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#8 TEXAS LONGHORNS v. #2 LSU Tigers
Date: March 21
Where: Disch-Falk Field
Time: 7pm
TV: Friday will be on SEC Network with Ben McDonald and Keith Moreland calling the game
SERIES MATCHUP:
- First Met: 1899
- Last Meeting: 2024
- Overall Series: 28-15-1
- Home: 17-3-1
- Away: 8-7
- Neutral: 3-5
- Last time Horns and Tigers met in 2024, LSU came away with a 6-3 victory at Minute Maid Park in Houston.
- LSU currently has a two-game win streak over the Horns after having beat them in Austin back in 2023 when they were the #1 team in the nation.
- LSU was picked to finish 2nd in the SEC behind Texas A&M
- LSU enters the game on a 16 game win streak which is the longest in the nation after Tennessee and Texas both lost on Tuesday
RECORDS:
- Texas: 17-2 (3-0 SEC)
- LSU: 21-1 (3-0 SEC)
RPI / SOS
- Texas: 17 / 113
- LSU: 54 / 254
PREDICTION
- Horns lose the series 1-2
- On the season, I am 16-3 overall on my predictions
PITCHING MATCHUPS:
FRIDAY – Texas LHP Jared Spencer (2-0, 2.36 ERA) v. LHP Kade Anderson (4-0, 2.57 ERA)
- Anderson has a 93-95 fastball, but has a true four pitch mix with an outstanding curve
- 8BB to 48K in 28 IP, so Kade fills up the zone and goes after hitters
LSU Top Relievers:
- Casan Evans (1-0, 4 saves, 7 apps, 0.73 ERA)
- Zac Cowan (2-0, 1 save, 8 apps, 1.47 ERA)
- William Schmidt (3-0, 6 apps, 2.51 ERA)
- Connor Benge (0-0, 7 apps, 5.63 ERA)
- Cooper Ware (3-0, 6 apps, 6.17 ERA)
LSU Offensive Leaders:
- Derek Curiel (.434 BA, 1.210 OPS, 1 HR, 19 RBI, .632 SLG%, 23 BB, 12 K, .578 OB%)
- Jared Jones (.424 BA, 1.311 OPS, 8 HR, 34 RBI, .812 SLG%, .519 OB%)
- Jake Brown (.397 BA, 1.035 OPS, 1 HR, 17 RBI, .586 SLG%, .449 OB%)
- Daniel Dickinson (.368 BA, 1.268 OPS, 6 HR, 28 RBI, .721 SLG%, .547 OB%)
- Steven Milam (.367 BA, 1.100 OPS, 5 HR, 24 RBI, .658 SLG%, .442 Ob%)
Few notes on the offense from LSU this season:
- Jared Jones is #16 in the nation in WAR
- Derek Curriel is #2 in the SEC in BA
- Jared Jones is #5 in SEC in BA
TEAM STATS COMPARISON
Scoring Margin (Run Differential)
#2 LSU +6.8
#35 Texas +3.7
Runs per Game
#3 LSU 10.4
#99 Texas 7.5
Hits per Game
#10 LSU - 11.3
#66 Texas - 10.1
Runs per Game Allowed
#8 LSU - 3.5
#14 Texas - 3.8
Hits per Game Allowed
#5 LSU - 5.9
#13 Texas - 6.5
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