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Texas A&M Aggies (28-7, 9-5 SEC) at LSU Fighting Tigers (23-15, 6-9 SEC)<\/span> <\/strong> LSU SERIES RECORD VS. TEXAS A&M<\/strong> PITCHING MATCHUPS<\/strong> QUOTING COACH JAY JOHNSON<\/strong> ABOUT THE TIGERS<\/strong> \u2022 The LSU pitching staff is No. 1 in the nation this season in strikeouts with 453; the Tigers led the nation in strikeouts in both 2024 (798) and in 2025 (760).<\/p>\n \u2022 Freshman first baseman Mason Braun led LSU at the plate in the Ole Miss series last weekend, batting .455 (5-for-11) in three games with one double and one run scored \u2026 he was 3-for-4 with a double in last Friday\u2019s game at Ole Miss, tying his career high for hits that he first accomplished on February 20 versus Indiana.<\/p>\n \u2022 LSU hit home runs in three consecutive at-bats last Sunday at Ole Miss, accomplishing the feat for the second time in a week \u2026 centerfielder Derek Curiel, designated hitter Cade Arrambide and rightfielder Jake Brown homered in consecutive at-bats in the seventh inning on Sunday, reducing a 7-0 Ole Miss lead to 7-3 in an inning where the Tigers eventually tied the score at 7-7 \u2026 LSU also hit back-to-back-to-back home runs on April 5 at Tennessee, with Arrambide, third baseman John Pearson and second baseman Seth Dardar homering in three consecutive at-bats in the seventh inning.<\/p>\n \u2022 Rightfielder Jake Brown has four homers and eight RBI in LSU\u2019s last five games \u2026 Brown leads the team with 15 home runs and 49 RBI on the year \u2026 he is No. 2 in the SEC in home runs (16), No. 3 in RBI (49), No. 6 in runs scored (43), No. 8 in base hits (49), No. 10 in slugging pct. (.684).<\/p>\n \u2022 Centerfielder Derek Curiel is hitting .450 (18-for-40) in LSU\u2019s last 10 games with one triple, four homers, 17 RBI, 14 runs and two steals\u2026 Curiel leads LSU in batting average at .362, and he has produced eight doubles, two triples, five homers, 39 RBI and 41 runs \u2026 Curiel is No. 3 in the SEC in hits (54) and No. 2 in triples (2) \u2026 he is batting .356 (21-for-59) in SEC games with one 2B, two 3B, three HR and 17 RBI.<\/p>\n \u2022 Catcher\/DH Cade Arrambide has reached base safely in 15 straight games, and he has a current six-game hitting streak \u2026 Arrambide is batting .389 (7-for-18) in LSU\u2019s last five games with one double, one homer, two RBI and two runs scored.<\/p>\n \u2022 Shortstop Steven Milam has committed just one error all season in 140 chances, producing a .993 fielding percentage \u2026 Milam is No. 6 in the SEC in hit-by-pitch (11), and he is No. 7 in the league in at-bats with 147 on the year \u2026 he has a current reached-base safely streak that has stretched to 15 games \u2026 Milam is batting .333 in LSU\u2019s last 10 games with three homers, three doubles, six RBI and 10 runs.<\/p>\n ABOUT THE AGGIES<\/strong>
DATES\/TIMES (TV)<\/strong>
\u2022 Friday, April 17 @ 6 p.m. CT (ESPN)
\u2022 Saturday, April 18 @ 7 p.m. CT (SEC Network)
\u2022 Sunday, April 19 @ 1 p.m. CT (ESPN)
STADIUM<\/strong>
\u2022 Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field in Baton Rouge, La. (10,718)
RADIO<\/strong>
\u2022 LSU Sports Radio Network affiliates
\u2022 Live audio at www.LSUsports.net\/live; Live stats at www.LSUstats.com
RANKINGS<\/strong>
TAMU \u2013 No. 7 (USA Today), No. 9 (Baseball America), No. 10 (D1 Baseball)<\/p>\n
Texas A&M leads the all-time series with LSU \u2013 which began in 1907 \u2013 34-32-1 \u2026 the Tigers posted 2-1 series victories over the Aggies in 2023 in Bryan-College Station and in 2024 in Baton Rouge; however, the Aggies won two of three games over LSU last season (May 2-4) in Bryan-College Station \u2026 LSU then faced Texas A&M in the 2025 SEC Tournament, and the Tigers posted a 4-3 win over TAMU \u2026 the series is tied, 19-19, in the 38 games played between the schools since Texas A&M began playing baseball in the SEC in 2013 \u2026 LSU is 8-7 vs. Texas A&M in its SEC regular-season games played in Baton Rouge since the Aggies joined the SEC.<\/p>\n
Game 1<\/strong>
LSU \u2013 So. RH Casan Evans (2-1, 4.91 ERA, 47.2 IP, 23 BB, 68 SO)
TAMU \u2013 Jr. LH Shane Sdao (3-2, 5.77 ERA, 48.1 IP, 12 BB, 58 SO)
Game 2<\/strong>
LSU \u2013 So. RH William Schmidt (4-3, 3.22 ERA, 44.2 IP, 18 BB, 63 SO)
TAMU \u2013 So. RH Aiden Sims (6-0, 3.56 ERA, 48.0 IP, 15 BB, 51 SO)
Game 3<\/strong>
LSU \u2013 TBA
TAMU \u2013 TBA<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to play better baseball; I know that\u2019s simplistic, but that\u2019s what has to happen. It\u2019s one-thousand percent about the way we play. You have to pitch well, defend, and excel in timely or situational hitting. This team has won games when it\u2019s done that, but it hasn\u2019t done it enough. I think there is plenty of better baseball in us, and it\u2019s our job to execute.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2022 LSU is 23-15 overall, 6-9 in the SEC \u2026 the Tigers posted a 4-2 win over Northwestern State on Tuesday night in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field \u2026 LSU is No. 7 in the SEC in team batting average (.285), and the Tigers are No. 4 in the league in home runs with 63.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Texas A&M is 28-7 overall, and the Aggies are tied with Texas for second place in the SEC standings with a 9-5 mark, 1.5 games behind first-place Georgia \u2026 Texas A&M won two games over Texas last weekend in College Station, and Game 3 was canceled due to inclement weather.
\u2022 The Aggies are No. 3 in the SEC with a .316 team batting average \u2026 Texas A&M is paced offensively by outfielder Caden Sorrell, who is batting .368 with 12 doubles, 17 homers and 57 RBI \u2026 INF\/OF Gavin Grahovac is batting .360 with 11 homers, three triples, 10 homers and 49 RBI, and infielder Nico Partida is hitting .351 with seven doubles, 11 homers and 37 RBI.
\u2022 The Aggies pitching staff has recorded 298 strikeouts in 291.0 innings while allowing 52 home runs and a .260 opponent batting average \u2026 Texas A&M is No. 13 in the SEC with a 4.73 cumulative ERA.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n