2017 LSU BASEBALL. Schedule/Results (48-17, 21-9 SEC) NCAA COLLEGE WORLD SERIES TD Ameritrade Park (Omaha, Neb.)

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1 6 NCAA TITLES (1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009) 18 CWS APPEARANCES 17 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 LSU BASEBALL NCAA COLLEGE WORLD SERIES TD Ameritrade Park (Omaha, Neb.) Schedule/Results (48-17, 21-9 SEC) Date Opponent Time/Result/TV February 18 (Sat.) ARMY (Game 1) W, 9-0 SECN+ 18 (Sat.) ARMY (Game 2) W, 6-0 SECN+ 19 (Sun.) AIR FORCE W, 10-3 SECN + 21 (Tue.) at New Orleans L, 8-11 CST 22 (Wed.) HOFSTRA W, 8-1 SECN+ 24 (Fri.) MARYLAND W, 6-1 SECN+ 25 (Sat.) MARYLAND W, 14-0 SECN+ 26 (Sun.) MARYLAND W, 9-5 SECN+ 28 (Tue.) NICHOLLS W, 3-2 SECN+ March 3 (Fri.) TCU # L, 6-9 FS2 4 (Sat.) Baylor # W, 4-0 FSN 5 (Sun.) Texas Tech # L, 4-5 FSN 8 (Wed.) at McNeese State L, 4-5 CST 10 (Fri.) WICHITA STATE W, 6-1 SECN+ 11 (Sat.) WICHITA STATE W, 12-5 SECN+ 12 (Sun.) WICHITA STATE W, 9-2 SECN+ 14 (Tue.) LOUISIANA COLLEGE W, 13-0 SECN+ 15 (Wed.) NEW ORLEANS L, 4-5 (15) SECN+ 17 (Fri.) GEORGIA W, 22-9 SECN+ 18 (Sat.) GEORGIA W, 5-1 SECN+ 19 (Sun.) GEORGIA W, 7-6 SECN+ 22 (Wed.) SOUTHEASTERN LA. W, 8-2. SECN+ 24 (Fri.) at Florida L, 0-1 SECN 25 (Sat.) at Florida L, 1-8 ESPN2 26 (Sun.) at Florida W, 10-6 SECN 28 (Tue.) TULANE L, 6-7 SECN+ 30 (Thu.) TEXAS A&M L, 0-4 SECN 31 (Fri.) TEXAS A&M W, 7-4 ESPNU April 1 (Sat.) TEXAS A&M L, 3-4 ESPN2 4 (Tue.) GRAMBLING W, 13-2 SECN+ 7 (Fri.) at Arkansas L, 3-9 SECN+ 8 (Sat.) at Arkansas W, 10-8 SECN+ 9 (Sun.) at Arkansas W, 2-0 SECN+ 11 (Tue.) Louisiana-Lafayette * W, 3-2 CST 13 (Thu.) OLE MISS W, 15-2 SECN+ 14 (Fri.) OLE MISS L, 1-4 SECN+ 15 (Sat.) OLE MISS W, 3-2 SECN+ 18 (Tue.) LAMAR W, 10-4 SECN+ 21 (Fri.) at Kentucky (Game 1) L, 5-12 SECN+ 21 (Fri.) at Kentucky (Game 2) W, 4-3 SECN+ 23 (Sun.) at Kentucky L, 2-10 SECN+ 25 (Tue.) at Tulane L, 6-9 CBSSN 27 (Thu.) at Alabama W, 8-2 ESPN2 28 (Fri.) at Alabama W, 7-4 SECN+ 29 (Sat.) at Alabama W, 4-3 (11)SECN+ May 5 (Fri.) SOUTH CAROLINA L, 2-3 SECN+ 6 (Sat.) SOUTH CAROLINA W, 5-2 SECN 7 (Sun.) SOUTH CAROLINA W, 7-6 (10)ESPN 9 (Tue.) SOUTH ALABAMA L, 6-7 SECN+ 11(Thu.) AUBURN W, 4-0 ESPN2 12 (Fri.) AUBURN W, 5-3 SECN+ 13 (Sat.) AUBURN W, 9-1 SECN 16 (Tue.) NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 9-3 SECN+ 18 (Thu.) at Mississippi State W, 3-1 SECN 19 (Fri.) at Mississippi State W, 11-5 SECN+ 20 (Sat.) at Mississippi State W, 11-7 ESPNU 24 (Wed.) Missouri * W, 10-3 SECN 25 (Thu.) Kentucky * W, 10-0 SECN 27 (Sat.) South Carolina * W, 11-0 SECN 28 (Sun.) Arkansas * W, 4-2 ESPN2 June 2 (Fri.) TEXAS SOUTHERN ^ W, 15-7 SECN 3 (Sat.) SOUTHEASTERN LA. ^ W, 11-6 ESPN3 4 (Sun.) RICE ^ W, 5-0 SECN 10 (Sat.) MISSISSIPPI STATE % W, 4-3 ESPN2 11 (Sun.) MISSISSIPPI STATE % W, 14-4 ESPN College World Series Omaha, Neb. # - at Minute Maid Park (Houston, Texas) + - at Zephyr Field (Metairie, La.) * - SEC Tournament (Hoover, Ala.) ^ - NCAA Regional (Baton Rouge, La.) % - NCAA Super Regional (Baton Rouge, La.) #2 LSU Tigers (48-17, 21-9 SEC) No. 4 NCAA National Seed Ranked #2 by Collegiate Baseball 2017 NCAA Super Regional Champions 2017 NCAA Regional Champions 2017 SEC Champions 2017 SEC Western Division Champions 2017 SEC Tournament Champions LSU IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT LSU has the highest winning percentage in NCAA Tournament history with a (.718) record; the Tigers are competing in the tournament for the 30th time... LSU is the No. 4 NCAA Tournament National Seed, marking the sixth straight year in which the Tigers have been named a National Seed by the NCAA Baseball Committee LSU and Stanford ( ) are the only schools in NCAA history to earn six straight National Seeds the Tigers are making their 18th College World Series appearance (all since 1986)... LSU and Cal State Fullerton are tied for seventh place in all-time CWS berths... LSU has won six College World Series titles (1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009) and the Tigers are tied with Texas for the most CWS championships; first-place Southern California has 12 CWS titles. SERIES RECORD VS. FLORIDA STATE Saturday s game marks the first meeting between LSU and Florida State since the semifinal round of the 2000 CWS, when LSU posted a 6-3 win over Seminoles and went on to defeat Stanford in the CWS championship game... the Tigers are 2-1 all-time vs. Florida State in CWS games; along with the aforementioned 2000 matchup, LSU defeated FSU, 6-2, in the 1987 CWS, and the Seminoles posted a 6-3 win over the Tigers in the 1994 CWS... Florida State leads the overall series with LSU, 9-7, and the teams first met in LSU COACH PAUL MAINIERI LSU coach Paul Mainieri is in his 35th season as a college coach with six seasons at St. Thomas University ( ), six seasons at Air Force ( ), 12 seasons at Notre Dame ( ) and he is in his 11th season at LSU (2007-present) his overall record is 1, and he is at LSU... he was inducted in January 2014 into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame... Mainieri is No. 5 on the NCAA Division I active coaches win list, and he is one of only seven coaches in NCAA Division I history to win over 1,300 games and a national championship... he earned National Coach of the Year recognition in 2008, 2009 and Mainieri directed LSU to the 2009 College World Series title, and he also has led the Tigers to CWS appearances in 2008, 2013, 2015 and Mainieri is 7-7 in CWS games at LSU and 8-9 in CWS games overall, as he also led Notre Dame to the 2002 CWS... he has directed LSU to eight NCAA Tournament National Seeds in the past 10 seasons and six in a row ( , )... Mainieri has a (.712) NCAA Tournament record at LSU, and he has guided the Tigers to seven NCAA Regional titles and five Super Regional championships...under Mainieri, the Tigers have won six SEC Tournament titles (2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017), six SEC Western Division titles (2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017) and four SEC regular-season championships (2009, 2012, 2015, 2017). QUICK HITS LSU has won five championships in the Tigers are SEC regular-season champions, SEC Western Division champions, SEC Tournament champions, NCAA Regional champions and NCAA Super Regional champions. LSU won an NCAA Super Regional last weekend for the eighth time overall and for the fifth time in the last 10 seasons... LSU won an NCAA Regional two weeks ago for the 23rd time overall and for the seventh time in the past 10 seasons. The Tigers enter the CWS on a 16-game win streak and have won 21 of their past 23 games. LSU is hitting.305 as a team during its current 16-game win streak with 27 doubles, four triples, 19 homers and 136 runs scored. LSU has outscored its opponents, during the win streak and has limited opponents to a.198 batting average in that span. LSU s pitching staff has a 2.25 ERA during the current 16-game win streak, as the Tigers have allowed only 35 earned runs in their last 140 innings with 144 strikeouts. The Tigers are hitting.313 in postseason games (NCAA and SEC combined) with 17 doubles, three triples, 11 homers and 84 runs, outscoring their nine opponents, The LSU pitching staff has a 2.10 postseason ERA. Shortstop Kramer Robertson is hitting.382 (26-for-68) during the win streak with five doubles, two triples, three homers, 17 RBI and 27 runs. Robertson is hitting.378 (37-for-98) during LSU s current 21-2 run in the past 23 games with six doubles, two triples, four homers, 19 RBI and 36 runs. Senior shortstop Kramer Robertson leads the nation in runs scored with junior rightfielder Greg Deichmann is No. 7 in the nation in RBI with junior right-hander Alex Lange is No. 9 in the nation in strikeouts with senior second baseman Cole Freeman is No. 10 in the nation in HBP with 21. As a team, LSU is No. 10 in the nation in fielding percentage (.980), and the Tigers are fourth in the nation in shutouts pitched with 10. LSU is also No. 6 in the nation in getting hit by pitches (99 times). Junior right-hander Alex Lange is 4-0 in his last five starts with a 2.21 ERA. Lange has limited opponents to nine earned runs on 28 hits in 36.2 innings with 12 walks and 43 strikeouts. He is in second place on LSU s career strikeouts list with 390, trailing only Scott Schultz (409 Ks, ). Senior left-hander Jared Poche needs one win to tie Scott Schultz (38 wins, ) as LSU s career pitching victories leader. Poche is during his four seasons at LSU. Poche has 68 career starts and is tied with Lane Mestepey (68 starts, ) for the most starts in LSU history. Six LSU players were selected in the first nine rounds of the 2017 MLB Draft - pitcher Alex Lange (1st round, Cubs); outfielder Greg Deichmann (2nd round, Athletics); shortstop Kramer Robertson (4th round, Cardinals); second baseman Cole Freeman (4th round, Nationals); pitcher Jared Poche (9th round, Athletics); and catcher Michael Papierski (9th round, Astros). Deichmann, a native of Metairie, La., is LSU s seventh first-rounder in the last nine seasons. LSU Athletic Communications Athletic Admin. Bldg., Baton Rouge, LA Phone: wfranqu@lsu.edu

2 2017 LSU Baseball Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. B-T Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 2 Michael Papierski C B-R Jr. 2L Lemont, Ill. (Lemont HS) 3 Kramer Robertson INF R-R Sr. 3L McGregor, Texas (Midway HS) 4 Josh Smith INF L-R Fr. HS Greenwell Springs, La. (Catholic HS) 5 Jake Slaughter INF R-R Fr. HS Choudrant, La. (Ouachita Christian HS) 6 Brennan Breaux OF L-L So. 1L Scott, La. (St. Thomas More HS) 7 Greg Deichmann OF L-R Jr. 2L Metairie, La. (Brother Martin HS) 8 Cole Freeman INF R-R Sr. 1L Mandeville, La. (Lakeshore HS/ Delgado CC) 9 Zach Watson OF R-R Fr. HS Ruston, La. (West Ouachita HS) 10 Eric Walker RHP R-R Fr. HS Arlington, Texas (Arlington Martin HS) 13 Nick Coomes INF/C R-R Jr. JC Baton Rouge, La. (Catholic HS/LSU-Eunice) 16 Jared Poche LHP R-L Sr. 3L Lutcher, La. (Lutcher HS) 17 Chris Reid INF L-R So. 1L Baton Rouge, La. (St. Michael HS) 18 Austin Bain RHP R-R Jr. 2L Geismar, La. (Dutchtown HS) 20 Antoine Duplantis OF L-L So. 1L Lafayette, La. (Lafayette HS) 22 Rankin Woley C/INF R-R Fr. HS Atlanta, Ga. (The Westminster School) 24 Beau Jordan OF R-R Jr. 2L Lake Charles, La. (Barbe HS) 27 Matthew Beck RHP R-R Fr. HS Alexandria, La. (Alexandria HS) 28 Jordan Romero C R-R Sr. 1L Baton Rouge, La. (Catholic HS/LSU-Eunice) 29 Nick Bush LHP L-L Fr. RS Leesburg, Ga. (Lee County HS) 30 Collin Strall RHP R-R Sr. 2L Suwanee, Ga. (South Forsyth HS/Tallahassee CC) 35 Alex Lange RHP R-R Jr. 2L Lee s Summit, Mo. (Lee s Summit West HS) 37 Will Reese RHP R-R Fr. HS Leesville, La. (Anacoco HS) 38 Zack Hess RHP R-R Fr. HS Forest, Va. (Liberty Christian Academy) 41 Caleb Gilbert RHP R-R So. 1L Hoover, Ala. (Hoover HS) 43 Todd Peterson RHP R-R Fr. HS Lake Mary, Fla. (Lake Mary HS) 45 Russell Reynolds RHP R-R Sr. 3L Baton Rouge, La. (Parkview Baptist HS) 55 Hunter Newman RHP R-R Sr. 3L Bloomingdale, Ga. (Calvary Baptist School) Coaching Staff 1 Paul Mainieri, Head Coach (Florida International, th season at LSU) 34 Alan Dunn, Associate Head Coach/Pitching Coach (Alabama-Birmingham, th season at LSU) 39 Nolan Cain, Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator (LSU, th season at LSU) 47 Micah Gibbs, Volunteer Assistant Coach/Hitting Coach (LSU, nd season at LSU) 14 Sean Ochinko, Undergraduate Assistant Coach Nate Fury, Coordinator of Operations (LSU, st season at LSU) Travis Roy, Strength & Conditioning Coach (LSU, nd season at LSU) Pronunciation Guide Brennan Breaux Nick Coomes Greg Deichmann Alex Lange Paul Mainieri Sean Ochinko Michael Papierski Jared Poche BRO COOMS DIKE-man LANG muh-nair-ee OH-chink-oh puh-peer-skee POE-shay

3 Overall Statistics for LSU (as of Jun 13, 2017) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: Home: 32-7 Away: 10-8 Neutral: 6-2 SEC: 21-9 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 8 Cole Freeman Antoine Duplantis Greg Deichmann Kramer Robertson Zach Watson Josh Smith Beau Jordan Michael Papierski Jake Slaughter Nick Coomes Rankin Woley Bryce Adams Jordan Romero Brennan Breaux Chris Reid Mason Templet Jared Poche' Collin Strall Totals Opponents LOB - Team (533), Opp (475). DPs turned - Team (40), Opp (48). CI - Team (2), Papierski 1, Coomes 1, Opp (1). IBB - Team (20), Deichmann 15, Smith 2, Freeman 1, Slaughter 1, Duplantis 1, Opp (19). Picked off - Watson 2, Smith 1. (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 35 Alex Lange / Jared Poche' / Eric Walker / Hunter Newman / Caleb Gilbert / Zack Hess / Matthew Beck / Nick Bush / Todd Peterson / Will Reese / Collin Strall / Austin Bain / Doug Norman / Russell Reynolds / Blair Frederick / Hunter Kiel / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (7), Papierski 4, Romero 2, Coomes 1, Opp (11). Pickoffs - Team (3), Papierski 1, Gilbert 1, Walker 1, Opp (3). SBA/ATT - Papierski (41-63), Lange (12-17), Poche' (6-13), Hess (8-11), Walker (6-11), Coomes (7-10), Kiel (4-5), Romero (3-5), Gilbert (3-5), Bain (3-4), Reynolds (3-4), Beck (1-3), Peterson (3-3), Bush (1-2), Strall (1-1), Reese (0-1).

4 Overall Statistics for LSU (as of Jun 13, 2017) (All games Sorted by Fielding pct) Player c po a e fld% dp sba csb sba% pb ci 28 Jordan Romero Jared Poche' Rankin Woley Brennan Breaux Beau Jordan Eric Walker Austin Bain Zack Hess Nick Bush Caleb Gilbert Collin Strall Bryce Adams Matthew Beck Russell Reynolds Hunter Newman Zach Watson Jake Slaughter Antoine Duplantis Michael Papierski Nick Coomes Greg Deichmann Cole Freeman Kramer Robertson Josh Smith Alex Lange Todd Peterson Chris Reid Mason Templet Will Reese Doug Norman Blair Frederick Hunter Kiel Totals Opponents

5 Game Results for LSU (as of Jun 13, 2017) (All games) Date Opponent Score Inns Overall SEC Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb 18, 2017 ARMY-1 W Lange (W 1-0) :11 Feb 18, 2017 ARMY-2 W Poche' (W 1-0) :55 Feb 19, 2017 AIR FORCE W Walker (W 1-0) :18 Feb 21, 2017 at New Orleans L Strall (L 0-1) :24 Feb 22, 2017 HOFSTRA W Hess (W 1-0) :55 Feb 24, 2017 MARYLAND W Lange (W 2-0) :18 Feb 25, 2017 MARYLAND W Poche' (W 2-0) :55 Feb 26, 2017 MARYLAND W Gilbert (W 1-0) :36 Feb 28, 2017 NICHOLLS W Peterson (W 1-0) :58 Mar 03, 2017 vs #1 TCU L Lange (L 2-1) :40 Mar 04, 2017 vs Baylor W Poche' (W 3-0) :35 Mar 05, 2017 vs #10 Texas Tech L Newman (L 0-1) :18 Mar 08, 2017 at McNeese L Peterson (L 0-1) :19 Mar 10, 2017 WICHITA STATE W Lange (W 3-1) :19 Mar 11, 2017 WICHITA STATE W Poche' (W 4-0) :56 Mar 12, 2017 WICHITA STATE W Walker (W 2-0) :19 Mar 14, 2017 LOUISIANA COLLEGE W Hess (W 2-0) :46 Mar 15, 2017 NEW ORLEANS L 4-7 (15) Strall (L 0-2) :08 * Mar 17, 2017 GEORGIA W Bain (W 1-0) :19 * Mar 18, 2017 GEORGIA W Poche' (W 5-0) :03 * Mar 19, 2017 GEORGIA W Walker (W 3-0) :35 Mar 22, 2017 SOUTHEASTERN LA. W Hess (W 3-0) :46 * Mar 24, 2017 at #12 Florida L Lange (L 3-2) :47 * Mar 25, 2017 at #12 Florida L Poche' (L 5-1) :52 * Mar 26, 2017 at #12 Florida W Bush (W 1-0) :23 Mar 28, 2017 TULANE L Reynolds (L 0-1) :19 * Mar 30, 2017 TEXAS A&M L Lange (L 3-3) :12 * Mar 31, 2017 TEXAS A&M W Poche' (W 6-1) :27 * Apr 01, 2017 TEXAS A&M L Gilbert (L 1-1) :39 Apr 04, 2017 GRAMBLING W Reynolds (W 1-1) :56 * Apr 07, 2017 at #14 Arkansas L Lange (L 3-4) :58 * Apr 08, 2017 at #14 Arkansas W Beck (W 1-0) :49 * Apr 09, 2017 at #14 Arkansas W Walker (W 4-0) :30 Apr 11, 2017 vs Louisiana-Lafayette W Peterson (W 2-1) :06 * Apr 13, 2017 OLE MISS W Lange (W 4-4) :20 * Apr 14, 2017 OLE MISS L Poche' (L 6-2) :50 * Apr 15, 2017 OLE MISS W Walker (W 5-0) :45 Apr 18, 2017 LAMAR W Gilbert (W 2-1) :04 * Apr 21, 2017 at #10 Kentucky-1 L Poche' (L 6-3) - 3:51 * Apr 21, 2017 at #10 Kentucky-2 W Hess (W 4-0) :45 * Apr 23, 2017 at #10 Kentucky L Walker (L 5-1) :55 Apr 25, 2017 at Tulane L Hess (L 4-1) :05 * Apr 27, 2017 at Alabama W Lange (W 5-4) :26 * Apr 28, 2017 at Alabama W Poche' (W 7-3) :27 * Apr 29, 2017 at Alabama W 4-3 (11) Newman (W 1-1) :00 * May 05, 2017 #25 SOUTH CAROLINA L Lange (L 5-5) :02 * May 06, 2017 #25 SOUTH CAROLINA W Poche' (W 8-3) :59 * May 07, 2017 #25 SOUTH CAROLINA W 7-6 (10) Hess (W 5-1) :52 May 09, 2017 SOUTH ALABAMA L Bush (L 1-1) :26 * May 11, 2017 #13 AUBURN W Lange (W 6-5) :30 * May 12, 2017 #13 AUBURN W Hess (W 6-1) :52 * May 13, 2017 #13 AUBURN W Walker (W 6-1) :23 May 16, 2017 NORTHWESTERN STATE W Peterson (W 3-1) :41 * May 18, 2017 at #8 Mississippi State W Lange (W 7-5) :41 * May 19, 2017 at #8 Mississippi State W Poche' (W 9-3) :53 * May 20, 2017 at #8 Mississippi State W Gilbert (W 3-1) :57 May 24, 2017 vs Missouri W Gilbert (W 4-1) :06 May 25, 2017 vs Kentucky W Lange (W 8-5) :24 May 27, 2017 vs South Carolina W Poche' (W 10-3) 0 2:18 May 28, 2017 vs Arkansas W Walker (W 7-1) :25 Jun 02, 2017 TEXAS SOUTHERN W Gilbert (W 5-1) :25 Jun 03, 2017 SOUTHEASTERN LA. W Lange (W 9-5) :26 Jun 04, 2017 RICE W Walker (W 8-1) :44 Jun 10, 2017 #11 MISSISSIPPI STATE W Hess (W 7-1) :21 Jun 11, 2017 #11 MISSISSIPPI STATE W Gilbert (W 6-1) :00 * = Conference game () extra inning game

6 Games Summary for LSU (as of Jun 13, 2017) (All games) Score by innings EX Total LSU Opponents Record when... Overall Conference 21-9 Non-Conference 27-8 Home games 32-7 Away games 10-8 Neutral site 6-2 Day games 20-6 Night games vs Left starter 17-3 vs Right starter Run games Run games Run games 26-4 Extra innings 2-1 Shutouts 10-2 Scoring 0-2 runs runs runs runs 18-0 Opponent 0-2 runs runs runs runs 0-3 Scored in 1st inning 17-3 Opp. scored in 1st 12-8 Scores first 31-3 Opp. scores first After 6 leading trailing tied 2-2 After 7 leading trailing tied 2-1 After 8 leading trailing tied 2-1 Hit 0 home runs home run home runs 13-2 Opponent 0 home runs home run HRs 8-7 Made 0 errors error errors 5-3 Opp. made 0 errors error errors 26-8 Out-hit opponent 36-4 Out-hit by opponent 9-12 Hits are tied 3-1 Record when team scores: Runs W-L Record when opponent scores: Runs W-L Record when leading after: Inn W-L Record when trailing after: Inn W-L Record when tied after: Inn W-L Current winning streak: 16 Longest winning streak: 16 Longest losing streak: 2 Home attendance : ( 39 dates avg = ) Away attendance : ( 25 dates avg = 7031 ) Total attendance: ( 64 dates avg = 9282 )

7 Overall Statistics for LSU (as of Jun 13, 2017) (LSU IN NCAA SUPER REGIONAL Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 2-0 Home: 2-0 Away: 0-0 SEC: 0-0 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 20 Antoine Duplantis Michael Papierski Kramer Robertson Beau Jordan Greg Deichmann Zach Watson Josh Smith Jake Slaughter Cole Freeman Nick Coomes Jordan Romero Brennan Breaux Rankin Woley Chris Reid Totals Opponents LOB - Team (16), Opp (13). DPs turned - Team (0), Opp (3). IBB - Team (1), Smith 1, Opp (2). (LSU IN NCAA SUPER REGIONAL Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 41 Caleb Gilbert / Alex Lange / Jared Poche' / Zack Hess / Hunter Newman / Totals / Opponents / SBA/ATT - Papierski (1-2), Gilbert (1-1), Lange (0-1).

8 Overall Statistics for LSU (as of Jun 13, 2017) (LSU IN NCAA TOURNAMENT GAMES Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 5-0 Home: 5-0 Away: 0-0 SEC: 0-0 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 4 Josh Smith Michael Papierski Kramer Robertson Zach Watson Cole Freeman Antoine Duplantis Jake Slaughter Beau Jordan Greg Deichmann Nick Coomes Jordan Romero Brennan Breaux Rankin Woley Chris Reid Totals Opponents LOB - Team (34), Opp (33). DPs turned - Team (0), Opp (4). IBB - Team (2), Smith 1, Deichmann 1, Opp (3). (LSU IN NCAA TOURNAMENT GAMES Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 41 Caleb Gilbert / Eric Walker / Alex Lange / Jared Poche' / Hunter Newman / Matthew Beck / Todd Peterson / Zack Hess / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (0), Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Papierski (7-8), Lange (4-5), Poche' (2-2), Gilbert (1-1).

9 Overall Statistics for LSU (as of Jun 13, 2017) (LSU IN POSTSEASON GAMES Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 9-0 Home: 5-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 4-0 SEC: 0-0 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 3 Kramer Robertson Antoine Duplantis Josh Smith Greg Deichmann Cole Freeman Zach Watson Michael Papierski Beau Jordan Jake Slaughter Nick Coomes Jordan Romero Chris Reid Brennan Breaux Rankin Woley Totals Opponents LOB - Team (56), Opp (64). DPs turned - Team (1), Opp (7). IBB - Team (2), Deichmann 1, Smith 1, Opp (5). (LSU IN POSTSEASON GAMES Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 10 Eric Walker / Caleb Gilbert / Alex Lange / Jared Poche' / Todd Peterson / Nick Bush / Zack Hess / Hunter Newman / Matthew Beck / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (1), Papierski 1, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Papierski (8-9), Lange (4-5), Poche' (2-2), Gilbert (1-1), Walker (1-1).

10 Overall Statistics for LSU (as of Jun 13, 2017) (LSU DURING 16-GAME WIN STREAK Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 16-0 Home: 9-0 Away: 3-0 Neutral: 4-0 SEC: 6-0 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 3 Kramer Robertson Josh Smith Antoine Duplantis Michael Papierski Cole Freeman Zach Watson Greg Deichmann Nick Coomes Beau Jordan Jake Slaughter Jordan Romero Brennan Breaux Chris Reid Bryce Adams Rankin Woley Totals Opponents LOB - Team (117), Opp (118). DPs turned - Team (3), Opp (8). IBB - Team (9), Deichmann 8, Smith 1, Opp (7). Picked off - Watson 1. (LSU DURING 16-GAME WIN STREAK Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 41 Caleb Gilbert / Eric Walker / Alex Lange / Jared Poche' / Russell Reynolds / Blair Frederick / Collin Strall / Austin Bain / Zack Hess / Hunter Newman / Todd Peterson / Matthew Beck / Nick Bush / Will Reese / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (1), Papierski 1, Opp (2). Pickoffs - Team (0), Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Papierski (14-17), Lange (5-6), Poche' (3-4), Walker (2-3), Hess (2-2), Gilbert (2-2).

11 Overall Statistics for LSU (as of Jun 13, 2017) (LSU IN LAST 23 GAMES: 21-2 RECORD Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 21-2 Home: 11-2 Away: 6-0 Neutral: 4-0 SEC: 11-1 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 3 Kramer Robertson Antoine Duplantis Michael Papierski Cole Freeman Zach Watson Josh Smith Greg Deichmann Nick Coomes Beau Jordan Jake Slaughter Rankin Woley Jordan Romero Chris Reid Brennan Breaux Bryce Adams Totals Opponents LOB - Team (185), Opp (171). DPs turned - Team (12), Opp (15). CI - Team (0), Opp (1). IBB - Team (14), Deichmann 11, Smith 2, Duplantis 1, Opp (11). Picked off - Watson 1. (LSU IN LAST 23 GAMES: 21-2 RECORD Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 35 Alex Lange / Eric Walker / Jared Poche' / Blair Frederick / Russell Reynolds / Austin Bain / Hunter Kiel / Caleb Gilbert / Zack Hess / Hunter Newman / Matthew Beck / Todd Peterson / Nick Bush / Collin Strall / Will Reese / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (3), Papierski 2, Romero 1, Opp (4). Pickoffs - Team (0), Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Papierski (18-21), Lange (6-7), Poche' (3-4), Gilbert (3-4), Hess (4-4), Walker (2-3), Romero (0-1).

12 LSU 2017 Postseason Honors Greg Deichmann, RF First Team All American First Team All SEC SEC All Tournament Team Alex Lange, RHP Second Team All American First Team All SEC SEC All Tournament Team Zack Hess, RHP Freshman All American Kramer Robertson, SS Third Team All American Second Team All SEC SEC All Tournament Team Cole Freeman, 2B SEC All Tournament Team Antoine Duplantis, LF SEC All Tournament Team Michael Papierski, C SEC All Defensive Team Eric Walker, RHP Freshman All American Freshman All SEC Josh Smith, 3B Freshman All American Freshman All SEC SEC All Defensive Team Zach Watson, OF Freshman All American Freshman All SEC LSU Come from Behind Wins in 2017 LSU has 20 come from behind wins in 2017 Largest Deficit Overcome 7 runs at Arkansas on April 8 (LSU trailed 8 1 through six innings) Second Largest Deficit Overcome 4 runs at Florida on March 26 (LSU trailed 6 2 through eight innings) The Last Time LSU had a walk off win May 7, 2017, vs. South Carolina (Antoine Duplantis game winning single) LSU player hit a grand slam April 13, 2017, by Greg Deichmann vs. Ole Miss LSU player hit an inside the park home run June 5, 2016, by Greg Deichmann vs. Rice LSU player hit two home runs in a game June 3, 2017, by Zach Watson vs. Southeastern Louisiana LSU player hit three home runs in a game May 16, 2009, by Leon Landry at Mississippi State LSU player hit for the cycle April 6, 2010, by Mikie Mahtook vs. Alcorn State LSU player had six hits in a game March 17, 2017, by Antoine Duplantis vs. Georgia LSU player had five hits in game May 7, 2017, by Antoine Duplantis vs. South Carolina LSU player had five RBI in a game April 13, 2017, by Greg Deichmann vs. Ole Miss LSU player had six RBI in a game May 4, 2013, by JaCoby Jones vs. Florida LSU player had seven RBI in a game March 17, 2017, by Antoine Duplantis vs. Georgia LSU player had eight RBI in a game May 13, 2014, by Alex Bregman and by Tyler Moore vs. Northwestern State LSU player had nine RBI in a game March 5, 1999, by Eric Hendrickson vs. Ohio LSU pitcher threw a 7 inning no hitter February 18, 2017, by Jared Poche vs. Army LSU pitcher threw a 9 inning no hitter May 4, 1962, by Fred Southerland vs. Tulane LSU pitcher threw a 9 inning complete game shutout May 11, 2017, by Alex Lange vs. Auburn LSU pitcher threw a 7 inning complete game shutout May 25, 2017, by Alex Lange vs. Kentucky LSU pitcher recorded 10 strikeouts in a game June 10, 2017, by Alex Lange vs. Mississippi State LSU pitcher recorded 11 strikeouts in a game May 18, 2017 by Alex Lange at Mississippi State LSU pitcher recorded 12 strikeouts in a game March 30, 2017, by Alex Lange vs. Texas A&M LSU pitcher recorded 13 strikeouts in a game March 28, 2015, by Alex Lange vs. Kentucky LSU pitcher recorded 14 strikeouts in a game May 30, 2009, by Anthony Ranaudo vs. Baylor LSU pitcher recorded 15 strikeouts in a game April 24, 2009, by Anthony Ranaudo vs. Auburn LSU pitcher recorded 16 strikeouts in a game April 2, 1999, by Kurt Ainsworth at Tennessee LSU pitcher recorded 17 strikeouts in a game March 10, 1995, by Scott Schultz vs. Maine

13 LSU Pitcher Notes 18 Austin Bain, RH Pitcher 6-1, 188, R-R, Jr., 2L Geismar, La. (Dutchtown HS) 2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll SEC Co-Freshman of the Week (April 6, 2015) Fastball consistently sits in the 90 mph range, and he features a plus breaking ball that he commands a fiery competitor who will fill up the zone and go right after hitters Outstanding relief effort vs. Lamar (April 18), limiting the Cardinals to no runs and no hits in 2.1 innings with two walks and three strikeouts Earned a relief win on March 17 vs. Georgia, working 2.2 innings and limiting the Bulldogs to one run on four hits with two walks and three strikeouts Pitched effectively on March 15 vs. New Orleans, firing two shutout innings with no walks and three strikeouts Longest outing of the season came vs. TCU at Minute Maid Park in Houston (March 3), as he worked 3.1 innings and allowed one run on three hits with two walks and three strikeouts 27 Matthew Beck, RH Pitcher 6-7, 228, R-R, Fr., HS Alexandria, La. (Alexandria HS) Began this season with 11 straight scoreless innings before allowing first run versus Texas A&M on March 30 Worked 1.2 scoreless innings vs. Northwestern State (May 16), allowing one hit with one walk and a season-high three Ks Fired a perfect ninth inning to close out an 8-2 win over Alabama (April 27), recording two strikeouts Recorded two scoreless innings in his first career collegiate start vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (April 11), allowing one hit with no walks and two strikeouts Threw 1.1 scoreless innings at Florida (March 26), allowing no hits and no walks with one strikeout Fired 1.2 scoreless innings vs. Southeastern La. (March 22) with no hits, no walks and two strikeouts Made two appearances in the Georgia series (March 17 and 19), working a combined three shutout innings with no hits, one walk and one strikeout Fired 2.1 shutout innings vs. New Orleans (March 15), allowing just one hit with one walk and two strikeouts 29 Nick Bush, LH Pitcher 6-1, 193, L-L, Fr., RS Alexandria, La. (Alexandria HS) Outstanding lefty who received a medical redshirt in 2016 after undergoing Tommy John surgery on his elbow Pitched two scoreless innings in SEC Tournament vs. Missouri (May 24), allowing three hits with one strikeout Fired two scoreless innings against South Carolina (May 7), allowing no hits with no walks and one strikeout Made three appearances during the week of April vs. Tulane and Alabama (two games), working a combined 3.1 innings and allowing no runs on one hit with one walk and three strikeouts Credited with a relief win at Florida (March 26), as he worked one scoreless inning with one strikeout 41 Caleb Gilbert, RH Pitcher 6-2, 179, R-R, So., 1L Hoover, Ala. (Hoover HS) 2016 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll Talented right-handed pitcher that throws in the mph range, and his slider is a plus strikeout pitch Has a 3.83 GPA in civil engineering Leads the LSU staff with 26 appearances on the mound this season Last 10 appearances: 4-0 with a 0.79 ERA in 22.2 innings, two earned runs on 11 hits with four walks and 25 strikeouts Earned relief win over Mississippi State in Game 2 of NCAA Super Regional (June 11), blanking the Bulldogs through 5.2 innings with two hits, one walk and six strikeouts Recorded relief win over Texas Southern in NCAA Regional (June 2), allowing two hits in 2.2 shutout innings with six Ks Posted win over Missouri (May 24) in SEC Tournament as a starter 5 IP, three hits, one run, one walk and three Ks Earned the win in relief at Miss. State (May 20) to clinch a share of the SEC regular-season title worked 1.2 scoreless innings with no hits, no walks and four strikeouts Excellent relief outing at Alabama (April 29), entering the game with one out in the fifth inning and firing three shutout innings with no hits, one walk and two strikeouts Earned win in starting role vs. Lamar (April 18), allowing one run on three hits in two innings with no walks and one strikeout Recorded a save with two perfect innings at Florida (March 26), recording one strikeout and throwing 15 pitches in two innings Earned two saves in back-to-back appearances vs. Georgia (March 18 and 19); for the first save, he worked two innings, allowing no runs on two hits with no walks and four strikeouts; for the second save, he allowed two runs on three hits in one inning, but struck out the final Georgia batter with the tying run at third base to preserve a 7-6 win Dominating relief effort vs. Maryland on Feb. 26 as he struck out all six batters he faced in two perfect innings Strong outing as a starter at New Orleans on Feb. 21 allowed one run on four hits in four innings with no walk and five Ks

14 38 Zack Hess, RH Pitcher 6-6, 216, R-R, Fr., HS Forest, Va. (Liberty Christian Academy) 2017 Freshman All-American (NCBWA) SEC Co-Freshman of the Week (May 22, 2017) MLB Draft: 35 th Round in 2016 (New York Yankees) Worked the first two months this season as the Tigers mid-week starter, but moved to the bullpen in early April Since his move to the bullpen beginning with LSU s April 4 game vs. Grambling, Hess has worked 25.1 innings in 17 appearances and allowed five earned runs (1.78 ERA) on 15 hits with 12 walks and 37 strikeouts Picked up relief win in Game 1 of NCAA Super Regional vs. Mississippi State (June 10), blanking the Bulldogs over final 1.1 innings with one hit, no walks and one strikeout recorded the strikeout to end the game and preserve the 4-3 win with the tying run at third base Pitched a combined three innings in two NCAA Regional appearances, allowing one run on one hit with one walk and seven Ks pitched a shutout ninth inning vs. Rice in Regional title game (June 4), allowing no hits with three strikeouts Worked a combined 1.1 innings in two SEC Tournament appearances vs. Missouri and Arkansas, allowing on unearned run on one hit with one walk and two strikeouts Named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week on May 22 after making two appearances in LSU s three-game sweep of Mississippi State (May 18-20), working a combined 4.2 shutout innings with two hits, one walk and eight strikeouts he earned the save in LSU s Game 2 victory, which clinched the SEC Western Division title for the Tigers, by firing 3.2 shutout innings with two hits, one walk and six strikeouts Hess also worked the eighth inning in Game 1 of the series, retiring all three batters he faced with two strikeouts to hold a 3-1 LSU lead Credited with relief win on May 12 vs. Auburn, working 1.1 innings and allowing one unearned run on two hits with one walk and two strikeouts Earned relief win in LSU s 10-inning victory over South Carolina (May 7), firing1.1 scoreless innings while allowing one hit Excellent relief effort at Alabama (April 28), working 2.2 scoreless innings with no hits, one walk and five strikeouts Picked up relief win at Kentucky (April 21), working 3.1 shutout innings with one hit, two walks and one strikeout Solid relief effort versus Ole Miss (April 15) in LSU s 3-2 victory entered the game in the seventh inning and worked 1.1 scoreless innings, allowing two hits with no walks and three strikeouts Fired 1.2 shutout innings vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (April 11), allowing one hit with no walks and Ks; entered the game in the sixth inning with runners at second and third and one out, and he recorded two straight Ks to end the UL-Lafayette threat Tied his season high with seven strikeouts in five innings of work versus Tulane (March 28); fired a season-high 87 pitches in that outing Earned win over Southeastern Louisiana (March 22), limiting the Lions to one run on two hits in four innings with two walks and four strikeouts Defeated Louisiana College (March 14), firing six scoreless innings with one hit, no walks and seven strikeouts; threw 5.2 perfect innings before allowing an infield single Picked up first collegiate win vs. Hofstra (Feb. 22), firing five shutout innings and allowing two hits with two walks and Ks 35 Alex Lange, RH Pitcher 6-3, 199, R-R, Jr., 2L Lee s Summit, Mo. (Lee s Summit West HS) 2017 MLB Draft: selected in 1 st Round by Chicago Cubs (30 th overall selection) 2017 Second-Team All-American 2017 First-Team All-SEC 2017 SEC All-Tournament Team SEC Pitcher of the Week (May 15, 2017) 2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2015 First-Team All-American A tough competitor who possesses a low 90s fastball with good life down in the zone and a power slider that is a legitimate out pitch Enters the College World Series with 390 career strikeouts and is in second place on the all-time LSU list; he surpassed thirdplace Ben McDonald (373 Ks, ) and now trails only first-place Scott Schultz (409 Ks, ) Ranked No. 9 in the nation and No. 2 in the SEC with 134 strikeouts this season; No. 2 in the SEC in innings pitched (111.0) In his last five starts (vs. Auburn, Miss. State, Kentucky, Southeastern Louisiana and Miss. State, Lange is 4-0 with a 2.21 ERA in 36.2 innings, allowing nine earned runs on 28 hits with 12 walks and 43 strikeouts Worked 7.2 innings in no-decision outing vs. Miss. State in NCAA Super Regional (June 10), allowing three runs on three hits with six walks and 10 strikeouts Defeated Southeastern Louisiana (June 3) in the NCAA Regional, allowing five runs on eight hits in six innings with one walk and six strikeouts Blanked Kentucky (May 25) in the SEC Tournament for his third career shutout and his ninth career complete game the game vs. UK was seven innings due to a 10-run rule, and Lange allowed just six hits with no walks and seven strikeouts Lange was named to the all-tournament team for the effort Defeated Mississippi State (May 18), allowing just one run on six hits in seven innings with five walks and 11 strikeouts Named SEC Pitcher of the Week after recording a brilliant effort on May 11, firing a five-hit shutout to defeat Auburn. Lange threw 118 pitches, issued no walks and collected nine strikeouts in the outing, which marked his second career shutout. His first shutout came on May 31, 2015, in an NCAA Regional game versus UNC Wilmington. Earned win at Alabama (April 27), limiting the Crimson Tide to two runs on eight hits in 7.1 innings with one walk and 10 Ks Defeated Ole Miss (April 13), limiting the Rebels to no runs on three hits in seven innings with one walk and seven strikeouts Lange, who threw 92 pitches in the outing, had a perfect game through the first four innings of the contest he did not allow an Ole Miss player to advance beyond second base, and he recorded his 24 th career win in three seasons at LSU