The tigers took the all important first game of the series Friday night with another complete game ” Pitching Gem” from sophomore right-hander Aaron Nola.  Ty Ross, Jacoby Jones, and Jared Foster had two hits apiece and Sean McMullen had 3 RBI’s and scored a run.  It was just the right ingredients for the tigers to move within one game of winning the series between the #2 and #10 ranked teams and between the 2009-2011 national champions.

The tigers move to 39-4, 16-3 SEC while the gamecocks fall to 31-12, 11-8 SEC. LSU right-hander Ryan Eades (7-1, 2.56 ERA) will face South Carolina left-hander Jordan Montgomery (3-0, 1.14 ERA) in game 2.

The tigers (38-4, 15-3) host the gamecocks (31-11, 11-7) for another key weekend series which begins Friday night at 7:00.  LSU ace Aaron Nola will face South Carolina senior left-hander Nolan Belcher in the opener.

 The series will mark South Carolina’s first visit to the new Alex Box Stadium.  The gamecocks will bring a slew of left-handed pitching including game 1 and 2 projected starters Nolan Belcher and Jordan Montgomery as well as relievers Tyler Webb and Adam Westmoreland.

The tiger bats have struggled somewhat recently in the last two games having only managed 7 hits a game.  The challenge LSU faces this weekend will certainly test the tigers ability to overcome their recent struggles at the plate.

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The #2 LSU baseball team (38-4) defeated a pesky Tulane (20-21) team on Wednesday night.  The tigers now have a 25 game win streak against in-state opponents.

LSU (37-4) fresh off winning 2 out of 3 games in Tuscaloosa over the crimson tide have a chance to host Tulane (20-20) Wednesday night  before taking on the highly ranked South Carolina gamecocks in a key SEC series this weekend.  LSU’s 37-4 record is the best 41 game start in school history.  The tigers are four games ahead of Arkansas in the SEC western division and are behind Vanderbilt by one game for the overall SEC lead.  LSU has won 19 of its last 21 games.

Junior right-hander Kurt McCune is expected to take the mound for the tigers vs the green wave.

#2 Ranked LSU (36-3,14-2 SEC) defeated Alabama Friday night in  Tuscaloosa as the tide fell to 23-17,8-8 SEC.  Saturday’s first pitch will be at 7:00 and will be televised on the Fox Sports Network.  LSU is still trailing Vanderbilt by a single game in the conference standings and because their friday game was postponed will play Georgia in a double-header tomorow.

Aaron Nola was again outstanding in his game one start.  Junior right-hander Ryan Eades will get the start on Saturday while the Sunday starter is yet to be determined.  Last week’s Sunday starter Cody Glenn made the trip with the team to Alabama but his status is uknown at this point.