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LSU senior Mason Katz runs to catch the ball during practice on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013 at Alex Box Stadium.

New faces expected to solidify left side of infield

By Lawrence Barreca February 3, 2013

Something is eerily similar about the left side of the Tigers’ infield in 2013 compared to how it looked in 2012. On one hand, two new faces on the team, junior third baseman Christian Ibarra and...

LSU sophomore outfielder Chris Sciambra talks to a reporter on LSU Baseball Media Day in Alex Box Stadium on Jan. 25, 2013.

Baseball: Chris Sciambra downplays comeback

By Spencer Hutchinson January 31, 2013

Labeling LSU sophomore outfielder Chris Sciambra as a living miracle might not be too far out of the question. Walking off the field with a concussion and two non-displaced fractures in his C-1 vertebrae...

Baltimore Orioles pitcher Kevin Gausman, right, displays his new jersey next to director of amateur scouting Gary Rajsich during a news conference to introduce Gausman as the team's 2012 first-round draft pick, in Baltimore, Friday on July 13, 2012. Photo: Patrick Semansky / AP

Former Tiger Kevin Gausman ranked No. 37 MLB prospect

By Lawrence Barreca January 30, 2013

Former Tiger ace of staff Kevin Gausman is garnering national attention once again. MLB.com writer and prospect expert Jonathan Mayo released his annual Top-100 MLB Prospects list for the 2013 season...

Alex Bregman

Baseball: Bregman stepping into spotlight as freshman

By Catherine Threlkeld January 29, 2013

After a November practice last semester, two players stayed in Alex Box Stadium long past sunset. The team had already finished weight and conditioning workouts for the day, but senior Mason Katz, a...

LSU junior pitcher Nate Fury (left) and senior out elder Mason Katz (right) lean on the railing Tuesday at Alex Box Stadium. The two players grew up together in Jefferson Parish.

Baseball: Best friends Katz, Fury back together on the diamond

By Chandler Rome January 29, 2013

Every June, tradition necessitated that Nate Fury would make the short walk down the street to Mason Katz’s home in Harahan, where the duo would sit mesmerized in front of the television to watch...

LSU senior pitcher Joey Bourgeois (25) warms up Jan. 25, 2013 during the Tiger's first preseason practice in Alex Box Stadium.

Baseball: Young Tigers to fill the void left by Nola, Gausman

By Chandler Rome January 28, 2013

In the midst of an inconsistent Southeastern Conference stretch in 2009, Paul Mainieri etched his name in LSU baseball lore. The third-year LSU coach inserted true freshman Austin Nola at shortstop while...

LSU senior outfielder Raph Rhymes talks to reporters during LSU Baseball Media Day at Alex Box Stadium on Jan. 25, 2013.

Baseball:  Tigers aren’t worried about preseason ranking

By Lawrence Barreca January 27, 2013

An orchestra is starting in Baton Rouge: the ringing of aluminum, the “pop” of ball meeting mitt and metal spikes crackling on infield dirt all resonate through the air.   A similar...

LSU Head Baseball Coach, Paul Mainieri, speaks Friday, Jan. 25, 2013 at Alex Box Stadium during Baseball Media Day.

LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri speaks at Media Day

By Lawrence Barreca January 25, 2013

Everyone in the room could tell LSU coach Paul Mainieri was ecstatic to finally step in front of the podium for the media for the first time in 2013 as he prepared to answer questions. “I can’t...

LSU Head Baseball Coach, Paul Mainieri, speaks Friday, Jan. 25, 2013 at Alex Box Stadium during Baseball Media Day.

LSU Baseball: 2013 Media Day Notebook

By Chandler Rome January 25, 2013

Bregman steals Media Day LSU coach Paul Mainieri spent most of his 50-minute press conference gushing about freshman shortstop Alex Bregman, who he hailed as one of the "hardest working kids he's been...

The LSU baseball team practices on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 on the newly installed Celebration Bermuda grass at Alex Box Stadium.

Stadium Journey Magazine lists Alex Box Stadium on “Top 101 Stadium Experiences” list

By Mike Gegenheimer January 15, 2013

It has been said that you haven’t experienced college football until you’ve spent a Saturday night in Tiger Stadium. But when the writers of Stadium Journey Magazine created their list...

LSU head coach Paul Mainieri talks to players during practice on Monday, Oct. 8, 2012 in Alex Box Stadium.

Rivett, McClure leave LSU

By Chandler Rome January 8, 2013

Freshman outfielder Chase Rivett and Panola Junior College transfer pitcher Jamie McClure will not return to LSU for the 2013 season, coach Paul Mainieri told The Daily Reveille on Tuesday. Rivett and...

MLB: Hefty baseball contracts are foolish

By James Moran November 19, 2012

As the holiday season approaches, Major League Baseball teams open up their checkbooks and prepare to start handing out big-money guaranteed contracts to the most popular free agents of the season. This...