes-


• Texas is 7-3 on the season and is 1-1 in this week’s contests. The Longhorns defeated Sam Houston State, 10-3, Tuesday before dropping a 10-7 game to UTSA Wednesday night. 
• As a team, Texas is batting .269 while holding opponents to a .209 average. The Longhorns have combined for 22 doubles, eight home runs and have stolen 12 bases on 14 attempts. 
• Junior infielder Ryan Reynolds is batting a team-high .389 and also has a team-best five doubles. He has also scored eight runs and has driven in six. 
• Texas’ pitching staff has a combined ERA of 3.00. Sophomore right-hander Bryce Elder is 1-0 in two games starter with a 0.64 ERA in 14 innings of work. He has a team-high 15 strikeouts.

 

LSU Notes-

• Top-ranked LSU is 8-0 for the first time since 2011, when LSU won its first eleven games of the season … LSU continued the strong start to the 2019 season last week after defeating Southeastern Louisiana, 4-0, Tuesday in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field before sweeping Bryant in a three-game series,13-6 Friday night, 17-8 Saturday night and 4-3 Sunday afternoon. It is the fourth time under Head Coach Paul Mainieri that the Tigers are 8-0 to start the season. LSU has started a season 8-0 nine times in school history (1919, '88, '89, '96, '97, '09, '10, '11, '19). 
• Junior shortstop Josh Smith is off to a torrid start, batting a team-best .517 (15-for-29) with four doubles, six RBI and 14 runs scored … Smith is third in the SEC in hits, runs scored, batting average and on base percentage ... Smith returned to the lineup on a full-time basis this season after missing all but six games in 2018 due to stress reaction in his back.
• Senior outfielder Antoine Duplantis went 4-for-5 with five RBI Wednesday night on the way to LSU’s victory against Southern ... He has a conference-best 23 RBI ... Duplantis now has 284 career hits, 68 shy of matching former LSU first baseman Eddy Furniss (1995-98) as the all-time SEC hits leader with 352.
• Since moving into the second spot in the lineup, junior outfielder Zach Watson has recorded eight hits and has a .471 batting average on the week (8-for-17). On the season, he has a .333 batting average and has scored 11 runs, which is second-most on the team. He is tied with Smith with four doubles. 
• Right-hander Todd Peterson is the first LSU pitcher since Kurt Ainsworth to record two wins in LSU’s first four games of the season. He earned wins against Army and Southeastern Louisiana. Peterson has a 2-0 record and has recorded one save this season. Tuesday night against Southeastern, Peterson fired the final 1.1 innings of the game. He also pitched the final six outs against Bryant and struck out one batter to earn his first save of the season.

 

Should be great matchup in the middle of a tough stretch for us   This will be the best opponent each team has faced.  On paper, we have the advantage with arms and they have it with bats.   

 

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LSU fan here, congrats on the sweep you guys. You all were the better coached/more motivated team this weekend and deserved to win. We have a lot of work to do. Also your baseball stadium is awes

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LSU wasn't motivated

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Weather Outlook has improved from earlier in the week, more or less.  Saturday was supposed to be awful, but that cold front has been slowed by the current pattern, so it won't get here until early Sunday a.m.

Weather won't be spectacular, but at least it won't be brutal:
Fri. - cool, cloudy but bearable.  Temps at game time about 58°-60°.  Light north wind (which you might feel, bring gloves and rubbers).
Sat. - Warmer, but moderate periods of rain off/on all day, not game-cancelling (especially in light of what's coming Sunday) but damp.  Still should be okay.  Prepared to get wet.  Guys too.
Sun. - shitty.  Period.  Cold, hard N. wind, temps plunging from about 63° at breakfast time through the 40's at game time.  Not a lot of rain but miserable game watching (IMHO).

Will they double up on Saturday?  Keep it in mind...

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5 hours ago, phdhorn said:

Weather Outlook has improved from earlier in the week, more or less.  Saturday was supposed to be awful, but that cold front has been slowed by the current pattern, so it won't get here until early Sunday a.m.

Weather won't be spectacular, but at least it won't be brutal:
Fri. - cool, cloudy but bearable.  Temps at game time about 58°-60°.  Light north wind (which you might feel, bring gloves and rubbers).
Sat. - Warmer, but moderate periods of rain off/on all day, not game-cancelling (especially in light of what's coming Sunday) but damp.  Still should be okay.  Prepared to get wet.  Guys too.
Sun. - shitty.  Period.  Cold, hard N. wind, temps plunging from about 63° at breakfast time through the 40's at game time.  Not a lot of rain but miserable game watching (IMHO).

Will they double up on Saturday?  Keep it in mind...

Taking into effect the Disch-Falk Factor, this translates to:

Friday: Near-freezing.  Hard wind from left field, blowing directly into the stands.  Take a blanket and a flask of whiskey.

Saturday: Above freezing, but the rain will make you wish you'd never left home.  Really, more like you never even should have got out of bed.  Take a goretex jacket and a liter of whiskey.

Sunday: Sub-freezing torment.  Jack Frost wouldn't even show up.  Avoid at all costs but if you must attend, wear thee layers of parkas, three blankets, and a handle of whiskey.  Also, another handle of whiskey.

 

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1 hour ago, phdhorn said:

Probably 1/3 to 1/2 Tiger fans.  They travel extremely well plus a hole shitload of 'em live around here.

No way. 1/3?  Lol. It's college baseball. Yes, I know LSU fans are insane but I'd be shocked if there were 1000 Tigahs in the house.  

Last time they played here they were so vocal that you'd think they had 1/3 to 1/2, but it was well below that. What they lack in number they make up in being loudmouth jackassses.

 

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No way. 1/3?  Lol. It's college baseball. Yes, I know LSU fans are insane but I'd be shocked if there were 1000 Tigahs in the house.  

Last time they played here they were so vocal that you'd think they had 1/3 to 1/2, but it was well below that. What they lack in number they make up in being loudmouth jackassses.

 

And this.

If they have anywhere approaching 1000 I'll be impressed.

Got my tix for Sunday.  Stoked.

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I like our chances in pitching but the bats have to show up and they can’t waste RISP. 

This is obvious but the series will show what the guys are made of, especially the young ones. Also dudes like Fields that are getting bigger roles. 

Going to be a damn good series!

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