BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - No. 20 LSU plays its last midweek game of the season Tuesday night against the UNO Privateers.
The Tigers (31-21, 15-12) have lost five of their last six games. They are currently tied for third in the SEC West with Texas A&M and four games back of Arkansas.
UNO (28-24, 12-15) has won five in a row and eight of its last 10 games.
First pitch from Alex Box Stadium is set for 6:30 p.m.
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The Privateers average 6.0 runs per game and are hitting .262, with 90 doubles, 11 triples, and 36 home runs.
UNO’s’ Leading Hitters:
- Gaige Howard: .343 batting average, 8 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs, and 28 RBI
- Collin Morrill: .313 batting average, 18 doubles, 1 triple, 7 home runs, and 32 RBI
- Wade Raburn: .298 batting average, 2 doubles, and 10 RBI
- Luther Woullard: .287 batting average, 12 doubles, 2 home runs, and 35 RBI
- Pearce Howard: .281 batting average, 13 doubles, 5 home runs, and 32 RBI
LSU is scoring 6.6 runs per game and is batting .270 as a team with 79 doubles, 8 triples, and 51 home runs.
LSU’s Top Hitters:
- Josh Smith: .347 batting average, 11 doubles, 1 triple, 7 home runs, and 28 RBI
- Zach Watson: .317 batting average, 15 doubles, 5 home runs, and 30 RBI
- Antoine Duplantis: .306 batting average, 6 doubles, 2 triples, 9 home runs, and 54 RBI
- Daniel Cabrera: .296 batting average, 10 doubles, 2 triples, 11 home runs, and 43 RBI
- Giovanni DiGiacomo: .293 batting average, 3 doubles, 1 triple, and 12 RBI
Rankings:
- LSU: Collegiate Baseball 20, Perfect Game 20, D1 Baseball 19, Baseball America 22
- UNO: Not ranked
Series Record:
- LSU leads the series 60-36
Pitching matchup:
- LSU Devin Fontenot (4-1, 4.22 ERA) vs UNO Cortlynn Ramirez (1-2, 5.94 ERA)
SEC series schedule:
- Thursday: Auburn (Alex Box Stadium, 6:30 p.m., SECN+)
- Friday: Auburn (Alex Box Stadium, 7 p.m., SECN+)
- Saturday: Auburn (Alex Box Stadium, 2 p.m., SECN+)
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