The LSU baseball team sits at the top of the polls for the first time since 2010.
The Tigers earned the No. 1 spot in the Collegiate Baseball poll and ranked No. 4 in the latest Baseball America poll after sweeping Alabama for their third-straight series win.
“We’re certainly very proud of the No. 1 ranking,” LSU coach Paul Mainieri said in a news release. “It brings a lot of notoriety, but it also brings a lot of responsibility. … It’s a great honor, but it’s most important to be No. 1 at the end of the year.”
LSU (30-7, 11-4 Southeastern Conference), who is in first place in the SEC, earned the sweep in part through the effort of sophomore pitcher Ryan Eades, who was named SEC Pitcher of the Week on Monday. Eades had five strikeouts and allowed just one earned run in 7 1/3 innings of work in a 7-1 win against the Crimson Tide on Saturday.
It’s the second consecutive week an LSU pitcher earned the honor, as junior Brent Bonvillain was recognized last week. Eades is the fifth Tiger to earn SEC Pitcher or Player of the Week honors this season.
 
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