LSU Baseball Drops In The Polls After Losing Series To Texas

LSU's overall record: 22-3 (4-2 SEC)

Record last week: 2-2

National Rankings:
Baseball America: No. 5 (Last Week No. 2)
Coaches Poll: No. 6 (No. 2)
Perfect Game: No. 7 (No. 2)
D1 Baseball.com: No. 8 (No. 2)

Current SEC Baseball Standings

LSU Baseball Report:

Last Week’s Results (2-2):
March 18 (Tue.) – NEW ORLEANS (W, 11-1 – 7 innings)
March 21 (Fri.) – at Texas (W, 8-2)
March 22 (Sat.) – at Texas (L, 7-11)
March 23 (Sun.) – at Texas (L, 2-6)

This Week’s Schedule:
March 25 (Tue.) – UL LAFAYETTE, 6:30 p.m. CT (SEC Network +)
March 27 (Thu.) – MISSISSIPPI STATE, 7 p.m. CT (SEC Network)
March 28 (Fri.) – MISSISSIPPI STATE, 6:30 p.m. CT (SEC Network +)
March 29 (Sat.) – MISSISSIPPI STATE, 2 p.m. CT (SEC Network +)

Tigers Update:

-LSU’s loss at Texas on Saturday ended the Tigers’ win streak at 17 games; the streak was LSU’s longest since the 2017 team also captured 17 games in a row from May 11 through June 17 … LSU’s win over Texas on Friday improved its SEC record to 4-0, marking the Tigers’ first 4-0 start in league play since 2019.

-Sophomore left-hander Kade Anderson defeated Texas on Friday, working 6.0 innings and limiting the Longhorns to two runs on seven hits with no walks and eight strikeouts … he threw a career-high 101 pitches in the outing, 71 for strikes … Anderson retired 10 of the final 13 batters that he faced … he improved to 5-0 this season, and he has a 2.65 ERA with eight walks and 56 strikeouts in 34.0 innings … Anderson is No. 3 in the SEC this season in strikeouts, and he is No. 5 in innings pitched.

-Junior first baseman Jared Jones was LSU’s leading hitter in the Texas series, batting .400 (6-for-15) with one double, three RBI and two runs … Jones is hitting .420 (42-for-100) this season with 10 doubles, eight homers, 37 RBI and 31 runs … Jones leads the SEC in hits, and he is No. 2 in the league in doubles, No. 4 in batting average, No. 5 in RBI, No. 5 in total bases (76) and No. 9 in slugging percentage (.760).

-Junior right-hander Zac Cowan pitched brilliantly Friday in LSU’s win over Texas, recording his second save of the year … Cowan pitched 3.0 scoreless innings, limiting the Longhorns to just one hit with no walks and three strikeouts … Cowan is 2-0 this season with a 1.27 ERA in 21.1 innings, and he has posted three walks and 29 strikeouts.

-Freshman leftfielder Derek Curiel – the Tigers’ lead-off hitter – has reached base safely in all 25 of LSU’s games this season, and he is the only Tiger to accomplish that feat … he is No. 3 in the SEC in on-base percentage (.564), No. 3 in batting average (.420), No. 4 in walks (24), No. 6 in doubles (9) and No. 7 in hits (37) … Curiel is batting .391 (9-for-23) in LSU’s SEC games with one double, one triple, one homer, five RBI and six runs.

-Junior second baseman is Daniel Dickinson is No. 5 in the SEC in on-base percentage (.545) … junior right-hander Anthony Eyanson is No. 5 in the league in strikeouts (46) and No. 8 in innings pitched (32.0 … freshman right-hander Casan Evans is No. 5 in the SEC in saves with four on the year … sophomore shortstop Steven Milam is riding a 19-game on-base streak entering Tuesday’s game vs. UL Lafayette.

(Baseball Report via LSU Athletics)