LSU Opens Up The 2019 Season Friday Night vs. ULM

The wait is over. LSU Baseball is back.

The Tigers open up the 2019 season by taking on UL-Monroe at Alex Box Stadium on Friday night at 7 p.m. CT. Junior RHP Zach Hess will start for the Tigers.

LSU's match vs. ULM will be the second game on Friday, as Army and Air Force play each other at 12 p.m. CT in the first game of Military Appreciation Weekend.

The Tigers play Army on Saturday and wrap up the weekend with Air Force on Sunday. All three games may be viewed on SEC Network +.

Here is a look at the pitching matchups for the weekend, according to LSUSports.net:

Game 1 - 7 p.m. CT
LSU – Jr. RH Zack Hess (7-6, 5.05 ERA, 92.2 IP, 49 BB, 107 SO in 2018) | Feature
ULM – Sr. RH Jacob Barton (redshirted in 2018 – 2-0, 6.57 ERA, 18 BB, 26 SO at Miss. State in 2017)

Game 2 - 2 p.m. CT
LSU – Fr. RH Landon Marceaux (making first career collegiate appearance)
Army – Sr. RH Daniel Burggraaf (7-3, 2.90 ERA, 62.0 IP, 25 BB, 83 SO in 2018)

Game 3 - 3 p.m. CT
LSU – Fr. RH Jaden Hill (making first career collegiate appearance)
AFA – Sr. LH Ethan Nichols (0-3, 5.34 ERA, 28.2 IP, 16 BB, 32 SO in 2018)

Complete Weekend Schedule:

Friday, Feb. 15:
Army West Point vs. Air Force, 12 p.m. CT
UL-Monroe at LSU, 7 p.m. CT

Saturday, Feb. 16:
Army West Point at LSU, 2 p.m. CT
Air Force vs. UL-Monroe, 6 p.m. CT

Sunday, Feb. 17:
UL-Monroe vs. Army West Point, 11 a.m. CT
Air Force at LSU, 3 p.m. CT

Monday, Feb. 18:
Southern vs. Air Force, 2 p.m. CT

*The four non-LSU Baseball games are all free admission.

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