LSU baseball writer Koki Riley and men's basketball writer Sheldon Mickles join sports editor Perryn Keys to break down the first weekend of baseball season and the LSU men's basketball team's big upset of No. 11 South Carolina.
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Sheldon comes on to break down how the Tigers beat South Carolina — even without star Jalen Cook, and even after they had fallen behind by 16 points in the second half. It was the first road win over a Top 15 team for second-year coach Matt McMahon, and it came shortly after LSU had dropped several one- or two-possession games against Texas A&M, Georgia and at Florida.
LSU hosts big, bad Kentucky at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the PMAC.
Koki chimes in with takeaways from the Tigers' first three baseball games — including a 2-0 win over Central Arkansas in which five pitchers combined for a shutout, followed by a record-tying 27-5 blowout of VMI on Sunday.
Koki also breaks down the pitching staff's performance, Thatcher Hurd's opening-day struggles and whether Javen Coleman will be a weekend starter moving forward.
Also, Sheldon takes a moment to discuss two former LSU track stars, Mikiah Brisco and Aleia Hobbs, who finished 1-2 in the U.S. indoor championships — and how both sprinters will make a play this summer to join Sha'Carri Richardson in the 100 meters at the Paris Olympics.
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0:00-Intro
3:30-How LSU rallied from a 16-point deficit
4:45-Where Matt McMahon's team stands in Year 2
9:00-Why LSU gets behind early, then fights to rally
10:30-How a great defensive play led to the LSU win
14:30-Was this Matt McMahon's first signature win?
15:15-Kentucky at LSU, 8 p.m. Wednesday, ESPN
21:10-LSU track superstars make their mark
24:20-Breaking down LSU baseball's first weekend
26:00-Thatcher Hurd's early struggles; bullpen's early success
28:40-Is the starting rotation all but set already?
31:45-Taking it slowly with Gage Jump
34:00-Takeaways from LSU's eruption at the plate
