This week, College Baseball season officially gets underway as the LSU Baseball team will open its season with a three game series with Purdue Fort Wayne. Heading into the season, the LSU Baseball team is projected by many to be one of the best teams in the Country which will make this an exciting season to follow. As the season gets underway, we look at the roster turnover, the projected starting rotation, key matchups, rankings, and more.
Roster Shuffle:
The main story around the LSU Baseball team is the Tigers massive offseason additions as Jay Johnson landed the Nation's top recruiting class and the top transfer class. While the transfer class is loaded, LSU returns six starters to the lineup and 12 of its top 14 pitchers in terms of innings pitched. The biggest additions to watch are transfer infielder Daniel Dickinson, Freshman Outfielder Derek Curiel, and Starting Pitcher Anthony Eyanson.
Projected Rotation:
Friday Starter: Kade Anderson (L)
Saturday Starter: Anthony Eyanson (R)
Sunday Starter: Chase Shores (R)
Potential Weekday Starter: Connor Ware,
Preseason Rankings:
Heading into the season, the expectation for the LSU Baseball team will be Omaha or bust as they're a Consensus Top 5 team in the National Preseason Polls.
Baseball America: 2nd
D1Baseball: 3rd
USA Today: 3rd
NCBWA: 4th
SEC Coaches: 5th
Key Series:
While the biggest storyline will be the arrival of Texas and Oklahoma in the SEC, the conference as a whole is loaded. LSU's performance against four of the best programs in the SEC could determine the overall Regular Season Champion in the conference.
March 21st - March 23rd At Texas
April 25th - April 27th at Tennessee
May 2nd - May 4th at Texas A&M
May 9th - May 11th Vs Arkansas
Postseason Dates:
Given the expectation coming into the season, the Tigers will be expected to go on a deep run this postseason, the following dates are when each round of the Postseason will kickoff.
May 20th - May 25th SEC Tournament
May 30th - June 2nd Regionals
June 6th - June 9th Super Regionals
June 13th - June 23rd College World Series