Da Boot Sports
3/7/2026
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU suffered another early season shocking loss. This time to Sacramento State in game two of their series, 5-4 at Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field on Saturday afternoon. 

   Cooper Moore (3-1) got the start on the bump for the Bayou Bengals and went 4.2 innings, giving up one run on four hits. He walked three and struck out four while being charged with the loss. LSU ended up using five pitchers in the defeat. 

   Sacramento State struck first, plating a run in the top of the second inning. 1-0, Hornets as we moved to the bottom of the frame. 

   With the LSU bats ice cold all game long, the Hornets added a huge blow in the top of the eighth when Cameron Sewell hit a grand slam with two outs off of Jaden Noot to put Sacramento State up, 5-0 as we headed to the bottom of the frame. 

   LSU finally got things going at the plate in the bottom of the eighth. Brown and Milam were issued back to back walks. Zach Yorke then doubled to score Brown and advance Milam to third. After Seth Dardar struck out, Milam was able to come home on a wild pitch, while Yorke moved up to third. Omar Serna was able to reach safely on a throwing error, allowing Yorke to come home. LSU now trailed 5-3 as we moved to the ninth inning. 

   Daniel Harden led off the bottom of the ninth with a solo home run to right field. After Curiel lined out to right field, Brown walked. Milam was then issued a base on balls. Runners on first and second with one out. But the comeback would fall short as LSU took another one on the chin.

   With the loss LSU falls to a surprising 12-4. Next, the Tigers will play Sacramento State in the final game of their three game series on Sunday, March 8 at 6:00pm. 


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​*John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior)

​*John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Da Boot Sports
3/6/2026
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - The Fighting Tigers played host to Sacramento State on Friday night looking to snap their two game losing streak and break out of their terrible slump and that's exactly what they did. defeating the visiting Hornets in run-rule fashion, 15-4 in front of 11,241 Tiger fans. 

   Casan Evans (1-0) got his usual Friday night start on the bump and had a solid outing. He went 5.2 innings, giving up two runs on three hits, striking out nine to get the win. 

   LSU wasted no time getting the bats going in the first inning. Derek Curiel led off with a double down the left field line. Jake Brown stepped to the plate and took a pitch for a ride over the left field wall for a two run homer. Zach Yorke then doubled to right center. Mason Braun reached safely on a fielding error, sending Yorke to third. Braun advanced to second on a wild pitch. Seth Dardar then doubled to right field to bring Yorke and Braun home. LSU took a 4-0 lead into the second inning. 

   Jack Ruckert led off the second by reaching first base safely on an error. Derek Curiel stepped to the plate and hit a two run homer to right field. Jake Brown then followed with a massive solo home run to deep center field. The Tigers loaded the bases, but left them all stranded as the inning came to an end with LSU now leading, 7-0. 

   With one out in the bottom of the third, Cade Arrambide was hit by a pitch. Ruckert was then issued a base on balls. Curiel doubled to left center field, bringing Arrambide home and advancing Ruckert to third. Jake Brown stepped to the plate and launched his third home run of the game over the right center field wall. This time it was a three run shot!  Steven Milam was hit by a pitch. Yourke singled to right field. Braun then singled up the middle to score Milam and advance Yourke to second. But that's all the Tigers could muster in the frame. We moved to the fourth inning with LSU on top, 12-0. 

   Cade Arrambide led off the fourth with a solo home run to center field. After two great defensive plays by Sacramento State for two outs, Brown singled to center field. Milam then homered to right field for his first home run of the season. We headed to the fifth with the Bayou Bengals leading, 15-0. Jay Johnson began to pull the starters allowing some younger players to see some action. 

   The Hornets plated two runs in the top of the sixth, chasing Evans who was replaced by Zion Theophilus. Theophilus quickly got LSU back into the dugout. 

   Marcos Paz entered the game in the seventh to close out the ten run rule victory. The Hornets plated two more garbage runs in the frame. 

   LSU improves their record to 12-3. Next up LSU and Sacramento State will play game two of their three game series on Saturday, March 7 at 6:00pm. 


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​*John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior)

​*John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Da Boot Sports
3/4/2026
LSU Sports Communications
By: William Franques


​   LAFAYETTE, La. – UL Lafayette jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning Wednesday night, and the Cajuns went on to defeat second-ranked LSU, 7-2, at Tigue Moore Field.
                                                                                
   UL Lafayette improved to 10-3 on the season, while LSU dropped to 11-3.
 
   The Tigers return to action at 6:30 p.m. CT when they play host to Sacramento State in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field. The game will be broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network and streamed on SEC Network +.
 
   UL Lafayette starting pitcher Cody Brasch (1-1) was credited with the win, as he limited the Tigers to no runs on two hits in 3.0 innings with one walk and five strikeouts.
                                                                                
   LSU starter Gavin Guidry (0-1) was charged with the loss, as he allowed three runs on two hits in 2.1 innings with one walk and two strikeouts.
 
   Cajuns reliever Sawyer Pruitt earned his first save, blanking LSU over the final 4.0 innings with two hits one walk and four strikeouts.
 
“It’s tough to have lessons in losses, but sometimes it grabs the team’s attention,” said LSU coach Jay Johnson. “We’re ready to get into more of a normal routine now, and I do think we will gain value from tonight’s game.
 
   “I’m glad we’re learning some things that we need and will do better. We’ve had a little bit of speed bump, and I’ll use that to make this team better.”
 
   The Cajuns struck for three runs in the first inning, as first baseman Lee Amedee delivered an RBI double, designated hitter Shawn Spalitta lifted a sacrifice fly, and UL Lafayette also scored on an LSU throwing error.
 
   LSU third baseman Trent Caraway narrowed the deficit to 3-2 in the top of the fifth with a two-run homer to left field, his second dinger of the season.
 
   However, UL Lafayette responded with three runs in the bottom of the fifth, as the Cajuns took advantage of some LSU miscues and shortstop Blaze Rodriguez produced a run-scoring single.
 
   The Cajuns added a run in the seventh on Spalitta’s RBI single, increasing the lead to five runs.



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​*John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior)

​*John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Da Boot Sports
3/2/2026
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU faced Northeastern one more time and 10,292 LSU fans watched in disbelief as the Huskies upset the #2 ranked Fighting Tigers, 13-10 on Monday night at Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertmen Field. 

   Pitcher Cooper Williams (0-1) got the start for the Tigers and had a nightmarish outing. Williams gave up four runs on three hits. He walked one and struck out one before being pulled early in the second inning. Cooper was charged with the loss. LSU ended up using eight pitchers on the night, with shaky results. It was just a crazy, off night for the Bayou Bengals who have struggled over the last five games 

   The Huskies got to Cooper Williams in the second inning. Two singles and a throwing error on Williams allowed a run to cross the plate for Northeastern. Williams continued to struggle badly in the inning as the Huskies loaded the bases with still no outs. Jay Johnson had seen enough, pulling Williams for Zac Cowan. An error by John Pearson at first allowed another run to score, keeping the bases loaded. Harrison Feinberg singled to left field to plate two more runs. Cowan finally stopped the bleeding. We headed to the bottom of the frame with LSU trailing, 4-0. 

   Northeastern's Matt Brinker led off the top of the third with a double. He was able to advance to third on a wild pitch. AJ Aschettino then single to center field, bringing the run home. Another singled followed putting runners on first and third with two outs. Chris Walsh stepped to the plate and homered to left field. That ended Cowan's night. He was replaced by Reagan Ricken. Ricken walked the first batter he faced. A wild pitch moved the runner to second. Feinberg singled to bring the runner home. Ryan Gerety doubled to the right field corner to plat another run. Tigers finally ended the outburst by the Huskies. This was like being in the Twilight Zone. We moved to the bottom of the third with Northeastern on top, 10-0. The Huskies batted around twice in the inning. 

   Seth Dardar reached safely on a fielding error to lead off the bottom of the third for LSU's first base runner of the night. But Cade Arrambide grounded into a double play. Trent Caraway singled to left field with two outs. Jake Brown flied out to left field to end the inning. Best way to describe the Tigers play is UGLY. As ugly as my ex-wife. We moved to the fourth with Northeastern still up, 10-0. 

   Derek Curiel led off the fourth with a single to center field. Pearson was issued a base on balls. Zach Yorke then walked to load the bases with no outs. Steven Milam grounded out to plate a run and setting up runners on second and third with one out. Brayden Simpson went down on strikes. Dardar grounded out to strand the runners. We headed to the fifth with LSU trailing, 10-1. 

   Pitcher Zion Theophilus entered the contest for the Tigers in the fifth and took the Huskies down in order quickly. 

   The Huskies continued their assault on LSU pitching in the top of the sixth. Two doubles led to another run. We advanced to the bottom of the sixth with Northeastern leading, 11-1. 

   Curiel led off the sixth reaching safely on an error, which sent him to second. Pearson flied out to advance Curiel to third. Yorke walked to put runners on the corners with one out. Milam singled to center field, scoring Curiel and moving Yorke to second. Runners on first and second with one out. The one run was all the Tigers could muster. We headed to the seventh inning with the Huskies leading, 11-2. 

   Sloppy LSU play continued in the top of the seventh, a fielding error, a walk, a passed ball, and a base hit led to two more runs for the Huskies. 13-2, Northeastern as we moved to the bottom of the frame. 

   Trying to avoid a run-rule loss at home, the Tigers loaded the bases with no outs and were able to plate three runs to extend the contest. As the seventh inning came to an end, the Huskies now led, 13-5. 

   The Tigers cut into the lead in the eighth. William Patrick was issued a lead off walk. After Daniel Harden flied out to right field, Edward Yamin IV hit the first home run of his LSU career. A beautiful shot over the left field wall. We headed to the ninth with LSU trailing, 13-7. 

   LSU was able to plate three runs in the ninth, but unfortunately, there would be no dramatic comeback on this night for the Bayou Bengals. 

   The loss drops LSU to 11-2 on the season. Next up the Tigers will travel down the road to Lafayette to play UL-Lafayette on Wednesday, March 4 at 6:00pm. 

   **We have our baseball/basketball edition of 'Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports' live on our YouTube channel, Monday night at 8pm. Tune in for some LSU baseball & men's and women's basketball talk.....
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   **Also Don't forget to watch our new LSU baseball podcast, 'CHASING OMAHA with SZN' every Tuesday night at 7:30pm on our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel. We will have former LSU second baseman great, Cole Freeman on this Tuesday night as our special guest. Don't miss it. 

Da Boot Sports
3/1/2026
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - The Tigers played Dartmouth for the second time in three days and came away with a 3-0 victory at Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field. LSU's hitting woes continued as they struggled at the plate for the fourth straight game. 

   William Schmidt got the call on the bump for the Tigers and had a fantastic outing, going 7.1 innings, giving up no runs on four hits. He struck out nine and earned the win. 

   LSU plated a run in the bottom of the first when Jake Brown blasted a two out, solo homer into the right field bleachers. The contest moved to the second with LSU on top, 1-0. 

   Steven Milam started things off in the fourth inning with a double to center field. After an Arrambide strike out, Seth Dardar reached on a fielding error, advancing to second. Milam was able to score on the play. The inning came to an end with LSU leading, 2-0. 

   Schmidt began to run out of gas in the eighth with a runner on first with one out and was replaced by Dax Dathe. Dathe hit the first pitcher he faced and was quickly replaced by Mavrick Rizy. Rizy struck out the next two batters to get LSU back into the dugout with no damage done. 

   The Tigers went into the bottom of the eighth looking for insurance runs. With one out, Derek Curiel reached safely on a fielding error. Jake Brown then launched a deep fly ball to center field that went over the center fielder's head, scoring Curiel and putting Brown at second base. We headed to the ninth with LSU up, 3-0. 

   Rizy registered two outs before giving way to Jaden Noot who struck out the final batter for the victory. 


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​*John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior)

​*John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Da Boot Sports
2/28/2026
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - 

   Cooper Moore (3-0) started on the bump for the Bayou Bengals and went 7.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits. He walked one and struck out ten, getting the win. Deven Sheerin entered the contest in the eighth inning and kept the Huskies' bats quiet to earn the save. 

   Jake Brown started things in the bottom of the first with a one out single. Brown was able to steal second. He then advanced to third on a wild pitch. Steven Milam walked. LSU then executed a double steal attempt. Brown was able to cross the plate before Milam was tagged out at second base. We headed to the second inning with LSU up 1-0.

   Seth Dardar led off the bottom of the second with a walk. He was able to advance to second on a passed ball. Brayden Simpson singled to center field, scoring Dardar. The inning came to an end with LSU leading, 2-0.

  Trent Caraway drew a one out walk to begin things in the fourth inning. Omar Serna singled to right center. Caraway advanced to third and was able to come home and score on a throwing error. Serna moved up to second on the play. Curiel walked to put runners on first and second with only one out. Jake Brown reached on a fielder's choice. Serna moved to third and Caraway was thrown out at second. Tigers now had runners on the corners with two outs. Yorke was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Unfortunately, the Tigers left the bases loaded. We moved on to the fifth with LSU up, 3-0. 

   Northeastern plated a run in the top of the fifth on a solo homer by AJ Aschettino. 3-1, Tigers as we headed to the bottom of the frame. 

   The Tigers' bats remained cold the rest of the way, But a fantastic outing by Cooper Moore and a great job by Deven Sheerin coming in to close things out vaulted the Bayou Bengals to the 3-1 victory. 

   LSU improves to 10-1. Next, the Tigers will play Dartmouth on Sunday, March 1 at 12:30pm. 


​   **We have our baseball/basketball edition of 'Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports' live on our YouTube channel, Monday night at 8pm. Tune in for some LSU baseball & men's and women's basketball talk.....
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​*John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior)

​*John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Da Boot Sports
2/27/2026
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - The Tigers came away with a come from behind win over the Dartmouth Big Green, 5-2 on Friday night at Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field. 

   Casan Evans was the starting pitcher and went 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on two hits. He walked three and struck out ten. Gavin Guidry
​(1-0) entered the game in the fifth and got the win. He went 3.2 innings, giving up no runs on one hit while striking out five.

   The Big Green plated a run in the top of the second. We headed to the bottom of the frame with Dartmouth leading, 1-0.

   Casan Evans continued his early inconsistency, giving up another run in the top of the third. We moved to the bottom of the third with LSU trailing, 2-0.

   Mason Braun drew a one out walk in the fourth. Braun was able to move to second and then third on back to back wild pitches. Trent Caraway bunted and reached safely on a fielder's choice, bringing Braun home to score. LSU would leave two men stranded on base. 2-1, Big Green as the fourth inning came to a close. 

   LSU finally got the bats working in the sixth. Brayden Simpson walked. Trent Caraway singled to left field moving Simpson to third. Derek Curiel then doubled down the left field line to bring Simpson and Caraway home. We headed to the seventh with LSU up, 3-2.

   In the seventh, Milam reached base on a fielding error. He then advanced to second on a wild pitch. Cade Arrambide grounded out, moving Milam to third with one out. John Pearson walked.  Braun grounded out to third, brining Milam home. Simpson walked. LSU would leave two men on base, sending us to the top of the eighth with the Bayou Bengals on top, 4-2. 

   Curiel led off the bottom of the eighth reaching safely on a successful bunt. Jake Brown doubled to left field, advancing to third on the throw and bringing Curiel home. Moving to the ninth, LSU extended their lead, 5-2. 

   Gavin Guidry got the Big Green hitters in order to end the contest. 

   With the win, LSU improves to 9-1. Next up the Tigers will play Northeastern on Saturday, Feb. 28 at 2:00pm. 

Da Boot Sports
2/24/2026
By: Terrill J. Weil


​   BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU returned home to Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field on Tuesday night and dropped their first game of the season to McNeese, 7-6. LSU pitching struggled all night long and the Tigers were cold at the plate. 

   Marcos Paz (0-1) got the start on the bump for the Tigers and only went 1.2 innings before running into trouble and being replaced by Cooper Williams. Paz gave up four runs on one hit. Walked two and struck out two. Paz was charged with the loss. No one who took the mound for the Tigers could pitch with any kind of consistency. Jay Johnson used ten total pitchers and no one could step up and get the job done. The Tigers also had a tough night at the plate. LSU pitchers walked six and hit five batters to help out the Cowboys. It was just a bad night for the Bayou Bengals at the Box. 

   Derek Curiel started the bottom of the first with a single to left field. Jake Brown grounded out, advancing Curiel to second. After Milam popped out, Zach Yorke stepped to the plate and launched a blazing line drive home run to right field. We headed to the second inning with LSU on top, 2-0.

   McNeese stepped up in the top of the second, scoring a run, then loading the bases to get Puz replaced by Cooper Williams. The Cowboys plated three more runs before Williams could get the Bayou Bengals back into the dugout. 4-2, McNeese as we headed to the bottom of the second. 

   LSU continued to struggle in top of the fourth, Dax Dathe had a very short appearance, being replaced by Mavrick Rizy. McNeese loaded the bases with one out and was able to plate two more runs, before Danny Lachenmayer came in to get the final out and stop the bleeding. 7-2, McNeese as we move to the bottom of the inning. 

   In the bottom of the fifth, Trent Caraway got things started with a one out walk. Curiel then walked. Brown singled to left field, scoring Caraway and moving Curiel to third. Curiel was able to come home on a pass ball. Brown moved up to second. That would be all the Tigers could manage. McNeese now led 7-4 after five innings. 

   Pearson singled up the middle to get things going in the bottom of the sixth. Reaves then walked. Mason Braun drew a base on balls to load the bases with one out. Curiel flied out to left field to score Pearson. The inning ended with McNeese leading, 7-5. 

   John Pearson blasted a solo homer over the left field wall in the bottom of the eighth. 7-6, McNeese as we headed to the ninth. 

   LSU got two on with one out, but could make the timely hit needed to complete the comeback. 

   The Tigers are now, 8-1 on the season. Next up LSU will play a four game weekend with Dartmouth and Northeastern, playing each of them twice. They will open the weekend on Friday, Feb. 27 against Dartmouth at 6;30PM. 

   
   **We have our baseball/basketball edition of 'Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports' live on our YouTube channel, Monday night at 8pm. Tune in for some LSU baseball & men's and women's basketball talk.....
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​*John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior)

​*John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Da Boot Sports
2/22/2026
By: Terrill J. Weil


   JACKSONVILLE, FL - LSU played their final game of the Jax College Baseball Classic and dominated Central Florida 11-0 in a run rule win on Sunday afternoon.


   William Schmidt started on the bump for the Bayou Bengals and went five innings, giving up three hits while walking one and striking out seven. He also earned the win to improve to 2-0 on the season. 
   

   LSU drew first blood in the second inning. Derek Curiel led off being hit by a pitch, then advanced to second on a wild pitch. Jake Brown then singled to center field to score Curiel. Steven Milam singled to right field, moving Brown to third, setting up runners on the corners with one out. Arrambide was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Seth Dardar flied out to left field to bring Brown home. Milam advanced to third on a wild pitch. Brayden Simpson walked to load the bases again. Milam was then awarded home on a balk. Mason Braun walked to once again load the bases. LSU however, would leave the bases loaded as we headed to the third inning with the Bayou Bengals up, 3-0. 

   Milam led off the fifth inning with a triple down the right field line. Arrambide then homered to left field. Dardar and Simpson both walked back to back. Braun sacrificed punt to advance the runners. Caraway then flied out to left center to score Dardar. Curiel singled to center field, scoring Simpson. 7-0 LSU as we moved to the sixth inning. 

   Simpson led off the seventh with a single to right center. Braun then singled to right field, advancing Simpson to third. Caraway walked to load the bases with no outs. Curiel doubled to center field, scoring Simpson and Braun. Harden stepped in to pinch run for Curiel. Brown singled to right center field, plating two more runs. We headed to the bottom of the frame with LSU leading, 11-0. 

   With the ten run rule in play, the Tigers were able to end the contest after seven innings. Great weekend of baseball for LSU. The Tigers improved to 8-0 with the 11-0 victory.  Next up LSU will host McNeese on Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 6:30pm. 

   
   **We will have our first baseball edition of 'Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports' live on our YouTube channel, Monday night at 8pm. Tune in for some LSU baseball talk
   **Then, Don't forget to watch our new LSU baseball podcast, 'CHASING OMAHA with SZN' every Tuesday night at 7:30pm on our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel.... 
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 Da Boot Sports
2/21/2026
LSU Sports Communications
By: William Franques


   JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Right-hander Cooper Moore worked 5.2 innings Saturday for his second win of the season, and a balanced LSU offense pounded out 12 hits as the top-ranked Tigers defeated Notre Dame, 9-4, in the Live Like Lou Jax Classic at Vystar Ballpark.
 
   LSU improved to 7-0 on the season, while Notre Dame dropped 2-3.
 
   The Tigers return to action at 2 p.m. CT Sunday when they face UCF in the final game of the Live Like Lou Jax Classic in VyStar Ballpark.
 
   Moore (2-0) limited the Irish to three runs on eight hits in 5.2 innings with one walk and six strikeouts. He threw 78 pitches, 62 for strikes.
 
  Three LSU players – designated hitter Cade Arrambide, catcher Omar Serna Jr. and leftfielder Brayden Simpson – produced two RBI in the victory, and righfielder Jake Brown collected four hits and scored three runs.
 
   “I was very proud of the team today,” said LSU coach Jay Johnson. “It was a good win, and we’re going to get ready to try and win the tournament tomorrow. I think our offensive approach for two days has been great here, and I think we’ve even left some things on the table. That’s how good it’s been, we’ve scored 23 runs, but there is still something out there for us.
 
   “Credit to the hitters, I thought we did a great job with runners in scoring position today. A lot of line drive strokes, guys not trying to do too much and really understanding winning baseball.”
 
   Notre Dame starting pitcher Caden Crowell (0-1) was charged with the loss, as he surrendered five runs on seven hits in 2.1 innings with one walk and four strikeouts.
 
   LSU grabbed a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning when leftfielder Simpson and third baseman Trent Caraway each delivered RBI doubles.
 
   The Tigers extended the lead to 5-0 with three runs in the third as second baseman Seth Dardar lined an RBI single, Serna Jr. provided a run-scoring single, and Simpson drew a bases-loaded walk.
 
   Arrambide’s two-run homer in the fourth – his second dinger of the season – increased the Tigers’ lead to 7-0.
 
   Notre Dame narrowed the gap to 7-3 win a run in the fifth and two runs in the sixth, but LSU responded with two runs in the sixth as shortstop Steven Milam scored from third on a wild pitch and Serna drew a bases-loaded walk.
 
   LSU relievers Ethan Plog, Deven Sheerin and Dax Dathe combined to limit the Irish to one run on one hit over the final 3.1 innings with eight strikeouts.
 
   “Another strong effort by our pitching staff,” Johnson said. “Cooper gave us a great start, and Plog, Sheerin and Dax all have great stuff, and when you can go to a bullpen like that, it gives you a great chance to win.”
 


   **Don't forget to watch our new LSU baseball podcast, 'CHASING OMAHA with SZN' every Tuesday night at 7:30pm on our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel.... 
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Da Boot Sports
2/20/2026
By: Terrill J. Weil

   JACKSONVILLE, FL - LSU won their opening contest of the Jax College Baseball Classic against Indiana, 14-7 on Friday afternoon. 

   Casan Evans got the start on the bump for LSU and went five innings, giving up three runs on three hits. He walked two and struck out four. Cooper Williams pitched an inning. Gavin Guidry (2-0) saw some time on the bump and earned the win. Grant Fontenot, Connor Benge and Danny Lachenmayer all saw limited action. 


   LSU plated a run in the top of the first. Derek Curiel started it off with a single to right field. After two quick outs, Zach Yorke singled to left center, moving Curiel to third. Steven Milam then singled to right field to bring Curiel home for the run. 1-0, Tigers as we moved to the bottom of the frame. 

   The Bayou Bengals scored another run in the third, taking a two run lead. 

   Casan Evans got into trouble in the bottom of the third. The Hoosiers were able to load the bases with only one out and ended up plating three runs out of it to take the lead, 3-2 as we headed to the fourth. 

   LSU regained the lead in the fifth. John Pearson singled to left field with one out. Yorke followed with a walk. Milam then singled to left center field, scoring Pearson and moving Yorke to second. Arrambide walked to load the bases. Seth Dardar then drew a walk to bring in another run, but the Tigers would leave the sacks loaded, sending us to the bottom of the fifth. 4-3, LSU.

   Cooper Williams started the sixth inning on the bump for the Tigers and got LSU back into the dugout quickly. 

   In the seventh inning Indiana got runners on the corners with no outs to chase Williams who was replaced by Gavin Guidry. The Hoosiers were able to plate two runs to retake the lead, 5-4.

   LSU answered in the top of the eighth. Curiel started it with a single to left center. After Jake Brown flied out, Mason Braun singled up the middle. Yorke then stepped to the plate and hit a home run to right center field. Milam and Arrambide both walked. Then Dardar doubled to right field, scoring Milam and moving Arrambide to third. Ruckert was sent in to pinch run for Dardar. Tanner Reaves reached safely on a perfectly executed bunt. Arrambide and Ruckert scored on the play. Caraway then walked. runners on first and second with one out. Curiel walked to load the bases. Brown then grounded out, but scored Reaves while moving up the other runners. Braun singled to center field to plate two more runs. By the time Indiana was able to stop the bleeding with the third out, LSU had built a 13-5 lead,

   The Hoosiers were able to plate a couple of runs in the bottom of the eighth. 13-7, LSU as we moved to the ninth. 

​   LSU was able to plate an insurance run before the game headed to the bottom of the ninth. 

   The Bayou Bengals improve to 6-0 on the season. Next Up LSU will play Notre Dame on Saturday, Feb. 21 at 11:00am. 

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   **Don't forget to watch our new LSU baseball podcast, 'CHASING OMAHA with SZN' every Tuesday night at 7:30pm on our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel.... 
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​*John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior)

​*John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

 Da Boot Sports
2/18/2026
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU run ruled Nicholls in the eighth inning, 12-1 on a walk off homer by John Pearson on Wednesday afternoon at Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field. 

   Zac Cowan started on the bump for the Bayou Bengals but only went 1.1 innings, giving up one run on three hits, walking one while striking out two. Dax Dathe, Zion Theophilus, Santiago Garcia, Reagan Ricken all made short appearances. Cowan (1-0) got the win, while Ricken registered his first save of the season. 

   LSU had a shaky start as the Colonels plated a run on a solo home run by Nico Rijo-Berger to left field, then loaded the bases before Cowan was able to get the Tigers back into the dugout. 1-0 Nicholls as we moved to the bottom of the frame. 

   Steven Milam got things started with a one out single to right field. Jake Brown then doubled down the left field line, moving Milam to third. Milam was able to come home on a wild pitch to tie the game. Brown moved to third on the play. Zach Yorke walked. Seth Dardar then walked to load the bases with two outs. Trent Caraway stepped to the plate and launched a grand slam to left field. The first inning came to a close with LSU up, 5-1.

   Cowan was replaced early in the second inning by Dax Dathe after Nicholls put runners on first and second with one out. Dathe did a great job of getting the final two outs with no damage done to end the top of the frame.

   Mason Braun and Derek Curiel drew back to back walks to start the bottom of the second. Milam grounded out to advance the runners to second and third with one out. Brown grounded out, bringing Braun home and advancing Curiel to third. But Curiel would be stranded as we headed to the third inning with LSU now leading, 6-1. 

   LSU was able to extend their lead in the sixth inning. Tanner Reaves led off with a single to right field. Following back to back outs, Reaves stole second before Milam walked. Brown then singled to center field, scoring Reaves and moving Milam to third. Milam scored on a wild pitch while Brown advances all the way to third on the play. Arrambide and Yorke both walked to load the bases with two outs. But the Tigers would leave the sacks full. We headed to the seventh inning with LSU leading 8-1. 

   LSU added a run in the seventh. Daniel Harden led off by reaching on a throwing error. He then advanced to second on a wild pitch. Reaves then reached on a fielding error by the second baseman. Harden scored on the play. 9-1 Tigers as we moved to the eighth. 

   The Tigers finished off Nicholls in the eighth inning. Brayden Simpson led off with a double to left center. Omar Serna then walked. John Pearson stepped to the plate and homered to left field to end the contest via the ten run rule.

   LSU improves to 5-0 on the young season. Next up the Tigers travel to Jacksonville, Florida to play in the Jax College Baseball Classic. On Friday, Feb. 20, LSU will play Indiana at 1:00pm CST. The games for the classic is only available for purchase on D1Baseball Network. 




​   **Don't forget to watch our new LSU baseball podcast, 'CHASING OMAHA with SZN' every Tuesday night at 7:30pm on our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel.... 
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​*John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior)

​*John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Da Boot Sports
2/16/2026
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU beat a good Kent State team Monday night at the Box, 10-7 in front of 10,928 Tiger fans. 

   Jaden Noot got the start on the bump for the Tigers and went three innings, giving up three runs on three hits, while walking three and striking out four. Ethan Plog and Deven Sheerin each pitched a solid inning in the contest. Jay Johnson ended up using seven pitchers on the night. Ethan Plog (1-0) got the win and Gavin Guidry earned his first save of the season. Mavrick Rizy, DJ Primeaux and Grant Fontenot each made short appearances. 


   The Tigers got on the scoreboard in the first inning on a two out, solo home run to right center field by Jake Brown. We moved to the second with LSU up, 1-0. 

   LSU extended their lead in the second. Seth Dardar drew a one out base on balls. Tanner Reaves executed a beautiful bunt to get on base. Reaves and Dardar then moved up on a wild pitch. Mason Braun stepped to the plate and launched a homer to left field. 4-0, Tigers as we headed to the third inning. 

   Kent State answered in the top of the third. Noot gave up a single, then issued a base on balls. Sawyer Solit then blasted a three run homer to left field, cutting LSU's lead to 4-3. 

   In the bottom of the frame, Jake Brown remained blazing hot as he hit a solo homer to dead center field. Yorke then singled to right field, then moved to second on a wild pitch. Dardar walked. Caraway stepped to the plate and singled to center field, scoring Yorke and moving Dardar to third. Reaves then doubled to the left field corner, scoring Dardar and advancing Caraway to third. Braun walked to load the bases with two outs. Derek Curiel grounded out to end the inning. 7-3 as we headed to the fourth inning. 

   Ethan Plog replaced Noot on the bump to start the fourth and did a great job of getting LSU back into the dugout quickly. 

   Steven Milam led off the bottom of the fourth being hit by a pitch, then advanced to second on a wild pitch. Jake Brown grounded out, moving Milam to third.. Arrambide then singled to left field to score Milam. Yorke reached first on a fielder's choice and Arrambide was able to advance to third on a throwing error. Dardar walked to load the bases with only one out. But the Tigers would leave the bases loaded for the second time in the contest. We headed to the fifth inning with LSU leading, 8-3. 

   LSU plated another run in the bottom of the fifth to increase their advantage to 9-3. 

   Zack Yorke led off the bottom of the sixth with a monster home run to right field. LSU took a 10-3 lead into the seventh. 

   With the bases loaded in the top of the seventh, Brody Williams hit a double to the left field corner to clear the bases. The Golden Flashes plated another run to pull closer to the Tigers. 10-7, LSU as we moved to the bottom of the frame. 

   Gavin Guidry entered the game late in the seventh inning and shut down Kent State the rest of the night. 

   With the win, LSU improves to 4-0. Next up the Tigers will host Nicholls on Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 1:00pm. 


​   **Don't forget to watch our new LSU baseball podcast, 'CHASING OMAHA with SZN' every Tuesday night at 7:30pm on our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel.... 
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​*John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior)

​*John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Da Boot Sports
2/15/2026
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU completed the sweep against Milwaukee with a 21 - 7 victory in seven innings on Sunday afternoon at Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field, by the ten run rule. 


   William Schmidt (1-0). got the start on the bump for the Bayou Bengals and went four innings, giving up three runs on three hits, getting the win. He walked three and struck out nine. Santiago Garcia, Deven Sheerin, and Marcos Paz all got a little work on the mound. 

   The LSU pitching staff set a new team record for the most strikeouts in a three game series with 49.

   The Panthers took an early lead when Dominic Kibler hit a solo homer over the right field wall. 1-0 as we headed to the bottom of the frame.

   Zach Yorke led off, being hit by a pitch. After John Pearson flied out, Omar Serna was hit by a pitch. Both runners were able to advance on a wild pitch. Simpson singled to center field to score Yorke and advance Serna to third. With runners on the corners and one out, Trent Caraway grounded out to the pitcher, scoring Serna and moving Simpson to second base. Derek Curiel then singled to right field to bring Simpson home. LSU would take a 3-1 lead into the third inning. 

   Schmidt found himself in a jam in the top of the third. as Milwaukee loaded the bases with only one out. Ryan Lemm singled to right center to plate two runs. We moved to the bottom of the frame all even at 3-3. 

   LSU quickly regained the lead when Jake Brown led off with a home run to right center field. Cade Arrambide then singled to left field. Yorke drew a base on balls. Seth Dardar walked to load the bases with no outs. Serna singled to left field, scoring Arrambide and keeping the bases loaded. Caraway stepped to the plate and tripled to right center to clear the bases. Curiel then singled to bring home Caraway. Curiel was able to move to second on a throwing error. Runner on second with only one out. Milam walked, then advanced to second on a wild pitch. Curiel advanced to third. Brown walked to load the bases. The Panthers were finally able to stop the bleeding, but the damage had been done. We headed to the fourth inning with LSU now up, 9-3.

   The Tigers increased their lead in the fourth. With one out, Serna reached safely on a throwing error. Braun then singled to right field, moving Serna to third. Caraway reached on a fielding error, while Braun moved to second and Serna crossed the plate. Curiel singled up the middle scoring Braun and moving Caraway to third. Milam then singled to right field, scoring Caraway and moving Curiel to third base. Brown singled to right center, bringing Curiel home and moving Milam to second. Arrambide then singled to left field, moving Brown to second and Milam to third. Yorke flied out to right field, scoring Milam. Dardar then stepped to the plate and launched a three run homer over the right field wall. The inning finally ended with LSU leading, 17-3.

   With the huge lead, Jay Johnson began to play several young players. Milwaukee was able to plate three runs in the top of the fifth. As we headed to the bottom of the frame, LSU's lead was 17-6. 

   In the bottom of the fifth, LSU loaded the bases with one out. Jake Brown stepped up to the plate a blasted a grand slam over the right field wall. We moved to the sixth inning with LSU now leading 21-6. 

   LSU begins the season 3-0. Next up the Tigers will host Kent State on Monday, Feb. 16 at 6:00pm. 


   **Don't forget to watch our new LSU baseball podcast, 'CHASING OMAHA with SZN' every Tuesday night at 7:30pm on our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel.... 

​*John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior)

​*John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Da Boot Sports
2/14/2026
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU returned to the diamond for game two against Milwaukee and came away with a 5-3 victory. 

   Cooper Moore (1-0) got the start on the bump for the Bayou Bengals and pitched six innings, giving up one run on two hits. He struck out 11 to register his first win of the season. Grant Fontenot got the save. 

   Trent Caraway led off the bottom of the third with a single up the middle. Chris Stanfield made it safely on an error throw by the short stop. The error allowed Caraway to move to third and Stanfield to advance to second base. Derek Curiel hit a sacrifice fly deep to left field to bring Caraway home and move Stanfield to third. Jake Brown then singled to right field to bring Stanfield home. The third came to an end with LSU leading 2-0. 

   The Panthers got on the board in the top of the fourth when Bradyn Horn launched a solo homer to left field, cutting the Tigers' lead in half, 2-1 as we headed to the bottom of the frame. 

   With two on in the bottom of the eighth, Steven Milam would hit a double to left center, plating two big runs. Arrambide then doubled to center field to bring Milam home. We headed to the ninth with LSU on top, 5-1.

   Milwaukee would plate two more runs, chasing Zac Cowan who entered the game in the ninth. Grant Fontenot replaced Cowan to record the final out for the Tigers. 

   The 2-0 Tigers will play game three of the series against Milwaukee on Sunday at 1:00pm. 

​*John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior)

​*John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.