LSU Drops In The Latest College Baseball Rankings - March 18

LSU's overall record: 17-4 (1-2 SEC)
Record last week: 3-2

D1 Baseball.com: No. 5 (Last Week: No. 2)
Baseball America: No. 5 (No. 2)
Perfect Game: No. 5 (No. 2)
Coaches Poll: No. 4 (No. 2)

Current SEC Baseball Standings

Last Week’s Results (3-2)

March 12 (Tue.) – NORTH DAKOTA STATE (W, 6-1)
March 13 (Wed.) – NORTH DAKOTA STATE (W, 7-0)
March 15 (Fri.) – at Mississippi State (L, 4-10)
March 16 (Sat.) – at Mississippi State (W, 9-8)
March 17 (Sun.) – at Mississippi State (L, 5-15)

This Week’s Schedule

March 19 (Tue.) – LOUISIANA TECH, 6:30 p.m. CT (SEC Network +)
March 22 (Fri.) – FLORIDA, 7 p.m. CT (SEC Network)
March 23 (Sat.) – FLORIDA, 6 p.m. CT (SEC Network +)
March 24 (Sun.) – FLORIDA, 2 p.m. CT (SEC Network)

Tigers Update

·LSU won three of its five games last week, and the Tigers this week are ranked No. 4 in the nation by USA Today and No. 5 by Baseball America and D1 Baseball … the Tigers posted two midweek wins over North Dakota State, then dropped two of three games at Mississippi State to open SEC play.

·Shortstop Michael Braswell III led LSU in hitting in the Mississippi State series, batting .400 (4-for-10) with two doubles, one RBI and two runs scored.

·Third baseman Tommy White hit .385 (5-for-13) in the Mississippi State series with three homers, seven RBI, four runs and a .500 on-base percentage … White also played exceptional defense and was credited with eight assists and two putouts while recording a 1.000 fielding percentage.

·Outfielder Josh Pearson hit .375 (6-for-16) in four games last week with one homer, three RBI and one run scored … Pearson hit .385 (5-for-13) in the Mississippi State series with one homer, two RBI and one run.

·First baseman Jared Jones hit .357 (5-for-14) in five games last week with two doubles, two homers, four RBI and four runs.

·Left-hander Griffin Herring earned a relief win on Saturday at Mississippi State, working 2.1 innings and limiting the Bulldogs to one run on two hits with two walks and three strikeouts … Herring also pitched 1.2 scoreless innings in Wednesday’s win over North Dakota State, allowing one hit with no walks and two strikeouts.

·Left-hander Nate Ackenhausen picked up his second save of the year on Saturday at Mississippi State, preserving the Tigers’ 9-8 win … Ackenhausen retired the side in order in the bottom of the ninth inning, holding off a Mississippi State rally over the course of the game that saw the Bulldogs trim a fourth-inning 9-1 deficit to 9-8 entering the bottom of the ninth.

·Left-hander Javen Coleman earned a three-inning save in Tuesday’s win over North Dakota State, allowing no runs on one hit with no walks and five strikeouts, firing 44 pitches.

·Left-hander Justin Loer picked up his first career LSU win on Tuesday versus North Dakota State, recording 2.1 scoreless innings with one hit, no walks and three strikeouts … right-hander Will Hellmers was the winning pitcher in Wednesday’s victory over NDSU, as he fired two perfect relief innings with two strikeouts.

(Report via LSU Athletics)