LSU players aim to create own legacy Jun 11, 2008
Warren Morris, who provided the defining moment in LSU baseball history with a College World Series-winning home run, gave the pregame speech, and players watched the 1996 team dogpile. So they made it happen for themselves, complete with their own dogpile and victory lap, as LSU advanced to Omaha, Neb. (Nola.com -- Sports)
GRADUATION MELEE: Police cite parents for 'improper supervision' Jun 8, 2008
Not only is he donning a gold LSU baseball jersey, but he is fashionable as far as the Tigers playing their old style of "Gorilla Ball", i.e. hitting with power and multiple home runs to win ball games. The Plaquemine gorilla says good luck to the Tigers in the Super Regional this weekend. (Plaquemine Post South, LA)
High-flying Tiger Jun 7, 2008
The former Westgate High School standout quarterback and center fielder has the chance to do what few others have done as his LSU baseball team seeks to extend its school and conference record 23-game win streak. Mitchell was a receiver for the 2007 BCS champion LSU football team in the fall, and has a chance to add a baseball team championship in the same school year if the Tigers continue their roll through this weekends Super Regional at Alex Box Stadium and into the College World Series... (New Iberia, LA)
HITTING ON ALL CYLINDERS Jun 6, 2008
BATON ROUGE -- The LSU baseball team has done many improbable things in its record 23-game winning streak and run to the NCAA Tournament super regional at Alex Box Stadium this weekend. Among others, it seems at times to have violated the principle of baseball as a team game. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Tigers' streak began with spark vs. Green Wave Jun 6, 2008
From that tiny acorn grew a mighty oak, 23 consecutive victories that now leave Coach Paul Mainieri's LSU baseball team two victories shy of a trip to the College World Series. Mainieri looks back on that two-run single as some sort of "catalyst" to the streak. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Outgoing LSU AD Bertman released from hospital Jun 4, 2008
ESPN - Bertman released from hospital, plans to attend LSU baseball games - College Sports ... Bertman released from hospital, plans to attend LSU baseball games - College Sports ... Bertman released from hospital, plans to attend LSU baseball games. (ESPN -- College Sports)
LOOKING SUPER Jun 3, 2008
TICKET INFORMATION: Tickets for the Baton Rouge Super Regional are on sale to LSU baseball season ticket holders. Season ticket holders may place their orders at www. (Nola.com -- Sports)
JUST LIKE OLD TIMES Jun 1, 2008
BATON ROUGE LSU baseball is giving its fans a taste of the good old days. The Tigers cruised into the finals of the NCAA regional tournament with a 'Gorilla-ball' style attack reminiscent of LSU teams from the mid-1990s to down Southern Mississippi 13-4 at Alex Box Stadium. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Dean powers LSU to win in NCAA opener May 31, 2008
BATON ROUGE When the LSU baseball team isn't at it's best, designated hitter Blake Dean usually shoulders the load. At least, that's the way it has been lately. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Rebels fall in SEC Tourney title game May 26, 2008
- Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco was reluctant to compare the 2008 LSU baseball team with the Championship squads he helped coach in the 1990s, but there was one inescapable comparison. "The similarity is they're playing with a lot of confidence, and they're rolling. They expect to win," Bianco said. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
COMING OF AGE May 23, 2008
HOOVER, ALA. -- People keep asking how the red-hot LSU baseball team keeps doing it. One thing is for sure, it hasn't simply slugged its way to 18 consecutive victories. (Nola.com -- Sports)
LSU rallies for opening SEC tournament win May 22, 2008
-- Just when the LSU baseball team looked to be on the losing end for the first time in 31 days, the Tigers rallied for four runs in the bottom of the ninth before Blake Dean hit a walk-off solo home run with one out in the 10th to advance in the Southeastern Conference Tournament, 5-4, on Wednesday afternoon. After an amazing four-run rally in the bottom of the ninth, LSU advanced to the winners' bracket of the double-elimination tournament and will face the winner of today's Florida-Vanderbilt... (WWLTV.com, LA)
LSU seeking to wrap up No. 2 seed May 15, 2008
BATON ROUGE -- LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri said resilience has been with his team all season long.. It didn't suddenly manifest itself in the No. 16 Tigers' 13-game winning streak, the longest in the nation. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Tigers wrapping up Box in style May 11, 2008
BATON ROUGE -- The excitement of Alex Box Stadium's final days continues to be a hot topic, and the No. 22 LSU baseball team is making sure the games don't steal the spotlight. The Tigers went offensive on Mississippi State for the second consecutive day, thumping the Bulldogs 16-4 Saturday for their 11th consecutive victory before 5,867 fans, the second-largest crowd of the season. (Nola.com -- Sports)
NCAA academic report: Some college teams may be hit hard May 8, 2008
Also making the list were traditional powers like LSU baseball and Tennessee men's swimming. Tennessee and West Virginia, with three teams each on the list, were the only BCS schools with more than one team sanctioned. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
First in the West May 8, 2008
By PublisherDate: May 6, 2008 Back in what some call the glory years of LSU baseball, Skip Bertman always had his squads get hot at just the right time. After this weekends sweep of a nationally ranked Kentucky team on the road, Paul Mainieri has his boys playing the best baseball LSU fans have seen in the last three years. (TigerRag.com)
UGA, Tech NCAA academic reports in May 7, 2008
02 of a scholarship) and LSU baseball. 34 of a scholarship). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
LSU Baseball May 2, 2008
UPDATED: 2 :36 a.m. CDT, May 02, 2008. Friday, May 02, 2008. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Tigers' late surge overpowers Wave Apr 23, 2008
The mood surrounding the LSU baseball team recently hasn't been a good one. Yet Coach Paul Mainieri has tried to help his squad maintain a positive attitude. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Errors plague LSU in opener Apr 19, 2008
By Contributing WriterDate: Apr 19, 2008 A series of miscues, both in the field and at the plate, spelled doom for the LSU baseball team Friday night. The Tigers (23-15, 6-10 SEC) committed four errors and stranded 10 runners in a 6-3 loss to the Georgia Bulldogs (26-12, 13-3 SEC). (TigerRag.com)
More of this story Apr 16, 2008
He graduated high school at Denham Springs and said when he got offered a spot on the LSU baseball team, he dropped every other school. "I immediately said yes and called everybody back and said I wasn't going there," Byrd said of his offer to LSU.. (Bogalusa Daily News, LA)
Eagles ready for Black and Gold Game Apr 10, 2008
For those individuals attending Wednesday night's LSU baseball game, spring game tickets can be purchased there or during the Friday or Saturday non-conference contests against Arkansas State at Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field. FEATURED PRODUCT. (Southern Miss Sports -- Rivals.com)
Tigers still carry weight with Golden Eagles Apr 9, 2008
HATTIESBURG - The LSU baseball team may not be the national power that it was for the entirety of the 1990s, but the Tigers still carry the weight of five national titles when they arrive in Hattiesburg today. Second-year LSU coach Paul Mainieri will lead his team (20-11) into Pete Taylor Park for a 6:30 p.m. game against Southern Miss (20-10). (The Clarion-Ledger)
William Brown Honored By SEC Apr 5, 2008
University of South Carolina Official Athletic Site - Football. - University of South Carolina football player and Vanderbilt University lacrosse player Brooke Shinaberry have been named recipients of the 2007-2008 Brad Davis Southeastern Conference Community Service Post-Graduate Scholarship, Commissioner Mike Slive announced Friday. (Uscsports.com)
Duke's Alleva a finalist for LSU AD post Apr 3, 2008
The new athletic director at LSU will replace Skip Bertman, the former LSU baseball coach. Bertman's contract runs through June 30, 2010, but stipulates he will step aside and become athletic director emeritus in 2008. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Tigers working without Perrilloux Apr 2, 2008
MITCHELL, CLEMONS ABSENT: Wide receiver Jared Mitchell was with the LSU baseball team for its game at Southern on Tuesday night, and linebacker Shomari Clemons was absent for unspecified reasons. Running back Charles Scott still is out after injuring an ankle in Saturday's scrimmage. (Nola.com -- Sports)
TU looks to keep LSU reeling Mar 19, 2008
BATON ROUGE -- The LSU baseball team is looking to regroup. Tonight the Tigers will try to do it against a Tulane pitcher who already has. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Low: Mainieri motivated by LSU's lofty expectations Mar 17, 2008
After a rocky first season that saw the freshman-laden Tigers miss the SEC tournament for the first time since 1984, Mainieri has everybody on the Bayou buzzing again about LSU baseball. "I wanted to go somewhere where people really cared about college baseball, where it mattered a lot to the school and mattered to the people who followed the program," said Mainieri, who won 533 games in 12 seasons at Notre Dame. (ESPN -- College Sports)
Tigers look to heat up offense Feb 29, 2008
BATON ROUGE -- The LSU baseball team moves into its second weekend of play in search of warmer weather and hotter hitting. Alex Box Stadium has been more like Ice Box Stadium while the Tigers have built a 4-1 record. (Nola.com -- Sports)
NCAA tournament bid reasonable goal Feb 23, 2008
The second season of Paul Mainieri's LSU baseball coaching career will begin Friday night when Indiana visits The Box for the first of a three-game series. In Mainieri's first season, the Tigers were obviously outmanned by most of the other teams in the Southeastern Conference. (LSU Sports -- Rivals.com)
Optimism abounds at baseball media day Feb 21, 2008
LSU head coach Paul Mainieri and his staff had their turns at the microphone during LSU Baseball Media Day on Tuesday afternoon. Coming off the team's worst season in 24 years, the Tigers coaches are certainly expecting the results to be different this spring. (LSU Sports -- Rivals.com)
Definite goal for LSU baseball team Feb 15, 2008
The LSU baseball opener is still one week away. The Tigers will not stage their annual baseball media day until next Tuesday. (LSU Sports -- Rivals.com)
TR TV: Mainieri, Tigers Get Ready For Opener Feb 15, 2008
By Senior EditorDate: Feb 14, 2008 LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri met with the media earlier this week and gave a detailed update as the Tigers are roughly two weeks away from the season opener. to read the rest of this story. (TigerRag.com)
Spring schedule set for Mitchell and Jones Feb 13, 2008
BATON ROUGE--Two weeks ago, LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri sat down with Tigers football coach Les Miles for a two-hour conversation. One of the topics concerned the availability of Jared Mitchell and Chad Jones for the baseball season, which opens one week from Friday. (LSU Sports -- Rivals.com)
Stadium taking shape Feb 3, 2008
"Every day I turn off Burbank Drive from Nicholson and there it is," LSU baseball coach Paul Maineri said. "It captivates me to see the structure going up. I have to guard against being an unsafe driver. I've almost run off the road a few times. "It's been a big part of the (recruiting) salesmanship of the program, knowing it was going up. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Mainieri increases expectations Feb 2, 2008
Normally, the LSU baseball team would be about seven days away from opening its season when the calendar flips to February. However, new rules regarding the college baseball schedule are being implemented this season. (LSU Sports -- Rivals.com)
John Fred: More than a Playboy Jan 16, 2008
He even wrote and recorded a song, Baseball at the Box , for then-coach Skip Bertman and the LSU baseball team, which played its home games at Alex Box Stadium. Gourrier had grown up playing both music and sports, and it is said he once skipped an opportunity to appear on American Bandstand to play basketball for Catholic High. (Suite101.com)
Football champions Jan 14, 2008
He also will play outfield for the LSU baseball team in the spring. - NEAL McCLELLAND / THE DAILY IBERIAN Advertisement. (New Iberia, LA)
THE SPECTATOR, WITH TRYVE BRACKIN Dec 7, 2007
Former standout Plaquemine High catcher and LSU baseball player Dr. Mark Doiron is a proud papa these days. The former Plaquemine resident now resides and practices medicine in Lafayette and his son, Ryan Doiron, recently signed to play the diamond sport for Tulane University out of state power Barbe High. (Plaquemine Post South, LA)
Delatte aiming to be part of new LSU baseball dynasty Nov 17, 2007
The Ascension Citizen - Sports. Saturday, November 17, 2007. (Gonzales Ascension Citizen, LA)
TR TV: Tigers winding down Fall Baseball Oct 24, 2007
By EditorDate: Oct 23, 2007 LSU Baseball coach Paul Mainieri met with the media on Tuesday afternoon to recap his team's fall practice session. The Tigers are winding down fall camp with the annual Purple-Gold World Series. (TigerRag.com)
Collegiate Baseball: LSU has top recruiting class in nation Sep 26, 2007
This recognition makes a statement that we are committed to finding players that want to be here and restore the glory of LSU baseball. With any class, regardless of ranking, Mainieri continued, the key is to get the players to perform well once they join our program. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Shaq, LSU athletes step up to help kids Sep 25, 2007
"Baton Rouge has done so much for LSU baseball that you've got to give back to the community," Ochinko said. "The little kids in Baton Rouge and the rest of Louisiana are the players that are eventually going to be LSU baseball players so you have to give back as much as you can.". (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Live from Tiger Stadium Sep 23, 2007
I saw the LSU baseball team working out. The LSU campus is located about 2-3 miles from downtown. (South Carolina Sports -- Rivals.com)
Tulane in the News Sep 19, 2007
Tulane shuts down LSU baseball Baton Rouge Advocate Tulane pitched. Tulane hit. (Tulanegreenwave.com)
TR TV: Mainieri previews Fall Baseball Sep 12, 2007
By EditorDate: Sep 11, 2007 LSU Baseball coach Paul Mainieri met with members of the media Tuesday afternoon to be preview his team heading into Fall Camp. to read the rest of this story. (TigerRag.com)
Sulphur-Barbe will again be televisied by Cox Sports Television on Oct. 19th Aug 29, 2007
Sulphur Southwest Daily News - Sports. Wednesday, August 29, 2007. (Sulphur Southwest Daily News, LA)
Trio of former local standouts on LSU team Aug 15, 2007
258 with three home runs and 21 RBIs last year while playing center field for the LSU baseball team, enjoys being a two-sport athlete. "It's been fun," said Mitchell. (New Iberia, LA)
The New Box starting to become a reality Aug 7, 2007
LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri was a very happy person Monday. Mainieri's best recruiting tool, the new Alex Box Stadium, had its official beginning. (LSU Sports -- Rivals.com)
Mainieri feels good about Jones Jul 7, 2007
LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri is upbeat about having nearly all of his recruits enroll in school in August. Speaking at a media luncheon Friday afternoon, Mainieri also included football signee Chad Jones in that group of players. (LSU Sports -- Rivals.com)
Ranaudo willing to sign with Rangers Jun 19, 2007
LSU baseball signee Anthony Ranaudo has not begun serious negotiations with the Texas Rangers, who drafted him in the 11th round of the Major League draft earlier this month. However, in a story on the Asbury Park (N.J.) Press website, Ranaudo certainly seemed to be open to signing with Texas. (LSU Sports -- Rivals.com)
Recruits must contribute immediately Jun 13, 2007
If there was any doubt concerning the talent level of the veteran players on the 2007 LSU baseball team, last week's Major League Baseball draft provided much evidence. The Tigers had two players selected in 50 rounds pitcher Charlie Furbush by the Detroit Tigers in the fourth and third baseman J.T. Wise by the Oakland A's in the 45th. (LSU Sports -- Rivals.com)
Two LSU recruits picked in draft Jun 9, 2007
Apparently, LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri's initial recruiting class will not be significantly affected by the major league draft. After having one signee chosen in the first 50 picks of the draft Thursday, only one other recruit was selected in the initial 27 rounds of the draft. (LSU Sports -- Rivals.com)
Legit contender in two years Jun 4, 2007
Skip Bertman's first recommendation for the LSU baseball coaching job did not work out. Bertman brought in Smoke Laval as his administrative assistant one year before he took over as the head of the Tigers baseball program. (LSU Sports -- Rivals.com)
Mainieri looks ahead May 25, 2007
LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri completed four days of individual players meetings Thursday afternoon. The results of those meetings had three players Robert Lara, Jordan Mayer and J.T. Wise - not returning to the LSU baseball program. (LSU Sports -- Rivals.com)
No real surprises in Mainieri's first year May 24, 2007
Hopefully, the 2007 season will represent the end of the decline of LSU baseball. A 29-26-1 record, which included a 12-17-1 mark and tenth-place finish in the Southeastern Conference, needs to be the low point of the once proud Tigers baseball program. (LSU Sports -- Rivals.com)
Mainieri begins offseason shakeup at LSU May 24, 2007
(AP) - LSU coach Paul Mainieri has begun the sometimes painful task of overhauling the roster of the first LSU baseball team in 22 years to miss the Southeastern Conference tournament ... We just had the worst season that LSU baseball has had in a couple of decades. (Sulphur Southwest Daily News, LA)
Vanderbilt series showed deficiencies May 23, 2007
Coach Paul Mainieri received an excellent read on his first LSU baseball team on the final weekend of the 2007 regular season when it squared off against Vanderbilt. (To continue reading this article you must be a subscriber. (LSU Sports -- Rivals.com)
Hollander wants to avoid another bad end May 18, 2007
Michael Hollander has been around for two of the most disappointing finishes of a LSU baseball season since Skip Bertman became coach more than 20 years ago. Two seasons ago, Hollander was a platoon player at shortstop. (LSU Sports -- Rivals.com)
One good weekend at home needed May 11, 2007
There are two ways of looking at the LSU baseball team. From the glass is half-full viewpoint, the Tigers continued to be giant-killers over the weekend. (LSU Sports -- Rivals.com)
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- LSU DOWNS TENNESSEE 4-2 TO EVEN SERIES; LOCKWOOD LEADS VOLS WITH FOUR HITS - ADKINS BREAKS TENNESEE'S CAREER STRIKEOUTS RECORD AS VOLS HANDLE LSU 7-1 - VOLS LOOKING TO MAKE UP GROUND IN SEC STANDINGS THIS WEEKEND AT LSU - BASEBALL VOLS FALL VICTIM TO LATE RALLY AS WOFFORD POSTS 16-9 COMEBACK WIN - TENNESSEE BRINGS OUT THE BATS IN 14-8 WIN AT ETSU - BASEBALL VOLS PLAY FIRST OF TWO MIDWEEK ROAD GAMES TUESDAY NIGHT AT ETSU - NINTH-INNING WALK-OFF SINGLE GIVES VANDERBILT 7-6 WIN OVER TENNESSEE -... (Utsports.com)
Coming out of nowhere Apr 29, 2007
Nicholas Pontiff and Paul Bertuccini were certainly nowhere to be found in the prospectus for the 2007 LSU baseball team. Pontiff, the younger brother of Wally who passed away due to heart abnormalities in 2002, hit less than. (LSU Sports -- Rivals.com)
LSU has taken on adversity quite well Apr 26, 2007
This LSU baseball team has not shown a propensity to cave in when faced with some adversity. Coach Paul Mainieri's first Tigers team certainly has been handed ample opportunities to do so. (LSU Sports -- Rivals.com)
LSU Baseball Report Apr 24, 2007
Louisiana State Tigers Football, Basketball, and Recruiting. Posted Apr 23, 2007 The LSU Tigers moved to 8-9-1 in SEC and will be looking to climb above the. (TigerRag.com)
LSU baseball player escapes serious injury after I-49 wreck Apr 24, 2007
Autos HomeCenter Zero In On Your Next Home Free Classifieds. 06:05 AM CDT on Tuesday, April 24, 2007. (WWLTV.com, LA)
