Wednesday, May 14, 2008
LSU BASEBALL BLOG
MAY 14, 2008
11 a.m. -- Pitching, travel squad for Auburn series
Paul Mainieri answers a couple of questions about the series starting Thursday at Auburn
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12:25 a.m. -- LSU wins 7-6 in 15 innings
UNO's 13-game winning streak, which led the nation, didn't give it up easily to LSU, which now has the nation's longest winning streak at 13 after Sean Ochinko's game-winning single in the bottom of the 15th.
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MAY 13, 2008
8 a.m. -- Tonight's game
Big game tonight in Metairie for more than one reason. First, a note or two for readers of the blog as the last week of the regular season arrives.
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MAY 12, 2008
8 p.m. -- Pontiff Classic
Probable starting pitchers and more for tomorrow night's LSU-UNO game in the Wally Pontiff Jr. Classic
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5:30 p.m. -- This week's schedule
TV information for the final week of the regular season, plus a note of reminder about the last "weekend" of SEC play
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5 p.m. -- HR update
Breaking down LSU's home runs this season
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3:30 p.m. -- SEC honors Schimpf
LSU's second baseman is SEC Player of the Week
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12:45 p.m. -- Polls
If you checked this in the early afternoon, check again. As of 6:15 p.m. I've got all four polls, now that the NCBWA has its rankings posted.
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MAY 11, 2008
7:20 p.m. -- Sweet, sweet sweep
The Tigers get their third SEC sweep in three weekends
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4:15 p.m. -- LSU wins 9-6
The Tigers get their third consecutive SEC sweep, defeating Mississippi State in the final scheduled game at The Box
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Reminder about today
Just wanted to remind you of what I posted last night about our coverage today and what that means for the blog on this special day
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The Alex Box story
The main story on Alex Box in The Advocate today, the day of the final scheduled game in Alex Box Stadium
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Alex? Alec? or Elec?
So, just how are you supposed to say Alex Box's name?
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The Box family tree
The branches of the Box family tree, to accompany your reading of the stories and notes on Alex Box
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More on Alex Box
Notes, quotes and much, much more on the story of Alex Box and the stories about him in The Advocate today
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MAY 10, 2008
10 p.m. -- Special note about Sunday
Some things I wanted to share with you about tomorrow's coverage in the paper and here on the blog
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7 p.m. -- Brown to start Game 3
Paul Mainieri names his starter for tomorrow's game
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6:45 p.m. -- Tigers win 16-4
LSU wraps up its 11th consecutive victory
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5:45 p.m. -- Friendly reminder
A quick note here in the bottom of the eighth inning
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5:41 p.m. -- It's 13-4
State scores against LSU reliever Nolan Cain in the eighth
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5:28 p.m. -- It's 13-2
LSU adds to its lead in the seventh inning and LSU adds more names to the "Omaha Era" team
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5:01 p.m. -- More names for you
Six of the 11 infielders on the "Omaha Era" Team
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4:52 p.m. -- It's 10-2
State gets a run in the sixth
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4:40 p.m. -- Another HR, another countdown moment
LSU makes it 10-1, and Paul Mainieri changes the sign from 2 to 1 on the Alex Box Stadium countdown
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4:30 p.m. -- Attendance
Somewhat surprising attendance numbers for today
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4:24 p.m. -- It's 9-1
Another HR, and LSU pads its lead in the fourth
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4 p.m. -- It's 4-1 LSU
The Tigers get it going, and LSU announces the catchers on an All-Alex Box Stadium team
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3:13 p.m. -- State leads 1-0
LSU has a shaky start in Game 2
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2:55 p.m. -- Senior Day
Pregame ceremonies honoring the seniors, and an unusual but memorable national anthem
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2:15 p.m. -- Starting lineups
Better late than never, or at least later than usual, Paul Mainieri turns in the exact same lineup as last night
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10:20 a.m. -- Promotions today and Sunday
Special events at The Box as this historic series continues
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10:15 a.m. -- Baseball at The Box
A tip of the hat, to use a baseball term
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7:45 a.m. -- Wild, wild West
What a Friday night in the SEC Western Division -- plus, updated standings
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MAY 9, 2008
11:45 p.m. -- Wrapping it up
The last post of the night, including the second set of four outfielders on the All-Alex Box Stadium "Omaha Era" Team
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10:43 p.m. -- Tigers win 15-6
LSU closes out its 10th consecutive victory, its seventh consecutive in SEC play
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10:30 p.m. -- It's 15-6
Three more outs and LSU will have a 10-game winning streak, best of the season
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9:50 p.m. -- It's 14-6
The Tigers increase their lead in the sixth inning after a pitching change
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9:15 p.m. -- Polk with the countdown
Ron Polk does the Alex Box Stadium countdown near the left-field corner for a season-high crowd of 6,514. LSU gets a run to make it 13-6 Tigers through five innings
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9:01 p.m. -- State gets two, Verdugo exits
Mississippi State scores again as Ryan Verdugo struggles a bit in the fifth and is replaced by Louis Coleman
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8:42 p.m. -- Make that 12-4
State gets a run in the fourth
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8:35 p.m. -- It's 12-3
LSU gets a run, and the first four outfielders of the "Omaha Era" All-Alex Box Stadium team are announced
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8:15 p.m. -- It's 11-3
Mississippi State makes a little noise in the third inning
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8:03 p.m. -- It's 11-0
The lead grows, prompting a pitching change, which is followed by more runs
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7:40 p.m. -- Tigers lead 4-0
LSU gets off to a roaring start in the first inning
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7:02 p.m. -- Big no-show: Mike
Mike VI decides he'd rather stay in his comfort zone
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6:05 p.m. -- Starting lineups
Game 1 lineups if you're scoring at home ... and even if you're alone
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4 p.m. -- Getting ready at The Box
Three hours before the game, people are already hard at work preparing the stadium, and what's that I see past the left-field wall?
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10:30 a.m. -- The 25-man roster
LSU's active roster for the weekend
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8 a.m. -- Baseball weather
The only notable chance of rain comes Sunday, the last day of baseball scheduled at Alex Box Stadium (pending postseason regionals awarded by the NCAA)
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7:45 a.m. -- Standings, schedules, TV
The SEC standings and schedules, plus TV details for the rest of the regular season
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7 a.m. -- That's a wrap
Commemorating the final scheduled weekend series of baseball games at Alex Box Stadium
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MAY 8, 2008
10 p.m. -- Reminder about tomorrow's paper
Our coverage of the Alex Box Stadium countdown continues tomorrow, with the bonus of a four-page wrap-around section
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11:45 a.m. -- Pontiff Classic reminders
A few notes about Tuesday's game between LSU and UNO in Metairie
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10:25 a.m. -- Weekend pitching
The status of Jordan Brown and the LSU weekend pitching rotation
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8:30 a.m. -- Victory lap
A special wrap-up planned for Sunday at The Box
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MAY 7, 2008
10:15 p.m. -- Signing class
For those of you who have asked, as well as for everyone else, the 2008 signing class (to date) for LSU baseball
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9:30 p.m. -- Thank you
A tip of the hat, to borrow a phrase from baseball coaches and players -- plus, a look ahead at upcoming coverage of the final scheduled homestand at the Box
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9:20 p.m. -- Weekend promotions, events
LSU announces special activities for the final scheduled weekend of games at Alex Box Stadium
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MAY 6, 2008
3 p.m. -- Alex Box Memories e-mails
One last plea for your reflections about the Box, and an urgent note to those who already sent their e-mails to us
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1:40 p.m. -- Game 3 replay
You can catch LSU's comeback from Sunday's game again if you have CST
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After noon -- Polk and the Box
The highlights of an e-mail I received today about Mississippi State's trip here to Alex Box this weekend
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After midnight -- Rankings and more
LSU is back in the national polls. Plus, a few items of note concerning the final games at the Box and the status of the blog as we at The Advocate work to bring you some extras while the countdown continues
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MAY 4, 2008
8:20 p.m. -- 12 SEC wins
LSU has matched its SEC win total for all of last season
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8:15 p.m. -- Did charter flight win it for LSU?
Would LSU have won today if it had traveled to Kentucky on a commercial flight instead of a charter flight?
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8 p.m. -- Deja Blue
Did Matt Clark's two-out, two-run home run today wake up any echoes for you? It sure did for Kentucky pitcher Andrew Albers, a lot of Kentucky fans, and a happier lot of LSU fans.
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4:50 p.m. -- First in the West
Above .500 for the first time in SEC play this season, LSU is also now in sole possession of first place in the Western Division (post updated with SEC standings)
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4:05 p.m. -- Clark HR wins it
LSU wins 9-8 on a two-out, two-run homer by Matt Clark in the ninth inning
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3:10 p.m. -- Tigers get two
LSU makes it a one-run game. It's 8-7 Kentucky in the eighth
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2:42 p.m. -- UK holds firm
A big double play helps Kentucky in the top of the seventh
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2:25 p.m. -- It's 8-5
The Tigers get two of those four runs back
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2:15 p.m. -- Cats make it 8-3
Kentucky scores four in the fifth
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1:47 p.m. -- UK leads 4-3
The home team has its turn reclaiming the lead
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1:32 p.m. -- LSU leads 3-2
The lead trades hands again
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1:06 p.m. -- It's 2-2
Tigers respond in the third
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12:36 p.m. -- UK leads 2-1
This post, updated several times since it first appeared at 12:21, now reflects the Kentucky answer to LSU's run in the first inning
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12:10 p.m. -- Game 3 gets going
Kentucky and LSU are under way in Lexington
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11:15 a.m. -- Something to watch for
A Cliffs Notes scouting report on Kentucky's starting pitcher
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11 a.m. -- Starting lineups
Hot off the copying machine
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9:30 a.m. -- TV details
How to see today's game, plus a note about a replay from yesterday
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8:45 a.m. -- Hey, thanks
And, you're welcome
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8:30 a.m. -- Look for Clark
LSU's home run leader should be back in the lineup today for Game 3 of the series at Kentucky
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8 a.m. -- HR update
It's not gorilla ball, but the home run production by LSU this season makes it look like the Tigers were monkeying around in 2007 by comparison
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7:45 a.m. -- Back in Bluegrass
Jared Mitchell thought about the last time he came to Kentucky
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7:30 a.m. -- Beautiful day
The sun is shining in Lexington, and it's going to be perfect for baseball
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MAY 3, 2008
7:20 p.m. -- Tigers win 12-5
LSU closes out the doubleheader sweep
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6:15 p.m. -- It's 12-5
LSU gets two more
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6 p.m. -- Bradford in for Martin
Paul Mainieri brings in Jared Bradford for the bottom of the sixth
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5:45 p.m. -- 10-5 Tigers in the 5th
LSU gets a run in the fifth
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5:32 p.m. -- It's now 9-5
Kentucky gets some help in closing the gap again
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5:15 p.m. -- HR, and it's 9-3
Sean Ochinko's turn to go deep
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5:05 p.m. -- Make that 7-3
Kentucky strikes back
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4:53 p.m. -- It's 7-0
LSU loads the bases in the third inning and goes on to increase its lead
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4:28 p.m. -- It's 6-0
The Tigers keep it going in the second
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4:22 p.m. -- Mitchell goes deep
Jared Mitchell makes it 4-0 in the second
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4:05 p.m. -- LSU leads 3-0
LSU jumps out to an early lead in Game 2 of the doubleheader
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3:53 p.m. -- Quick pitching change
Six pitches into the game, a pitching change
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3:45 p.m. -- Game 2 starting lineups
Here you go
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3:12 p.m. -- LSU wins 3-1
LSU wins its seventh consecutive game
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3:10 p.m. -- Tigers lead 3-1
Three outs away from a victory
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2:50 p.m. -- Extra innings
On a day with 18 scheduled innings, LSU and Kentucky are playing at least one extra one in Game 1 now
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2:45 p.m. -- Verdugo out, Bradford in
Pitching change in the ninth
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1:45 p.m. -- It's 1-1
LSU gets on the board in the sixth
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1 p.m. -- UK leads 1-0
Kentucky strikes first, scoring without a hit in the third
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12:10 p.m. -- Game 1 under way
Tigers and Wildcats get it going in Lexington
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11:40 a.m. -- Revised UK lineup
The starting lineups, again, with a couple of Kentucky changes
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11:35 a.m. -- Looks like a green light
All (or most) systems appear 'Go' for a shortly-after-noon start, but expect a revised starting lineup for Kentucky in a few minutes
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11 a.m. -- Starting lineups
You'll notice an LSU pitching change for Game 1
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9 a.m. -- TV update
The latest TV details for the LSU-Kentucky series, with changes in the Lafayette market
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8:30 a.m. -- 60 degrees and wet
A Saturday and Sunday forecast for Carl the Cat and any other LSU baseball fans who are interested enough to visit the blog this morning
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MAY 2, 2008
8:10 p.m. -- No baseball tonight
I'm sure you've figured it out by now, but LSU and Kentucky were rained out tonight
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10:55 a.m. -- Travel issues, and a heads-up
Stuck inside of the Memphis airport with the immobile blues again
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2:15 a.m. -- Surface talk
A quick note on the playing field at Kentucky
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2 a.m. -- Weekend TV information
Before I hit the road for Kentucky, the latest on the TV situation for the series between the Tigers and Wildcats
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MAY 1, 2008
7:15 p.m. -- The 25-man travel roster
LSU's active roster for the trip to Lexington and the three-game series against Kentucky
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10:15 a.m. -- No change in rotation
Paul Mainieri makes no changes to the weekend pitching rotation, but he makes one change to LSU's 25-man active roster for the series at Kentucky
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APRIL 30, 2008
9:45 p.m. -- New stadium for CWS
Alex Box Stadium isn't the only baseball facility in the college baseball landscape with a countdown
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9 p.m. -- Another Kentucky home win
The Wildcats chalk up another victory at home tonight
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1:40 p.m. -- Project update
Just thought I'd talk a little bit more about some bonus coverage we're planning for you at The Advocate and 2theadvocate.com
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12:45 p.m. -- Team of the week
LSU remains unranked, but by winning five games last week, the Tigers earned some attention and an honor from one national chronicler of college baseball
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APRIL 29, 2008
9:08 p.m. -- Tigers win 5-3
LSU defeats the Ragin' Cajuns, coming back from a 3-0 third-inning deficit
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9 p.m. -- Three more outs
LSU needs three outs to put away the Cajuns
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8:45 p.m. -- This is one very haunted computer
I think that gris-gris jumped from the LSU bats to my laptop. Please excuse the delays while I fight wireless connection troubles yet again
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8:16 p.m. -- Pitching change
The Cajuns make the call to the bullpen
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8:08 p.m. -- Barbier with the countdown
The Alex Box Stadium countdown winds down to ...
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8:05 p.m. -- Tigers lead 5-3
Whatever gris-gris Belizaire put on dem Tigers' bats earlier tonight done wore off in da fifth inning at da Box ...
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7:18 p.m. -- Cajuns go up 3-0
Three turns at bat for ULL, three runs for the Ragin' Cajuns
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7:05 p.m. -- ULL makes it 2-0
Another run for the visitors from Lafayette
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6:45 p.m. -- Cajuns lead 1-0
UL-Lafayette gets on the board first
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6:40 p.m. -- Game on
The Cajuns and Tigers are under way at the Box
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5:45 p.m. -- Starting lineups
Hot off the presses, your Who Has the Right to Use 'Geaux' Anyway starting lineups
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5 p.m. -- Red flags
What is that strange color I see in the parking lots near Alex Box?
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10:15 a.m. -- Ballot 'Box'
A reminder about the voting for the All-Alex Box Stadium "Omaha Era" Team
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8:15 a.m. -- Tigers vs. Cajuns
It's a sellout, so will tonight's game feature the largest crowd so far this season at the Box?
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APRIL 28, 2008
12:15 p.m. -- About those uniforms
Paul Mainieri used a different weekend rotation -- of uniforms
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7 a.m. -- Monday morning notes
Some notes on the weekend, and a reminder of where we stand with the Alex Box Stadium countdown
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APRIL 27, 2008
10:30 p.m. -- Lineup shuffle over?
The Tigers have a five-game winning streak, and Paul Mainieri seems to be mostly comfortable with his lineup right now
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9:45 p.m. -- Speaking of power ...
A few notes and stats related to home runs
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9:20 p.m. -- The power of a broom
A sweep at the right time can work wonders for an SEC baseball team. LSU is decidedly alive for postseason opportunities after winning all three games this weekend against South Carolina.
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6 p.m. -- Tigers win, sweep
LSU wins 6-3 to complete a sweep and extend its winning streak to five games overall
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5:26 p.m. -- Mitchell homers
Jared Mitchell's homer gives LSU a 6-3 lead in the eighth
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5:21 p.m. -- Play resumes
Baseball is under way again at the Box, but more rain is coming
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5:04 p.m. -- Aiming for 5:20
LSU and South Carolina plan to resume play (again) at 5:20 p.m.
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4:55 p.m. -- Removing the tarp (again)
LSU players are peeling back the tarp in anticipation of resuming play (again) as quickly as possible at the Box
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4:04 p.m. -- Lightning/rain delay
Play halts for at least 30 minutes because of lightning, and then it begins raining again after LSU covers the infield
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3:54 p.m. -- 5-3 through seven
On to the eighth inning
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3:31 p.m. -- Play has resumed
LSU is at bat in the bottom of the sixth inning, leading 5-3 as the game resumes
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3:06 p.m. -- Removing the tarp
The Tigers are rolling the tarp off the infield. The rain has stopped. The game is scheduled to resume at 3:30, most likely with new pitchers.
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2:41 p.m. -- Rain delay
More rain, plus more South Carolina runs -- and a rain delay. LSU leads 5-3 after the conclusion of the top of the sixth inning.
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2:30 p.m. -- It's 5-1 Tigers
Is LSU about to sweep the Gamecocks? Here's an update, plus the countdown at Alex Box continues
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2:10 p.m. -- D.J. homers; it's 3-1
LSU takes the lead in the fourth inning
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1:32 p.m. -- HR ties it
Derek Helenihi goes deep
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1:20 p.m. -- 1-0 Gamecocks
South Carolina takes the lead in the first inning at the Box
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1:10 p.m. -- Game under way
Game 3 has begun
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12:40 p.m. -- Starting lineups
Your Weather Channel starting lineups for Game 3 of the series between South Carolina and LSU. We're looking at a first pitch at about 1:07 p.m. because of television.
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12:10 p.m. -- Throwback uniforms
LSU is in those old-style uniforms again
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11:50 a.m. -- Green light, for now
They're preparing for a 1 o'clock game at the Box, but rain could reach the area in time to interrupt the game
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9:45 a.m. -- Sunday morning reset
SEC standings, some handy links, a HR update and the TV information for the scheduled 1 o'clock game between LSU and South Carolina at Alex Box Stadium
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APRIL 26, 2008
7:52 p.m. -- Tigers win 11-10
LSU puts the pressure on in the 11th inning, and it works
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7:14 p.m. -- SC regains the lead
The Gamecocks go back in front of LSU in the 11th
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7:05 p.m. -- 9-9 through 10 innings
A quick update for you
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6:29 p.m. -- One run would win it
LSU goes to the bottom of the ninth in a 9-9 game
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6:15 p.m. -- Pontiff HR ties it
LSU makes it 9-9 on Nicholas Pontiff's two-run pinch-hit homer in the eighth
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6:05 p.m. -- It's 9-7
South Carolina has an answer in the eighth inning against Jared Bradford
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5:55 p.m. -- LSU makes it 8-7
Rally in the bottom of the seventh for the Tigers, who now trail by a run
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5:36 p.m. -- HR, 8-3 now
South Carolina answers with a HR of its own in the seventh
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5:35 p.m. -- It's 7-3
LSU gets on the scoreboard quietly and loudly in the sixth inning
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5:15 p.m. -- Smoakin'
Justin Smoak goes deep for the Gamecocks
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4:55 p.m. -- HR makes it 6-0
A long ball prompts another LSU pitching change
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Alex Box countdown
The days dwindle down to a precious few
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4:15 p.m. -- It's 5-0 South Carolina
The Gamecocks get a run in the second and force a pitching change
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3:30 p.m. -- Game under way
LSU and South Carolina have started playing Game 2 of the three-game SEC series at Alex Box Stadium after a brief rain delay. The Gamecocks take an early 4-0 lead
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3:20 p.m. -- Uncovering the field (again)
Projected starting time is now 3:30
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3 p.m. -- Rain delay
Fans in the bleachers are heading for cover as rain begins to fall. We're in a rain delay before the first pitch of Game 2 of this series could be thrown
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2:50 p.m. -- Rolling away the tarp
LSU is preparing for a 3 o'clock start at the Box
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2:20 p.m. -- Starting lineups
Here ya go, but -- they are putting the tarp on the field with rain approaching
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2 p.m. -- B.P.
South Carolina is taking batting practice under a cloudy sky, and with all the wrong colors moving this way on the weather radar
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10:50 a.m. -- Eye on the sky
Wondering what are the chances that the chances of rain will affect the rest of the South Carolina-LSU series
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9 a.m. -- Friday night leftovers
Quotes and other stuff from last night at the Box, where LSU defeated South Carolina 11-3 to open a three-game SEC series
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8:30 a.m. -- TV info for Sunday
There's no TV for today's South Carolina-LSU game, but here's a look at the plans for Sunday's game, plus the extended TV schedule for the rest of the season
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8:15 a.m. -- Home run update
The latest breakdown of LSU's home runs this season
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8 a.m. -- Alex Box countdown continues
8 ... 7 ... 6 ...
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1:20 a.m. -- eDisharmony
People ask us sportswriters if we know what it's like to make a mistake in front of thousands of people, the way the athletes and coaches we cover do. The answer is yes. Yes. Very much so, yes.
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APRIL 25, 2008
9:38 p.m. -- Tigers win 11-3
Big win for Blake Martin and LSU tonight at the Box
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9:02 p.m. -- Attendance
LSU announces tonight's crowd
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9 p.m. -- It's 10-2 Tigers
LSU gets two in the sixth and forces a pitching change, then scores some more
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8:40 p.m. -- Countdown continues
Can you believe it? Time is running out for the Box
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8:37 p.m. -- A 1-2-3 inning
LSU leads 7-2, and Blake Martin retires South Carolina in order in the fifth
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8:27 p.m. -- Clutch pitching
Blake Martin gets a big strikeout when he needed one
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8:10 p.m. -- Make that 7-2
Matt Clark goes deep
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7:47 p.m. -- Tigers lead 5-2
LSU answers in the bottom of the second and takes the lead
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7:37 p.m. -- It's 2-0 Gamecocks
South Carolina gets another run
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7:05 p.m. -- Game under way
Game 1 of the South Carolina-LSU series has begun at the Box, and the Gamecocks strike quickly
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6:20 p.m. -- Starting lineups
Hot off the copying machine
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5 p.m. -- The 25-man roster
LSU's active roster of players for the weekend series with South Carolina
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8:30 a.m. -- Big weekend
LSU plays South Carolina in a three-game SEC series beginning at 7 tonight. When the weekend is over, there will be four games remaining on the schedule for Alex Box Stadium
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APRIL 24, 2008
8:15 p.m. -- Clark on Howser watch list
LSU first baseman Matt Clark and two other players who will be involved in the weekend series at the Box are candidates for the Dick Howser Trophy
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7 a.m. -- Pieces of April
Solid pitching. Timely hitting. Home runs. The Tigers won again last night led by players who began the week looking to shake recent slumps and tough outings.
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APRIL 23, 2008
8 a.m. -- Wednesday morning notes
I took a short break from my project to compile a few notes and observations for you after LSU's win last night in New Orleans
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APRIL 22, 2008
8 a.m. -- Two big days
LSU's final back-to-back midweek games of the season arrive. Plus, a note for readers of the blog about these two days
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APRIL 21, 2008
11:15 a.m. -- Send in those e-mails
Looking for personal stories about the Box
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10:15 a.m. -- Struggling against history
A team searching for answers and falling far short of its glorious tradition
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8 a.m. -- Weekend leftovers
Tearing out a few more sheets of the notepad for the die-hards out there
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APRIL 20, 2008
9:30 p.m. -- Ridin' dirty
The Georgia Bulldogs skip the postgame shower and travel home in their uniforms after the tie with LSU today. The Bulldogs go home dirty but happy.
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5:50 p.m. -- Replay's on at 7
CST lists a replay of today's game at 7 p.m. on Cox cable in Baton Rouge
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4:45 p.m. -- Tigers didn't lose
But they didn't win either
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2:55 p.m. -- Make that 10-8
Home run for Georgia
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2:45 p.m. -- It's 10-7
Those Bulldogs keep scrapping
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2:20 p.m. -- It's 10-3
LSU adds to its lead for Jared Bradford
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2:10 p.m. -- It's 7-3
Georgia cuts into LSU's lead
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1:56 p.m. -- LSU answers
Tigers respond in the bottom of the fifth, and Mel Didier counts down the games remaining at the Box at the top of the sixth
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1:40 p.m. -- Georgia gets a run
Georgia gets on the scoreboard in the fifth
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1:15 p.m. -- Dean goes deep
LSU's lead is 5-0 in the third
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1:08 p.m. -- Hollander goes deep
HR ... or was it?
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12:55 p.m. -- Tigers strike first
LSU gets first lead of the weekend
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12:30 p.m. -- Oops
Making Georgia work, then helping out the Bulldogs
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12:08 p.m. -- Game 3 has begun
It's another gorgeous day for baseball at the Box. The game's under way
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11:10 p.m. -- Starting lineups
Did you really think anybody but Jared Bradford would be LSU's starting pitcher today?
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10:30 a.m. -- The Skipper
One more recollection from yesterday
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9 a.m. -- Those one-run games
Stats and thoughts on one-run games, plus some stats that will crystallize the season for you
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8:30 a.m. -- The broom business
Today's Sunday, which can only mean one thing
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8:20 a.m. -- Big day for Beckham
A tip of the hat, as baseball coaches love to say, to Georgia's Gordon Beckham for his two home runs yesterday
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8:05 a.m. -- TV info
Details on how to see Game 3 of the Georgia-LSU series
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8 a.m. -- Send us your memories of the Box
Nine games left
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APRIL 19, 2008
7:25 p.m. -- Final: Georgia 9, LSU 8
Not Final: Termites 1, Dubois 0
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5:02 p.m. -- It's 7-1
Georgia answers LSU's run
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5 p.m. -- Tigers get one
LSU gets a run in the sixth
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4:45 p.m. -- It's 6-0
Georgia adds to its lead in the sixth
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4:35 p.m. -- 9 games left at the Box
The countdown continues
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4:25 p.m. -- Beckham does it again
Georgia gets three in the fifth, including a two-run shot by Gordon Beckham, his second homer of the game
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4:15 p.m. -- About that third inning
The play that had LSU fans booing and Paul Mainieri protesting
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4:10 p.m. -- Dogs make it 2-0
LSU helps Georgia double its lead
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3:15 p.m. -- Georgia leads 1-0
Bash it like Beckham? OK, I had to say it. His HR gives the Bulldogs an early lead
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2 p.m. -- Starting lineups
Game 2 lineups for Georgia and LSU
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12:30 p.m. -- The 25-man active roster
LSU's available players for the weekend
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11:10 a.m. -- Home runs
A short note on the long ball
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10:30 a.m. -- Alex Box Stadium memories
Keep those e-mails coming as we count it down
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7 a.m. -- Friday night recap
Sink your teeth into this thorough look back at last night's game, with statistics, key moments, quotes from both head coaches and a brief visit with Brady Wiederhold, former LSU pitching coach and current Georgia pitching coach
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APRIL 18, 2008
11 p.m. -- Tigers lose 6-3
Georgia wins Game 1 of the three-game series
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9:47 p.m. -- It's 6-3
Tigers get one, but they need more
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9:28 p.m. -- It's 6-2
Georgia gets the runs back and does more damage with two outs
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9:15 p.m. -- Tigers make it 4-2
LSU gets two runs in the seventh and forces a pitching change
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8:27 p.m. -- Countdown continues
There are 10 games left at Alex Box Stadium after tonight
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8:23 p.m. -- It's 4-0
Georgia doubles its lead in the fifth
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7:45 p.m. -- It's 2-0
More two-out damage by Georgia, this time in the third inning
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7:30 p.m. -- Bulldogs lead 1-0
Georgia gets on the scoreboard first
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6:15 p.m. -- Starting lineups
Yes, they're planning to play at 7 o'clock at the Box. Here are the starting lineups.
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6 p.m. -- No ra