LSU Baseball Report - April 8: Tigers Drop Out Of The Rankings

LSU Baseball Report – April 8, 2024
Overall Record: 21-12 SEC: 3-9

Last Week’s Results (1-3)
April 1 (Mon.) – SOUTHERN (L, 7-12)
April 4 (Thu.) – VANDERBILT (W, 10-6)
April 5 (Fri.) – VANDERBILT (L, 6-8)
April 6 (Sat.) – VANDERBILT (L, 3-13 – 8 innings)

This Week’s Schedule:
April 9 (Tue.) – McNEESE, 6:30 p.m. CT (SEC Network +)
April 12 (Fri.) – at Tennessee, 6:30 p.m. CT (ESPNU)
April 13 (Sat.) – at Tennessee, 4:30 p.m. CT (SEC Network)
April 14 (Sun.) – at Tennessee, 2 p.m. CT (SEC Network)

Tigers Update:

·Junior right-hander Luke Holman defeated sixth-ranked Vanderbilt on Thursday night, limiting the Commodores to four earned runs on four hits in 5.2 innings with no walks and 10 strikeouts … he threw 97 pitches in the outing, recording 62 for strikes, and he pitched 4.1 perfect innings before allowing a Vanderbilt baserunner in the fifth inning … Holman is 6-1 this season with a 2.01 ERA in 34.2 innings … he has recorded 13 walks and 71 strikeouts, and he’s limiting opponents to a .174 batting average.

·Sophomore left-hander Griffin Herring recorded the save in Thursday’s win over No. 6 Vanderbilt … he worked 3.1 innings and allowed no runs on three hits with one walk and six strikeouts … Herring is 2-0 this season with a 2.42 ERA and three saves in 22.1 innings with seven walks and 31 strikeouts.

·Freshman outfielder Ashton Larson was LSU’s leading hitter in its four games last week, batting .364 (4-for-11) with one homer, one RBI and two runs scored.

·Junior third baseman Tommy White hit .333 (5-for-15) in four games last week with two homers, four RBI, six runs, three walks and a .472 on-base percentage … White is the Tigers’ leading hitting on the year, batting .321 with four doubles, 11 homers, 29 RBI and 32 runs.

·Sophomore first baseman Jared Jones homered once and collected four RBI and two runs in four games last week … Jones is tied with Tommy White for the team lead in homers with 11 … sophomore catcher Brady Neal also produced four RBI last week with one homer and three runs scored.

(Release via LSU Athletics)

LSU dropped out of all the National College Baseball Rankings this week:

D1 Baseball.com: NR (Last Week: No. 18)
Baseball America: NR (No. 25)
Perfect Game: NR (No. 16)