LSU Baseball Update: May 13, 2024

LSU Baseball Report – May 13, 2024
Overall Record: 33-20 SEC: 10-17

Last Week’s Results (2-2)
May 7 (Tue.) – NORTHWESTERN STATE (W, 6-5)
May 10 (Fri.) – at Alabama (L, 7-8)
May 11 (Sat.) – at Alabama (W, 6-3)
May 12 (Sun.) – at Alabama (L, 3-4)

This Week’s Schedule
May 16 (Thu.) – OLE MISS, 6 p.m. CT (SEC Network)
May 17 (Fri.) – OLE MISS, 6:30 p.m. CT (SEC Network +)
May 18 (Sat.) – OLE MISS, 1 p.m. CT (SEC Network +)


Tigers Update
·The Tigers have won three of their last four SEC series and 11 of their past 16 games overall … LSU concludes the 2024 regular season with a three-game SEC series versus Ole Miss beginning on Thursday in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field … LSU currently is No. 34 in the official NCAA RPI rankings.

·Right-hander Luke Holman worked 5.2 innings Saturday to earn his seventh win over the season, as the Tigers posted a 6-3 victory over Alabama in Sewell-Thomas Stadium … Holman, who pitched at Alabama for two seasons (2022-23) before transferring to LSU last summer, limited the Crimson Tide to two runs on four hits in 5.2 innings with four walks and two strikeouts … Holman is 7-3 this season with a 2.74 ERA and 100 strikeouts in 72.1 innings … he is limiting opponents to a .176 cumulative batting average.

·LSU third baseman Tommy White hit .385 (5-for-13) in the Alabama series with three doubles, one homer and five RBI … first baseman Jared Jones was 4-for-10 in the series with two doubles, one homer and two RBI … second baseman Steven Milam was 4-for-11 in the series with one homer, two RBI and two runs scored … Milam hit .385 (5-for-13) for the entire four-game week with one double, one homer, two RBI and three runs scored … centerfielder Paxton Kling batted .375 (3-for-8) in four games last week with one RBI, one run, a sacrifice bunt, two walks, three hit-by-pitches and a .615 on-base percentage.

·Sophomore right-hander Gavin Guidry earned a win and a save for the Tigers last week … he was the winning pitcher on Tuesday versus Northwestern State, working a career-long 4.0 scoreless innings while allowing one hit with no walks and a career-high seven strikeouts … Guidry picked up a save on Saturday at Alabama, pitching the final 2.0 innings and allowing no runs on no hits with one walk and one strikeout … for the week, Guidry worked 6.0 scoreless innings over two appearances with one hit, one walk and eight strikeouts.

·Relievers Justin Loer and Fidel Ulloa pitched effectively on Sunday at Alabama … Loer, a junior left-hander, pitched 2.0 scoreless innings, allowing no hits and no walks with one strikeout … Ulloa, a junior right-hander, also worked 2.0 scoreless innings, allowing one hit with one walk and one strikeout.

(Release via LSU Athletics)