A battle of college baseball titans is on tap tonight at 640. The University of Texas Longhorns and Louisiana State Tigers both currently have six national titles, placing them second all-time and behind only USC who has 12. The last time that the Horns and Tigers met was back in 2022 at the Shriner's Classic when the Horns were ranked #1 in a reversal of roles, a game in which Texas won 6-1.
All time, Texas leads the series 28-13-1, with a 17-2-1 lead in Austin. The last "big" meeting between the Horns and Tigers was of course in the championship series back in 2009, in which the Horns fell to the Tigers in the end.
The 2023 edition of the has the #1 ranked Tigers visiting the un-ranked Longhorns.
Expected starters for tonight's game:
Longhorns
Lebarron Johnson Jr (1-1, 4.50 ERA, 1.67 WHIP, 2 app, 6 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 4 BB, 8 K)
Tigers
UCLA transfer Thatcher Hurd (0-0, 18.00 ERA, 4.50 WHIP, 1 app, 2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 3 K)
But, the Horns will almost certainly see Vanderbilt transfer Christian Little (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.39 WHIP, 2 apps, 5.2 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 9 K)
Players to watch for LSU - the entire damn lineup....seriously!
Dylan Crews (.565 avg, 1.514 OPS) - in contention as the #1 overall draft prospect for the 2023 class
Gavin Dugas (.478 avg, 1.354 OPS)
Brayden Jobert (.450 avg, 1.677 OPS)
Jared Jones (.409 avg, 1.381 OPS)
Jordan Thompson (.391 avg, 1.065 OPS)
Tre' Morgan (.304 avg, .936 OPS)
oh and that guy Tommy "Tanks" White - (.200 avg, .517 OPS)
Tigers Team BA - .329
Tigers Team OPS - .990
Tigers Team HRs - 10
Tigers Team ERA - 3.98
Tigers Team WHIP - 1.07
Follow along for play by play and post game analysis/quotes!
All time, Texas leads the series 28-13-1, with a 17-2-1 lead in Austin. The last "big" meeting between the Horns and Tigers was of course in the championship series back in 2009, in which the Horns fell to the Tigers in the end.
The 2023 edition of the has the #1 ranked Tigers visiting the un-ranked Longhorns.
Expected starters for tonight's game:
Longhorns
Lebarron Johnson Jr (1-1, 4.50 ERA, 1.67 WHIP, 2 app, 6 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 4 BB, 8 K)
Tigers
UCLA transfer Thatcher Hurd (0-0, 18.00 ERA, 4.50 WHIP, 1 app, 2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 3 K)
But, the Horns will almost certainly see Vanderbilt transfer Christian Little (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.39 WHIP, 2 apps, 5.2 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 9 K)
Players to watch for LSU - the entire damn lineup....seriously!
Dylan Crews (.565 avg, 1.514 OPS) - in contention as the #1 overall draft prospect for the 2023 class
Gavin Dugas (.478 avg, 1.354 OPS)
Brayden Jobert (.450 avg, 1.677 OPS)
Jared Jones (.409 avg, 1.381 OPS)
Jordan Thompson (.391 avg, 1.065 OPS)
Tre' Morgan (.304 avg, .936 OPS)
oh and that guy Tommy "Tanks" White - (.200 avg, .517 OPS)
Tigers Team BA - .329
Tigers Team OPS - .990
Tigers Team HRs - 10
Tigers Team ERA - 3.98
Tigers Team WHIP - 1.07
Follow along for play by play and post game analysis/quotes!
