Privateers Head to Baton Rouge to Face Fourth-Ranked LSU

NEW ORLEANS (11-20, 2-10) AT #4 LSU (27-5, 8-4)
GAME 32 | BATON ROUGE, LA. | ALEX BOX STADIUM
TUESDAY 6:30 PM
 
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THE GAME:
The New Orleans Privateers baseball team (11-20, 2-10 Southland) face their first ranked opponent of the season when they travel to Baton Rouge to take on the 4^th-ranked LSU Tigers (27-5, 8-4 SEC) on Tuesday night at Alex Box Stadium. First pitch is slated for 6:30 p.m.
 
The Privateers were swept over the weekend against McNeese State, dropping to 2-10 in conference and three games behind the eighth spot. New Orleans could not hold onto late leads in the final two games of the weekend. The Privateers are seventh in the conference in batting average (.264) and 11^th in ERA (4.39).
 
The Tigers were extended over the weekend in a three-game sweep over Alabama. LSU played 38 total innings including 16 in the series opener and 13 in the series finale. Eight regulars for the Tigers are batting over .300, led by Kade Scivicque who is hitting .380 and is on a 15-game hitting streak.
 
Alex Bregman has reached base safely in 29 straight games while also co-leading the team in home runs (seven) and leading the way in RBIs (31). Coach Paul Mainieri is in his ninth season in Baton Rouge and is closing in on 400 wins with the Tigers (currently at 388). Mainieri was inducted into the ABCA Hall of Fame in 2014.
 
WEATHER:

TEMPERATURE	CONDITIONS	RAIN CHANCE	WINDS
86/68	Partly Cloudy	10%	S 5-10

 
 
PITCHING MATCHUP:
Tuesday: UNO-Kevin Kelleher RHP (1-3, 3.54) vs. LSU-Kyle Bouman LHP (0-1, 9.00)
 
ALL-TIME SERIES:
RECORD: LSU leads 58-34
LAST MEETING: LSU W 7-4, 2/15/14
 
NEXT UP:
The Privateers continue their nine-game road trip this weekend when they play Northwestern State in a three-game series starting on Friday. The series opener has a first pitch scheduled for 6:30 p.m.

NEWS AND NOTES:
FEATHER IN THE CAP:
Samuel Capielano made his return to the starting lineup on Friday after being out since Mar. 15 due to injury. Capielano made a pinch hit appearance in the series opener against McNeese and got the starting call in the Friday game of the series against the Cowboys.
 
HOW LOW CAN YOU GO:
Alex Smith has lowered his earned run average from 3.11 to 2.55 over his last four outings (three starts, one relief appearance). In that span, Smith has thrown 15.1 innings and allowed just two earned runs. Smith's 7.1 innings against McNeese on Friday was the longest outing by a Privateer pitcher this season.
 
GIVE ME FIVE:
The Privateers are 8-3 this season when scoring at least five runs in a game compared to just 2-17 when scoring less than five runs. New Orleans ranks eighth in the Southland in runs scored with 134. Individually, Ryan Calloway leads the team with 23 runs.
 
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