LSU’ senior leader and right fielder Antoine Duplantis is chasing down a record that has been standing since 1998 – most SEC hits. The record was set by LSU’s own Eddy Furniss at 349 after his senior season.
Duplantis came into the 2019 season with 268 hits — only 81 behind Furniss. Duplantis averaged 89 hits during his first three seasons at LSU. If he avoids injury and has an average year, he will break the record.
He has competition in Mississippi State’s senior outfielder Jake Mangum who entered the season with 275 hits – 7 more than Duplantis. Mangum is coming off a year where he tallied 101 hits.
LSU has a chance to retain the title, and it comes down to Duplantis’ senior season:
Friday, Feb. 15 | ULM — Hit No. 272-273
Duplantis: 2-5 & 6 RBI’s
Saturday, Feb. 16 | Army
Duplantis: 0-3
Sunday, Feb. 17 | Air Force — Hit No. 274-276
Duplantis: 3-5 & 3 RBI’s
Tuesday, Feb. 19 | Southeastern
Duplantis: 0-4 & 1 RBI
Friday, Feb. 22 | Bryant — Hit No. 277-279
Duplantis: 3-5
Saturday, Feb. 23 | Bryant — Hit No. 280
Duplantis: 1-3 & 1 RBI
Wendesday, Feb. 27 | Southern — Hit No. 281-284
Duplantis: 4-5 & 5 RBI’s
Friday, March 1 | @ Texas
Duplantis: 0-4
Saturday, March 2 | @ Texas — Hit No. 285
Duplantis: 1-4, single
Sunday, March 3 | @ Texas
Duplantis: 0-4
Wednesday, March 6 | Holy Cross — Hit No. 286-287
Duplantis: 2-3 & 1RBI
Saturday, March 9 | California
Duplantis: 0-4
Saturday, March 10 | California (Doubleheader) — Hit No. 288-289
Duplantis: 1-3 Game 1
Duplantis: 1-3 Game 2
Tuesday, March 13 | Northwestern State — Hit No. 290
Duplantis: 1-4
Wednesday, March 13 | Texas Southern — Hit No. 291-293
Duplantis: 3-5 & 3 RBI’s
Saturday, March 16 | Kentucky (Doubleheader) — Hit No. 294
Duplantis: 1-6 Game 1
Duplantis: 0-5 & 1 RBI Game 2
Sunday, March 17 | Kentucky — Hit No. 295
Duplantis: 1-3 & 2 RBI’s
Wednesday, March 20 | Nicholls St.
Duplantis: 0-4
Friday, March 22 | @ Georgia — Hit No. 296
Duplantis: 1-4
Saturday, March 23 | @ Georgia
Duplantis: 0-3
Sunday, March 24 | @ Georgia — Hit No. 297-298
Duplantis: 2-5
Tuesday, March 26 | McNeese
Duplantis: 0-3
Thursday, March 28 | @ Mississippi State — Hit No. 299
Duplantis: 1-3
Friday, March 29 | @ Mississippi State — Hit No. 300-302
Duplantis: 3-5
Saturday, March 30 | @ Mississippi State — Hit No. 303-305
Duplantis: 3-4 2 RBI’s
Tuesday, April 2 | Grambling — Hit No. 306
Duplantis: 1-4
Wednesday, April 3 | Southern Alabama — Hit No. 307-308
Duplantis: 2-4
Friday, April 5 | Texas A&M
Duplantis: 0-4
Saturday, April 6 | Texas A&M Game 1
Duplantis: 0-5
Saturday, April 6 | Texas A&M Game 2 — Hit No. 309
Duplantis: 1-4 RBI
Tuesday, April 9 | Southern
Duplantis: 0-5
Friday, April 12 | @ Missouri — Hit No. 310-311
Duplantis: 2-5 1 RBI
Saturday, April 13 | @ Missouri
Duplantis: 0-3
Sunday, April 14 | @ Missouri — Hit No. 312
Duplantis: 1-4 2 RBI’S
Tuesday, April 16 | University of Louisiana Lafayette
Duplantis: 0-3
Thursday, April 18 | Florida — Hit No. 313-316
Duplantis: 4-5 1 RBI
Friday, April 19 | Florida
Duplantis: 2-6 2 RBI’s
LSU senior outfielder Antoine Duplantis (8) hits the ball during the Tigers' 6-5 victory over Southeastern on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, in Alex Box Stadium.
