LSU entered SEC play over the weekend riding high.
Coach Jay Johnson’s team was universally ranked second in the nation with just two losses on the year, and it began the week with a pair of easy midweek wins against North Dakota State.
But in their first SEC series of the season, the Tigers dropped two of three on the road against Mississippi State in Starkville, including a 15-5 run-rule defeat on Sunday.
With that loss, LSU is taking a bit of a tumble in On3’s national baseball power rankings from Jonathan Wagner. On3 previously concurred with the polls and had the Tigers at No. 2, but they’ve now fallen two spots to No. 4.
LSU was on a roll entering this past weekend, but lost on Friday and Sunday at Mississippi State to drop their first series of SEC play. The Tigers were even run-ruled in Sunday’s rubber match. Even after an off weekend, though, LSU does not fall far. While there might be more questions about this team than last year’s College World Series winning squad, the Tigers are likely to remain as one of the nation’s top teams. They’ll look to show that this weekend at home against Florida.
Next up is a home series against a Florida team that ranks sixth and is coming off a series win over a Texas A&M team that was previously undefeated and ranked in the top five.
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