PREVIEW: #17 LSU 19-11 (5-4) @ aTm 21-8 (3-6)

DATES/TIMES
Thursday, April 5 – 7 p.m. CT
Friday, April 6 – 6 p.m. CT
Saturday, April 7 – 2 p.m. CT

TV/ONLINE
Thursday and Friday games will be televised on the SEC Network
All three games may be viewed on SEC Network +, accessible at WatchESPN.com and the Watch ESPN app

SERIES RECORD
Texas A&M leads the series, 22-20-1. LSU has won 14 of the last 22 meetings with Texas A&M, though the Aggies posted a 2-1 series victory last season in Baton Rouge. The Aggies have an 8-7 lead in the15 games played between the schools since Texas A&M began playing baseball in the SEC in 2013.

PITCHING MATCHUPS
Game 1
LSU – So. RH Zack Hess (4-3, 4.93 ERA, 38.1 IP, 21 BB, 55 SO)
TAMU – Jr. RH Stephen Kolek (3-3, 3.02 ERA, 41.2 IP, 16 BB, 40 SO)

Game 2
LSU – Jr. RH Caleb Gilbert (3-2, 3.79 ERA, 38.0 IP, 9 BB, 26 SO)
TAMU – So. LH John Doxakis (4-1, 2.03 ERA, 40.0 IP, 8 BB, 38 SO)

Game 3
LSU – Fr. RH Ma’Khail Hilliard (6-1, 0.76 ERA, 35.1 IP, 11 BB, 37 SO)
TAMU – Jr.. RH Mitchell Kilkenny (6-0, 1.59 ERA, 45.1 IP, 11 BB, 40 SO)

ABOUT THE TIGERS

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LSU is 5-4 in the SEC after last weekend’s series win over Mississippi State, and the Tigers are only one game out of first place in the Western Division behind Ole Miss.

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LSU is No. 3 in the SEC in team batting average (.299), and the Tiger hitters have the second-fewest number of strikeouts in the league (172).

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The LSU bullpen enters the Texas A&M series with a streak of 29.1 consecutive scoreless innings

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ABOUT THE AGGIES

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Texas A&M is No. 8 in the SEC in batting average, hitting .288 as a team this season

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The Aggies pitching staff is No. 1 in the SEC with a 2.83 ERA, and Texas A&M pitchers have limited opponents to a .226 batting average

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