Posts Tagged ‘baseball’

The Daily Reveille is reporting that LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri will sing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” at Wrigley Field in Chicago for the seventh inning stretch of a Chicago Cubs baseball game on July 26. The National Coach of the Year is longtime friends with the general manager and LSU infielder DJ LeMahieu was drafted by the Cubs in the second round of this year’s MLB draft.

Not only can he coach the best college baseball team in the world, but he can also sing. What can’t this guy do?

LSU is holding a welcome home celebration for the newly crowned LSU Tigers. The celebration starts at 4 PM at Alex Box Stadium. Gates open at 2 PM and admission and parking is free.

Be sure to drop by and welcome home our hard working baseball team. I’ll be there, so look out for me if you stop by.

LSU bested Texas in a best-of-three series in the College World Series tonight to be crowned with the school’s sixth championship. Beating Texas 11-4, every member proved to be a critical component of a winning team.

From all of us at the Baton Rougean, congratulations guys. Geaux Tigers, and Forever LSU!

The second game in the best-of-three NCAA baseball College World Series ended in a heartbreaking 5-1 loss for LSU. Initially delayed, Texas scored their runs early in the game. LSU then succeeded in holding them to only five for the remainder of the game. Texas held the Tigers to only one run for the first time in a long time, ending their winning streak. Either team only needs one more game to win the championship. Join the Tigers tomorrow at 6 PM local time on ESPN for the finale. Let’s cheer on our boys in the final, nail-biting game to bring home our sixth championship.

The Reveille is reporting that Rick Perry, governor of Texas, and Bobby Jindal are taking bets on the College World Series final. Perry bet a plate of Texas BBQ and Jindal a plate of Louisiana Seafood that their respective state’s team would take home the trophy. Of course, we all know that after last night’s rally to win the game 7-6, LSU is taking home this trophy. I mean, seriously, when Chad Jones was up to bat ESPN was showing highlights from his football career at LSU. And Matty Ott helped save the day by striking out four batters in a row, three in the last inning to save the game—he’s a freshman, mind you.

Oh yeah, we got this locked down. Watch LSU win tonight on ESPN at 6 PM or listen on LSU Sports Radio 98.1 FM.

This afternoon, I spent a few minutes in the new Alex Box Stadium watching the LSU Baseball team practice. It was a beautiful day and my grandparents were in town enjoying the free venue. Besides the incredible skill of the team, I was totally shocked by just how absolutely beautiful the stadium is—it’s terribly breathtaking. Because of the fine venue, LSU is hosting the regional tournament and, if they make it, probably the super-regionals (it’s still the best in the super-region). I want to congratulate the architects and the Athletic Foundation on such a superb job building a stadium. I wish I had been there for opening day.

In other news, Chad Jones, who also plays football for LSU, hit a ball way out of the stadium that went as high as the light posts—wow!

Also, these practices are free and open to the public. It’s a great family-friendly outing and on great days like today it’s a real treat.