The preseason No. 1 Tigers baseball team impressed in its opening series over the weekend, sweeping Western Michigan by a combined score of 24-5 to begin the season 3-0.
LSU will be back in action at Alex Box Stadium on Tuesday night for its first midweek contest of the season against the Southern Jaguars. [autotag]Thatcher Hurd[/autotag], a transfer from UCLA, is set to get the start on the mound in what will be his first appearance with the Tigers.
Southern is also 3-0 after winning each of its contests at the Cactus Jack HBCU Classic against Jackson State (5-4), Grambling (4-3) and Texas Southern (11-1, seven innings). LSU holds a 58-3 all-time record against Southern with the last loss coming in 2019. The Tigers won both games in this series last year.
“I thought the entire (season-opening) weekend (vs. Western Michigan) was great, a really good model for what we want to establish going forward,” coach [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] said in a release. “We had really good starting pitching, really good defense and we were excellent in situational hitting. I really liked the amount of guys that contributed to winning as well. We’re looking forward to facing a very good Southern team that played extremely well over the weekend. We’d love to see a big Mardi Gras crowd at ‘The Box’ on Tuesday.”
Here’s everything you need to know to follow Tuesday night’s game.