LSU News

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Vol. MMXII

#4 National Seed LSU Hosts Oklahoma Beginning Friday in the Baton Rouge Super Regional; Game 1 Friday 6:00 ESPN

LSU (55-9) vs Oklahoma (43-19) this weekend was picked by ESPN as their prime time matchup.  All 3 games this weekend will be televised.  The tigers and sooners will take over the 7:00 eastern slot on ESPN.  Saturday’s game 2 and Sunday’s game 3 will appear on ESPN2 at 6:00.

Tiger Freshman shortstop Alex Bregman who was  named the National Freshman of the Year by Collegiate Baseball will lead the #1 ranked tigers into the Super Regional this weekend with a .385 batting average.  He is tied for the team lead with 17 doubles.  He leads the team with 7 triples, 15 stolen bases,  6 home runs, 52 RBI’s, and has scored 58 runs.  Bregman also has a fielding average of .938.

LSU will send sophomore right-hander Aaron Nola (11-0, 1.82) to the mound Friday vs Oklahoma’s junior right-hander Jonathan Gray (10-2, 1.59).  In game 2 Saturday sooner junior Dillon Overton (9-2, 2.91) to face tiger sophomore left-hander Cody Glenn (7-2, 2.41).  If neccessary the finale Sunday will see tiger junior right-hander Ryan Eades (8-1, 2.81) pitch against sooner senior left-hander Jake Fischer (3-2, 2.53).

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