Latest postseason projections for LSU baseball

The Tigers are hosting a regional as things currently stand in the D1Baseball bracket projection.

We’re getting down to the nitty-gritty — and I don’t mean the dirt band —of the 2022 baseball season.

The LSU Tigers are currently 30-14 overall and 12-9 in SEC play with only three conference series (at Alabama, home vs. Ole Miss and at Vanderbilt) and two mid-week games (vs. Southeastern Louisiana and Northwestern State) left in the regular season.

D1Baseball recently released its updated postseason projections and, as of now, LSU would be hosting a regional as the No. 15 overall seed. The three other teams that are projected in the region just happen to be teams that LSU is very familiar with.

It has played one game each against Texas, Louisiana Tech, and McNeese State, going 1-3 in that stretch. The Tigers played the Longhorns in the Shriners College Classic back in March and lost 6-1 at Minute Maid Park in Houston.

Four days after that game, LSU played McNeese State and beat the Cowboys 6-3. It has played Louisiana Tech twice this season, losing the first game 11-6 in Ruston before the Bulldogs came to Baton Rouge and pulled off a comeback victory in 12 innings. The Tigers had a 6-4 lead entering the top of the ninth inning but couldn’t close the game out.

All of those games were played earlier in the season. A lot has changed since then, and a lot can still change between now and regionals. We will see what happens between now and then, and LSU will hope it can improve its standing even more in that span.

The Tigers start their three-game series with the Crimson Tide this Friday night at 6 p.m. CT.

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LSU collapses in 9th inning again, drops revenge game vs. Louisiana Tech

The Tigers couldn’t avenge a loss to the Bulldogs in an extra-innings duel.

I wrote an article earlier this week discussing how the LSU starting pitchers had an awful 10.88 ERA last weekend against Texas A&M. Coach Jay Johnson said he was going to reevaluate the whole pitching staff to try and solve the issue.

As far as Thursday night’s rematch against Louisiana Tech, who won in Ruston earlier in the season, goes, the problem was still a huge issue in a 7-6 extra-innings loss in Baton Rouge.

Will Helmers got the start on the mound for LSU and he only pitched one inning while giving up five hits, four runs, two walks and two strikeouts. That equals an ERA of 36.00 for tonight.

Trent Vietmeier came in to replace him, but at that point, the Tigers were down 3-0 with the bases loaded. The Bulldogs scored another run on a sacrifice fly to make it 4-0 after one inning. After that, everyone settled down until the bottom of the fifth inning.

In the bottom of the fifth, Tre Morgan hit a two-RBI double that scored Tyler McManus and Gavin Dugas to cut the lead in half.

That was followed up by Dylan Crews hitting an RBI triple to score Morgan and cut the lead to 4-3.

Jacob Berry then reached on a throwing error and got an RBI as Crews scored to tie the game at 4-4.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, Morgan came up clutch again as he hit an RBI single to score Dugas and give LSU their first lead of the ballgame. In the bottom of the eighth, Dugas hit an RBI single to score Jordan Thompson and make it 6-4 LSU as we headed to the treacherous final inning.

Paul Gervase stayed on the mound for the ninth inning and the first batter he faced reached base on a throwing error. Eric Reyzelman was called out of the bullpen to pitch after that sequence. He proceeded to walk the first batter he faced.

So, Louisiana Tech had runners on first and second with no one out in the top of the ninth. A wild pitch moved both runners to second and third base with no outs still. Reyzelman walked the current batter and bases were loaded for the bulldogs.

He walked the next batter to score a run and make it 6-5 Tigers. He was then replaced by Devin Fontenot who got a double play against the first batter, but a run scored in the process to tie the game at 6-6. He then struck out the next batter.

LSU was retired 1-2-3 in the bottom of the ninth and it was time for free baseball in Baton Rouge. In the top of the 12th inning, Ty Floyd walked home a run with the bases loaded to give Tech a 7-6 lead. In the bottom of the twelfth, LSU had runners on second and third with two outs and Jobert struck out to end the game.

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LSU baseball’s game against Louisiana Tech rescheduled

The Tigers’ Tuesday night game against Louisiana Tech has been moved to Wednesday night

Due to the threat of inclement weather, Tuesday night’s baseball game against Louisiana Tech that was originally scheduled for tonight has been postponed and rescheduled for Wednesday night with the first pitch set for 6:30 p.m. CT.

LSU is looking to avenge an earlier 11-6 loss to the Bulldogs in Ruston, Louisiana. The Tigers are coming off of a 2-2 week where they dropped a conference series to the Texas A&M Aggies at home. The team will play the Bulldogs tomorrow before traveling to Gainsville, Florida, for a weekend series against the Gators starting on Friday.

The Gators will come into the series ranked No. 8 in the nation after winning their first conference series in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, last weekend. LSU will enter Wednesday night’s game with a record of 15-5 and ranked as the No. 18 team in the nation.

The pitching matchup, as well as the lineup, is TBD as coach Jay Johnson has stated that, after last weekend, he is going to re-evaluate every aspect of the team.

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How to watch LSU baseball’s midweek rematch against Louisiana Tech

Here’s how you can follow the Tigers’ midweek revenge game against the Bulldogs.

It will be a revenge game for the Tigers in their midweek bout on Tuesday night.

Coming off a 1-2 performance in an SEC opening series loss to Texas A&M this past weekend, LSU will look for a win against Louisiana Tech at Alex Box Stadium before hitting the road to face Florida in its next conference series.

The Bulldogs got the better of coach Jay Johnson’s squad in the first matchup between the two teams in Ruston on Feb. 23, handing the Tigers their first loss of the season in an 11-6 affair. Tech now sits at 14-5 and had its seven-game winning streak snapped in its last outing against Texas-San Antonio on Sunday.

LSU desperately needs to avoid another loss, and it will look to flip the script on the Bulldogs with home-field advantage at The Box. Here’s how you can catch the action on Tuesday.

UPDATE: Tuesday night’s game was postponed due to potential severe weather. It has been postponed for Wednesday night.

Rough night in Ruston as Tigers drop first game of the season

The Tigers suffered their first setback of the season on the road against Louisiana Tech.

It was a rough night for LSU at J.C. Love Field in Ruston, Louisiana. Both teams entered the game with perfect 3-0 records, but a plethora of walks, bad luck, and errors proved too much for the Tigers to overcome against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs in an 11-6 loss.

Riley Cooper (0-1) got the start on the mound for LSU. He allowed four runs (three earned) on six hits in two innings with no walks and one strikeout. The Tigers were down 5-0 in the top of the fourth inning when Brayden Jobert hit his third homer of the year to cut the lead to 5-2.

In the top of the fifth, LSU added another run on a Tre Morgan groundout, and in the sixth, Gavin Dugas hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 5-4 headed to the home half of the inning. At that point, it seemed like all of the momentum was favoring LSU and that they would be able to complete the comeback, but then everything went downhill fast.

If it could go wrong for LSU, it did in the bottom of the sixth inning. Louisiana Tech capitalized on three errors and a pair of walks in the bottom of the frame to take a 9-4 lead. They’d add on to that lead in the bottom of the seventh with a two-run homer to make it 11-4.

Gavin Dugas hit a two-run double in the top of the eighth to give LSU some hope, but that’s as close as the Tigers would come to a comeback as they fell 11-6. It was the first time in 25 years that LSU made the trip to Ruston. LSU entered the game with a record of 23-28 in true February road games in franchise history.

“They capitalized on our mistakes; good teams do that, and we’ll do that to teams at times this season,” LSU coach Jay Johnson said in a release. “You like to win these games when mistakes rear their head, but we didn’t, so we’ll work on controlling the ball and we’ll work on having better plate discipline.

“I was pleased with getting down 5-0 getting it back to 5-4; I think that’s a good sign, and I think the energy in the dugout was a positive. I felt like we were engaged in the game, but we’ve got to play baseball better.”

The Tigers will return to the Box this weekend for a four-game series involving both the Towson Tigers and the Southern Jaguars that includes a doubleheader on Sunday.

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Ranking the difficulty of Clemson’s 2022 schedule

Clemson’s 2022 football schedule was unveiled Monday, which includes a Labor Day matchup with Georgia Tech to get it started, three straight home games to end it and an open date before the Tigers’ highly anticipated trip to Notre Dame. Which games …

Clemson’s 2022 football schedule was unveiled Monday, which includes a Labor Day matchup with Georgia Tech to get it started, three straight home games to end it and an open date before the Tigers’ highly anticipated trip to Notre Dame.

Which games will be the toughest for the Tigers in their quest to not only get back to the ACC championship game but also return to the College Football Playoff?

The Clemson Insider has ranked the most difficult games on the Tigers’ schedule based on the where each game is being played, the caliber of opponent and each team’s personnel as of early February.

Notre Dame

When: Saturday, Nov. 5

Where: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana

Why: The Fighting Irish have a new coach following Brian Kelly’s departure for LSU, though there’s some familiarity still in place with former defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman’s promotion. And Kelly didn’t exactly leave the cupboard bare. Notre Dame does have to find a new starting quarterback, but there’s still plenty of talent (including the entire starting offensive line) returning from a team that finished No. 5 in the College Football Playoff rankings this past season. When both teams made the playoff in 2020, Notre Dame beat Clemson at home in a double-overtime thriller. The Tigers will be looking to avenge that loss, but it won’t be easy in a game that could have playoff implications depending on the seasons these teams are having when they meet.

Wake Forest

When: Saturday, Sept. 24

Where: Truist Field, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Why: The Demon Deacons are the defending Atlantic Division champions and have quarterback Sam Hartman (and record-setting receiver A.T. Perry) back to lead what was one of the ACC’s most potent offenses this past season. Now Wake gets its shot at Clemson at home after the Tigers handled the Demon Deacons with ease a few months back at Memorial Stadium. Wake has questions on defense, but Clemson’s offense, particularly at quarterback, has its share, too. This starts a crucial stretch of division games for the Tigers, and it’s hard to envision this one not being more competitive this time around.

North Carolina State

When: Saturday, Oct. 1

Where: Memorial Stadium

Why: N.C. State handed Clemson one of its three losses this past season as part of its runner-up finish in the Atlantic Division, and the Wolfpack have some significant contributors returning from that team. None is more important than quarterback Devin O’Leary, who threw for four touchdowns in that overtime win. N.C. State is losing some key pieces, too, namely star offensive tackle Ikem Ekownu, leading receiver Emeka Emezie and leading rusher Zonovan Knight. But the Wolfpack should still a contender in the division, so getting this game at home, where Clemson has won 34 straight games, certainly helps the Tigers.

Miami

When: Saturday, Nov. 19

Where: Memorial Stadium

Why: Miami rotates back on Clemson’s schedule as a cross-divisional opponent at a time when the Hurricanes may be figuring some things out. They’ve also got a new coach in Mario Cristobal, who turned Oregon into one of the Pac-12’s top programs during his five-year tenure in Eugene and now takes over a Miami program that won five of its final six games this past season. The most significant development on the field was the emergence of Tyler Van Dyke, who stepped in for an injured D’Eriq King and became one of the ACC’s best quarterbacks in the second half of the season. Van Dyke, who threw for 2,194 yards, 20 touchdowns and just three interceptions in the last six games, should make Miami a contender in the Coastal Division this fall. This game could very well turn into a matchup of division title hopefuls come mid-November.

Florida State

When: Saturday, Oct. 15

Where: Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida

Why: Florida State has still yet to make a bowl game under Mike Norvell, but the Seminoles showed some progress in Year 2 of his tenure, increasing their win total by two. And FSU gave Clemson as much of a scare as anybody last season at Memorial Stadium before a late touchdown drive helped the Tigers escape. Now Clemson will make the trip to Tallahassee, which isn’t an easy place for anyone to play. The Tigers are just 2-4 in their last six games at Doak Campbell, though the two wins came in their most recent trips in 2016 and 2018. FSU has its quarterback back, too, in Jordan Travis, who completed nearly 64% of his passes and threw two scores against Clemson this past season.

Boston College

When: Saturday, Oct. 8

Where: Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Why: To say Clemson has dominated this series in recent years would be an understatement. The Tigers have won 11 straight games over Boston College and 13 of 14 dating back to 2008. But the last two meetings, decided by a total of 12 points, haven’t been easy wins for Clemson, and Boston College gave the Tigers a scare last season without quarterback Phil Jurkovec, who’s returning for another season after an injury sidelined him for much of 2021. And that makes Boston College a major wild card in the Atlantic Division. Clemson still holds an overall talent advantage over the Eagles, but Jurkovec is a next-level signal caller. If the 6-foot-5, 225-pounder returns to his pre-injury form, this could be a tricky game for the Tigers on the road.

South Carolina

When: Saturday, Nov. 26

Where: Memorial Stadium

Why: This is another series Clemson has dominated of late with seven straight wins over its in-state rival. The Tigers most recently pitched a shutout on the Gamecocks’ home field. Yet South Carolina surpassed expectations in Year 1 under Shane Beamer, who got the Gamecocks to a bowl game following a 2-8 season in 2020. The optimism in Columbia has only grown with some of the talent Beamer has brought in this offseason, including transfer Spencer Rattler. The former Oklahoma quarterback was a first-team All-Big 12 selection in 2020 and a preseason Heisman Trophy favorite before getting benched in favor of Caleb Williams midway through this past season and ultimately transferring. If Rattler stays healthy and returns to some semblance of his 2020 form, this could turn out to be the most interesting Clemson-Carolina matchup in years. 

Georgia Tech 

When: Monday, Sept. 5

Where: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Why: The Geoff Collins era hasn’t gone well so far for Tech, which has yet to win more than three games each of the last three seasons. Losing star running back Jahmyr Gibbs (transfer to Alabama) doesn’t make things any easier heading into the fourth year of Collins’ tenure. But opening games on the road can always be tricky as teams try to work out the kinks. On paper, it’s a game Clemson should win rather comfortably, but if the quarterback play isn’t better, it could make for another interesting game against Tech, which gave Clemson all it wanted last season in a six-point loss.

Louisville

When: Saturday, Nov. 6

Where: Memorial Stadium

Why: Clemson has never lost to Louisville, which has yet to have a winning record under third-year coach Scott Satterfield. But like most teams on the Tigers’ schedule, Louisville is getting its quarterback back for another season, which, as Clemson found out last season, makes the Cardinals dangerous. Malik Cunningham passed for more than 2,700 yards and ran for more than 970 a season ago. Louisville’s dual-threat signal caller torched Clemson’s normally stout run defense for 134 rushing yards and two scores on the ground, most of that coming in the first three quarters before he was injured in a narrow victory for Clemson that required a late goal-line stand. If the Tigers weren’t playing this game at home, it might be higher on the list.

Syracuse

When: Saturday, Oct. 22

Where: Memorial Stadium

Why: Syracuse has its quarterback (Garrett Shrader) and the ACC’s leading rusher (Sean Tucker) returning next season, but there just isn’t much more there from a talent standpoint for a program that’s won just 11 games the last three seasons. And Shrader, who completed a league-low 52% of his passes last season, is primarily a runner in an offense that’s largely one-dimensional, which, as the Orange found out this past season, doesn’t really work against a defense as talented as Clemson’s. That will need to change under new offensive coordinator Robert Anae, who directed the conference’s top passing offense at Virginia last season, if Syracuse hopes to be more competitive this time around at Memorial Stadium, where the Orange have lost by an average of 23.5 points in their last four trips.

Louisiana Tech

When: Saturday, Sept. 17

Where: Memorial Stadium

Why: Louisiana Tech is starting over under first-year coach (and former Texas Texas offensive coordinator) Sonny Cumbie, so perhaps the Bulldogs will be better than some expect next season. But it’s been a major struggle the last two seasons in Conference USA for Tech, which won just three games this past season and is 8-14 in its last 22 games. The talent discrepancy between these two programs is a wide one.

Furman

When: Saturday, Sept. 10

Where: Memorial Stadium

Why: This is Dabo Swinney’s annual nod to an in-state opponent from the Football Championship Subdivision, which gets a sizable payday in exchange for the Tigers getting to name their score. If Clemson isn’t able to do that against the Paladins, who went 6-5 this past season, something went terribly wrong.

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LSU overcomes slow start to beat Louisana Tech

LSU overcame a slow start to win their 11th straight game.

The LSU Tigers beat Louisiana Tech 66-57, but they had to overcome a slow start to get the job done. LSU did not score in the first four minutes of the game. They trailed by as many as 13 points in the first half.

The Tigers cut the lead to eight by halftime; LSU used tough defense and clutch shooting to pull off the victory. In the second half, the Tigers helped the Bulldogs to 22 points, on 26% shooting from the field, while also forcing ten turnovers.

Darius Days led LSU starters with 13 points, and he was a monster on the boards, grabbing 18 rebounds. Seven of his rebounds were offensive, leading to second-chance points. Days was really active in Saturday’s game. Xavier Pinson pitched in with 10 points and three rebounds.

The Tigers would have lost this game if it was not for the off the bench effort of Tari Eason; he scored 21 points on 8-15 shooting from the field while grabbing eight rebounds. Eason was a big-time performer for the Tigers.

What also helped LSU was Kenneth Lofton Jr. getting in foul trouble. He scored 13 points 6-of-9 shooting and also grabbed seven rebounds; if it wasn’t for the foul trouble, Lofton might have put up a 20-point double-double.

LSU shot just 39% from the field and 27% from beyond the arc. The three-point shooting is no surprise; the Tigers have struggled shooting from three-point land all season. However, LSU needs to improve outside shooting to come out on top in conference play.

LSU will play the Lipscomb Bison Wednesday before playing Auburn on Dec. 29th.

SMU topples Louisiana Tech on Tanner Mordecai’s Hail Mary as time runs out

Tanner Mordecai threw 5 TD passes, the last on a Hail Mary to win the game for SMU as time ran out

All that separated Tanner Mordecai and SMU from a victory Saturday was 33 yards and the clock below 10 seconds against Louisiana Tech.

The Mustangs trailed 37-33 at Mordecai readied to take the snap with 6 seconds to go in the American Conference contest.

No problem.

Watch as Mordecai unloads and the deflection finds Reggie Roberson in the end zone for the winning score as time runs out.

The 39-37 victory was achieved as Mordecai went 36-for-48 with 395 passing yards and 5 touchdown passes.

If the name Tanner Mordecai sounds familiar, it is because the quarterback spent three seasons at Oklahoma — he saw action in 10 games — before transferring to SMU.

SMU celebrated its stunning victory.

LSU basketball dominates Louisiana Tech in Sunday contest

The LSU Tigers basketball team defeated Louisiana Tech 86-55 behind 18 points from sophomore Trendon Watford.

The LSU Tigers basketball team defeated the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 86-55 on Sunday inside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

Tigers sophomore guard Trendon Watford led the team in scoring with 18 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the floor. Cam Thomas and Javonte Smart both scored 16 points in the win. Thomas finished the game shooting 5-of-11 and Smart went 6-of-9 including 4-of-6 from behind the three point line.

Louisiana Tech was led by Kenneth Lofton Jr., who scored 17 points off the bench on 6-of-8 shooting.

LSU improves to 3-1 with the win and Louisiana Tech suffered its first loss to fall to 3-1.

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As a team, LSU finished the game shooting 54.2% from the floor on 26-of-48 shots. The Tigers shot 40% from the three point line, going 8-of-20 in the win.

Louisiana Tech never held a lead during the game. LSU’s largest lead was 33 points during the game. Will Wade’s team had 42 rebounds on the defensive end of the floor and 46 on the offensive end.

LSU led 43-24 at halftime and outscored the Bulldogs 43-31 in the second half to seal the 31 point victory.

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The Tigers’ defense looked improved during the game, but the offense was the key story following the victory.

Freshman guard Jalen Cook scored 10 points off the bench to contribute in the win. He shot 3-of-4 from the floor on Sunday.

LSU travels to Atlanta to face the South Florida Bulls on Saturday in the Pitt Boss Grills Holiday Hoopsgiving tournament at State Farm Arena.

That game is slated for a 1:30 pm CST tip off next weekend.

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College Football News Preview 2020: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

College Football News Preview 2020: Previewing, predicting, looking ahead to the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs season with what you need to know.

College Football News Preview 2020: Previewing, predicting, and looking ahead to the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs season with what you need to know.


CFN in 60 Podcast: 2020 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Louisiana Tech preview in 60 seconds

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– What You Need To Know: Offense | Defense
Top Players | Key Players, Games, Stats
What Will Happen, Win Total Prediction
Schedule Analysis
– Louisiana Tech Previews 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015

2019 Record: 10-3 overall, 6-2 in C-USA
Head Coach: Skip Holtz, 8th year year, 56-36
2019 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 48
2019 CFN Final Season Formula Ranking: 43
2019 CFN Preview Ranking: 94

NOTE: Obviously, no one knows what’s going to happen to the 2020 college football season. We’ll take a general look at where each team stands – doing it without spring ball to go by – while crossing our fingers that we’ll all have some well-deserved fun this fall. Hoping you and yours are safe and healthy.

5. College Football News Preview 2020: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Offense 3 Things To Know

– When all of the parts were there – blowing off the late season issue when a few of the parts were suspended for a bit – the offense was terrific. It led Conference USA in third down conversions, was second in the league in total and scoring O, and the attack scoring 41 points or more in six of the last nine regular season games. The two late in the year when it didn’t hit the mark? Those two games with the suspensions.


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The one big question mark will be the offensive line. It wasn’t great in pass protection and was fine for the ground game, but now it has to replace three starters. Coming in, though, is former four-star talent Donavaughn Campbell from LSU to push for one of the guard gigs. Size across the board won’t be a problem for a running game that gets back the main guys.

218-pound Justin Henderson ran for close to 1,100 yards with 14 touchdowns, and quick senior Israel Tucker are both back to ease in the new quarterback situation.

Who’s replacing J’Mar Smith? Former JUCO transfer Westin Elliott is a big option who’ll make a push, but he threw four picks and no touchdown passes in his limited time last year. Sophomore Aaron Allen returns after serving as a decent backup – he’ll be the odds-on favorite to take over.

Leading receiver Malik Stanley is gone, but the next five producing wide receivers return. 6-3 sophomore Griffin Hebert and former TCU transfer senior Isaiah Graham stretch the field, but there are plenty of other veterans to spread the ball around.

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