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LSU’s weekend rotation of Kevin Gausman, Ryan Eades and Kurt McCune gave the Tigers six, five and six innings, respectively, in their season debuts last weekend. The game against McNeese State at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Alex Box Stadium is an opportunity to look at a series of relievers in much shorter stints. Right-hander Joe Broussard, … Continue reading →
Entering the second Saturday of the month, the LSU men’s basketball team sat ninth in the Southeastern Conference standings with three wins in nine league games. Three straight victories have gotten the Tigers back to the .500 mark in conference play, bumped them to a share of fourth place in the SEC and even created some talk about the postseason. Continue reading →
It’s easy to see why LSU newcomers Justin Hamilton, Anthony Hickey and Johnny O’Bryant III have attracted so much attention this season. Hamilton leads the team in scoring and rebounding, Hickey has distinguished himself as one of the Southeastern Conference’s top young point guards, and O’Bryant has been a regular starter after earning All-America honors as a … Continue reading →
PARRISH, Fla. — LSU senior golfer Tessa Teachman had the best finish of her LSU career Tuesday, finishing as the runnerup in the Central District Invitational at the River Wilderness Golf Club. The seventh-ranked LSU women’s golf team finished fourth, three shots out of the championship won by TCU. Teachman had her … Continue reading →
LSU vs. Georgia WHEN: 7 p.m. Wednesday. WHERE: Pete Maravich Assembly Center. RADIO: WTGE-FM, 100.7. TV: SEC Network. (WBXH, Ch. 16) RECORDS: LSU 16-10, 6-6; Georgia 12-14, 3-9. UP NEXT: LSU at Ole Miss, 12:45 p.m. Saturday. Continue reading →
SEC men’s standings Conference All games W L Pct. W L Pct. Kentucky 13 0 1.000 27 1 .969 Florida 10 3 .769 22 6 .786 Vanderbilt 8 4 .667 19 8 .704 Mississippi St. 6 5 .545 19 7 .731 Alabama 6 6 .500 17 9 .654 Continue reading →
ON DECK McNeese State
at LSU WHEN: 3 p.m. Wednesday. WHERE: Alex Box Stadium. RECORDS: LSU 3-0, McNeese State 1-1. RANKINGS: LSU – No. 7 Baseball America, No. 9 Collegiate Baseball, No. 14 ESPN/USA Today; McNeese State – None. … Continue reading →
When his Tigers face Georgia on Wednesday night at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, LSU men’s basketball coach Trent Johnson will match wits with Mark Fox for the third time. The two men have a long history together, first as assistants at the University of Washington in the early 1990s and later when Johnson became the head man at Nevada and tabbed Fox as his top assistant. Continue reading →
The way the LSU men’s basketball team has played in recent weeks, it wouldn’t be a surprise to hear Mardi Gras-goers talking a little hoops Tuesday as they feast on king cake or position themselves to catch a prized throw. Trent Johnson’s krewe has won three games straight and four of its past five, the best ball … Continue reading →
PARRISH, Fla. — The seventh-ranked LSU women’s golf team found itself in fifth place — eight shots out of first — after the first two rounds of the Central District Invitational. LSU senior Tessa Teachman and sophomore Austin Ernst had strong opening rounds that kept them in the top 10 going into Tuesday’s final round. Continue reading →
The LSU softball team opens up a five-game homestand and plays host its first midweek contest of the 2012 season Tuesday against Southeastern Louisiana. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m. at Tiger Park. LSU (4-4) has won 16 of its 17 meeting against the Lady Lions (1-7), including a 9-0 five-inning decision during the two teams … Continue reading →
SEC men’s standings Conference All games W L Pct. W L Pct. Kentucky 12 0 1.000 26 1 .963 Florida 9 3 .750 21 6 .778 Vanderbilt 8 4 .667 19 8 .704 Mississippi St. 6 5 .545 19 7 .731 Alabama 6 6 .500 17 9 .654 Continue reading →
LSU is offering discounted ticket prices to some athletic events for bowlers participating in the United States Bowling Congress Open Championships. The offer beings with a pair of events Wednesday. The LSU baseball team hosts McNeese State at 3 p.m. at Alex Box Stadium. On Wednesday night, LSU hosts Georgia in men’s basketball at 7 … Continue reading →
Join theadvocate.com sports editor Gary Laney and Advocate LSU beat writer Scott Hotard for a discussion on LSU basketball as the Tigers prepare for Wednesday's home game against Georgia. LSU is 16-10 and 6-6 in the SEC and the Tigers have re-entered the post-season conversation. But with an RPI ranking of 63 and a weak schedule to … Continue reading →
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — The top 25 teams in the Baseball America poll with records through Feb. 19 and previous ranking (voting by the staff of Baseball America):
Record Pvs
1. Florida 2-1 1
2. Stanford 3-0 2
3. South Carolina … Continue reading →
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The Collegiate Baseball poll with records through Feb. 19, points and previous rank. Voting is done by coaches, sports writers and sports information directors:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Florida 2-1 495 1
2. South Carolina … Continue reading →
LSU’s batting grabbed the spotlight as the Tigers began the season with a 10-2 victory against Air Force on Friday and a 19-0 rout of Alcorn State on Saturday. On Sunday afternoon, it was the pitchers who stole the show in a 4-0 victory against Air Force (1-2) in Alex Box Stadium. Starter Kurt McCune (1-0) pitched … Continue reading →
The LSU Lady Tigers on Sunday again worked their way into a familiar groove. They played vise-like defense against Auburn. They turned the ball over — a lot — but the aforementioned defense didn’t allow the opposition to take advantage. And sophomore guard Jeanne Kenney got banged up, leaving her at least questionable for LSU’s next game. Continue reading →
LSU was expected to be a team with top-flight starting pitching, a deep bullpen solid defense, and an offense that would have to scrape for runs because of a lack of power. The Tigers pretty much fit that description as they opened the season with 10-2 and 4-0 victories against Air Force sandwiched around a 19-0 rout … Continue reading →
Linescores California 14, LSU 3 California 600 26 — 14 12 0 LSU 003 00 — 3 6 0 Jolene Henderson and Victoria Jones. Brittany Mack, Meghan Patterson (1) and … Continue reading →
LAS VEGAS — After falling 14-3 to No. 3 California, the No. 25 LSU softball team rolled to a 13-0 five-inning victory over Utah State on Sunday on the final day of the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic at Stephanie Lynn Craig Park in Las Vegas. The 13 runs for LSU (4-4) were the most runs … Continue reading →
Box score LSU 4, Air Force 0 Air Force (1-3) LSU (3-0) ab r h bi ab r h bi Hill 1b 4 0 1 0 Hanver 3b 3 0 1 0 Roberts 2b 4 0 0 0 Foster dh 4 0 1 0 Custons c 4 0 1 0 Rhymes rf 4 1 1 0 Bast cf 4 0 0 0 Katz 1b 4 1 2 0 Lobo rf 4 0 1 0 Slaid lf 4 1 3 1 Ausbun lf 4 0 0 0 Scmbra lf 0 0 0 0 Kramer dh 2 0 0 0 Jones cf 4 0 0 0 Thmas ph 1 0 0 0 Au. Nola ss 2 1 0 0 Roberts ss 2 0 0 0 Moore c 3 0 1 2 Gibson ss 1 0 0 0 Yocum 2b 2 0 0 0 Pierce 3b 3 0 1 0 TOTALS 33 0 4 0 TOTALS 30 4 9 3 E — Custons 2 (2), … Continue reading →
LSU 57, Auburn 41 Auburn (11-16, 3-11 SEC) M FG-A FT-A R F TP Williams 18 1-4 1-2 3 2 3 Tanner 16 0-4 0-0 2 4 0 Ouardad 20 3-6 0-0 2 2 7 Simmons 12 0-2 00 2 3 0 Alverson 31 1-8 0-0 2 2 2 Muhammad 30 5-10 2-4 4 0 12 Jennings 19 0-4 0-0 1 2 0 Glymph 27 3-10 0-0 1 0 8 Hilliard 21 4-7 1-4 3 2 9 Davis 6 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 TOTALS 200 17-55 4-1 23 18 41 LSU (19-8, 9-5 SEC) M FG-A FT-A R F TP Black 23 1-2 0-0 3 0 2 Turnbow 17 1-3 2-2 6 1 4 Barrett 31 3-5 6-6 10 2 13 Kenney 17 4-4 0-0 0 2 11 Webb 33 3-7 0-0 6 1 7 Lutley 29 1-6 0-0 0 2 2 Forthan 3 1-1 0-0 1 0 2 Jones 16 2-5 3-4 2 1 7 McKinney 11 0-0 0-0 4 2 0 Plaisance 15 2-2 1-4 1 1 5 Boykin 5 2-2 0-0 1 0 4 TOTALS 200 20-37 12-16 35 12 57 Halftime–LSU 33, Auburn 26. 3-Point Goals–Auburn 3-18 (Glumph 2-9, Ouardad 1-3, Alverson … Continue reading →
SEC men’s standings Conference All games W L Pct. W L Pct. Kentucky 12 0 1.000 26 1 .963 Florida 9 3 .750 21 6 .778 Vanderbilt 8 4 .667 19 8 .704 Mississippi St. 6 5 .545 19 7 .731 Alabama 6 6 .500 17 9 .654 LSU 6 6 .500 16 10 .615 Continue reading →
SEC women standings Conference All games W L Pct. W L Pct. Tennessee 11 3 .786 20 7 .741 Kentucky 10 3 .769 21 5 .808 Arkansas 9 5 .643 20 6 .769 S. Carolina 9 5 .643 20 7 .741 Georgia 9 5 .643 20 7 .741 LSU 9 5 .643 19 8 .704 Vanderbilt 8 5 .615 20 6 .769 Continue reading →
Nobody is talking about waking up the echoes of 2006 just yet, that unparalleled season when the LSU men’s and women’s basketball teams reached their respective Final Fours. No one is making that much of a mark on the face of programs shaped by Pistol Pete and Shaq and Seimone Augustus that they’re going to have … Continue reading →
SAN DIEGO — The LSU women’s tennis team (4-2) won its third consecutive match this season, this one 4-3 over San Diego (1-5) when Ebie Wilson won a third-set tiebreaker on the deciding court Sunday at the Hogan Tennis Center. Olivia Howlett and Yvette Vlaar started things with an 8-1 win over Cara Brown and … Continue reading →
Series Update Friday: LSU 10, Air Force 2 Saturday: LSU 19, Alcorn State 0 Sunday: LSU 4, Air Force 0 Blog: http://blogs.theadvocate.com/linedrives/ Twitter: @LesEast Up next: McNeese State … Continue reading →
Schedule Sunday’s results LSU 4, Air Force 0 Southern 10, Alabama State 2 Santa Clara 8, UL-Lafayette 5 Tulane 8-5, Siena 2-3 Southeastern Louisiana 3-6, Indiana State 1-5 Southern Miss … Continue reading →
LSU’s second baseball game of the season was a lot like its first game as the Tigers took advantage of its opponent’s generosity to build a big early lead and coast to victory. On Saturday, eighth-ranked LSU scored three unearned runs in the first, built an 11-0 lead after three and cruised to a 19-0 rout of Alcorn State in Alex Box Stadium. Continue reading →
From its record-tying five straight runs to the NCAA Women’s Final Four through the lean times last season, there has been one constant for the LSU Lady Tigers: D-E-F-E-N-S-E. In years past, it was a sticky half-court man-to-man. Now, under first-year coach Nikki Caldwell, the defensive template is a 2-3 matchup zone. “The thing about … Continue reading →
One change in the LSU lineup that wasn’t publicly expected before opening night was the insertion of head coach Paul Mainieri into the coach’s box at third base. When the Tigers opened the season against Air Force on Friday night, Mainieri was in the box at third place instead of hitting coach Javi Sanchez. Continue reading →
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Three weeks ago, the LSU men’s basketball team saw its season reach a low point as the Tigers got hammered at home by No. 1-ranked Kentucky. Since then, the Tigers’ season has seen an improbable turnaround. LSU has won four of its last five, capped by the season’s first Southeastern Conference … Continue reading →
LSU 19, Alcorn State 0 Alcorn State (1-1) LSU (2-0) ab r h bi ab r h bi Jackson cf 3 0 0 0 Hanover 3b 2 1 1 0 Taylor cf 1 0 0 0 Powell 3b 2 1 1 0 Powell rf 3 0 1 0 Yocum 2b 3 1 0 0 Barney rf 1 0 0 0 Didier ss 2 2 1 2 Gonzlz 1b 3 0 1 0 Rhymes lf 3 2 2 2 Perales 1b 1 0 0 0 Fields rf 2 0 0 0 Warren dh 3 0 0 0 Katz rf 2 1 1 4 Boston ph 1 0 1 0 Foster rf 1 1 1 3 Butler lf 2 0 0 0 Jones cf 3 1 2 2 Griffith lf 0 0 0 0 Scmbra cf 3 1 1 2 Rosa ss 2 0 0 0 Nola ss 2 1 0 1 Hickmn ss 2 0 0 0 Slaid lf 1 0 0 0 Morles 2b 2 0 1 0 Moore 1b 5 1 1 0 Piper 2b 2 0 0 0 Ross c 4 2 2 1 Akins 3b 3 0 1 0 Snikeris 1 1 0 0 Loupe c 1 0 0 0 Dozar … Continue reading →
LSU softball linescores from Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012
DePaul 3, LSU 1 DePaul 000 100 2 — 3 9 1 LSU 000 001 0 — 1 2 1 Brown and Bonezek. Fico, Mack (7) and Russell. W-Brown (2-0). L-Fico (2-1). 2B - … Continue reading →
LAS VEGAS — After losing 3-1 to DePaul, the LSU softball team responded Saturday by routing Cal State Northridge 11-0 in five innings in the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic at Eller Media Stadium on the UNLV campus. “I was a little disappointed in how we came out against DePaul,” LSU coach Beth Torina said in … Continue reading →
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The LSU men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams ended the 2012 SEC Championship in fifth place and with seven medal performers. Auburn won its 16th straight SEC men’s title, while Georgia claimed its third straight women’s crown. The LSU men finished in the top five in back-to-back seasons … Continue reading →
On deck WHEN: 2 p.m. Sunday WHERE: Alex Box Stadium RECORDS: LSU 1-0, Air Force 0-2 RANKINGS: LSU — No. 8 Baseball America, No. 12 Collegiate Baseball, No. … Continue reading →
LSU 68, South Carolina 58 LSU (16-10, 6-6 SEC) M FG-A FT-A R F TP Warren 25 6-10 0-1 8 1 12 Hamilton 33 5-8 88 5 3 18 Hickey 35 3-7 2-4 6 0 10 Stringer 38 2-8 5-8 3 2 9 Turner 29 35- 0-0 2 5 9 O’Bryant 16 4-9 0-0 7 3 8 Bass 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 White 3 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 Ludwig 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 Isaac 11 1-1 0-0 0 3 2 TOTALS 200 24-49 15-21 35 17 68 South Carolina (10-16, 2-10 SEC) M FG-A FT-A R F TP Cooke 25 5-11 4-7 2 3 17 Harris 30 2-4 4-4 4 4 8 Slawson 17 1-3 1-2 3 1 3 Ellington 31 3-12 0-0 7 4 6 Leonard 21 2-5 0-0 0 1 4 Williams 19 3-5 0-0 1 2 6 Smith 8 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 Gill 29 3-4 2-4 4 0 9 Jackson 19 1-3 1-2 1 1 3 TOTALS 200 20-47 14-21 23 17 58 Halftime–LSU 25, South Carolina 22. 3-Point Goals–LSU 5-10 (Turner 3-4, Hickey … Continue reading →
TIGERS WIN TRI-MEET: In Seattle, the 13th-ranked LSU gymnastics team earned the second-highest score of the season with a 196.450 to capture the tri-meet against No. 23 Washington and Seattle Pacific on Friday night in Alaska Airlines Arena. Washington finished second with a 194.975, and Seattle Pacific was third at 190.800. Freshman Rheagan Courville … Continue reading →
Moments after Anthony Hickey beat Mississippi State with a last-second floater Tuesday night, the LSU men’s basketball team painted a gold-clad scene rife with smiling faces, chest-bumping teammates and hugs all around. The Tigers had completed a comeback from 17 down late in the first half to secure their first winning streak of the Southeastern Conference season. Will the celebration from Tuesday’s postgame become the image associated with a late-season charge? Continue reading →
Eighth-ranked LSU took advantage of control problems by Air Force to roll to a 10-2 victory against the Falcons in the season opener Friday night in Alex Box Stadium. Continue reading →
The LSU softball team hits the road for the first time this season at the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic in Las Vegas. The Tigers had their Wednesday game against Florida State rescheduled to April 17 because of rain. LSU (2-2) faces DePaul at 11 a.m. Saturday at 11 a.m. CST and Cal State Northridge at 1:15 p.m. … Continue reading →
LSU sophomore Denise Hinton warmed up for next week’s Southeastern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships by shattering her own school record in the 20-pound weight throw in the LSU Twilight Meet on Friday. Hinton produced a winning mark of 68 feet, 31/4 inches on her fifth of six throws to highlight action in the meet at … Continue reading →