LSU Baseball Update: March 3, 2026

LSU Baseball Report – March 3, 2026
Overall Record: 11-2

Last Week’s Results (3-2):
Feb. 24 (Tue.) – McNEESE (L, 6-7)
Feb. 27 (Fri.) – DARTMOUTH (W, 5-2)
Feb. 28 (Sat.) – NORTHEASTERN (W, 3-1)
March 1 (Sun.) – DARTMOUTH (W, 3-0)
March 2 (Mon.) – NORTHEASTERN (L, 10-13)

This Week’s Schedule:
March 4 (Wed.) – at UL Lafayette, 6 p.m. CT (ESPN +)
March 6 (Fri.) – SACRAMENTO STATE, 6:30 p.m. CT (SEC Network +)
March 7 (Sat.) – SACRAMENTO STATE, 6 p.m. CT (SEC Network +)
March 8 (Sun.) – SACRAMENTO STATE, 1 p.m. CT (SEC Network +)

Tigers Update:

-Second-ranked LSU posted a 3-2 mark in its five games over the past week with two wins over Dartmouth, a victory over Northeastern and losses to McNeese and Northeastern.

-Coach Jay Johnson earned his 200th win at LSU when the Tigers defeated Northeastern, 3-1, on Saturday in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field … Johnson, the 2023 and 2025 National Coach of the Year who is in fifth season with the Tigers, currently has a 201-79 (.718) mark at LSU, and he is 518-251 (.674) overall in 14 seasons as a collegiate head coach.

-Sophomore right-hander William Schmidt fired 7.1 shutout innings to earn a win over Dartmouth on Sunday … the outing was the longest of Schmidt's career, as he limited Dartmouth to no runs on four hits with no walks and an career-high nine strikeouts … Schmidt threw 95 pitches - 63 for strikes - and he retired the first 12 batters that he faced before allowing the leadoff hitter in the fifth inning to reach base … he then retired nine of the next 13 batters to complete the outing … only two Dartmouth baserunners advanced as far as second base while Schmidt was on the mound.

-Junior right-hander Cooper Moore defeated Northeastern on Saturday, limiting the Huskies to one run on three hits in 7.2 innings with one walk and 10 strikeouts … Moore improved to 3-0 on the season, and he has a 2.33 ERA in 19.1 innings with two walks and 27 strikeouts.

-Junior right-hander Gavin Guidry delivered a brilliant relief outing on Friday to earn a win over Dartmouth … Guidry worked the final 3.2 innings of the contest, blanking Dartmouth on one hit with no walks and five strikeouts … Guidry is 3-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA and one save in 9.0 innings (four appearances), and he has allowed just three hits with no walks and 16 strikeouts.

-Sophomore right-hander Deven Sheerin delivered two dominant relief outings last week versus McNeese and Northeastern, working a total of 3.0 scoreless innings with no hits, no walks and five strikeouts … Sheerin earned the save in Saturday’s win over Northeastern, pitched the final 1.1 innings with three strikeouts … in five appearances this season, Sheerin has worked 6.1 scoreless innings and has not allowed a hit while recording two walks and 13 strikeouts.

-Junior right-hander Jaden Noot earned his second career save and preserved the shutout in LSU’s 3-0 win over Dartmouth on Sunday … Noot struck out the final Dartmouth hitter with two runners on base in the top of the ninth inning … Noot also worked a shutout inning versus McNeese last Tuesday with no hits, no walks and one strikeout.

(Release via LSU Athletics)

National Rankings:

Perfect Game: No. 2 (Last Week: No. 1)

D1 Baseball.com: No. 2 ( No. 2)

Baseball America: No. 2 (No. 2)

Current SEC Baseball Standings