LSU Baseball Report - May 6, 2024

LSU Baseball Report – May 6, 2024
Overall Record: 31-18 SEC: 9-15

Last Week’s Results (3-1)
April 30 (Tue.) – GRAMBLING STATE (W, 26-2 – 7 innings)
May 3 (Fri.) – TEXAS A&M (W, 6-4)
May 4 (Sat.) – TEXAS A&M (W, 6-4)
May 5 (Sun.) – TEXAS A&M (L, 4-14)

This Week’s Schedule
May 7 (Tue.) – NORTHWESTERN STATE, 6:30 p.m. CT (SEC Network +)
May 10 (Fri.) – at Alabama, 6 p.m. CT (SEC Network +)
May 11 (Sat.) – at Alabama, 4 p.m. CT (SEC Network +)
May 12 (Sun.) – at Alabama, 1 p.m. CT (SEC Network +)

Tigers Update

·LSU won three of four games last week, including a victory over Grambling State and a SEC series win over top-ranked Texas A&M … the Tigers have won three straight SEC series and nine of their past 12 games overall.

·Freshman Steven Milam was LSU’s leading hitting in its series victory versus top-ranked Texas A&M, batting .444 (4-for-9) with two doubles, one RBI, two runs, two walks and a .545 on-base percentage … he was 2-for-2 in the Game 1 win over the Aggies and provided a crucial RBI single in a four-run sixth inning that erased a 3-2 Texas A&M lead … Milam doubled and later scored as part of a two-run rally in the eighth inning of Game 2, as LSU stretched a 4-3 lead to 6-3 in the eventual 6-4 victory … Milam hit .400 for the entire week, which also included a win over Grambling State on Tuesday night.

·Senior right-hander Christian Little defeated top-ranked Texas A&M on Saturday night with a brilliant relief effort … he entered the game at the start of the sixth inning and limited the Aggies – who entered the series with a .315 team batting average – to one run on two hits in 3.2 innings with one walk and six strikeouts … the 3.2 innings and 64 pitches thrown marked Little’s season highs, and the six strikeouts matched his LSU career high … he fired 43 of his 64 pitches (67 percent) for strikes … the win clinched an SEC series victory over Texas A&M, which suffered consecutive losses for the first time this season.

·Sophomore left-hander Griffin Herring earned his fourth save of the season on Friday night, preserving the Tigers’ Game 1 win over top-ranked Texas A&M … Herring worked 2.1 innings, allowing just one unearned run on four hits with no walks and three strikeouts … Herring is now 2-0 with a 1.32 ERA and three saves in eight SEC relief appearances this season, recording five walks and 39 strikeouts in 27.1 innings.

·LSU first baseman Jared Jones hit .357 in four games last week with two doubles, one homer, two RBI and three runs scored … leftfielder Josh Pearson hit .333 in four games with three doubles, four RBI and three runs scored … third baseman Tommy White collected one double, two homers, eight RBI and six runs in four games last week … outfielder Jake Brown made three starts in center field last week and posted one double, one homer, four RBI and three runs.

·Junior right-hander Fidel Ulloa earned his first career LSU win on Friday night with a strong relief effort versus top-ranked Texas A&M … Ulloa entered the contest in the sixth inning and fired 1.1 scoreless innings, limiting the Aggies to just one hit with no walks and one strikeout.

(Release via LSU Athletics)

LSU remains unranked in the National College Baseball Polls.