SEC Baseball Series Preview/Prediction: LSU at Florida

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LSU travels to Florida for a 3-game, Friday-Sunday SEC baseball series. 14Powers.com SEC Baseball previews this series and predicts the series winner.

By 14Powers SEC Baseball Staff

Series Schedule March 25-27

	Day	Start Time (ET)	TV	Tickets
Game 1	Friday	7:00 PM	SEC Network	Tickets
Game 2	Saturday	6:30 PM	SEC Network+	Tickets
Game 3	Sunday	12:00 PM	SEC Network+	Tickets

Team Statistical Comparisons

Hitting

	BA	OB%	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SF	BB	Bunts	SB
LSU	0.309	0.449	155	175	42	4	31	9	90	9	10
Florida	0.309	0.396	135	175	28	4	43	8	80	7	12

Pitching & Fielding

	ERA	K/9	OBA	HA/9	HB	SWR	WHIP	HR	BB/9	DP	F%
LSU	3.29	10.4	0.194	6.40	9	3.64	1.03	15	3.21	6	0.951
Florida	3.07	9.8	0.212	6.93	18	2.91	1.14	10	3.17	9	0.982

Statistical Leaders

LSU Batting Leaders

Player	Team	AVG	OBP	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SB
Cade Doughty	LSU	0.392	0.495	29	11	0	6	29	14	3
Dylan Crews	LSU	0.383	0.463	31	2	3	5	23	9	1
Jacob Berry	LSU	0.349	0.421	29	5	0	8	22	7	0
Tre Morgan	LSU	0.325	0.434	26	7	1	0	15	9	0
Brayden Jobert	LSU	0.308	0.413	20	5	0	4	20	11	1
Jordan Thompson	LSU	0.292	0.415	19	5	0	2	10	14	1
Gavin Dugas	LSU	0.277	0.477	13	2	0	1	12	10	2

LSU Pitching Leaders

Player	Team	W	L	ERA	APP	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	OBA
Blake Money	LSU	2	0	2.86	5	5	0	28.1	20	12	9	8	33	0.196
Ty Floyd	LSU	3	1	3.27	5	5	0	22.0	13	9	8	12	26	0.173

Florida Batting Leaders

Player	Team	AVG	OBP	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SB
Wyatt Langford	Florida	0.385	0.473	30	3	1	8	23	11	4
Colby Halter	Florida	0.350	0.454	28	6	0	4	11	11	3
BT Riopelle	Florida	0.323	0.400	20	2	0	4	12	6	3
Sterlin Thompson	Florida	0.322	0.378	28	4	1	6	19	9	2
Jud Fabian	Florida	0.320	0.480	24	4	1	10	25	21	1
Kendrick Calilao	Florida	0.297	0.343	19	3	0	3	14	5	0
Deric Fabian	Florida	0.284	0.400	19	2	0	1	13	12	2
Josh Rivera	Florida	0.279	0.342	19	4	0	2	12	6	2

Florida Pitching Leaders

Player	Team	W	L	ERA	APP	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	OBA
Hunter Barco	Florida	4	1	1.72	5	5	0	31.1	17	6	6	2	44	0.153
Nick Ficarrotta	Florida	2	0	1.82	11	0	3	24.2	14	8	5	3	24	0.169
Brandon Sproat	Florida	3	1	3.33	6	5	0	24.1	21	9	9	9	28	0.231

D1Baseball RPI

LSU:	61
Florida:	22

LSU Roster

NO.	Name	Pos.	HT	WT	Class	City	ST
24	Cade Beloso	1B	6′-0″	216	RJr.	New Orleans	LA
14	Jacob Berry	INF	6′-0″	212	So.	Queen Creek	AZ
5	Drew Bianco	OF/INF	6′-0″	203	R Jr.	Oxford	MS
0	Jason Bollman	RHP	6′-2″	185	RJr.	Peoria	IL
46	Alex Brady	LHP	5′-9″	212	Jr.	Longview	WA
49	Javen Coleman	LHP	6′-2″	173	So.	Richmond	TX
21	Bryce Collins	RHP	6′-0″	180	RSo.	Valencia	CA
38	Riley Cooper	LHP	6′-2″	264	So.	Fresno	CA
16	Collier Cranford	INF	6′-0″	184	RSo.	Zachary	LA
3	Dylan Crews	OF	6′-0″	203	So.	Longwood	FL
7	Giovanni DiGiacomo	OF	6′-1″	187	RJr.	Naples	FL
4	Cade Doughty	INF	6′-1″	195	RSo.	Denham Springs	LA
55	Braden Doughty	C	6′-1″	193	Gr.	Denham Springs	LA
10	Brody Drost	OF	6′-2″	205	So.	Lake Charles	LA
8	Gavin Dugas	OF	5′-10″	204	RJr.	Houma	LA
45	Samuel Dutton	RHP	5′-11″	185	Fr.	Southside	AL
43	Garrett Edwards	RHP	6′-5″	195	So.	Pitkin	LA
9	Ty Floyd	RHP	6′-2″	194	So.	Rockmart	GA
28	Devin Fontenot	RHP	6′-1″	181	Gr.	The Woodlands	TX
40	Grant Fontenot	RHP	6′-2″	175	Fr.	Lafayette	LA
33	Michael Fowler	RHP	6′-3″	185	So.	Trussville	AL
35	Paul Gervase	RHP	6′-10″	230	RJr.	Fuquay-Varina	NC
47	Jacob Hasty	LHP	6′-2″	219	RSo.	Keller	TX
48	Will Hellmers	RHP	6′-4″	203	So.	Metairie	LA
52	Ma’Khail Hilliard	RHP	6′-0″	150	Sr.	Central	LA
1	Brennan Holt	INF	5′-9″	160	Fr.	Baton Rouge	LA
6	Brayden Jobert	OF/1B	6′-1″	215	RSo.	Slidell	LA
34	Cale Lansville	RHP	6′-0″	210	Fr.	Centennial	CO
29	Luke Leto	INF	6′-2″	200	Fr.	Portage	MI
26	Tyler McManus	C	6′-0″	210	Gr.	Slidell	LA
53	Jack Merrifield	INF	6′-2″	189	RSo.	Prairieville	LA
20	Alex Milazzo	C	5′-10″	190	RSo.	Zachary	LA
44	Blake Money	RHP	6′-7″	240	So.	Spring Hill	TN
18	Tre’ Morgan	1B	6′-1″	191	So.	New Orleans	LA
39	Josh Pearson	OF	5′-10″	195	Fr.	West Monroe	LA
51	Blaise Priester	C	6′-1″	205	Fr.	Denham Springs	LA
22	Eric Reyzelman	RHP	6′-2″	188	RSo.	San Ramon	CA
17	Will Safford	INF	5′-8″	163	So.	Baton Rouge	LA
32	Trey Shaffer	LHP	6′-1″	180	Gr.	Biloxi	MS
37	Connor Simon	INF	6′-0″	180	Fr.	Mandeville	LA
41	Josh Stevenson	OF	6′-1″	195	Fr.	Youngsville	LA
50	Grant Taylor	RHP	6′-3″	220	Fr.	Florence	AL
13	Jordan Thompson	INF	6′-1″	176	So.	Chula Vista	CA
25	Hayden Travinski	C	6′-3″	218	RSo.	Shreveport	LA
30	Trent Vietmeier	RHP	6′-3″	207	Gr.	Pittsburgh	PA
27	Jacob Wyeth	C	6′-2″	220	Sr.	Lake Travis	TX

Florida Roster

NO.	Name	Pos.	HT	WT	Class	City	ST
55	Philip Abner	LHP	6′-1″	220	Fr.	Charlotte	NC
34	Kris Armstrong	INF	6′-4″	230	Jr.*	Jupiter	FL
12	Hunter Barco	LHP	6′-4″	210	So.*	Jacksonville	FL
14	Jac Caglianone	LHP/1B	6′-5″	210	Fr.	Tampa	FL
6	Kendrick Calilao	1B/OF	6′-1″	210	Jr.	Kissimmee	FL
18	Pierce Coppola	LHP	6′-8″	215	Fr.	Verona	NJ
33	Jorge De Goti	INF	6′-1″	190	Fr.	Miami	FL
2	Ty Evans	OF	6′-2″	205	Fr.	Auburndale	FL
23	Deric Fabian	INF	6′-4″	185	Fr.	Ocala	FL
4	Jud Fabian	OF	6′-2″	195	Jr.*	Ocala	FL
46	Nick Ficarrotta	RHP	6′-3″	180	RS	Fr.*	FL
49	Carsten Finnvold	LHP	6′-1″	180	Fr.	Boca Ratan	FL
9	Mac Guscette	C	6′-0″	195	So.	Nokomis	FL
5	Colby Halter	INF	6′-1″	205	So.	Jacksonville	FL
28	Karl Hartman	RHP	6′-4″	215	Fr.	Merritt Island	FL
27	Fisher Jameson	RHP	6′-5″	225	Fr.	Lake Worth	FL
36	Wyatt Langford	C/1B	6′-1″	225	So..	Trenton	FL
16	Rene Lastres	C	6′-3″	205	Fr.	Hialeah Gardens	FL
44	Timmy Manning	LHP	6′-2″	195	So.	Pompano Beach	FL
25	Hunter McMullen	RHP	6′-2″	205	RS Jr.*	Ocala	FL
3	Garrett Milchin	RHP	6′-5″	215	Gr.*	Windermere	FL
22	Brandon Neely	RHP	6′-3″	205	Fr.	Seville	FL
10	Tyler Nesbitt	RHP	6′-3″	195	RS Fr.*	LaBelle	FL
20	Nick Pogue	RHP	6′-5″	235	RS So.	Melbourne	FL
43	Matthew Prevesk	OF	6′-3″	205	RS Fr.	Apopka	FL
41	Blake Purnell	RHP	6′-3″	210	RS	Boynton Beach	FL
15	BT Riopelle	C	6′-0″	205	Jr.*	Marietta	GA
24	Josh Rivera	INF	6′-2″	210	So.*	Avon Park	FL
11	Michael Robertson	OF	6′-1″	170	Fr.	Venice	FL
1	Corey Robinson	OF	5′-11″	175	Fr.	Port Orange	FL
13	Ryan Slater	RHP	6′-3″	185	RS Fr.	Palm Harbor	FL
21	Sam Sloan	RHP	6′-3″	190	Fr.	Bartow	FL
8	Brandon Sproat	RHP	6′-3″	210	So.*	Pace	FL
32	Tucker Talbott	OF	6′-2″	195	RS Fr.	Atlantic Beach	FL
26	Sterlin Thompson	OF/INF	6′-4″	200	So.	Ocala	FL
50	Anthony Ursitti	RHP	6′-4″	205	Fr.	Fort Myers	FL

LSU Schedule/Results

DATE	TIME	GUEST	RUNS	HOME	RUNS	TV/NOTES
18-Feb	7:30 PM ET	Maine	1	LSU	13	SEC Network+
19-Feb	2:30 PM ET	Maine	8	LSU	17	SEC Network+
20-Feb	2:00 PM ET	Maine	6	LSU	21	SEC Network+
23-Feb		LSU	6	Louisiana Tech	11
25-Feb	7:30 PM ET	Towson	0	LSU	6	SEC Network+
26-Feb	2:30 PM ET	Southern	2	LSU	9	SEC Network+
27-Feb	1:00 PM ET	Towson	1	LSU	11	SEC Network+
27-Feb	6:00 PM ET	Southern	0	LSU	16	SEC Network+
2-Mar	7:30 PM ET	New Orleans	3	LSU	11	SEC Network+
4-Mar	4:00 PM ET	Oklahoma	4	LSU	5	SEC Network+
5-Mar	8:00 PM ET	LSU	1	Texas	6
6-Mar	8:00 PM ET	Baylor	9	LSU	6	SEC Network+
8-Mar	7:30 PM ET	McNeese	PPD	LSU	PPD	SEC Network+
11-Mar	7:30 PM ET	Bethune-Cookman	7	LSU	8	SEC Network+
12-Mar	3:00 PM ET	Bethune-Cookman	1	LSU	5	SEC Network+
13-Mar	2:00 PM ET	Bethune-Cookman	0	LSU	15	SEC Network+
15-Mar	7:30 PM ET	Tulane	5	LSU	7	SEC Network+
18-Mar	7:30 PM ET	Texas A&M	6	LSU	4	SEC Network+
19-Mar	7:00 PM ET	Texas A&M	11	LSU	7	SEC Network+
20-Mar	3:00 PM ET	Texas A&M	6	LSU	7	SEC Network
23-Mar	7:30 PM ET	Louisiana Tech	7	LSU	6	SEC Network+
25-Mar	7:00 PM ET	LSU		Florida		SEC Network
26-Mar	TBA	LSU		Florida		SEC Network+
27-Mar	TBA	LSU		Florida		SEC Network+
29-Mar	7:30 PM ET	UL Monroe		LSU		SEC Network+
31-Mar	7:00 PM ET	Auburn		LSU		SEC Network
1-Apr	7:30 PM ET	Auburn		LSU		SEC Network+
2-Apr	2:00 PM ET	Auburn		LSU		SEC Network+
5-Apr	7:30 PM ET	Grambling		LSU		SEC Network+
8-Apr	8:00 PM ET	LSU		Mississippi St		SEC Network
9-Apr	TBA	LSU		Mississippi St		SEC Network+
10-Apr	TBA	LSU		Mississippi St		SEC Network+
12-Apr	7:30 PM ET	Lamar		LSU		SEC Network+
14-Apr	7:30 PM ET	LSU		Arkansas		SEC Network+
15-Apr	7:00 AM ET	LSU		Arkansas		SEC Network
16-Apr	3:00 PM ET	LSU		Arkansas		SEC Network+
19-Apr	7:30 PM ET	Louisiana		LSU		SEC Network+
21-Apr	8:00 PM ET	Missouri		LSU		ESPNU
22-Apr	7:30 PM ET	Missouri		LSU		SEC Network+
23-Apr	2:00 PM ET	Missouri		LSU		SEC Network+
26-Apr	7:30 PM ET	LSU		New Orleans
29-Apr	7:30 PM ET	Georgia		LSU		SEC Network+
30-Apr	3:00 PM ET	Georgia		LSU		SEC Network+
1-May	2:00 PM ET	Georgia		LSU		SEC Network+
3-May	7:30 PM ET	Nicholls		LSU		SEC Network+
6-May	TBA	LSU		Alabama		SEC Network+
7-May	8:30 PM ET	LSU		Alabama		SEC Network
8-May	TBA	LSU		Alabama		SEC Network+
10-May	7:30 PM ET	SE Louisiana		LSU		SEC Network+
13-May	8:30 PM ET	Ole Miss		LSU		ESPN2
14-May	3:00 PM ET	Ole Miss		LSU		SEC Network
15-May	2:00 PM ET	Ole Miss		LSU		SEC Network+
17-May	7:30 PM ET	N’Western St		LSU		SEC Network+
19-May	7:00 PM ET	LSU		Vanderbilt		SEC Network+
20-May	7:00 PM ET	LSU		Vanderbilt		SEC Network+
21-May	3:00 PM ET	LSU		Vanderbilt		SEC Network+
May 24-29		SEC Baseball Tournament
Jun 3-27		NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

Florida Schedule/Results

DATE	TIME	GUEST	RUNS	HOME	RUNS	TV/NOTES
18-Feb	6:30 PM ET	Liberty	2	Florida	7	SEC Network+
19-Feb	4:00 PM ET	Liberty	6	Florida	4	SEC Network+
20-Feb	1:00 PM ET	Liberty	5	Florida	3	SEC Network+
22-Feb	6:30 PM ET	Florida	8	Stetson	1	ESPN+
23-Feb	6:05 PM ET	North Florida	1	Florida	3	SEC Network+
25-Feb	6:30 PM ET	Georgia State	1	Florida	4	SEC Network+
26-Feb	4:00 PM ET	Georgia State	4	Florida	13	SEC Network+
27-Feb	1:00 PM ET	Georgia State	1	Florida	12	SEC Network+
1-Mar	6:00 PM ET	Florida	11	North Florida	2
2-Mar	6:00 PM ET	Florida A&M	0	Florida	17	SEC Network+
4-Mar	6:30 PM ET	Florida	2	Miami	5
5-Mar	4:00 PM ET	Florida	8	Miami	1
6-Mar	12:00 PM ET	Florida	11	Miami	3
8-Mar	6:00 PM ET	Jacksonville	0	Florida	1	SEC Network+
9-Mar	6:00 PM ET	Jacksonville	PPD	Florida	PPD	SEC Network+
11-Mar	6:30 PM ET	Seton Hall		Florida		SEC Network+
12-Mar	4:00 PM ET	Seton Hall	4	Florida	16	SEC Network+
12-Mar	4:00 PM ET	Seton Hall	9	Florida	11	SEC Network+
13-Mar	1:00 PM ET	Seton Hall	6	Florida	4	SEC Network+
15-Mar	6:00 PM ET	Florida State	PPD	Florida	PPD	SEC Network+
18-Mar	6:30 PM ET	Florida	6	Alabama	4	SEC Network+
19-Mar	6:30 PM ET	Florida	13	Alabama	6	SEC Network+
20-Mar	1:00 PM ET	Florida	7	Alabama	8	SEC Network+
22-Mar	6:00 PM ET	Bethune-Cookman	2	Florida	3	SEC Network+
25-Mar	7:00 PM ET	LSU		Florida		SEC Network
26-Mar	TBA	LSU		Florida		SEC Network+
27-Mar	TBA	LSU		Florida		SEC Network+
29-Mar	7:00 PM ET	Florida		Florida State
31-Mar	8:00 PM ET	Florida		Georgia		ESPNU
1-Apr	6:00 PM ET	Florida		Georgia		SEC Network+
2-Apr	2:00 PM ET	Florida		Georgia		SEC Network+
5-Apr	6:00 PM ET	Florida A&M		Florida		SEC Network+
7-Apr	7:00 PM ET	Arkansas		Florida		SEC Network
8-Apr	7:30 PM ET	Arkansas		Florida		SEC Network+
9-Apr	3:00 PM ET	Arkansas		Florida		SEC Network+
12-Apr	7:00 PM ET	Florida		Florida State		ACC Network
15-Apr	7:00 PM ET	Florida		Vanderbilt		ESPN2
16-Apr	7:00 PM ET	Florida		Vanderbilt		SEC Network
17-Apr	1:00 PM ET	Florida		Vanderbilt		ESPNU
19-Apr	6:00 PM ET	Stetson		Florida		SEC Network+
22-Apr	6:30 PM ET	Tennessee		Florida		SEC Network+
23-Apr	6:30 PM ET	Tennessee		Florida		SEC Network+
24-Apr	1:00 PM ET	Tennessee		Florida		SEC Network+
29-Apr	6:30 PM ET	Kentucky		Florida		SEC Network+
30-Apr	6:30 PM ET	Kentucky		Florida		SEC Network+
1-May	12:00 PM ET	Kentucky		Florida		SEC Network
3-May	6:00 PM ET	South Florida		Florida		SEC Network+
6-May	8:00 PM ET	Florida		Mississippi St		SEC Network
7-May	7:30 PM ET	Florida		Mississippi St		ESPNU
8-May	1:00 PM ET	Florida		Mississippi St		SEC Network+
10-May	6:30 PM ET	Bethune-Cookman		Florida		SEC Network+
13-May	6:30 PM ET	Florida		Missouri		SEC Network+
14-May	6:30 PM ET	Florida		Missouri		SEC Network+
15-May	1:00 PM ET	Florida		Missouri		SEC Network+
19-May	7:00 PM ET	South Carolina		Florida		SEC Network+
20-May	7:00 PM ET	South Carolina		Florida		SEC Network+
21-May	2:00 PM ET	South Carolina		Florida		SEC Network+
May 24-29		SEC Baseball Tournament
Jun 3-27		NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

LSU-Florida Series Prediction

This ain’t your daddy’s LSU team. They are down once again. On Wednesday night they lost for the second time this season to in-state opponent Lousiana Tech. That took place in front of about 200 people. Florida should win this series but LSU might take away one win.