Da Boot Sports
3/31/2026
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - The Tigers came from behind after trailing 6-1 early in the contest to run-rule Southern, 16-6 in seven innings. 

   Jaden Noot got the start on the bump against the Jaguars and had a difficult outing, lasting only 1.1 innings, giving up three runs on three hits. He walked one hitter. Danny Lachenmayer (1-0) got the win for the Tigers. LSU used seven pitchers on the night. 

   Southern got on the scoreboard first, roughing up Jaden Noot and Ethan Plog while striking for three runs in the top of the second inning. Plog was eventually able to stop the bleeding and get the Tigers back into the dugout. We headed to the bottom of the second inning with Southern on top, 3-0. 

   Steven Milam put the Tigers on the scoreboard, hitting a two out, solo home run over the left field wall. The second came to an end with the Jaguars leading, 3-1. 

   Connor Benge replaced Plog in the top of the third., with two runner on base with no outs. After getting the first two hitters he faced, Benge gave up a single to load the bases. Keny Hughes then hit a ball to deep left field that Chris Stanfield mis-judged and dropped, allowing three runs to score. Benge got the next hitter out, but the damage had been done. We moved to the bottom of the frame with Southern now on top, 6-1.

   LSU responded in the bottom of the third. Cade Arrambide led off with a walk. Stanfield was hit by a pitch. After Jake Brown popped out, Omar Serna reached on a fielding error to load the bases. Derek Curiel stepped to the plate and launch a grand slam over the right field wall. After three innings, LSU now only trailed, 6-5. 

​   Milam led off the bottom of the fourth with another solo home run to tie the game at 6-6. Then we entered a 40 plus minute weather delay. 

   When we returned from the weather delay, Seth Dardar stepped to the plate and tripled off of the right field wall. Cade Arrambide singled to center field to bring Dardar home. Stanfield walked, before Jake Brown flied out. Omar Serna then singled to up the middle to score Arrambide and advance Stanfield to third with only one out. Curiel attempted to steal second. A bad throw by Southern allowed Curiel to advance to third and sent Serna home. John Pearson then homered over the left field wall. We moved to the fifth with LSU now leading, 12-6.

   The Tigers continued to swing the bats well in the bottom of the fifth. Stanfield led off with a base on balls. After Brown flied out, Serna singled to left field. Curiel walked to load the bases with one out. Yorke was issued a base on balls to bring home another run. Pearson then singled to center field to score Serna and Curiel. Dardar singled to bring home Yorke. The fifth inning ended with LSU now on top, 16-6. 

   Marcos Paz finished things off in the seventh to get the Bayou Bengals the victory.

   With the win, LSU improves to 20-10. Next up, the Tigers will travel to Knoxville for a three game conference series with Tennessee. Game one will be on Friday, April 3 at 4:30pm. The game will be televised on the SEC Network. 


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Da Boot Sports
3/29/2026
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - Trailing 7-0 early, LSU went to work and stormed back to beat the Wildcats, 17-10, winning their first SEC series of the season on Sunday afternoon at Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field. 

   Gavin Guidry got the start for the Tigers and only lasted 1.1 innings as Kentucky roughed him up immediately. LSU used eight pitches in the contest with Deven Sheerin (3-0) getting the win and Grant Fontenot earning his second save of the season. 

   Kentucky started strong, plating three in the first, three in the second and one in the third to take a 7-0 advantage. Guidry gave up six runs on three hits. He walked four and struck out two. 

   LSU woke up in the bottom of the third. After Brayden Simpson went down on strikes, Chris Stanfield walked. Jake Brown singled to center field. Omar Serna then walked to load the bases. Derek Curiel reached on a fielder's choice as Serna was thrown out at second base. Zach Yorke was issued a base on ball to load the bases once more. John Pearson stepped to the plate and launched a grand slam over the left field wall. Steven Milam kept the charge going as he doubled down the right field line. Seth Dardar singled to right field to score Milam. Mason Braun walked to put two runners on with two outs. Stanfield popped out to end the inning, standing two on base. We headed to the fourth inning with Kentucky leading, 7-6. 

   The Wildcats had a productive inning in the top of the fifth, plating three runs to increase their lead to 10-6. 

   In the bottom of the fifth, Dardar hit a one out double to right center. Braun then singled, advancing Dardar to third. Stanfield singled to right field to bring Dardar home. The fifth inning ended with Kentucky on top, 10-7.

   In the bottom of the sixth, Derek Curiel hit a one out, solo home run to left field. Yorke and Milam were issued back to back base on balls. Seth Dardar stepped to the plate and smashed a monster home run to right field to give LSU an 11-10 lead. Their first lead of the day. 

   Chris Stanfield led off the bottom of the seventh with a double to left field. Brown followed with a single to right, putting runners on the corners with no outs. Serna was hit by a pitch to load the bases. A wild pitch allowed Stanfield to cross the plate. Curiel singled to left field, bringing Brown home. Runners on the corners with still no outs. Back to back outs by Yorke and Pearson, would bring Milam to the plate with two outs. Milam walked, but Dardar flied out to end the inning. LSU now led, 13-10 as we moved to the eighth inning. 

   LSU kept the bats going in the bottom of the eighth. Braun led off with a walk. Stanfield singled Brown reached on a fielder's choice. Stanfield out at second. Serna reached on a fielder's choice to bring home another run. Curiel singled to load the bases again with one out. A wild pitch allowed Brown to score. Serna and Curiel were both able to score on another wild pitch, plus a throwing error by the Kentucky catcher. 17-10 as we moved to the top of the ninth. 

   Grant Fontenot got the final three outs for the 17-10 victory.

   With the win, LSU improves to 19-10 overall and 4-5 in SEC play. Next up, the Tigers will host Southern on Tuesday, March 31 at 6:30pm. 


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Da Boot Sports
3/28/2026
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU looked to bounce back from Friday night's disappointing 7-4 loss to Kentucky and did just that with a very nice, 7-0 victory on Saturday afternoon at Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field in front of 11,268 LSU fans on a beautiful day in Baton Rouge. 

   Due to Cooper Moore's elbow injury, William Schmidt has slide into the game two role, taking the bump on Saturday and going 5.1 innings, giving up no runs on six hits. He walked two and struck out three. Schmidt (4-1) got the win. Zac Cowan registered his first save of the season. 

   LSU got things going in the bottom of the second. Derek Curiel led off with a single to left field, he then stole second. Unfortunately, Curiel was thrown out trying to steal third base. Seth Dardar was issued a base on balls. John Pearson then doubled to left field, advancing Dardar to third. Zach Yorke hit a sacrifice fly to left field to bring Dardar home. Mason Braun doubled to right field, scoring Pearson. The second inning would come to an end with LSU leading, 2-0. 

   The Tigers extended their lead in the fourth inning. Dardar started things with a lead off walk. After Pearson flied out, Yorke was issued a base on balls. Braun then stepped to the plate and blasted a home run over the right center field wall. We headed to the fifth inning with LSU now up, 5-0.

   In the top of the sixth, Sccmidt began to run out of gas. He was replaced by Zac Cowan with two men on with one out. Cowan did a fantastic job of quickly getting LSU back into the dugout with no damage done. 

   Pearson led off the bottom of the sixth with a base on balls. Yorke then singled to to center field. Pearson and Yorke were able to both advance a base on a wild pitch. runners on second and third with no outs. After Braun and Stanfield were put out back to back, Steven Milam doubled down the right field line to score Pearson and Yorke. 7-0, Tigers as we moved to the seventh inning. 

   Zac Cowan did a fantastic job of keeping the Kentucky bats quiet the rest of the way, as LSU evens up the series, setting up the rubber match on Sunday afternoon. 

   The Tigers improve to 18-10 overall and 3-5 in SEC play. Next up, The Tigers and Wildcats will meet again in game three of the series on Sunday, March 29 at 12:00pm.

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Da Boot Sports
3/27/2026
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - After losing their home series against Oklahoma last weekend, LSU found themselves in a must win situation this weekend against the Kentucky Wildcats. However, dead bats and shaky pitching continued to haunt LSU as they fell to the Wildcats, 7-4 at Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field on Friday night.

   Casan Evans started on the bump for the Bayou Bengals and had a shaky outing, pitching six innings, giving up four runs on four hits. He walked six and struck out two. Evans (2-1) was charged with the loss. 

   Kentucky scored in the top of the first. a walk, a hit batter and a wild pitch allowed a run to cross the plate for the Wildcats. 1-0 Big Blue as we moved to the bottom of the frame.

   Evans continued to struggle in the second, giving up two singles and walking three hitters. Kentucky took advantage, scoring three more runs to extend their lead to 4-0 as we headed to the bottom of the second. 

   LSU finally got things going in the bottom of the third. Chris Stanfield led off with a single. Steven Milam was then hit by a pitch. Jake Brown walked to load the bases with no outs. Derek Curiel singled to right field, bringing Stanfield and Milam home. Brown advanced to third on the play to put runners on the corners with one out. Zach Yorke hit into a double play to end the inning. 4-2, Kentucky as we moved to the fourth. 

   Ethan Plog replaced Evans to start the seventh inning and struggled, giving up two runs on two hits, with a walk and a K. Mavrick Rizy replaced Plog and was able to register the final two outs. Kentucky now extended their lead to 7-2 as we headed to the bottom of the seventh inning. 

   LSU remained lifeless at the plate, managing only two more runs as the nightmarish slump continues. 

   The Tigers fall to 17-10 overall and 2-5 in the SEC. Next, LSU will play Kentucky in game two of the series on Saturday, March 28 at 2:00pm.

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Da Boot Sports
3/24/2026
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - The Tigers bounced back from their disappointing weekend series against Oklahoma with a nice mid-week 15-5 victory over the Bulldogs of La Tech. 

   Reagan Ricken started on the bump for LSU and didn't make it out of the first inning. Giving up two runs on one hit and two walks. LSU went to the bullpen often on Tuesday night, using eight different arms in the contest. Ethan Plog (2-0) got the win while Santiago Garcia earned his second save of the season. 
   
   Louisiana Tech jumped on top early. In the top of the first inning. A walk, a single and an error, lead to two runs for Tech. Ethan Plog entered the contest and quickly got the final out. We headed to the bottom of the first with Louisiana Tech on top, 2-0.

   LSU answered in the bottom of the frame. Chris Stanfield started it off with a lead off walk. Jake Brown reached safely on a throwing error. Stanfield advanced to second on the play. Omar Serna the flied out. Derek Curiel grounded out to move the runners to second and third. John Pearson came up with a timely hit, smashing a single to center field to plate two runs to tie the game. We moved to the second inning all even at 2-2. 

   Steven Milam led off the bottom of the second with a lead off single to left field. After Zach Yorke flied out, Trent Caraway doubled to the left field corner, moving Milam to third base. Stanfield went down on strikes. Brown then singled to left field, bringing Milam and Caraway home. Brown advanced to second on a wild pitch. Serna reached safely on a fielding error. Brown was able to score on the play.  Curiel was issued a base on balls. Pearson was hit by a pitch to load the bases with two outs. Mason Braun walked to bring another run home. A wild pitch allowed Curiel to come home. Milam would go down on strikes to leave runners on second and third. But as the second inning came to an end, LSU now led, 7-2. 

   Zach Yorke led off the bottom of the fifth with a monster solo homer to right center field. After back to back ground outs, Brown was hit by a pitch. Serna singled. Curiel then doubled to left field, scoring Brown and advancing Serna to third base. Pearson walked to load the bases, but the Tigers would leave the sacks full. We headed to the sixth with LSU now up, 9-2.

   The Bulldogs were able to plate a run in the top of the sixth. Moving to the bottom of the frame, LSU now led, 9-3.

   Louisiana Tech refused to quit, as they were able to push two more runs across home plate in the top of the eighth, cutting the LSU lead to, 9-5.

   LSU answered in the bottom of the eighth. Braun was issued a one out walk. Milam singled to the short stop. Yorke stepped to the plate and blasted a three run homer over the right center wall. Caraway singled, then moved to second base on a wild pitch. Brown was hit by a pitch. Brown and Caraway were able to move up a base on another wild pitch. Serna then singled to left field to bring Brown and Caraway home. Curiel doubled to bring Serna home to end the ball game via the ten run-rule. 

   LSU improves to 17-9. Next up, the Kentucky Wildcats come to the box for a SEC series. Game one is scheduled for Friday, March 27 at 6:30pm. 

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Da Boot Sports
3/21/2026
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - On a beautiful day in Baton Rouge, LSU fumbled away an opportunity at victory, losing game three against Oklahoma, 4-3   to drop the weekend series on Saturday afternoon at Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field. 

   William Schmidt got the start on the bump for the day's rubber match and had a nice outing, going four innings, giving up one run on six hits. He walked two while striking out seven. Gavin Guidry and Deven Sheerin weren't able to protect LSU's slim lead. Guidry (3-3) was charged with the loss. 

   Camden Johnson gave the Sooners an early lead in the top of the first, hitting a solo homer to left field. We moved to the bottom of the frame with Oklahoma on top, 1-0.

   LSU answered in the bottom of the first. Derek Curiel led things off with a base on balls. He was able to advance to second on a wild pitch. Omar Serna then blasted a home run over the left field wall to give LSU the lead, 2-0 as we headed to the second inning. 

   Schmidt began to run out of gas early in the top of the fifth. After giving up back to back singles with no outs, Jay Johnson decided to bring in Gavin Guidry. A wild pitch moved the runners to second and third. Guidry did an amazing job, getting the next three hitters out to end the frame with LSU still leading, 2-1.

   Chris Stanfield steeped to the plate to lead off the bottom of the fifth and smashed a homer to left field. 3-1, Tigers as the inning came to an end.

   The Sooners finally got to Guidry in the top of the eighth. A couple of singles and a walk led to a run crossing the plate. Deven Sheerin entered the contest, inheriting runners on second and third with one out. Sheerin hit the first batter he faced to load the bases. An error scored another run and moved the runners to second and third with two outs. Oklahoma managed one more run to take a 4-3 advantage as we moved to the bottom of the eighth. 

   LSU was unable to generate anymore offense as they lose the series. With the loss the Tigers fall to 16-9 overall and 2-4 in SEC play.

   Next up, LSU will host Louisiana Tech on Tuesday, March 24 at 6:30pm. 

   
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Da Boot Sports
3/20/2026
LSU Sports Communications
By: William Franques


   BATON ROUGE, La. – Oklahoma right-hander LJ Mercurius limited LSU to two runs over 5.1 innings Friday night, as the seventh-ranked Sooners defeated the 20th-ranked Tigers, 4-2, in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.
 
   Oklahoma improved to 18-5 overall, 3-2 in the SEC, while LSU dropped to 16-8 overall and 2-3 in conference play.
 
   The teams conclude the series at 2 p.m. CT Saturday in a game that will be broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network and streamed on SEC Network +.
 
   “We had some traffic on the bases tonight, and baseball often comes down to two-out situations with runners in scoring position,” said LSU coach Jay Johnson. “We couldn’t quite cash in and get the runners in when we needed to. Credit Oklahoma, the got the guys in when they needed to, and their bullpen did an effective job.”
 
   Mercurius (5-1) allowed two runs on four hits in 5.1 innings with two walks and seven strikeouts, firing 83 pitches.
 
Reliever Jackson Cleveland earned his fourth save of the season for the Sooners by holding the Tigers scoreless in the ninth inning after allowing a one-out single by second baseman Seth Dardar.
 
   LSU starting pitcher Cooper Moore (3-3) was charged with the loss as he gave up two runs on four hits in 4.0 innings with no walks and four strikeouts.
 
   A lead-off home run in the second inning by third baseman John Pearson gave LSU a 1-0 advantage, but the Sooners tied the game in the top of the third on an RBI single by centerfielder Jason Walk.
 
   Oklahoma added a run in the fourth and extended its lead to 3-1 in the fifth when leftfielder Trey Gambill delivered an RBI single.
 
   The Tigers narrowed the gap to 3-2 in the seventh when catcher Omar Serna Jr. lined a run-scoring single, but Gambill’s RBI single in the ninth gave the Sooners a two-run cushion.
 

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Da Boot Sports
3/19/2026
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU continues to take steps in the right direction as they defeat #7 Oklahoma, 7-1 at Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field on Thursday night in front of 11,217 Tiger fans. It was LSU's third win in a row. 

   Casan Evans (2-0) started on the bump against the Sooners and had a career night, going 7.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits. He walked one and struck out 15 as he recorded the win. 

   After Milam led off with a ground out, Jake Brown was issued a base on balls. Derek Curiel walked. Omar Serna then walked to load the bases. Cade Arrambide ended up walking to bring a run home. Yorke struck out to end the first inning with LSU up, 1-0. 

   Trent Caraway led off the second with a walk. He was able to advance to second on a wild pitch. Chris Stanfield reached on a throwing error, moving to second on the bad throw. Caraway was able to score on the play. Steven Milan flied out, sending Stanfield to third. Brown then walked, putting runners at the corners with only one out. A bad pick off attempt to third, allowed Stanfield to come home. Brown moved to second. Curiel reached on another throwing error, advancing to second. Brown scored on the play. Serna was hit by a pitch, setting up runners on first and second with one out. John Pearson singled to center field to plate another run. 5-0, Tigers as we headed to the third inning.  

   Oklahoma was able to plate a single run in the top of the sixth. 5-1, LSU as we headed to the bottom of the frame. 

   Serna got things started in the bottom of the seventh with a double to left field. Pearson then doubled to right field, moving Serna to third. Zach Yorke stepped to the plate and singled to center field to bring two runs home. Caraway was issued a base on balls to put runners at first and second with one out. But the two runs were all the Tigers could manage in the frame. 7-1, LSU as the seventh inning came to a close. 

   Ethan Plog replaced Casan Evans early in the top of the eighth inning, but only faced two hitters before being replaced by Zac Cowan who got the Tigers back into the dugout quickly. 

   Zac Cowan was able to get the final three outs in the ninth to secure victory for LSU. 

   LSU improves to 16-7 overall and 2-2 in SEC play. Next LSU and Oklahoma will play game two of the series on Friday, March 20 at 6:30pm. 

   
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Da Boot Sports
3/17/2026
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU returned home for a mid-week contest against the Grambling State on Tuesday night and defeated the visiting Tigers, 7-1. 

   Reagan Ricken got the start on the bump but only lasted one inning. He gave up one hit, walked one batter and struck out two.Jay Johnson used eight pitchers on the night, giving several guys some much needed work on the bump. 

   LSU got on the board in the bottom of the second inning. With one out, Omar Serna doubled to right center. Zach Yorke then singled to right field moving Serna to third. John Pearson grounded out to bring Serna home. 1-0, Tigers as we headed to the third inning. 

   Grambling was able to plate a run in the top of the fourth.

   LSU responded in the bottom of the frame. Cade Arrambide led off with a single to right center. Serna then reached on a fielder's choice as Arrambide was out at second. Yorke walked. Pearson reached safely on a catcher's interference call to load the bases with one out. Edward Yamin hit a sacrifice fly to bring Serna home. LSU regained the lead, 2-1 as the fourth inning came to a close. 

   The Tigers added to their lead in the bottom of the fifth. Jake Brown started things with a lead off walk. After Curiel struck out, Brown stole second base. Milam grounded out to advance Brown to third. Brown then scored on a wild pitch. 3-1, LSU as we moved to the sixth inning. 

   Omar Serna led off the bottom of the eighth with a solo home run to left field. Yorke was issued a base on balls. Trent Caraway singled to third base, Yorke advanced to third on the throw. Caraway then stole second base. Jack Ruckert walked to load the bases with no outs. Chris Stanfield singled to center field to bring Yorke and Caraway home. Milam was hit by a pitch to load the bases again, this time with two outs. Arrambide was hit by a pitch to bring home another run. We headed to the ninth with LSU up, 7-1.

   Marcos Paz entered the game in the ninth to finish off Grambling for the victory.

   LSU improves to 15-7. Next up, LSU will host #7 Oklahoma. Game one is set for Thursday, March 19 at 7:00pm. The game will be televised on ESPNU. 



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Da Boot Sports
3/15/2026
By: Terrill J. Weil


   NASHVILLE, TN - LSU defeated Vanderbilt, 16-9 on Sunday afternoon to avoid the sweep. LSU stepped up with a much better performance on the day, both hitting and pitching. 

   William Schmidt started on the bump for the Tigers, going four innings, giving up three runs on three hits. He walked three and struck out six. Rizy, Garcia, Sheerin and Williams all saw action on the bump for the Tigers. Deven Sheerin (2-0) got the win.

   LSU jumped out to a quick, early lead. Steven Milam started things off with a lead off walk. Jake Brown was then it by a pitch. Derek Curiel was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Milam was able to score on a passed ball, while the other runners moved up. Cade Arrambide stepped to the plate and doubled to left field, scoring Brown and moving Curiel to third. Seth Dardar grounded out, but Curiel was able to score on the play and Arrambide advanced to third base. Omar Serna hit a sacrifice fly to left field to bring Arrambide home. We headed to the bottom of the first with LSU on top, 4-0. 

   The Tigers were able to increase their lead in the second. John Pearson led things off with a walk. Micael Stanfield singled and moved to second on a throwing error that also allowed Pearson to round the bases and score. Milam flied out to move Stanfield to third. Brown then hit a sacrifice fly to left field to score Stanfield. 6-0, Tigers as we headed to the bottom of the frame. 

   Vanderbilt scored on a solo home run by Mike Mancini. 6-1, LSU as the second inning came to a close. 

   Tommy Goodin led off the bottom of the fifth with a solo homer for Vandy. Jay Johnson decided to bring in Mavrick Rizy to replace Schmidt after the homer and a walked batter. Rizy gave up three runs on three doubles sending him to the dugout. Santiago Garcia took to the mound next to try and get the final out of the inning with a runner on second. Garcia was able to quickly get LSU back into the dugout. As we headed to the sixth inning, LSU held a 6-5 lead. 

   Goodin hit his second solo homer in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game at 6-6. 

   LSU answered to retake the lead in the top of the seventh. Pearson led off being hit by a pitch. Stanfield singled to third base. Pearson advanced to third on a throwing error on the play. Milam then singled to left field, bringing Pearson home and moving Stanfield to second base. Jake Brown stepped to the plate and homered to deep center field. Curiel then hit a triple to left center. After Arrambide grounded out, Dardar flied out to left field, bringing Curiel home. We headed to the bottom of the seventh with LSU now on top, 11-6. 

   Vanderbilt battled back in the bottom of the frame, as Matt Whitcomb hit a three run homer to left field. We moved to the eighth with LSU leading 11-9. 

   Zach Yorke led off the eighth with a single to center field. John Pearson was issued a base on balls. Yorke and Pearson were able to move up a base on a passed ball. Milam was hit by a pitch. Brown then singled down the left field line, scoring Yorke and Pearson. Milam moved to second on the play. Curiel reached safely on a fielder's choice. Brown was out at second while Milam advanced to third. Arrambide then singled to right field, bringing Milam and Curiel home. Ruckert walked. Serna singled to bring home Arrambide. We headed to the bottom of the eighth with LSU now leading, 16-9. 

   Cooper Williams entered the game in the ninth to try and finish off the Commodores and that he did, taking down the Vandy hitters in order to get the victory. 

   LSU improves to 14-7 overall and 1-2 in the SEC. Next up, the Tigers will host Grambling State at the Box on Tuesday, March 17 at 6:30pm.


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Da Boot Sports
3/14/2026
By: Terrill J. Weil


   NASHVILLE, TN - Vanderbilt took down LSU, 11-3 to win the series. The Tigers will look to avoid being swept on Sunday afternoon. After a solid showing on Friday night, the Tigers once again struggled at the plate and the pitching was shaky. 

   Cooper Moore (3-2) started on the pump for the Bayou Bengals and went four innings, giving up five runs on seven hits. He walked two and struck out four. He was charged with the loss. Ethan Plog made a brief appearance, giving up three runs on one hit. Zion Theophilus, Reagan Ricken and Marcos Paz all had short outings in the loss. 

   Vanderbilt got on the scoreboard first, plating a run in the bottom of the second inning. We moved to the third with the Commodores leading,
​1-0. 

   LSU was able to score in the top of the fourth. Steven Milam started things off with a double to left center. He then moved to third on a wild pitch. Jake Brown walked. Brown was able to advance to second on a pickoff attempt error. Milam scored on the play. Derek Curiel flied out, moving Brown to third base. Zach Yorke was issued a base on balls. Runners on the corners with one out. Cade Arrambide grounded into a double play to end LSU's turn at the plate. We headed to the bottom of the frame in a 1-1 tie. 

   Vanderbilt roughed up Moore a little in the bottom of the fourth, with two singles and a double to plate a run. The inning came to an end when Milam made an incredible diving catch and then completing a double play by throwing the runner out on third. We moved to the fifth inning with Vandy back on top, 2-1. 

   Cooper Moore continued to struggle in the bottom of the fifth, as Vanderbilt loaded the bases with no outs on a walk and two singles. Jay Johnson went to the bullpen, replacing Moore with Ethan Plog. First batter Plog faced hit a ground ball to Yorke. Yourke threw to home to try and get the runner out at the plate. The throw was low and Omar Serna couldn't handle the throw, allowing the run to score. Bases were still loaded with no outs. Plog walked the next hitter to bring another run home. A deep sacrifice fly to center field plated another run. Runners on the corners with two outs. Chris Maldonado homered to center field to clear the bases. Jay Johnson inserted Theo Theophilus who was able to get the final two outs to end Vanderbilt's fifth inning surge. 8-1 Commodores as we moved to the sixth. 

   The Commodores plated two more runs the the sixth to extend their lead to 10-1. 

   LSU managed to cut into the lead in the seventh. Curiel led off with a single to right field. Arrambide doubled to left center moving Curiel to third. Omar Serna singled to left field to score Curiel and Arrambide. We headed to the bottom of the seventh with Vandy up, 10-3.

   Vandy added a run in the seventh on a Tommy Goodin solo home run. 11-3, Commodores. 

   With the loss LSU falls to 13-7 overall and 0-2 in SEC play. Next, the Tigers will play the final game of the series with Vandy on Sunday, March 14 at 3:00pm. The game will be televised on ESPN2.



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Da Boot Sports
3/13/2026
By: Terrill J. Weil


   NASHVILLE, TN - LSU traveled to Nashville to play the Commodores to open SEC play. After trailing, 10-4, LSU would battle back to take the lead, 12-10 in the eighth, but Vandy was able to pull out the win in the bottom of the ninth in dramatic fashion. 

   Casan Evans got his usual Friday night start on the bump and went three innings, giving up six runs on four hits. He walked five and struck out five. LSU used five pitchers on the night. Gavin Guidry (3-2) was charged with the loss. 

   Steven Milam led off the ball game with a single to right field. Jake Brown followed with a double down the right field line, moving Milam to third. Derek Curiel flied out to bring Milam home. We headed to the bottom of the first with LSU on top 1-0.

   Vanderbilt answered with two runs in the bottom of the frame, taking the lead, 2-1 as we moved on to the second. 

   After two quick outs to start the top of the second inning, Chris Stanfield singled to right field. Milam then singled to right field. Brown stepped to the plate and launched a homer over the right field wall. 4-2, LSU as we headed to the bottom of the frame. 

   Vandy plated another run in the bottom of the second, cutting the LSU lead to 4-3.

   Casan Evans got into trouble in the third, giving up two singles, walking a batter and hitting a batter to help the Commodores retake the lead, 5-4 after three innings. 

   Vandy quickly added to their lead in the bottom of the  fourth when Braden Holcomb led off with a solo home run. The homer ended Evans' night on the bump as Jay Johnson replaced him with Cooper Williams. Williams fared no better, walking the first three batters he faced to load the bases with no outs. Jaden Noot entered the contest to try and stop the bleeding with minimal damage. Noot walked the first batter he faced to send a run home. A fielder's choice send another run across the plate. A single to center field would plate two more runs, forcing Jay Johnson to make another pitching change. Zac Cowan entered the game with bases loaded and two outs. Cowan was able to quickly get the final out to send LSU back into the dugout. We moved to the top of the fifth with Vanderbilt on top, 10-4.

   The Tigers got things going in the top of the fifth. Milan led off with a single to left field. Curiel was issued a base on balls after Brown struck out. Yorke popped out. Cade Arrambide singled up the middle to load the bases with two outs. Seth Dardar stepped to the plate and doubled to left center to clear the bases. At the end of the fifth inning, Vandy held a 10-7 advantage. 

   LSU struck again in the top of the eighth. Stanfield led off with a base on balls. Stanny then advanced to second on a passed ball. After Milan struck out, Brown singled to move Stanfield to third. Curiel then doubled to center field, scoring Stanfield and Brown. Zach Yorke walked, putting runners on first and second with one out. Arrambide was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Curiel was able to come home and score on a wild pitch. Yorke was able to score on a passed ball. Mason Braun was hit by a pitch, then stole second base. Arrambide was then able to score on a wild pitch. We headed to the bottom of the eighth with LSU now leading, 12-10. 

   Gavin Guidry entered the game to try and close the game out for the Tigers. He was able to get the Commodores, three up-three down in the eighth. 

   Vanderbilt started the bottom of the ninth with back to back singles. Both runners were able to move up on a passed ball. A sacrifice fly to deep right field brought a run home. Runner on third with one out. Logan Johnstone then hit a two run homer for the dramatic walk off victory for Vandy. 

   The Tigers fall to 13-6 overall and 0-1 in the SEC. Next up, LSU and Vandy will play game two on Saturday, March 14 at 7:00pm. The game will be televised on the SEC Network.

   
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Da Boot Sports
3/10/2026
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU defeated Creighton 8-4 on Tuesday night at Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field, hoping to have finally broken out of a long, terrible slump. 

   Reagan Ricken got the nod to start on the bump for the Tigers and struggled, going only one inning, giving up.   runs on two hits. He walked one and struck out one. Ricken was replaced by Dax Dathe very early in the second inning. Jay Johnson used six different pitchers to help earn the victory. Deven Sheerin (1-0) got the win for the Tigers and Santiago Garcia got the save. 

   Jake Brown got things going in the bottom of the first with a one out double to left field. Seth Dardar was issued a base on balls. Steven Milam then singled to right center to score Brown. We headed to the second with LSU up, 1-0. 

   A LSU error led to a run for Creighton in the top of the second. Ricken was replaced by Dax Dathe after allowing the Bluejays runners on the corners with no outs. Dathe walked the first hitter he faced and was quickly replaced by Ethan Plog, who inherited the bases loaded with no outs. A sacrifice fly to right field, plated another run. The Bluejays now had runners on the corners with one out. But the Tigers were able to register the final two outs to end the Creighton threat. 2-1 Bluejays as we headed to the bottom of the frame. 

   To start bottom of the second, Trent Caraway was hit by a pitch with one out. Derek Curiel singled to right center, advancing Caraway to third. Curiel was able to move up to second on a bad throw. Dardar stepped to the plate with runners on second and third with two outs after Brown struck out. Dardar went down on strikes, stranding the runners on base. A huge missed opportunity by the Tigers. 

   The Tigers nightmarish slump continued as LSU pitching sputtered just enough to allow Creighton to plate two more runs in the third. 4-1, Bluejays as we moved to the bottom of the third inning. 

   Tanner Reaves led off the fourth with a single to center field. Reaves advanced to second on a passed ball. Caraway grounded out to move Reaves to third base. Curiel then grounded out to the pitcher. Tigers were in desperate need of a timely hit with a runner on third with two outs. Jake Brown was able to reach safely on a throwing error. Reaves scored on the play. The fourth came to an end with LSU now trailing, 4-2. 

   Milam led off the fifth being hit by a pitch. Yorke then singled to center field. Edward Yamin IV was hit by a pitch to load the bases with no outs. Omar Serna Jr. stepped to the plate and launched a grand slam to left center field. We headed to the sixth inning with LSU up, 6-4.

   LSU extended their lead in the eighth. Curiel led things off with a walk. Brown then homered to right center field. We moved to the ninth inning with LSU leading, 8-4. 

   Santiago Garcia did a fantastic job of keeping the Creighton bats quiet as he finished off the contest for the Bayou Bengals. 

   The Tigers improve to 13-5. Next up LSU will travel to Nashville to play Vanderbilt in the season's opening SEC series. They will play game one on Friday, March 13 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
3/8/2026
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU looked to rebound from their disappointing 5-4 loss to Sacramento State on Saturday, but things were no better for the Tigers on Sunday as they lost to the Hornets, 6-1. This LSU baseball team is in a major slump. A nightmarish slump that none of us could of ever imagined. They have lost five of their last nine games. Four of their last five.  The bats are totally dead and the pitching is super shaky. No emotion, no spark, no leadership. It's like a ship lost at sea with no lighthouse on the horizon to guide them to safety. All we can do is hope these Bayou Bengals can snap out of this terrible funk very soon with SEC play right around the corner. 

   William Schmidt (3-1) started on the bump and went 5.2 innings, giving up four runs on four hits. He struck out nine and was charged with the loss. 

   The Hornets got on the scoreboard first. In the top of the third, they plated two runs, one unearned to take a 2-0 lead as we headed to the fourth.

   In the sixth inning the Hornets plated three more runs to increase their lead to 5-0 as we moved to the bottom of the frame. 

   The LSU bats remained lifeless, as the Bayou Bengals could only manage a single run in the seventh.

   Sacramento State responded by pushing another run across the plate in the eighth for the game's final margin. 

   With the loss, LSU falls to 12-5. Next up, the Tigers will host Creighton on Tuesday, March 10 at 6:30pm at the Box. 

   
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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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   **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. 
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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.