Da Boot Sports
4/19/2026
LSU Sports Communications
By: William Franques


   BATON ROUGE, La. – Texas A&M scored five runs through the first four innings Sunday, and the Aggies held on for a 5-2 win over LSU in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.
 
   Texas A&M improved to 31-7 overall, 12-5 in the SEC, while LSU dropped to 23-18 overall and 6-12 in conference play.
 
   The Tigers return to action at 6:30 p.m. CT Tuesday when they play host to New Orleans in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field. The game will be broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network and streamed on SEC Network +.
 
   “We are certainly not where we want to be at this juncture, and not where we expect to be” said LSU coach Jay Johnson. “The only way I know how to move forward is through hard work. We will have some individual meetings, put together plans for our players and help them apply it to the games.”
 
   Texas A&M reliever Gavin Lyons (7-0) picked up his second win of the series, working 2.2 scoreless innings with no hits, two walks and two strikeouts.
 
   LSU starting pitcher Zac Cowan (1-2) was charged with the loss, as he allowed four runs on three hits in 2.2 innings with three walks and one strikeout.
 
   The LSU bullpen blanked the Aggies over the final five innings as Deven Sheerin, Santiago Garcia and Gavin Guidry contributed to the relief effort.
 
   Sheerin entered the game in the third inning and worked 4.1 innings, limiting Texas A&M to one run on three hits with no walks and nine strikeouts.
 
   Garcia and Guidry each fired 1.0 scoreless inning and combined to allow no hits with two walks and four strikeouts.
 
   Centerfielder Caden Sorrell’s solo homer in the first inning gave the Aggies a 1-0 lead, and after adding a run in the second, Texas A&M increased the advantage to 4-0 in the third when second baseman Chris Hacopian launched a two-run blast.
 
   First baseman Gavin Grahovac’s RBI single in the fourth widened the margin to 5-0.
 
   LSU narrowed the deficit to 5-2 in the eighth, as designated hitter Cade Arrambide unloaded a solo homer, and centerfielder Derek Curiel later scored from third base on a passed ball.
 

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Da Boot Sports
4/18/2026
LSU Sports Communications
By: William Franques


   BATON ROUGE, La. – Texas A&M right-hander Aiden Sims limited LSU to two runs over 7.0 innings Saturday as the Aggies recorded a 7-2 win over the Tigers in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.
 
   Texas A&M improved to 30-7 overall, 11-5 in the SEC, while LSU dropped to 23-17 overall and 6-11 in conference play.
 
   The teams conclude the series at 1 p.m. CT Sunday in a game that will be broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network and televised by ESPN.
 
    Sims (7-0) allowed two runs on three hits in 7.0 innings with two walks and six strikeouts before yielding the mound to reliever
Clayton Freshcorn, who posted 2.0 scoreless innings.
 
   “Sims was tough, he executed and he had some layer of deception,” said LSU coach Jay Johnson. “He tunneled the ball very well, he did a good job.”
 
   LSU starting pitcher William Schmidt (4-4) was charged with the loss, as he worked 5.1 innings and allowed seven runs on seven hits with four walks and four strikeouts.
 
   First baseman Gavin Grahovac paced the Aggies’ offense with a solo homer and an RBI single, and catcher Bear Harrison contributed a two-run homer.
 
   LSU shortstop Steven Milam hit his sixth homer of the year – a solo shot in the second inning – and leftfielder Chris Stanfield produced an RBI groundout in the fifth against Sims.
 
   Freshman right-handed Marcos Paz highlighted a strong effort by the LSU bullpen, as he worked the final 2.0 innings and limited the Aggies to no runs on one hit with one walk and three strikeouts.
 
   “We have to turn the page and keep a positive mindset,” Johnson said. “We can’t do anything about today, but we can do something about tomorrow. A good team played well and beat us today; tomorrow, we want to make it harder on them.”
 



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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
4/17/2026
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU dropped game one, 10-4 to the 9th ranked Texas A&M Aggies on Friday night. It was the same story, different game. No offensive production and shaky pitching out of the bull pen. The Tigers did manage ten scattered hits, but left eleven runners on base. No timely hitting what-so-ever.  

   Friday night starter Casan Evans took the bump for the purple and gold and went five innings, giving up six runs on five hits. He walked three and struck out eight. 

   A&M got on the board first, plating a run in the third inning. 1-0 Aggies as we headed to the bottom of the frame.

   With one out in the bottom of the fourth, Steven Milan smashed a solo home run over the left field wall to tie the game at 1-1.

   Evans began to run out of gas in the fifth, Three singles and a walk led to three runs for A&M. 4-1, Aggies as we moved to the bottom of the fifth. 

   Texas A&M plated another three runs in the sixth to extend their advantage to 7-2. 

   The Aggies added to their lead in the eighth with another run. 8-2, A&M. 

   Arrambide led off the bottom of the eighth with a single to right field. Milam then doubled to the right center, advancing Arrambide to third. Serna reached safely on a throwing error, advancing to second. Arrambide scored on the play while Milam moved to third. A sacrifice fly by John Pearson brought Milam home. We headed to the top of the ninth with A&M on top, 8-4. 

   Texas A&M drove a huge nail in the coffin in the ninth when Jorian Wilson hit a two run homer over the left center field wall. 10-4, Aggies. 

   LSU falls to 23-16 overall and 6-10 in SEC play. Next, the Tigers and the Aggies will meet in game two on Saturday, April 18 at 7:00pm. 


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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
4/14/2026
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU earned a lackluster 4-2 victory over Northwestern State on Tuesday night at Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field. 

   Zac Cowan got the start on the bump against the Demons and only lasted two innings, giving up one run on three hits with two strike outs. Connor Benge (1-0) recorded the win, while Deven Sheerin got his third save of the season. LSU used eight pitchers on the night. 

   The Demons grabbed the early lead in the top of the second inning, when Mason Wray blasted a solo homer over the left field wall. 1-0 NW State.

​   Brayden Simpson led off the bottom of the third with his first home run of the season, launching the baseball over the center field wall. We headed to the fourth inning all even at 1-1. 

   Northwestern State plated a run in the top of the fifth to retake the lead. 2-1, Demons as we moved to the bottom of the frame. 

   LSU got things going in the fifth. Brayden Simpson reached safely on a throwing error. Derek Curiel singled to right field after Chris Stanfield flied out. Curiel advanced to second and Simpson to third on a wild pitch. Cade Arrambide reach on a fielder's choice and Curiel moved to third as Simpson was thrown out at home. Jake Brown then homered to right center field. As the fifth inning came to an end, LSU now led, 4-2. 

   Deven Sheerin entered the contest in the eight inning to get LSU out of a bases loaded jam, protecting the lead, then finished of the Demons in the ninth for the victory. 

   With the win, LSU improves to 23-15. Next up, the Tigers will host #9 Texas A&M this weekend at the Box. Game one will be on Friday, April 17 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
4/12/2026
By: Terrill J. Weil


   OXFORD, MS - LSU's woes continued in Oxford on Sunday afternoon as the pitching struggled terribly and the bats remained ice cold as Ole Miss defeated the Bayou Bengals, 8-7 for the series sweep. The Tigers didn't record their first hit of the contest until the seventh inning. The seventh inning was LSU's only productive inning at the plate, but it wasn't enough. 

   Grant Fontenot got the start on the bump for LSU and didn't make it out of the first inning, giving up two runs on three hits with one walk. Marcos Paz (0-2) was charged with the loss.

   Ole Miss wasted no time jumping all over Fontenot. Three singles and a walk led to two runs. Jay Johnson quickly went to his bull pen, bringing in Gavin Guidry with runners on second and third with one out. The Tigers were able to get the runner on third out in a run down. The Rebels now had runners on first and second with two outs. Guidry was able to get the Tigers back into the dug out without anymore damage done. Ole Miss led, 2-0 as we headed to the second inning. 

   The Rebels extended their lead in the second when Dom Decker blasted a solo homer over the left field wall. 3-0, Ole Miss as the second inning came to an end. 

   Ole Miss pounded Gavin Guidry in the bottom of the fourth, scoring five runs on six hits, including three home runs. Santiago Garcia replaced Guidry with a runner on first and one out. Garcia quickly recorded the final two outs to send us to the fifth inning with Ole Miss now leading, 7-0.

   LSU finally got on the. board when Derek Curiel hit a lead off home run to right field in the top of the seventh inning. Cade Arrambide stepped up next and smashed a solo homer over the left field wall. Jake Brown followed with a solo home run over the right field wall. With no outs, Omar Serna singled up the middle. Steven Milam singled to right center field. The LSU bats finally came to life with back to back to back home runs, then back to back singles. Mason Braun grounded out, but advanced Serna and Milam to second and third with one out. John Pearson struck out before Brayden Simpson singled to left field to score Serna and Milam. Edward Yamin singled to third base, advancing Simpson to third with two outs. Curiel singled down the right field line, scoring Simpson. With runners on the corners with two outs, a wild pitch would allow Yamin to score. Arrambide was issued a base on balls. Brown flied out to end the frame with LSU and Ole Miss all even at 7-7

   Ole Miss answered, plating a huge run in the bottom of the seventh to regain the lead, 8-7. 

   The LSU bats went ice cold again in the eighth and ninth inning as the Rebels recorded the victory.

   The Tigers are now, 22-15 overall and 6-9 in the SEC. Next up LSU will host Northwestern State on Tuesday, April 14 at 6:30pm. 

   This LSU team can't hit the baseball consistently enough to compete in the SEC. The pitchers can't find the strike zone. The fielding % by the defense is a terrible .963, last in the SEC and has committed 46 errors on the season. 



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Da Boot Sports
4/11/2026
By: Terrill J. Weil


   OXFORD, MS - The Tigers looked to rebound from their disappointing loss to the Rebels on Friday night, instead they were embarrassed by Ole Miss in a 12-2 seventh inning run-rule defeat. After the second inning the LSU bats disappeared and the pitching was sadly erratic. This was a painful contest to watch if you were a LSU fan. The Bayou Bengals will try to avoid the sweep on Sunday afternoon. 

   William Schmidt (4-3) started on the bump and only went 3.2 innings, giving up four runs on three hits. He walked four and struck out seven. Schmidt was charged with the loss. LSU used seven different pitchers throughout the game. They all struggled. 

   The Tigers got on the board in the first inning. Derek Curiel started things with a two out walk. Cade Arrambide singled to right field. Steven Milam stepped up and doubled to the right field corner, brining Curiel home. With runners on second and third and two outs, John Pearson flied out to left field to end the LSU threat. We headed to the bottom of the opening frame with the Bayou Bnegals on top, 1-0. 

   Mason Braun led off the second with a single to right field. Omar Serna doubled to left center, advancing Braun to third. Chris Stanfield flied out to center field, brining Braun home and Serna moved up to third with two outs. Brown struck out, stranding a runner on thrid. We moved to the bottom of the second with LSU now up, 2-0. 

   Ole Miss finally got their bats going in the fourth inning, plating four runs to take a 4-2 advantage. 

   The LSU bull pen had no answer for Ole Miss, as the Rebels exploded to extended their lead to 12-2, plating one run in the fifth and seven in the sixth. There were no signs of a pulse coming from the LSU players. Bats were ice cold and the pitching was totally terrible.  

   With the loss, LSU falls to 22-14 overall and 6-8 in the SEC. Next, LSU will play Ole Miss in game three on Sunday, April 12 at 1:30pm.


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Da Boot Sports
4/10/2026
By: Terrill J. Weil


   OXFORD, MS - LSU traveled to Oxford and fell in game one to the Rebels, 6-3. The Tigers had their opportunities in a close contest but never could get the big timely hit when needed, leaving seven runners on base. LSU simply kept shooting themselves in the foot with sloppy play, especially late in the game.

   Casan Evans got his normal Friday night start on the bump and pitched well going six innings, giving up three runs on five hits. he walked two and struck out nine. Zac Cowan (1-1) was charged with the loss.

   LSU scored in the first inning. Chris Stanfield led off with a base on balls. He was able to advance to second on a error pick off throw attempt. Jake Brown then launched a home run to right field.  We headed to the bottom of the frame with LSU leading, 2-0. 

   Casan Evans had a very tough first inning. Four hits, a walk and a passed ball led to two runs for the Rebels. We moved to the second inning in a 2-2 tie. 

   Ole Miss took the lead in the bottom of the second when Owen Paino led off with a solo homer to right center. 3-2 Rebels as we headed to the third. 

   In the top of the seventh, Pearson and Stanfield were issued back to back walks to start things. After Brown popped out, Arrambide reached safely on a fielding error to load the bases. Derek Curiel hit a deep sacrifice fly to center field to bring a run home. The single run was all LSU could manage. We moved to the bottom of the seventh, all even at 3-3. 

   Cowan struggled in the bottom of the eighth, giving up three runs on four hits. LSU also made mistakes on defense which helped contribute to Ole Miss retaking the lead. LSU went up and down in order in the ninth. 

   LSU falls to 22-13 overall and 6-7 in the SEC. Next the Tigers and Rebels will play game two on Saturday, April 11 at 4:00pm. 



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Da Boot Sports
4/7/2026
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - Bethune-Cookman came into Alex Box Stadium on Tuesday night and upset the LSU Fighting Tigers, 10-7 in front of  10,847  shocked Tiger fans. LSU missed out on several opportunities to plate runs, leaving several runners stranded throughout the contest. 

   Marcos Paz got the start on the bump for the Bayou Bengals and only lasted one inning. He gave up two runs on three hits. LSU pitching struggled all night, using eight different arms out of the bull pen. Santiago Garcia (1-1) was charged with the loss for LSU. 

   Steven Milam led off the bottom of the first with a base on balls. Jake Brown followed with a walk. John Pearson flied out to deep left field, advancing Milam to third. Derek Curiel then singled to left field to bring Milam home. Runners on first and second with only one out. Brown was able to move to third on a throwing error. Brown was able to score while Curiel was caught in a run down between first and second. Curiel was tagged for the second out. Seth Dardar was issued a base on balls. Cade Arrambide singled up the middle, but Dardar was thrown out trying to take third base to end the inning. We moved to the second with LSU leading, 2-0. 

   B-Cookman got to Paz in the second inning with three straight singles to plate a run, forcing Jay Johnson to make a change, bringing in Connor Benge. Benge entered the contest with runners on the corners with no outs. Arrambide was able to throw out a Wildcat runner attempting to steal second base. Benge struggled terribly to record the final out, but not before the Wildcats plated two more runs. We headed to the bottom of the frame with Bethune-Cookman on top, 3-2. 

   The Tigers responded. Mason Braun started things off with a single up the middle. Edward Yamin walked. Jake Brown singled off of the right field wall, scoring Braun and sending Yamin to third with two outs. We left the second inning in a 3-3 tie. 

   Curiel started the bottom of the third with a single to right field. After Dardar flied out, Arrambide doubled to center field to score Curiel. We headed to the third inning with LSU back on top, 4-3. 

   The Wildcat's Jorge Rodriguez, smashed a solo homer over the left field wall to tie the game at 4-4 in the top of the fourth inning. 

   Milam led off the bottom of the fourth with a walk. Milam was able to advance all the way to third base on a bad pick off throw by the pitcher, Pearson was then hit by a pitch to put runners on the corners with one out. Curiel singled up the middle to bring Milam home. LSU regained the lead, 5-4 as the fourth inning ended. 

   Bethune-Cookman refused to go away, plating another run in the fifth inning to tie the game at 5-5. 

   Jake Brown launched a lead off homer over the right field wall in the bottom of the sixth inning. We moved to the seventh inning with LSU leading, 6-5.

   You guessed it, LSU's shaky pitching allowed the Wildcats to score again in the top of the seventh. B-Cookman took advantage of terrible, inconsistent pitching from the LSU bull pen, putting up five runs to take a 10-6 advantage into the bottom of the seventh. 

   Braun led off the bottom of the seventh being hit by a pitch. Yamin singled to center field. Daniel Harden was hit by a pitch to load the bases with no outs. Milam, Brown and Pearson all struck out, back to back to back to leave the bases loaded. We moved to the eighth inning with LSU trailing, 10-6. 

   Tanner Reaves started things off for LSU in the eighth with a one out walk. Arrambide then singled to left field. Braun hit into a double play to end the eight inning. 

   The Tigers were unable to generate enough offense in the ninth.

   LSU drops to 22-12 overall. Next Up, the Tigers will travel to Oxford to take on Ole Miss in a three game weekend series. Game one will be on Friday, April 10 at 6:30pm.

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Da Boot Sports
4/5/2026
LSU Sports Communications
By: William Franques


   KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – LSU designated hitter Cade Arrambide set a school record with four home runs Sunday, leading the Tigers to a 16-6, 12-inning win over Tennessee at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
 
   LSU improved to 22-11 overall, 6-6 in the SEC, while Tennessee dropped to 20-12 overall and 4-8 in conference play.
 
   Arrambide was 5-for-6 on the day with four homers and seven RBI, establishing the LSU record for most home runs in a single game. His grand slam in the top of the 12th inning highlighted a 10-run LSU outburst that broke at 6-6 tie.
 
   The Tigers return to action at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday when they play host to Bethune-Cookman in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field. The game will be broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network and streamed on SEC Network +.
 
   “That win is definitely up there in my coaching career,” said LSU coach Jay Johnson. “I mean, what a comeback by our team, I’m just so proud of our players. There were so many layers to what happened, and so many players making huge contributions to the win.
 
   “What special performance by Cade Arrambide, and there were so many guys who made clutch plays. This is important to them, we’ve fought a lot here lately, and this is a great weekend for our program.”
 
   LSU reliever Gavin Guidry (4-3) earned the win for the Tigers, working the final 5.1 innings and limiting Tennessee to one run on two hits with one walk and one strikeout.
 
   Volunteers reliever Brayden Krenzel (1-3) was charged with the loss, as he allowed the first run of the Tigers’ 12th inning.
 
   Tennessee led 5-0 after scoring five unearned runs in the bottom of the third inning, capitalizing on three LSU errors. The outburst was highlighted by a grand slam from leftfielder Blaine Brown, marking his ninth homer of the year.
 
   Arrambide launched a solo shot in the fifth inning, his fifth homer of the year, narrowing the deficit to 5-1.
 
   The Tigers struck for three runs in the seventh on back-to-back-to-back solo home runs by third baseman John Pearson, by Arrambide and by second baseman Seth Dardar.
 
   The sequence marked the first time that LSU homered in three straight plate appearances since May 9, 2023, when Tommy White, Cade Beloso and Hayden Travinski homered in consecutive at-bats against Northwestern State.
 
   LSU tied the game in the top of the ninth when rightfielder Jake Brown provided a two-out RBI single.
 
   The Tigers took a 6-5 lead in the top of the 11th when Arrambide blasted his third homer of the game, but Tennessee knotted the contest again when catcher Levi Clark delivered a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the frame.
 

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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
4/4/2026
By: Terrill J. Weil


   KNOXVILLE, TN - Tennessee evened up the series with LSU on Saturday afternoon, beating the Fighting Tigers, 4-1. LSU struggled against Tennessee pitching all game long. LSU last 15 hitters of the contest were sat down by Vols pitcher Cam Applenzeller.

   William Schmidt started on the bump for the Bayou Bengals and went 5.2 innings, giving up four runs on four hits. He walked three and struck out seven. Schmidt (4-2) was charged with the loss. 

   Tennessee drew first blood, plating two runs in the bottom of the first. 2-0, Vols.

   LSU answered in the top of the second. Derek Curiel started things off with a single to left field. John Pearson singled to center field. After Seth Dardar went down swinging, Chris Stanfield singled up the middle, scoring Curiel and advancing Pearson to second base. Zach Yorke popped out. Cade Arrambide walked to load the bases with two outs. Milam flied out to left field to end the scoring threat. The Tigers left the bases loaded, trailing Tennessee, 2-1 as we moved to the bottom of the frame. 

   In the third inning Tennessee's Blake Grimmer launched a solo homer over the right field wall. 3-1, Vols

   The Volunteers added another run in the bottom of the fourth. A passed ball allowed a Tennessee player to score from second base. The Vols now led, 4-1 as we headed to the fifth inning. 

   LSU falls to 21-11 overall and 5-6 in the SEC. Next LSU will play Tennessee in the runner match of the series on Sunday, April 5 at 12:00pm. 

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Da Boot Sports
4/3/2026
By: Terrill J. Weil


   KNOXVILLE, TN - LSU is a team that simply doesn't panic or quits. They defeated Tennessee in game one of their series on Friday night, 7-4. It was another fantastic come from behind victory. A huge win for the Fighting Tigers!

   Casan Evans got his usual Friday night start and went 5.2 innings. He gave up three runs on six hits, walked two and struck out six. Santiago Garcia (1-0) got the win and Deven Sheerin earned his second save of the season. 

   Derek Curiel led off the second inning with a single to left field. He then stole second base. After Seth Dardar went down swinging, John Pearson singled to right field, advancing Curiel to third to put runners on the corners with one out. Zach Yorke struck out. Pearson moved to second on the play. Mason Braun was issued a base on balls to load the bases with two outs. Chris Stanfield popped out to end the scoring threat. The Tigers left the bases loaded as we head to the bottom of the second inning. Still no score. 

   Steven Milam lined out to start the top of the third. Jake Brown stepped to the plate a blasted a home run over the left field wall to give LSU the early lead. The solo homer was all the Tigers could manage. Moving to the bottom of the frame, the Bayou Bengals led, 1-0. 

   Levi Clark launch a massive home run over the left field wall to tie the contest. The Tigers got back into the dugout quickly after the solo homer. As the third inning ended, we were all even at 1-1.

   The Vols took the lead in the bottom of the fourth on a two run homer by Reese Chapman. Tennessee led, 3-1 as we headed to the fifth inning. 

   In the bottom of the seventh Tennessee was able to plate another run on a base on balls with the bases loaded to extend their lead to 4-1. 

   LSU finally found some more offense in the top of the eighth. Mason Braun led off with a base on balls. Stanfield was walked. Milam then walked to load the bases with no outs. After Serna struck out, Curiel hit a grand slam to left field. Dardar then stepped to the plate and blasted a solo homer over the right field wall. We moved to the bottom of the eighth with LSU leading, 6-4. 

   With two outs in the top of the ninth, Chris Stanfield launched a solo home run to left field to give LSU an insurance run. LSU found themselves up, 7-4 going to the bottom of the ninth. 

   Deven Sheerin entered the game to start the eighth inning and pitched two fantastic innings to protect the LSU lead, giving up one run on two hits. He walked one and struck out four.  

   LSU improves to 21-10 overall and 5-5 in SEC play. Next up, the Tigers will play game two against the Vols on Saturday, April 4 at 5:00pm.

   
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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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