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February 29, 2008
The LSU baseball team got the season off to a good start over the weekend by taking two of three games at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge against Indiana.
The Tigers defeated Indiana, 7-1, on Friday and then 5-4 on Saturday before falling in the series finale on Sunday, 7-6.
The season got started on Friday night as Jared Bradford allowed six hits, one run and struck out eight in six innings. Offensively, LSU put the game away with a four-run third inning. Ryan Schimpf had four hits, while Jared Mitchell and Blake Dean each had three hits. The paid attendance of 8,675 was the second largest in Alex Box Stadium history.
On Saturday, the Tigers got another strong pitching performance as Jordan Brown allowed five hits and no runs in the first six innings. Indiana managed to score four runs in eighth innings off two relievers to make the game close. LSU was led offensively by Sean Ochinko (three hits, one RBI) and Nicholas Pontiff (two hits, two runs scored).
On Sunday, the Hoosiers scored a run on a sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth.
Dean hit a three-run homer in the first inning as the Tigers led 4-1 and 5-2 after five innings. Indiana scored four in the sixth inning to take a brief one-run lead before LSU tied the game with a lone run in the bottom of the sixth. Austin Ross received the loss after throwing the final three innings and allowing five hits and one run.
The Tigers played host to Southern yesterday (Tuesday) and Mississippi Valley State today (Wednesday).
LSU will entertain Duquesne this weekend with games on Friday (7 p.m.), Saturday (2 p.m.) and Sunday (11 a.m.).
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM REMAINS PERFECT
The LSU women’s basketball team defeated Kentucky, 52-48, on Thursday in Baton Rouge to improve to 23-3 overall and 12-0 in the Southeastern Conference.
The Lady Tigers were again led by Sylvia Fowles, who scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Erica White added 14 points in the victory.
The SEC Tournament starts on March 6.
MEN’S HOOPS WINS FIRST SEC HOME GAME
A few days after being blown out on the road at Arkansas, the LSU men’s basketball team routed Ole Miss, 69-49, at home on Saturday.
The win was the first league victory of the season at home for the Tigers, who were led by Marcus Thornton’s 17 points.
Anthony Randolph added 15 points and 11 rebounds, while Chris Johnson chimed in with 12 points and 15 rebounds. Terry Martin added 11 points.
LSU will travel to South Carolina today (Wednesday) at 6:30 p.m. and then come home for a 1 p.m. Sunday contest against Georgia. The Tigers also have a home game on March 5 against Alabama and close the regular season with a March 8 contest at Mississippi State.
SOFTBALL TEAM GOES 2-3
The sixth-ranked Lady Tigers went 2-3 this past weekend at the Palm Springs Classic in California. LSU now stands at 9-3 overall. The Lady Tigers started out the tournament by falling to Florida Atlantic, 3-0, but responded to beat Pacific, 2-1. On Saturday, LSU edged No. 23 Cal State Fullerton, 3-2, in eight innings.
On Sunday, the Lady Tigers fell to No. 2 Northwestern, 6-4, and No. 9 Arizona, 7-4.
LSU plays host to Louisiana-Monroe today at 6 p.m.
This weekend, the Lady Tigers will play host to the Easton Purple and Gold Challenge.
The tournament field includes Southern Miss, South Alabama, Penn State and Tulsa. LSU travels to Thibodaux on March 5 to take on Nicholls State at 6 p.m. on March 5.
COACHING MOVES
Doug Mallory and Bradley Dale Peveto have been promoted to co-defensive coordinators for the Tigers.
Miles also announced that Joe Robinson has joined the LSU staff as special teams coordinator and defensive line assistant, coaching specifically the defensive tackles and nose guards for the Tigers.
Robinson, a 1985 graduate of LSU, returns to Baton Rouge after serving as special teams coordinator and defensive ends coach at Arizona for four years.
Robinson will take over the role of special teams coordinator from Peveto, who will now focus strictly on defense.
Mallory and Peveto both enter their fourth year with the Tigers in 2008.
Mallory will continue to coach the LSU defensive backs, while Peveto will continue his roll as the team’s linebackers coach. Mallory and Peveto assume the roll that was vacated when Bo Pelini departed to take the head coaching job at Nebraska.
Jared Bradford allowed just one run and fanned eight in the Tigers’ 7-1 victory in their series opener against Indiana Friday. * Photo by STEVE FRANZ • LSU
