Just Me Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Just a heads up that the date has changed. It was supposed to be on Saturday 27Oct, but is now on Friday 26Oct. BATON ROUGE, La. – Admission is free for Friday’s LSU baseball exhibition game versus the University of New Orleans at UNO’s Maestri Field. First pitch for the contest in New Orleans is set for 5:15 p.m. CT. The game is the second exhibition meeting between the schools this fall, as the teams faced off on October 14 in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field. A new NCAA rule in effect this season allows teams to play two exhibition games in the fall against other schools. LSU is nearing the end of its fall practice period, which began on September 23 and has featured several intra-squad scrimmages. Fall practice is scheduled to conclude on November 4. UNO, coached by former LSU All-American Blake Dean, will provide a challenge the Tigers need to prepare for the 2019 season, said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. “We’ve learned a lot about our team this fall, and we’re excited about traveling to New Orleans on Friday,” said Mainieri, entering his 13th season at LSU. “The trip will give our players a sense of what playing on the road will be like in the regular season. Blake has a very good ball club at UNO, and we’re looking forward to facing them again.” Like the first exhibition contest between the schools earlier this month, Friday’s game will be modified to allow the teams to best utilize their pitching staffs. Here are the specifications of which fans should be aware: • The game will consist of nine full innings – UNO is the home team and will bat in the bottom of the ninth, no matter the score • Each half-inning will either consist of three outs or 20 pitches, whichever comes first … if a pitcher reaches the 20-pitch mark while an at-bat is still in progress, the at-bat will continue through its completion. LSU opens its 2019 regular season at 7 p.m. CT on Friday, February 15, versus Louisiana-Monroe in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field. http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=211777396 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Me Posted October 27, 2018 Author Share Posted October 27, 2018 I have been waiting to go to this game since it was announced. So, of course, i'm sick. I was in no way able to go. Looks like my baseball fix is going to have to wait until 15Feb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dachsie Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 3 hours ago, La Tigresse said: I have been waiting to go to this game since it was announced. So, of course, i'm sick. I was in no way able to go. Looks like my baseball fix is going to have to wait until 15Feb. Oh bummer! So sorry. Hope you feel better soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Me Posted October 31, 2018 Author Share Posted October 31, 2018 Thanks! Ears mostly unstopped, and throat not 100% but I still have two days. If I relapse, it will be entirely worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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