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LSU junior left fielder Raph Rhymes prepares to swing at a pitch Wednesday during the Tigers’ 5-4 victory against Lamar University at Alex Box Stadium.

Baseball: Rhymes’ three RBIs lift No. 4 LSU past Lamar in 5-4 midweek victory

By Hunter Paniagua
Sports Writer
April 18, 2012

When junior left fielder Raph Rhymes comes to bat with runners in scoring position, there's almost a 50/50 chance he will drive home a run. No. 4 LSU (31-7) saw the good side of that coin flip Wednesday...

The Tigers celebrate March 17 after their 4-3 victory against the Mississippi State at Alex Box Stadium.

Pranks keep players on their toes, bond teammates

By Luke Johnson
Sports Writer
April 18, 2012

On the heels of an impressive performance in LSU's 7-1 win against Alabama on Saturday, LSU junior outfielder Raph Rhymes conducted a postgame interview with the Cox Sports Television crew airing the game. It...

Groundskeepers hustle on and off the field, tending to the infield. Along with in-game care, the field must be ready five hours before the game.

Baseball: Alex Box Stadium grounds crew spends hours maintaining field

By Hunter Paniagua
Sports Writer
April 17, 2012

A laminated piece of yellow paper hangs on the side of the LSU dugout, giving a brief sentence of encouragement to the Alex Box Stadium grounds crew. "Rake like a champion today." Eric Fasbender hung the...

Baseball: Legendary coaches to face off in Alex Box

By Hunter Paniagua
Sports Writer
April 17, 2012

Only 11 active NCAA Division I coaches have more than 1,100 wins. Two of them will meet tonight in Alex Box Stadium. LSU coach Paul Mainieri - 1,105 wins in 30 seasons - will face Lamar coach Jim Gilligan...

LSU ranked No. 1 by Collegiate Baseball

By Staff Reports
April 16, 2012

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...

Baseball: Tigers move up to No. 1 in poll

By Luke Johnson
Sports Writer
April 15, 2012

The LSU baseball team earned a No. 1 spot in the Collegiate Baseball poll and No. 4 in the latest Baseball America poll, in part due to the effort by sophomore pitcher Ryan Eades who was named the Southeastern...

Baseball: LSU defeats Alabama, 5-1

By Luke Johnson
Sports Writer
April 15, 2012

LSU freshman pitcher Aaron Nola was solid in his first weekend start in two weeks, and the No. 5 Tigers (30-7) coasted after scoring early against Alabama (13-23) to secure the series sweep with a 5-1...

Baseball: LSU downs ‘Bama, 7-1, go for sweep Sunday

By Luke Johnson
Sports Writer
April 14, 2012

The No. 5 Tigers (29-7) earned their fourth Southeastern Conference series win behind a sterling performance from sophomore pitcher Ryan Eades and some opportunistic offense in Saturday's 7-1 win against...

Baseball: No. 5 LSU walks 10 times in 8-2 victory against Southern Miss

By Hunter Paniagua
Sports Writer
April 11, 2012

METAIRIE - RBI-walk and RBI-hit-batsman are phrases rarely uttered when discussing baseball. No. 5 LSU (27-7) had seven of those Wednesday in an 8-3 victory against Southern Miss (19-13) at Zephyr Field...

Baseball: No. 5 LSU rolls past Alcorn State, 7-2

By Chandler Rome
Sports Contributor
April 10, 2012

  Coming off a season-changing series win against then-No.1 Florida, no one would have blamed the LSU baseball team if it had a hangover of sorts against Alcorn State (7-26) on Tuesday. Sophomore...

 

Baseball: McCune returns to rotation with redemption on his mind

By Hunter Paniagua
Sports Writer
April 4, 2012

When sophomore pitcher Kurt McCune returns to the starting rotation tonight against No. 1 Florida, it will almost be as if he never left. McCune opened last season's Southeastern Conference schedule against...

LSU junior outfielder Arby Fields safely slides under Louisiana College infielders to steal second base Tuesday at Alex Box Stadium. Tigers won, 10-2.

Baseball: Tigers top Louisiana College, 10-2

By Scott Branson
Sports Contributor
April 3, 2012

The LSU baseball team's bats came alive Wednesday night, pounded out 15 hits in a 10-2 victory over Louisiana College (10-15) to win its sixth game in a row to improve to 23-6 on the season. LSU coach...