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Post by geauxtigerfan on Jan 2, 2024 15:11:27 GMT -5
College baseball right around the corner - kicks off next month.
The next Astros Foundation College Classic 2024 tourney will have Houston, Texas, Texas State, defending national champion LSU, Vanderbilt and Louisiana in the field. It will be held in Minute Maid Park in March 1-3.
LSU will have 9 games under their belt when they play in the Astros Classic.
Their were many players lost from last year's team, but Johnson recruited pretty well and the pitching overall looks stronger than last year's staff. But it will be hard to replace MLB's number one pick in Paul Skenes. But the staff will start off as a deeper staff.
It will be hard to replace some of the day to day players, but again Johnson has done well in the recruiting and the transfer portal.
But I am waiting for the season to get underway.
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Post by Geaux Tigers on Jan 5, 2024 16:31:22 GMT -5
2024 Perfect Game Preseason Poll
1. Wake Forest 2. Arkansas 3. LSU 4. Florida 5. TCU 6. Vanderbilt 7. Texas A&M 8. Texas 9. Oregon State 10. Virginia 11. Tennessee 12. Stanford 13. South Carolina 14. North Carolina 15. Auburn 16. Iowa 17. East Carolina 18. UCLA 19. North Carolina State 20. Kansas State 21. Clemson 22. Oklahoma State 23. Duke 24. UC Santa Barbara 25. Coastal Carolina
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Post by Bradimous1 on Jan 27, 2024 18:18:30 GMT -5
I’m curious how UT fairs this year. Ranked 11 seems a bit low, but they have a ton of turnover, which seems normal in college baseball.
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Post by Geaux Tigers on Jan 28, 2024 10:06:53 GMT -5
I’m curious how UT fairs this year. Ranked 11 seems a bit low, but they have a ton of turnover, which seems normal in college baseball. I thought so too (low ranking), but they did lose some big league arms on the mound.
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Post by geauxtigerfan on Jan 28, 2024 15:14:12 GMT -5
I am getting pumped - just listened to Paul Johnson talk about the 2024 Tigers. The potential is there - guys just have to perform and the pitching staff remain healthy. Listening to Johnson and the confidence he has in the team. Man I love college baseball. Made a trip to the New Alex Box Stadium for the super regional against Kentucky. Great venue and for sure a great crowd.
Young team, but some great young talent and enough experienced talent to teach the Tiger tradition. Less than three weeks to the start of the season.
Geaux Tigers.
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Post by geauxtigerfan on Jan 30, 2024 11:55:49 GMT -5
I’m curious how UT fairs this year. Ranked 11 seems a bit low, but they have a ton of turnover, which seems normal in college baseball. Tennessee number 8 in this poll. LSU checked in at No. 2 in Baseball America’s preseason rankings. Wake Forest is No. 1 in the poll, followed by LSU, Arkansas, Florida, Oregon State, TCU, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Clemson and Virginia to round out the Top 10. Other SEC teams appearing in the Baseball America Top 25 are No. 11 Texas A&M, No. 12 South Carolina and No. 23 Auburn.
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Post by geauxtigerfan on Jan 30, 2024 12:07:43 GMT -5
Baseball America:
"8. Tennessee Last season: 44-22 (16-14), reached College World Series Final ranking: No. 5
Skinny: Tennessee again has one of the sport’s most exciting rosters.
Righthander Drew Beam is among the most accomplished starters in college baseball and the Volunteers’ lineup, anchored by second baseman Christian Moore, is one of the most powerful. Tennessee must integrate some key newcomers, but it has proven adept at doing so in recent years.
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Post by geauxtigerfan on Feb 1, 2024 12:41:48 GMT -5
Two weeks and a day until the college baseball 2024 season. It is right around the corner.
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Post by geauxtigerfan on Feb 12, 2024 17:05:10 GMT -5
College baseball begins this week. I am ready for it to start.
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Post by geauxtigerfan on Feb 16, 2024 15:13:02 GMT -5
Play ball
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Post by geauxtigerfan on Feb 16, 2024 15:13:44 GMT -5
Lsu vmi playing
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Post by geauxtigerfan on Feb 16, 2024 15:55:21 GMT -5
LSU up 3 to 0 after 2
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Post by geauxtigerfan on Feb 16, 2024 17:42:00 GMT -5
5 out of 6 batters we're hit by pitch in the beginning and a walk plus a double plate 5 runs.
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Post by geauxtigerfan on Feb 17, 2024 13:16:18 GMT -5
Tigers get the win 11 to 8. Early season game and the pitching wasn't too good.
LSU has a young team with a few veterans on the team. Pitching looks good on paper. Hurd had two good innings before he lost it in the 3rd. Gage Jump a transfer from UCLA who had Tommy John surgery over a year ago - pitched in the 9th inning and looked very good. His fast ball hit 96 and he had great control. Had two strikeouts. Ackenhausen pitched 3 innings in relief and looked good except for a HR.
VMI pitching wasn't very good. In the 6th inning - they hit five of the first six LSU batters in the 6th inning plus a walk. LSU had 8 or 9 batters hit by pitch in the game.
LSU plays Central Arkansas today.
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Post by geauxtigerfan on Feb 18, 2024 12:10:22 GMT -5
LSU depended upon pitching in yesterday's victory. A 2 to 0 shutout over Central Arkansas. LSU showed their pitching strength as Luke Holman and the Tiger bullpen blanked the Bears from Arkansas. LSU takes on VMI again today and then closes out a long weekend against Central Arkansas tomorrow.
Geaux Tigers.
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Post by geauxtigerfan on Feb 18, 2024 18:49:12 GMT -5
LSU scored some runs today - 27 to 5 over VMI. It was VMI's 4th game of the weekend and there pitching ran out. And it was a only a 7 6 1/2 inning game due to the 10 run rule. So the Tigers scored 27 run in 6 at bats.
LSU and Central Arkansas play tomorrow.
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Post by geauxtigerfan on Feb 19, 2024 18:28:51 GMT -5
LSU wins over Central Arkansas 4 to 3 which brings the Tigers record to 4-0.
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Post by geauxtigerfan on Feb 22, 2024 18:15:29 GMT -5
LSU kicked off another 4 game weekend playing Northern Illinois today and Saturday and Stoney Brooke on Friday and Sunday.
The Tigers defeated NI today 10-2 blasting 5 HR's in the process. Josh Pearson had two dingers while Tommy White, Michael Braswell and Paxton Kling had one apiece.
Way to Geaux Tigers.
Tigers are now 5-0 for the year.
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Post by geauxtigerfan on Feb 23, 2024 20:11:41 GMT -5
Stoney Brooke defeated LSU 5 to 2 today. Stoney Brooke took two out of three at a Super Regional against LSU about 10 years ago. So I guess Stoney Brooke has the Tigers number.
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Post by geauxtigerfan on Feb 26, 2024 10:33:44 GMT -5
LSU closed out the weekend with wins over Northern Illinois 5 to 2 on Saturday and then with a win over Stony Brook 18 to 10.
LSU now stands 7-1 on the year. They will be in Houston this weekend playing in the Minute Maid Classic. Should be a good test for them. They also play Rice on Wednesday in Houston.
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Post by geauxtigerfan on Feb 26, 2024 10:35:15 GMT -5
I am going to the game with Texas on Friday.
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Post by geauxtigerfan on Feb 28, 2024 14:19:55 GMT -5
LSU plays at Rice tonight in Houston. Rice use to have very good baseball teams and Tigers and the Owls have played some great games over the years. The last time these two teams met was in 2017 in the Regional final in Baton Rouge. LSU has two wins over the Owls in the College World Series.
But in 2002 the Owls took two from the Tigers in a Super Regional in Houston and the Owls advanced to the CWS. Overall LSU leads Rice 17 to 12 in the all time series. Rice use to have to good football teams was back in the 50's and 60's. Ask Bama fans about a Cotton Bowl game back in those days? And there was also a Super Bowl game in Houston at Rice Stadium. So there are some great moments in Rice sport's history.
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Post by geauxtigerfan on Mar 2, 2024 12:25:26 GMT -5
Twenty four thousand in the building at Minute Maid Park in Houston to watch the Tigers and Horns play a baseball game. Tigers won 6 to 3 in a well pitched game for the first six innings. LSU was leading 2 to 0 until the 7th inning when they put a 4 spot on the board to make it 6 to 0. Texas scored one in the bottom of the 7th and then two more in the bottom of the 9th for the final score of 6 to 3. LSU has found a Friday night starter to replace Paul Skenes with Luke Holman - a transfer from Bama. Thanks Bama.
Tommy White and Jared Jones launched two bombs into the stands in the 7th inning to account for the four scored in that inning. A solo shot by White and three run blast by Jones.
It was worth the $400 dollars I paid for four tickets. We were in club boxes in the third row. Ding what I won't pay to see the Tigers. It was well worth it.
Tigers take on ULL tonight at Minute Maid. Geaux Tigers.
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Post by geauxtigerfan on Mar 3, 2024 1:19:53 GMT -5
LSU defeated ULL 5 to 4 tonight in Minute Maid Park. Seventeen thousand in the house tonight. LSU takes on Texas State tomorrow to wrap up the weekend in Houston. Texas State knocked off Texas 11 to 10 in a walk off win. The winner of the game tomorrow between LSU and Texas wins the Minute Maid Classic. Both teams are undefeated.
Geaux Tigers.
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Post by geauxtigerfan on Mar 6, 2024 17:00:22 GMT -5
SEC Sports has changed the face of it's website.
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Post by geauxtigerfan on Mar 14, 2024 12:35:38 GMT -5
SEC kicks off the 2024 conference schedule tomorrow. LSU travels to Starkville to play Miss St. SEC has 6 teams in the top 9. Add three more and it is 9 in the top 20. It is going to be a battle to the finish.
Geaux Tigers.
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Post by geauxtigerfan on Mar 16, 2024 10:35:38 GMT -5
LSU didn't get the start they wanted in the SEC opener - Miss St. dominated in a 10 to 4 victory over the Tigers. Hope they do better tolday.
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Post by bigdawgs on Mar 16, 2024 10:42:43 GMT -5
Yeah, Georgia's sparkling record against garbage teams became obvious last night as they got hammered by Kentucky.
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Post by Geaux Tigers on Mar 16, 2024 10:52:11 GMT -5
One of my fondest memories of playing Baseball in Starkvegas came from LSU legendary Corch, Skip Bertman
"Every time I go to Starkville, I request a room without a view"
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Post by bigdawgs on Mar 17, 2024 14:43:07 GMT -5
Well, that 17-1 record against garbage went down in flames pretty quickly. Slaughter on the Blue Grass. This Georgia AD might be worse than McGarity. Thank goodness for Kirby because with very few exceptions, Georgia athletic teams suck worse than I can ever recall. It is early but the baseball team just gave up 37 runs in 3 games.
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