For most teams in the NCAA, the first weekend of the college baseball season has now come and gone. For LSU, the Tigers have one more game as they take on Central Arkansas one more time as LSU tries to start the season 4-0.
We have seen some highlights and some lowlights this weekend at Alex Box Stadium as LSU won 11-8, 2-0, and 27-5. The Tigers ace, [autotag]Thatcher Hurd[/autotag] ran into some issues in his first start of the season but the bats came to his aid to win game one for the Tigers. In game two, [autotag]Luke Holman[/autotag] made his first start of the season and he was phenomenal. In game three, LSU broke a record for the most singles in a single ball game (20) and tied the record for most hits in a game (27).
On3 believes the Tigers will rise up the D1Baseball poll after their weekend slate. Florida and Arkansas were both ahead of LSU and both of them lost a game this weekend.
Previous Ranking: No. 4 (+2)
Weekend Record: 3-0 (Finishes series vs. Central Arkansas on Monday)The defending national champions had a four-game, split opening series, with two games against VMI and two against Central Arkansas. After getting just 2.2 innings from Thatcher Hurd on Friday, the Tigers held on to an 11-8 victory against VMI. Luke Holman made the most out of his LSU debut on Saturday against Central Arkansas, with 5.1 shutout innings, leading the Tigers to a 2-0 win. LSU blew it open on Sunday against VMI, impressing all-around in a 27-5 rout. LSU will get another battle against Central Arkansas on Monday. – On3
LSU will take on Central Arkansas at 2 p.m. CT as they look to go 4-0 during the first weekend of the season.
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