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LSU baseball holds on to take down Louisiana-Lafayette in Astros Foundation Classic

LSU moved to 2-0 in the Astros Foundation Classic on Saturday night.

Game 2 of the Astros Foundation Classic pitted LSU against the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns. [autotag]Gage Jump[/autotag] got the start on the mound for the Tigers in this one as he had a great start.

Jump gave up only one hit and zero runs over five innings of work. Due to his injuries suffered while at UCLA, head coach [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] is still trying to get Jump back into the swing of things. This was a step in the right direction for him.

Just like Friday night’s game against Texas, runs came at a premium. LSU finally scored in the bottom of the fifth inning when the Tigers plated four runs courtesy of [autotag]Jake Brown[/autotag] scoring on a wild pitch, a [autotag]Hayden Travinski[/autotag] two-RBI single, and an RBI double by [autotag]Jared Jones[/autotag] to put LSU up 4-0.

In the top of the sixth inning, ULL got three of those runs back after a three-run homer off of [autotag]Griffin Herring[/autotag] cut the lead to 4-3. In the bottom of the seventh inning, LSU got some breathing room courtesy of Travinski hitting a solo shot to make the score 5-3 Tigers.

[autotag]Gavin Guidry[/autotag] and [autotag]Justin Loer[/autotag] did a great job getting the Tigers through the seventh and eighth innings as they pitched 2.1 innings, allowed zero runs, struck out five hitters, and only walked one.

Loer stayed in for the top of the ninth inning as he tried to close it out for LSU. He got a flyout and a strikeout from the first two hitters he faced and then the Ragin’ Cajuns hit a solo homer to cut the lead to one with two outs. The next hitter singled to put the tying run at first. Loer struck the last hitter out and the Tigers won 5-4.

LSU moved to 2-0 in the Astros Foundation Classic. The Tigers will take on Texas State at 3 p.m. CT Sunday as both teams look to go 3-0 in the Classic.

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Luke Holman gets LSU back in the win column against Northern Illinois

Luke Holman made his second start of the season and he pitched a masterclass as he got LSU back in the win column.

[autotag]Luke Holman[/autotag] made his second start of the season and he pitched a masterclass as he got LSU back in the win column with a 5-2 victory over Northern Illinois on Saturday. Holman pitched seven innings and allowed zero runs on two hits, eight strikeouts and no walks.

LSU scored first in this one as [autotag]Mac Bingham[/autotag] had an RBI groundout and [autotag]Josh Pearson[/autotag] was walked with the bases loaded to give LSU a 2-0 lead after two innings. In the bottom of the fourth inning, LSU scored three more runs as Bingham hit a two-run homer to left field and Pearson followed it with an RBI single to give LSU a 5-0 lead.

After that, the LSU bats went as cold as ice. The Tigers only managed three hits against Northern Illinois as Bingham, [autotag]Paxton Kling[/autotag], and Pearson were the only Tigers that got a hit. After Holman left the game, [autotag]Christian Little[/autotag] came in for the eighth inning. Little allowed zero runs on zero hits, two strikeouts, and a walk as he maintained the 5-0 LSU lead.

In the top of the ninth inning, things got interesting. [autotag]Justin Loer[/autotag] entered the game on the mound and Northern Illinois teed off on him. The Huskies scored two runs on two hits as they chased Loer from the mound. [autotag]Gavin Guidry[/autotag] came in after Loer and shut Northern Illinois down to secure the 5-2 victory for LSU.

With the win, LSU moves to 6-1 this season. The Tigers will get a shot at revenge against Stony Brook on Sunday at 1 p.m. CT

LSU baseball holds off Central Arkansas to go 4-0 in opening weekend

Fidel Ullo earned the save as LSU won 4-3.

The LSU offense picked up where it left off on Sunday as the Tigers scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning against Central Arkansas. [autotag]Hayden Travinski[/autotag] hit an RBI single, [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] scored on a wild pitch, and Travinski scored when [autotag]Mac Bingham[/autotag] was walked with the bases loaded.

We got our first look at true freshman left-handed pitcher, [autotag]Kade Anderson[/autotag]. Anderson pitched four innings for LSU in his debut as he allowed one run on six strikeouts and three walks. Central Arkansas scored a run on him in the top of the third due to a wild pitch to cut the lead to 3-1.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, [autotag]Jared Jones[/autotag] hit his third homer in four games this season as he hit a solo shot to left field to extend LSU’s lead to 4-1.

[autotag]Christian Little[/autotag] made his first appearance of the season as he came in to start the sixth inning. He pitched 1.1 innings and allowed one earned run on a walk and a strikeout. [autotag]Gavin Guidry[/autotag] entered to pitch in the top of the sixth and bailed the Tigers out of a jam.

In the top of the eighth inning, UCA scored another run on an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-3 as they chased [autotag]Gavin Guidry[/autotag] from the mound. [autotag]Justin Loer[/autotag] came in to save the day and he was followed by [autotag]Fidel Ulloa[/autotag], who earned the save as LSU won 4-3 and went 4-0 on the weekend.

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LSU’s Gavin Guidry named to 2024 Stopper of the Year watch list

Gavin Guidry proved to be clutch as a true freshman coming out of the bullpen.

LSU sophomore right-handed pitcher [autotag]Gavin Guidry[/autotag] could be in the mix for some hardware this spring.

The Lake Charles, Louisiana, native was named to the preseason watch list for the 2024 Stopper of the Year Award. The award is given annually by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association to the top relief pitcher in college baseball.

A two-way player coming out of high school, Guidry exclusively pitched as a true freshman in 2023. He made 23 appearances with one start, totaling a 3-0 record with 3.77 ERA.

He came up clutch in the College World Series, coming in as a reliever in Games 2 and 3 against Florida in the final. He also recorded saves in the super regional against Kentucky and in the regional against Oregon State.

Guidry is likely to come out of the bullpen once again this spring, though he could also compete for a starting spot on Sundays, which is yet to be claimed.

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LSU baseball reveals pitching plan ahead of first weekend of the season

Thatcher Hurd will get the nod on Friday, while Alabama transfer Luke Holman will start on Saturday.

The 2024 LSU baseball team will begin its national title defense on Friday at Alex Box Stadium. The Tigers will face VMI on Friday and Sunday, and it will take on Central Arkansas on Saturday and Monday.

LSU has a lot to replace this spring, and that starts with the pitching rotation, which lost No. 1 draft pick [autotag]Paul Skenes[/autotag] this offseason. But we now know how the weekend starting rotation will look, at least on Friday and Saturday.

Coach [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] confirmed that [autotag]Thatcher Hurd[/autotag], the hero from last season’s College World Series run, will get the nod on the bump on Friday nights. He’ll be followed by Alabama transfer [autotag]Luke Holman[/autotag], who served as the Tide’s ace last spring, on Saturdays.

The Sunday and Monday spots are still to be determined, and players like [autotag]Gage Jump[/autotag], [autotag]Gavin Guidry[/autotag] and [autotag]Nate Ackenhausen[/autotag] could all be in the mix to start those games.

LSU will begin its season on Friday night against VMI with Hurd on the mound at 2 p.m. CT.

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Eight Tigers make D1Baseball’s top 200 prospects list

Six LSU players cracked the top 50.

D1Baseball has released its list of the top 200 prospects for the 2024 MLB Draft. The LSU Tigers have eight players who have made the list.

[autotag]Nate Ackenhausen[/autotag], [autotag]Jared Jones[/autotag], [autotag]Gavin Guidry[/autotag], [autotag]Gage Jump[/autotag], [autotag]Paxton Kling[/autotag], [autotag]Thatcher Hurd[/autotag], [autotag]Luke Holman[/autotag] and [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] all made the top 200 of those players and six of them made the top 50 of all of those players with one player just on the outside at No. 51.

Even after losing the No. 1 and No. 2 picks in the MLB draft, [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] and the Tigers reloaded with talented players out of the transfer portal and out of the most recent recruiting class.

LSU will take on VMI on Friday in Game 1 of the 2024 season. In the meantime, here’s a rundown of all eight players.

3 Tigers named among top 20 draft eligible sophomores by D1Baseball

Jay Johnson and the defending national champion LSU Tigers have landed three players on D1 Baseball’s top 20 draft-eligible sophomores list.

[autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] and the defending national champion LSU Tigers have landed three players on D1 Baseball’s top 20 draft-eligible sophomores list. Jared Jones, [autotag]Gavin Guidry[/autotag] and [autotag]Paxton Kling[/autotag].

They call him “Bear.” Jared “Bear” Jones is a first baseman/catcher who can absolutely swing it. He has light tower power that helps him hit tanks out of Alex Box Stadium on nearly a daily basis. Jones had a .304 batting average with a .426 on-base percentage and a .640 slugging percentage as he hit 14 homers and had 45 RBI.

Guidry is the prime example of a five-tool player. There is not anything he can’t do. He was profiled as an infielder out of high school but coach Johnson decided that Guidry could be a very valuable pitcher for LSU last year. Guidry went on to have a 3-0 record with a 3.77 ERA over 28.2 innings pitched.

Kling had a roller-coaster season in 2023 but he showed promise as a talented outfielder that can fly and when he is hot at the plate he is nearly unstoppable. Kling finished 2023 with a .289 average with five doubles, two triples, four homers, and nine RBI.

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Riley Cooper electing to turn pro, will sign with Orioles

Riley Cooper will not return to LSU, leaving a hole at the backend of the bullpen.

One of LSU’s top bullpen arms decided to turn pro.

The Baltimore Orioles selected [autotag]Riley Cooper[/autotag] in the 13th round of the 2023 MLB Draft. Cooper saw his stock shoot up over the last month of the season where he emerged as Jay Johnson’s most trusted reliever.

Cooper followed Johnson to LSU from Arizona in 2021 and posted a 4.20 ERA as a sophomore.

But Cooper went on a tear to close his career with a 2.63 ERA over his last 32.2 innings. He appeared five times in the College World Series and allowed just one run. Every aspect of his arsenal improved and the Orioles likely see something in his attacking style.

It does leave some questions about the backend of LSU’s pen. Some thought Cooper would return to LSU entering the draft, but now LSU will need to find a new shutdown man.

The Tigers have already pulled several good relievers from the portal and have some options in-house too. [autotag]Gavin Guidry[/autotag], for one.

Cooper was one of 13 LSU players to be drafted.

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CHAMPS AGAIN: Thatcher Hurd, record-setting offensive performance lead LSU to CWS national title win over Florida

The LSU Tigers just won their seventh national championship in school history!

What a difference a day makes.

One of the best traits a baseball player can have is a short memory. LSU got shellacked by the Gators in Game 2 of the College World Series final, but the Tigers not only turned the tables on Monday, but they also flipped the table over.

Game 3 wasn’t even close as LSU got everything it wanted in a dominating 18-4 win as LSU captured a national championship for the seventh time in program history.

For the first time in the series, Florida scored first with a two-run homer in the bottom of the first inning to give them an early lead. That would wind up being their only lead of the game.

[autotag]Jordan Thompson[/autotag] put the Tigers on the board in the top of the second inning with an RBI single to cut the lead in half. A bases-loaded hit by pitch and a walk gave the Tigers a 3-2 lead, but LSU was not done in the inning. [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] and [autotag]Gavin Dugas[/autotag] both hit RBI singles to increase the lead to 6-2 LSU.

In the top of the fourth inning, LSU scored four more runs as Thompson hit an RBI single, [autotag]Josh Pearson[/autotag] hit a two-run homer, and [autotag]Cade Beloso[/autotag] hit an RBI single to make it 10-2 Tigers.

[autotag]Thatcher Hurd[/autotag]’s night was over after pitching 6 innings and giving up two runs on two hits, seven strikeouts, and two walks. The UCLA transfer was everything [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] and the Tigers needed him to be. In the top of the seventh, LSU scored again on a bases-loaded walk to increase the lead to 11-2. The Gators got that run back in the bottom of the inning with a solo shot of their own.

LSU scored three runs in the top of the eighth and four runs in the top of the ninth as Jobert capped off the scoring with a two-run homer to increase the lead to 18-4.

[autotag]Gavin Guidry[/autotag] got the final three outs in the ninth inning as the LSU Tigers won their seventh national championship in school history and the first under coach [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag].

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Florida take Game 2 of CWS final in blowout fashion, forces Game 3 against LSU on Monday

The Tigers couldn’t close out the series after an explosive performance from the Gators’ offense.

Sunday was not a fun day at the ballpark for the LSU Tigers.

The Tigers entered Game 2 of the College World Series final one win away from a national title, but after a blowout 24-4 loss to Florida, they’ll have to play a decisive Game 3 on Monday night.

Despite the lopsided result, the game started off well for LSU as the Tigers scored first in the bottom of the first inning on a [autotag]Gavin Dugas[/autotag] RBI double.

Florida tied it up with a solo homer in the top of the second before LSU scored two runs in the bottom of the inning to take a 3-1 lead into the third inning. That is when everything went wrong. The Gators scored a couple of runs to tie the game and load the bases before [autotag]Gavin Guidry[/autotag] entered the game.

A [autotag]Jordan Thompson[/autotag] error gave Florida another chance and they capitalized with a grand slam to make it 7-3 Gators heading to the bottom of the third.

At that point, the route was on. LSU used a bevy of pitchers for the rest of the game as the Gators racked up 24 total runs and beat LSU 24-4. [autotag]Brayden Jobert[/autotag] hit a solo shot in the bottom of the ninth to give the Tigers their last run of the game.

The loss sets up a winner-take-all Game 3 on Monday night in Omaha.

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