The Tigers narrowly survived a hard-fought series against a good Kentucky team last weekend at Alex Box Stadium, but now they’re looking for a bounce-back after suffering a home loss to Louisiana on Tuesday night — the first midweek loss of the season for the Tigers.
Luckily, things ease up a bit here. LSU (29-7, 9-5 SEC) doesn’t have any remaining series against ranked opponents, and first up is a road trip to take on an Ole Miss team that has struggled quite a bit since SEC play began.
This team once ranked in the top five but now sits at 21-16 on the year and is just 3-12 in SEC play. The defending national champion Rebels are still looking for their first SEC series win after dropping two games against a Mississippi State team that had also seen some recent struggles.
“The top of the Ole Miss lineup is as good as any in college baseball,” coach [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] said in a release. “It’s a complete team with a lot of experience back from last year’s national championship. We’re looking forward to the challenge this weekend. We’re playing the national champs on the road; we’re excited to play in a great environment and have the opportunity to get after those guys.”
LSU still hasn’t dropped an SEC series this season and remains in a good position to contend for the regular season conference title, but a sweep in Oxford, Mississippi, this weekend would go a long way.
Here’s how you can follow the series, which begins Friday night.
UPDATE: Game 1’s start time on Friday was pushed back to 8:30 p.m. CT to avoid potential bad weather.