2018 LSU BASEBALL. #15 LSU (15-7, 2-1 SEC) at #5 Vanderbilt (15-6, 3-0 SEC) Schedule/Results (15-7, 2-1 SEC)

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1 6 NCAA TITLES (1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009) 18 CWS APPEARANCES 17 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS 2018 LSU BASEBALL at Vanderbilt - March 23 (8 p.m.); March 24 (7:30 p.m.); March 25 (12 p.m.) Hawkins Field Schedule/Results (15-7, 2-1 SEC) February 16 (Fri.) NOTRE DAME W, 7-6 SECN+ 17 (Sat.) NOTRE DAME L, 5-10 SECN+ 18 (Sun.) NOTRE DAME L, 3-11 SECN+ 21 (Wed.) NEW ORLEANS W, 14-6 SECN+ 23 (Fri.) TEXAS W, 13-4 SECN+ 24 (Sat.) TEXAS W, 10-5 SECN+ 25 (Sun.) TEXAS L, 1-11 SECN+ 27 (Tue.) GRAMBLING W, 10-3 SECN+ 28 (Wed.) at Southeastern Louisiana L, 4-5 CST March 2 (Fri.) TOLEDO W, 8-1 SECN+ 3 (Sat.) SACRED HEART W, 7-0 SECN+ 4 (Sun.) SOUTHEASTERN LA. W, 4-2 SECN+ 6 (Tue.) SOUTHERN W, 8-2 SECN+ 7 (Wed.) at Louisiana-Lafayette L, 3-4 (10)CST 9 (Fri.) HAWAII L, 2-4 SECN+ 10 (Sat.) HAWAII W, 5-1 SECN+ 11 (Sun.) HAWAII W, 14-1 SECN+ 14 (Wed.) SOUTH ALABAMA W, 9-4 SECN+ 16 (Fri.) MISSOURI W, 4-2 SECN+ 17 (Sat.) MISSOURI L, 6-12 SECN 18 (Sun.) MISSOURI W, 7-5 SECN+ 21 (Wed.) TULANE W, 10-4 SECN+ 23 (Fri.) at Vanderbilt 8 p.m. ESPNU 24 (Sat.) at Vanderbilt 7:30 p.m. ESPNU 25 (Sun.) at Vanderbilt 12 p.m. ESPN2 27 (Tue.) Louisiana-Lafayette * 7 p.m. CST 29 (Thu.) MISSISSIPPI STATE 7 p.m. SECN 30 (Fri.) MISSISSIPPI STATE 7 p.m. SECN+ 31 (Sat.) MISSISSIPPI STATE 2 p.m. SECN+ April 3 (Tue.) NICHOLLS 6:30 p.m. SECN+ 5 (Thu.) at Texas A&M 7 p.m. SECN 6 (Fri.) at Texas A&M 6 p.m. SECN 7 (Sat.) at Texas A&M 2 p.m. SECN+ 10 (Tue.) LOUISIANA TECH 6:30 p.m. SECN+ 13 (Fri.) TENNESSEE 7 p.m. SECN+ 14 (Sat.) TENNESSEE 6:30 p.m. SECN+ 15 (Sun.) TENNESSEE 4 p.m. SECN 18 (Wed.) at Tulane 6:30 p.m. TBA 20 (Fri.) at South Carolina 6 p.m. SECN+ 21 (Sat.) at South Carolina 3 p.m. SECN+ 22 (Sun.) at South Carolina 12:30 p.m. SECN+ 24 (Tue.) LAMAR 6:30 p.m. SECN+ 26 (Thu.) at Ole Miss 7 p.m. SECN 27 (Fri.) at Ole Miss 6:30 p.m. SECN+ 28 (Sat.) at Ole Miss 3 p.m. ESPNU May 4 (Fri.) ARKANSAS 7 p.m. SECN+ 5 (Sat.) ARKANSAS 7 p.m. SECN 6 (Sun.) ARKANSAS 2 p.m. SECN+ 9 (Wed.) McNEESE STATE 6:30 p.m. SECN+ 11 (Fri.) ALABAMA 7 p.m. SECN+ 12 (Sat.) ALABAMA 7 p.m. SECN 13 (Sun.) ALABAMA 2 p.m SECN+ 15 (Tue.) NORTHWESTERN STATE 6:30 p.m. SECN+ 17 (Thu.) at Auburn 6 p.m. SECN+ 18 (Fri.) at Auburn 6 p.m. SECN+ 19 (Sat.) at Auburn 1 p.m. SECN SEC Tournament Hoover, Ala. June 1-4 NCAA Regional Sites TBA 8-11 NCAA Super Regional Sites TBA College World Series Omaha, Neb. * - Wally Pontiff Jr. Classic at Shrine on Airline (Metairie, La.) #15 LSU (15-7, 2-1 SEC) at #5 Vanderbilt (15-6, 3-0 SEC) RANKINGS LSU No. 15 by Collegiate Baseball; No. 18 by Baseball America VU No. 5 by Collegiate Baseball; No. 9 by Baseball America RADIO LSU Sports Network; Baton Rouge affiliate is WDGL 98.1 FM Live audio and live stats at TV/ONLINE Friday and Saturday - ESPNU; Sunday - ESPN2 The games may be viewed on SEC Network + (available at WatchESPN.com and the Watch ESPN app) SERIES RECORD VS. VANDERBILT LSU has a edge over Vanderbilt, and Friday s game will mark the 99th meeting between the schools in a series that began in The teams are meeting for the first time since April 7-9, 2016, in Baton Rouge, when LSU won two of three games over the Commodores. Vanderbilt has won six of the past seven regular-season series between the schools; however, LSU has captured five of its last six SEC Tournament games against Vanderbilt. LSU is seeking its first series victory in Nashville since 2005, when the Tigers won two of three games over the Commodores. PITCHING MATCHUPS Game 1 LSU So. RHP Zack Hess (3-2, 5.08 ERA, 28.1 IP, 14 BB, 42 SO) VU So. RHP Drake Fellows (3-0, 1.91 ERA, 28.1 IP, 12 BB, 36 SO) Game 2 LSU Jr. RHP Caleb Gilbert (2-1, 4.21 ERA, 25.2 IP, 6 BB 15 SO) VU Jr. RHP Patrick Raby (2-2, 1.45 ERA, 18.2 IP, 9 BB, 22 SO) Game 3 LSU Fr. RHP Ma Khail Hilliard (5-0, 0.77 ERA, 23.1 IP, 8 BB, 20 SO) VU TBA LSU COACH PAUL MAINIERI LSU coach Paul Mainieri is in his 36th 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 12th 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, and he will serve as the head coach of the USA Collegiate National Team this summer... Mainieri is No. 4 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 he has directed LSU to eight NCAA Tournament National Seeds in the past 10 seasons and six in a row ( , )... Mainieri 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). ABOUT THE TIGERS LSU has won four of its past five games, and the Tigers are No. 15 in this week s Collegiate Baseball poll, marking the 120th consecutive week the Tigers have appeared in the poll LSU has been ranked every week since the beginning of the 2012 season. LSU is No. 3 in the SEC in team batting average, hitting.305 with 50 doubles, six triples and 17 homers... LSU hitters have struck out just 116 times this season, marking the fewest amount of strikeouts in the league. Sophomore outfielder Zach Watson is hitting.619 (13-for-21) in LSU s last five games with four doubles, one homer, 10 RBI, eight runs and four stolen bases he led the Tigers to an SEC series victory last weekend over 24th-ranked Missouri, batting.571 (8-for-14) with two doubles, one homer, five RBI, four runs and two steals he enters Friday s series opener at Vanderbilt riding an eight-game hitting streak. Freshman outfielder Daniel Cabrera is hitting.462 (6-for-13) in LSU s last five games with four doubles, two RBI and four runs scored in LSU s 10-4 win over Tulane on Wednesday night, Cabrera collected a career-high four hits including two doubles scored three runs and posted one RBI. Sophomore right-hander Zack Hess defeated Missouri last Friday night in his first career SEC start, limiting Mizzou to two runs on three hits in six innings with eight strikeouts. Freshman right-hander Ma Khail Hilliard earned a win last Sunday in his first career SEC start, defeating No. 24 Missouri by working six innings Hilliard gave up two runs in the first inning to end his consecutive scoreless innings streak at 17, but he then blanked Mizzou over the next five innings to improve his record on the year to 5-0 Hilliard fired 91 pitches in the outing and limited Missouri to two runs on six hits with one walk and a career-best six strikeouts. Junior second baseman Brandt Broussard hit.400 (4-for-10) in the Missouri series last weekend with one triple, one RBI, two runs, one stolen base, three walks and a.538 on-base percentage Broussard, the son of former LSU 2B Burke Broussard ( ) is batting.375 on the year with three doubles, one triple, 15 RBI, 12 runs and a team-best nine stolen bases. LSU Athletic Communications Athletic Admin. Bldg., Baton Rouge, LA Phone: wfranqu@lsu.edu

2 2018 LSU Baseball Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. B-T Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 2 Daniel Cabrera OF/LHP L-L Fr. HS Baton Rouge, La. (Parkview Baptist HS) 3 Hal Hughes INF R-R Fr. HS Norman, Okla. (Norman North HS) 4 Josh Smith INF L-R So. 1L Greenwell Springs, La. (Catholic HS) 5 Jake Slaughter INF R-R So. 1L Choudrant, La. (Ouachita Christian HS) 7 Hunter Feduccia C L-R Jr. JC Lake Charles, La. (Barbe HS/LSU-Eunice) 8 Antoine Duplantis OF L-L Jr. 2L Lafayette, La. (Lafayette HS) 9 Zach Watson OF R-R So. 1L Ruston, La. (West Ouachita HS) 10 Eric Walker RHP R-R So. 1L Arlington, Texas (Arlington Martin HS) 13 Nick Coomes INF/C R-R Sr. 1L Baton Rouge, La. (Catholic HS/LSU-Eunice) 16 Brandt Broussard INF R-R Jr. JC Baton Rouge, La. (University HS/Delgado CC) 17 Chris Reid INF L-R Jr. 2L Baton Rouge, La. (St. Michael HS) 18 Austin Bain RHP R-R Sr. 3L Geismar, La. (Dutchtown HS) 20 Braden Doughty C R-R Fr. HS Denham Springs, La. (Denham Springs HS) 21 Nick Storz RHP/DH R-R Fr. HS Brooklyn, N.Y. (Poly Prep Country Day HS) 23 Nick Webre OF/INF L-R Fr. HS Youngsville, La. (Teurlings Catholic HS) 24 Beau Jordan OF R-R Sr. 3L Lake Charles, La. (Barbe HS) 25 Bryce Jordan INF/C R-R Jr. 2L Lake Charles, La. (Barbe HS) 26 AJ Labas RHP R-R Fr. HS Fleming Island, Fla. (Trinity Christian HS) 27 Matthew Beck RHP R-R So. 1L Alexandria, La. (Alexandria HS) 28 Devin Fontenot RHP R-R Fr. HS The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands HS) 29 Nick Bush LHP L-L So. 1L Leesburg, Ga. (Lee County HS) 30 Trent Vietmeier RHP R-R Fr. HS Pittsburgh, Pa. (Montour HS) 32 Taylor Petersen LHP L-L Jr. JC Gilbert, Ariz. (Highland HS/Chandler-Gilbert CC) 35 Clay Moffitt RHP R-R Jr. JC Baton Rouge, La. (Catholic HS/LSU-Eunice) 37 Will Reese RHP R-R So. 1L Leesville, La. (Anacoco HS) 38 Zack Hess RHP R-R So. 1L Forest, Va. (Liberty Christian Academy) 40 John Kodros LHP L-L Fr. HS Coppell, Texas (Coppell HS) 41 Caleb Gilbert RHP R-R Jr. 2L Hoover, Ala. (Hoover HS) 43 Todd Peterson RHP R-R So. 1L Lake Mary, Fla. (Lake Mary HS) 47 Brandon Nowak LHP L-L Jr. JC Chicago, Ill. (Notre Dame College Prep/Oakton CC) 49 Cam Sanders RHP R-R Jr. JC Thibodaux, La. (E.D. White HS/NW Florida State CC) 52 Ma Khail Hilliard RHP R-R Fr. HS Central, La. (Central HS) 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) 14 Sean Ochinko, Volunteer Assistant Coach/Hitting Coach (LSU, st season at LSU) 6 Leon Landry, Undergraduate Assistant Coach Micah Gibbs, Director of Player Development (LSU, rd season at LSU) Nate Fury, Coordinator of Operations (LSU, nd season at LSU) Travis Roy, Strength & Conditioning Coach (LSU, rd season at LSU) Pronunciation Guide Nick Coomes Braden Doughty Hunter Feduccia Devin Fontenot Ma Khail Hilliard COOMS DOTE-ee fuh-dew-shuh FONT-uh-know muh-kail John Kodros AJ Labas Paul Mainieri Trent Vietmeier Nick Webre COH-drose LAY-biss muh-nair-ee VITT-myer WEBB

3 Overall Statistics for LSU (as of Mar 21, 2018) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 15-7 Home: 15-5 Away: 0-2 SEC: 2-1 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% 9 Zach Watson Brandt Broussard Beau Jordan Daniel Cabrera Hunter Feduccia Antoine Duplantis Bryce Jordan Austin Bain Hal Hughes Jake Slaughter Chris Reid Nick Webre Josh Smith Nick Coomes Braden Doughty Will Reese Totals Opponents LOB - Team (194), Opp (175). DPs turned - Team (13), Opp (19). IBB - Team (1), Duplantis 1, Opp (3). Picked off - Duplantis 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 52 Ma'Khail Hilliard / Caleb Gilbert / Zack Hess / John Kodros / Nick Storz / Matthew Beck / AJ Labas / Austin Bain / Nick Bush / Devin Fontenot / Trent Vietmeier / Cam Sanders / Todd Peterson / Clay Moffitt / Brandon Nowak / Daniel Cabrera / Taylor Petersen / Will Reese / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (8), Feduccia 4, Jordan, Br. 2, Coomes 2, Opp (1). Pickoffs - Team (3), Gilbert 2, Jordan, Br. 1, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Feduccia (12-22), Jordan, Br. (7-8), Hess (4-6), Gilbert (4-6), Coomes (5-5), Fontenot (5-5), Peterson (2-4), Sanders (2-2), Bain (1-2), Beck (1-2), Hilliard (1-2), Cabrera (1-1), Labas (1-1), Moffitt (0-1), Vietmeier (0-1), Bush (1-1), Petersen (1-1).

4 Overall Statistics for LSU (as of Mar 21, 2018) (All games Sorted by Fielding pct) Player c po a e fld% dp sba csb sba% pb ci 7 Hunter Feduccia Antoine Duplantis Zach Watson Nick Coomes Daniel Cabrera Beau Jordan Chris Reid Ma'Khail Hilliard Caleb Gilbert Todd Peterson Devin Fontenot Cam Sanders AJ Labas Zack Hess Nick Storz Trent Vietmeier Brandon Nowak Nick Bush Bryce Jordan Austin Bain Brandt Broussard Nick Webre Jake Slaughter Hal Hughes Braden Doughty Josh Smith Matthew Beck Will Reese Clay Moffitt John Kodros Taylor Petersen Totals Opponents

5 Game Results for LSU (as of Mar 21, 2018) (All games) Date Opponent Score Inns Overall SEC Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb 16, 2018 NOTRE DAME W Bain (W 1-0) :20 Feb 17, 2018 NOTRE DAME L Hess (L 0-1) :27 Feb 18, 2018 NOTRE DAME L Peterson (L 0-1) :21 Feb 21, 2018 NEW ORLEANS W Hilliard (W 1-0) :17 Feb 23, 2018 #14 TEXAS W Hess (W 1-1) :27 Feb 24, 2018 #14 TEXAS W Beck (W 1-0) :37 Feb 25, 2018 #14 TEXAS L Peterson (L 0-2) :59 Feb 27, 2018 GRAMBLING W Hilliard (W 2-0) :36 Feb 28, 2018 at Southeastern La. L Peterson (L 0-3) :51 Mar 02, 2018 TOLEDO W Hess (W 2-1) :49 Mar 03, 2018 SACRED HEART W Gilbert (W 1-0) :42 Mar 04, 2018 SOUTHEASTERN LA. W Hilliard (W 3-0) :39 Mar 06, 2018 SOUTHERN W Sanders (W 1-0) :02 Mar 07, 2018 at UL-Lafayette L 3-4 (10) Bain (L 1-1) :41 Mar 09, 2018 HAWAII L Hess (L 2-2) :47 Mar 10, 2018 HAWAII W Gilbert (W 2-0) :34 Mar 11, 2018 HAWAII W Hilliard (W 4-0) :00 Mar 14, 2018 SOUTH ALABAMA W Labas (W 1-0) :15 * Mar 16, 2018 #24 MISSOURI W Hess (W 3-2) :10 * Mar 17, 2018 #24 MISSOURI L Gilbert (L 2-1) :49 * Mar 18, 2018 #24 MISSOURI W Hilliard (W 5-0) :06 Mar 21, 2018 TULANE W Labas (W 2-0) :11 () extra inning game

6 Games Summary for LSU (as of Mar 21, 2018) (All games) Score by innings EX Total LSU Opponents Record when... Overall 15-7 Conference 2-1 Non-Conference 13-6 Home games 15-5 Away games 0-2 Neutral site 0-0 Day games 3-3 Night games 12-4 vs Left starter 7-3 vs Right starter Run games Run games Run games 10-4 Extra innings 0-1 Shutouts 1-0 Scoring 0-2 runs runs runs runs 6-0 Opponent 0-2 runs runs runs runs 0-4 Scored in 1st inning 10-2 Opp. scored in 1st 4-1 Scores first 9-4 Opp. scores first 6-3 After 6 leading trailing tied 1-1 After 7 leading trailing tied 0-0 After 8 leading trailing tied 0-0 Hit 0 home runs home run home runs 4-1 Opponent 0 home runs home run HRs 1-2 Made 0 errors error errors 1-1 Opp. made 0 errors error errors 6-0 Out-hit opponent 12-1 Out-hit by opponent 1-5 Hits are tied 2-1 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: 2 Longest winning streak: 4 Longest losing streak: 2 Home attendance : ( 20 dates avg = ) Away attendance : 8600 ( 2 dates avg = 4300 ) Total attendance: ( 22 dates avg = )

7 Conference statistics for LSU (as of Mar 21, 2018) (SEC games only Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 2-1 Home: 2-1 Away: 0-0 SEC: 2-1 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% 9 Zach Watson Brandt Broussard Antoine Duplantis Beau Jordan Hal Hughes Chris Reid Daniel Cabrera Hunter Feduccia Austin Bain Nick Webre Jake Slaughter Bryce Jordan Braden Doughty Totals Opponents LOB - Team (25), Opp (27). DPs turned - Team (0), Opp (2). Picked off - Duplantis 1. (SEC games only 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 29 Nick Bush / Ma'Khail Hilliard / Zack Hess / Caleb Gilbert / AJ Labas / Trent Vietmeier / John Kodros / Cam Sanders / Todd Peterson / Devin Fontenot / Austin Bain / Clay Moffitt / Matthew Beck / Taylor Petersen / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (1), Feduccia 1, Opp (1). Pickoffs - Team (0), Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Feduccia (3-3), Gilbert (2-2), Petersen (1-1).

8 Overall Statistics for LSU (as of Mar 22, 2018) (LSU IN LAST FIVE GAMES Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 4-1 Home: 4-1 Away: 0-0 SEC: 2-1 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% 9 Zach Watson Daniel Cabrera Brandt Broussard Antoine Duplantis Beau Jordan Hal Hughes Chris Reid Hunter Feduccia Austin Bain Nick Webre Bryce Jordan Jake Slaughter Braden Doughty Will Reese Nick Coomes Totals Opponents LOB - Team (48), Opp (42). DPs turned - Team (1), Opp (4). Picked off - Duplantis 1. (LSU IN LAST FIVE 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 38 Zack Hess / Ma'Khail Hilliard / AJ Labas / Nick Bush / Nick Storz / Todd Peterson / John Kodros / Trent Vietmeier / Cam Sanders / Devin Fontenot / Caleb Gilbert / Matthew Beck / Austin Bain / Clay Moffitt / Taylor Petersen / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (1), Feduccia 1, Opp (1). Pickoffs - Team (0), Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Feduccia (3-3), Gilbert (2-2), Petersen (1-1).

9 LSU Pitcher Notes 18 Austin Bain, RH Pitcher/First Baseman 6-1, 190, R-R, Sr., 3L 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 Has worked this season both as the Tigers closer and as a fixture in the lineup at either DH or first base Fired a scoreless inning with two strikeouts vs. Missouri (March 16) to earn save in LSU s SEC opener Earned first career LSU save vs. Southeastern La. on March 4, firing one scoreless inning with no hits and one strikeout 27 Matthew Beck, RH Pitcher 6-7, 235, R-R, So., 1L Alexandria, La. (Alexandria HS) Has worked 4.1 consecutive scoreless innings over his last four appearances with three hits, two walks and nine strikeouts Worked two scoreless innings vs. Hawaii on March 10, allowing one hit with three strikeouts Posted a career-high five strikeouts vs. Notre Dame (Feb. 16), as he fired 2.2 scoreless innings with one hit and no walks 29 Nick Bush, LH Pitcher 6-1, 196, L-L, So., 1L Leesburg, Ga. (Lee County HS) Outstanding lefty who received a medical redshirt in 2016 after undergoing Tommy John surgery on his elbow Ranked No. 2 in the SEC in appearances with 11, tied with teammate Devin Fontenot Has worked five straight scoreless innings over his last four appearances with no hits, one walk and four strikeouts Has collected a career-best three strikeouts on three occasions this season vs. Texas on Feb. 24 (1.0 IP), vs. Southeastern Louisiana on March 4 (1.2 IP) and at Louisiana-Lafayette on March 7 (2.0 IP) 41 Caleb Gilbert, RH Pitcher 6-2, 200, R-R, Jr., 2L 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 3.7 GPA in civil engineering Pitched a career-high 7.2 innings on March 3 to defeat Sacred Heart, allowing no runs on four hits with no walks and a careerhigh seven strikeouts 28 Devin Fontenot, RH Pitcher 6-1, 180, R-R, Fr., HS The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands HS) Ranked No. 2 in the SEC in appearances with 11, tied with teammate Nick Bush Fired a perfect relief inning vs. Tulane (March 21), striking out all three batters he faced Recorded a dominating relief effort on March 7 at Louisiana-Lafayette, where he struck out five of the six batters he faced in two scoreless innings 38 Zack Hess, RH Pitcher 6-6, 218, R-R, So., 1L Forest, Va. (Liberty Christian Academy) 2017 Freshman All-American SEC Co-Freshman of the Week (May 22, 2017) MLB Draft: 35 th Round in 2016 (New York Yankees) Has two plus pitches -- his fastball which has been up to 96 mph and a wipeout slider that gives him the potential to be in the same conversation as LSU greats like Kevin Gausman, Aaron Nola and Alex Lange by the time he finishes his college career Ranked No. 7 in the SEC in strikeouts with 42 Defeated Missouri on March 16 in his first career SEC start, limiting Mizzou to two runs on three hits in six innings with eight strikeouts Defeated Toledo (March 2), limiting the Rockets to one run on six hits in seven innings with no walks and 13 strikeouts Hess became the first LSU pitcher to record 13 Ks since Alex Lange vs. Kentucky on March 28, 2015 Earned win vs. Texas (Feb 23), allowing two runs on five hits in six innings with two walks and 10 strikeouts 52 Ma Khail Hilliard, RH Pitcher 6-0, 156, R-R, Fr., HS Central, La. (Central HS) Ranked No. 1 in the SEC in ERA with a 0.77 mark and No. 1 in the league in wins with five Defeated Missouri on March 18 in his first career SEC start, working six innings Hilliard gave up two runs in the first inning to end his consecutive scoreless innings streak at 17, but he then blanked Mizzou over the next five innings to improve his record on the year to 5-0 Hilliard fired 91 pitches in the outing and limited Missouri to two runs on six hits with one walk and a career-best six strikeouts Earned a win on March 11 in his first collegiate start, defeating Hawaii by working 5.1 scoreless innings Hilliard also extended his consecutive scoreless innings streak to 17.1, as he has yet to allow a run in his college career Blanked Hawaii through 5.1 innings, allowing just three hits with two walks and three strikeouts while earning his fourth win in four decisions

10 26 AJ Labas, RH Pitcher 6-3, 217, R-R, Fr., HS Fleming Island, Fla. (Trinity Christian HS) MLB Draft: 17 th Round in 2017 (New York Mets) Credited with relief win vs. Tulane on March 21, allowing four runs on six hits in four innings with two strikeouts, but blanking the Green Wave in the final two innings of the outing Recorded a brilliant outing vs. South Alabama on March 14, blanking the Jaguars through six innings with five hits, no walks and five strikeouts 43 Todd Peterson, RH Pitcher 6-5, 220, R-R, So., 1L Lake Mary, Fla. (Lake Mary HS) Worked 3.2 shutout innings vs. Southern (March 6), allowing just three hits with no walks and a career-best six strikeouts 21 Nick Storz, RH Pitcher 6-6, 257, R-R, Fr., HS Brooklyn, N.Y. (Poly Prep Country Day HS) MLB Draft: 31 st Round in 2017 (Detroit) Made his 2018 season debut on March 21 vs. Tulane, starting the game and firing one scoreless inning with one strikeout his debut was delayed by injury, as he had a bone spur removed from his shoulder in the fall of 2017 and did not participate in LSU s fall practice session 30 Trent Vietmeier, RH Pitcher 6-3, 217, R-R, Fr., HS Pittsburgh, Pa. (Montour HS) Worked 3.2 shutout innings vs. Notre Dame (Feb. 17) in his LSU debut, allowing just two hits with no walks and four strikeouts Recorded four Ks in three innings vs. New Orleans (Feb. 21), allowing one run on three hits LSU Hitter Notes 16 Brandt Broussard, 2B 5-10, 165, R-R, Jr., JC Baton Rouge, La. (University HS/Delgado CC) Son of former LSU 2B Burke Broussard, who helped lead the Tigers to their first College World Series appearance in 1986 Hit.400 (4-for-10) in the Missouri series (March 16-18) with one triple, one RBI, two runs, one stolen base, three walks and a.538 on-base percentage 2 Daniel Cabrera, OF 6-1, 187, L-L, Fr., HS Baton Rouge, La. (Parkview Baptist HS) MLB Draft: 26 th Round in 2017 (San Diego) Hitting.462 (6-for-13) in LSU s last five games with four doubles, two RBI and four runs scored in LSU s 10-4 win over Tulane on March 21, Cabrera collected a career-high four hits including two doubles scored three runs and posted one RBI 13 Nick Coomes, C/1B 5-11, 202, R-R, Sr., 1L Baton Rouge, La. (Catholic HS/LSU-Eunice) 2017 SEC Academic Honor Roll 1-for-2 with an RBI and two runs scored vs. Notre Dame on Feb Antoine Duplantis, OF 5-11, 182, L-L, Jr., 2L Lafayette, La. (Lafayette HS) 2017 College World Series All-Tournament Team 2017 SEC All-Tournament Team 2017 Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week and SEC Player of the Week (March 20) 2016 Freshman All-SEC Team A speedy, left-handed, playmaking outfielder comes from a storied family lineage of track athletes - his father, Greg, mother, Helena, and older brother, Andreas, all enjoyed distinguished careers as part of the LSU Track and Field program Collected his 200 th career hit in win over South Alabama (March 14) Batting.300 (6-for-20) in last five games with five RBI and two runs scored

11 7 Hunter Feduccia, C 6-2, 196, L-R, Jr., JC Lake Charles, La. (Barbe HS) Has a team-best 18 RBI this season hitting.412 (7-for-17) with runners in scoring position Has thrown out 10 runners attempting to steal this season Teammate of Beau and Bryce Jordan at Barbe High School in Lake Charles, La. Collected five RBI including a grand slam vs. Toledo on March 2 3 Hal Hughes, INF 5-11, 171, R-R, Fr., HS Norman, Okla. (Norman North HS) Son of former Oklahoma and Virginia Tech head coach Pete Hughes, who currently works as an assistant coach at Georgia Has played superbly at shortstop in place of the injured Josh Smith, who has been sidelined since Feb. 18 with a stress reaction in his vertebrae Blasted first career homer vs. Grambling (Feb. 27), a solo shot 24 Beau Jordan, OF 5-9, 214, R-R, Sr., 3L Lake Charles, La. (Barbe HS) Plays a winning brand of baseball and impacts the lineup because of his versatility; greatest attribute is his offensive talent and knack for making things happen, reaching base safely and driving in runs with an aggressive approach Leads LSU this season in home runs (4) and runs scored (21) 3-for-4 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (March 4) with one double and one homer 25 Bryce Jordan, INF/C 5-9, 214, R-R, Jr., 2L Lake Charles, La. (Barbe HS) Returns to action this season after missing all of the 2017 season due to a torn ACL suffered in preseason practice Launched his first career grand slam in the sixth inning of the Tigers win on Feb. 16 versus Notre Dame; narrowed a 6-0 deficit to 6-4 in a game LSU eventually won, Chris Reid, INF 5-9, 182, L-R, Jr., 2L Baton Rouge, La. (St. Michael HS) 3-for-4 vs. Hawaii (March 11) with one RBI and two runs 5 Jake Slaughter, INF 6-2, 217, R-R, So, 1L Choudrant, La. (Ouachita Christian HS) 2017 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll MLB Draft: 36th Round in 2016 (Chicago Cubs) 3-for-4 with a three-run homer and two runs scored at Southeastern Louisiana (Feb. 28) Collected a career-high three hits in three at-bat vs. Toledo (March 2) 4 Josh Smith, INF 5-10, 174, L-R, So., 1L Greenwell Springs, La. (Catholic HS) 2017 Freshman All-American 2017 Freshman All-SEC 2017 SEC All-Defensive Team MLB Draft: 38th Round in 2016 (Detroit) The Tigers starting shortstop who has played in only the first three games of the season due to injury; was diagnosed with a stress reaction in his vertebrae on Feb. 19, and may be able to return to the lineup by the end of March 9 Zach Watson, OF 6-0, 164, R-R, So., 1L Ruston, La. (West Ouachita HS) 2017 Freshman All-American 2017 College World Series All-Tournament Team 2017 Freshman All-SEC SEC Freshman of the Week (May 8, 2017) Missed nine games this season from Feb. 21 through March 4 due to a strained oblique muscle Ranked No. 6 in the SEC in batting average with a.397 mark Hitting.619 (13-for-21) in LSU s last five games with four doubles, one homer, 10 RBI, eight runs and four stolen bases Has collected three hits in each of the Tigers last three games, batting.692 (9-for-13) with three doubles, one homer, seven RBI, six runs and three stolen bases Led the Tigers to an SEC series victory March over 24 th -ranked Missouri, batting.571 (8-for-14) with two doubles, one homer, five RBI, four runs and two steals enters Friday s series opener at Vanderbilt riding an eight-game hitting streak. 23 Nick Webre, OF 5-10, 193, L-R, Fr., HS Youngsville, La. (Teurlings Catholic HS) 3-for-4 vs. Sacred Heart on March 3 with two doubles and two runs scored

12 Individual Game-by-Game for LSU (as of Mar 22, 2018) #18 Austin Bain - 17 games (All games) Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 18 NOTRE DAME ph Feb 21 NEW ORLEANS *dh/p Feb 23 TEXAS *dh Feb 24 TEXAS *dh/p Feb 25 TEXAS *dh Feb 27 GRAMBLING *dh Feb 28 at Southeastern La. *dh/p Mar 02 TOLEDO *dh Mar 03 SACRED HEART *dh Mar 06 SOUTHERN *dh Mar 07 at UL-Lafayette ph/p Mar 10 HAWAII *1b Mar 11 HAWAII *1b Mar 14 SOUTH ALABAMA *1b/p Mar 16 MISSOURI *1b/p Mar 17 MISSOURI *1b Mar 21 TULANE *1b Totals 15gs On base pct..377 Slugging pct..450 #18 Austin Bain - 9 appearances (All games) Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb 16 NOTRE DAME Feb 21 NEW ORLEANS Feb 24 TEXAS Feb 28 at Southeastern La Mar 04 SOUTHEASTERN LA Mar 07 at UL-Lafayette Mar 14 SOUTH ALABAMA Mar 16 MISSOURI Mar 18 MISSOURI Totals #27 Matthew Beck - 10 appearances (All games) Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb 16 NOTRE DAME Feb 21 NEW ORLEANS Feb 24 TEXAS Feb 28 at Southeastern La Mar 03 SACRED HEART Mar 09 HAWAII Mar 10 HAWAII Mar 14 SOUTH ALABAMA Mar 17 MISSOURI Mar 21 TULANE Totals

13 Individual Game-by-Game for LSU (as of Mar 22, 2018) #16 Brandt Broussard - 20 games (All games) Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 16 NOTRE DAME *2b Feb 17 NOTRE DAME *2b Feb 18 NOTRE DAME *2b Feb 21 NEW ORLEANS *2b Feb 23 TEXAS *2b Feb 24 TEXAS *2b Feb 25 TEXAS *2b Feb 27 GRAMBLING *2b Feb 28 at Southeastern La. *2b Mar 02 TOLEDO *2b Mar 03 SACRED HEART *2b Mar 07 at UL-Lafayette *2b Mar 09 HAWAII *2b Mar 10 HAWAII *2b Mar 11 HAWAII *2b Mar 14 SOUTH ALABAMA *2b Mar 16 MISSOURI *2b Mar 17 MISSOURI *2b Mar 18 MISSOURI *2b Mar 21 TULANE *2b Totals 20gs On base pct..427 Slugging pct..444 #29 Nick Bush - 11 appearances (All games) Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb 18 NOTRE DAME Feb 21 NEW ORLEANS Feb 23 TEXAS Feb 24 TEXAS Feb 28 at Southeastern La. * Mar 04 SOUTHEASTERN LA Mar 07 at UL-Lafayette Mar 09 HAWAII Mar 16 MISSOURI Mar 18 MISSOURI Mar 21 TULANE Totals #2 Daniel Cabrera - 19 games (All games) Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 16 NOTRE DAME *of Feb 17 NOTRE DAME *of Feb 18 NOTRE DAME *dh/p Feb 21 NEW ORLEANS *of/of Feb 23 TEXAS *of/of Feb 24 TEXAS *of Feb 25 TEXAS *of Feb 28 at Southeastern La. *of Mar 02 TOLEDO *of Mar 04 SOUTHEASTERN LA. *of Mar 06 SOUTHERN ph/of Mar 09 HAWAII *of Mar 10 HAWAII *of Mar 11 HAWAII *of Mar 14 SOUTH ALABAMA ph/of Mar 16 MISSOURI *dh Mar 17 MISSOURI ph Mar 18 MISSOURI *dh Mar 21 TULANE *of Totals 16gs On base pct..427 Slugging pct..508

14 Individual Game-by-Game for LSU (as of Mar 22, 2018) #2 Daniel Cabrera - 2 appearances (All games) Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb 18 NOTRE DAME Feb 27 GRAMBLING Totals #13 Nick Coomes - 10 games (All games) Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 17 NOTRE DAME *c Feb 18 NOTRE DAME c Feb 21 NEW ORLEANS c Feb 23 TEXAS c Feb 25 TEXAS ph/c Feb 27 GRAMBLING pr/c Mar 02 TOLEDO c Mar 03 SACRED HEART ph/c Mar 06 SOUTHERN *c Mar 21 TULANE c Totals 2gs On base pct..200 Slugging pct..154 #20 Braden Doughty - 10 games (All games) Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 18 NOTRE DAME ph Feb 21 NEW ORLEANS ph/1b Feb 23 TEXAS 1b Feb 25 TEXAS ph Feb 27 GRAMBLING 1b Mar 02 TOLEDO 1b Mar 03 SACRED HEART 1b Mar 06 SOUTHERN c Mar 11 HAWAII 1b Mar 17 MISSOURI ph Totals 0gs On base pct..600 Slugging pct..000 #8 Antoine Duplantis - 22 games (All games) Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 16 NOTRE DAME *of Feb 17 NOTRE DAME *of Feb 18 NOTRE DAME *of Feb 21 NEW ORLEANS *of Feb 23 TEXAS *of Feb 24 TEXAS *of Feb 25 TEXAS *of Feb 27 GRAMBLING *of Feb 28 at Southeastern La. *of Mar 02 TOLEDO *of Mar 03 SACRED HEART *of Mar 04 SOUTHEASTERN LA. *of Mar 06 SOUTHERN *of Mar 07 at UL-Lafayette *of Mar 09 HAWAII *of Mar 10 HAWAII *of Mar 11 HAWAII *of Mar 14 SOUTH ALABAMA *of Mar 16 MISSOURI *of Mar 17 MISSOURI *of Mar 18 MISSOURI *of Mar 21 TULANE *of Totals 22gs On base pct..381 Slugging pct..402

15 Individual Game-by-Game for LSU (as of Mar 22, 2018) #7 Hunter Feduccia - 20 games (All games) Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 18 NOTRE DAME pr Feb 21 NEW ORLEANS *c Feb 23 TEXAS *c Feb 24 TEXAS *c Feb 25 TEXAS *c Feb 27 GRAMBLING *c Feb 28 at Southeastern La. *c Mar 02 TOLEDO *c Mar 03 SACRED HEART *c Mar 04 SOUTHEASTERN LA. *c Mar 06 SOUTHERN c Mar 07 at UL-Lafayette *c Mar 09 HAWAII *c Mar 10 HAWAII *c Mar 11 HAWAII *c Mar 14 SOUTH ALABAMA *c/dh Mar 16 MISSOURI *c Mar 17 MISSOURI *c Mar 18 MISSOURI *c Mar 21 TULANE *c Totals 18gs On base pct..419 Slugging pct..517 #28 Devin Fontenot - 11 appearances (All games) Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb 17 NOTRE DAME Feb 18 NOTRE DAME Feb 21 NEW ORLEANS Feb 25 TEXAS Feb 28 at Southeastern La Mar 02 TOLEDO Mar 07 at UL-Lafayette Mar 09 HAWAII Mar 14 SOUTH ALABAMA Mar 17 MISSOURI Mar 21 TULANE Totals #41 Caleb Gilbert - 5 appearances (All games) Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb 16 NOTRE DAME * Feb 24 TEXAS * Mar 03 SACRED HEART * Mar 10 HAWAII * Mar 17 MISSOURI * Totals #38 Zack Hess - 5 appearances (All games) Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb 17 NOTRE DAME * Feb 23 TEXAS * Mar 02 TOLEDO * Mar 09 HAWAII * Mar 16 MISSOURI * Totals