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Gavin Dugas (8) points toward the LSU dugout after hitting a homerun against Tennessee.

Gavin Dugas (8) points toward the LSU dugout after hitting a homerun against Tennessee.

Worth the wait

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Thursday, June 29, 2023
By: TONY MARKS LSN Sports Editor OMAHA, Neb. - Twenty-four hours after giving up 24 runs in a loss to Florida, the LSU Tigers responded with an 18-run outburst in the deciding game of the best-of-three finals of the College World Series.
LSU’s Tommy White attempts to leg out an infield single in the Tigers’ loss to Wake Forest on Monday. White, in a rematch against the Demon Deacons, delivered a home run to send his team to the best-of-three finals. (LSN photo by Tony Marks)

LSU’s Tommy White attempts to leg out an infield single in the Tigers’ loss to Wake Forest on Monday. White, in a rematch against the Demon Deacons, delivered a home run to send his team to the best-of-three finals. (LSN photo by Tony Marks)

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No red herring

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Monday, June 26, 2023
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor OMAHA, Neb. – When LSU head baseball coach Jay Johnson had to respond to a disappointing year one, and the cries of the fan base that the roster wasn’t strong enough, the first thing he did was attack the transfer portal to supplement the roster.
Above are some of those fans as they celebrate a strike out from the Dick Howser Award winning LSU pitcher Paul Skenes, who passed David Price for second most strikeouts in an SEC season during his performance against the Volunteers. The award is given to the national player of the year in college baseball. Pictured in the center is Anita Haywood, affectionately known as “The K Lady,” who has been a fan of the team since 1981. (LSN photo by Tony Marks)

Above are some of those fans as they celebrate a strike out from the Dick Howser Award winning LSU pitcher Paul Skenes, who passed David Price for second most strikeouts in an SEC season during his performance against the Volunteers. The award is given to the national player of the year in college baseball. Pictured in the center is Anita Haywood, affectionately known as “The K Lady,” who has been a fan of the team since 1981. (LSN photo by Tony Marks)

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Combined shutout against Tennessee keeps LSU alive in MCWS

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Thursday, June 22, 2023
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor OMAHA, Neb. – Making a run through the Men’s College World Series is usually dependent on an unexpected arm being unexpectedly good on a night when you need it most.
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The Marks Post: I came, I saw, I was conquered

Tony Marks
Thursday, June 22, 2023
The hotel had curb appeal and a nice lobby and courtyard area around the pool, but the exterior was deceiving because the hotel itself can be best described as a “dump.” There was no elevator, breakfast, or ice machine. The bathtub did not drain for hours.
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LSU hosts first super regional since 2019

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Thursday, June 8, 2023
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor BATON ROUGE – Since the days of Skip Bertman, LSU has believed that the road to Omaha has run through Alex Box Stadium. However that hasn’t been the case since 2019, the last time LSU hosted a Super Regional and lost to Florida State.
From left are: standing- Pine Prairie Assistant Coach Dylan Manuel, Pine Prairie Head Coach Colton Chaddrick, LSU-A Head Coach Kody Gautreaux, and Pine Prairie Coach Andy Carson; sitting- Crystal Ardoin, Colin Ardoin, and Mitch Ardoin. (Photo courtesy of Pine Prairie High School)

From left are: standing- Pine Prairie Assistant Coach Dylan Manuel, Pine Prairie Head Coach Colton Chaddrick, LSU-A Head Coach Kody Gautreaux, and Pine Prairie Coach Andy Carson; sitting- Crystal Ardoin, Colin Ardoin, and Mitch Ardoin. (Photo courtesy of Pine Prairie High School)

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PPHS’s Ardoin continues family tradition, commits to LSU-A

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Thursday, May 25, 2023
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor PINE PRAIRIE – It’s a family affair in Alexandria. A few years after older brother Jordan Ardoin put his name on the dotted line to continue his baseball playing career at LSU-Alexandria, his little brother is doing the same.
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LSU-E ends stadium era with championship game loss

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Thursday, May 25, 2023
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor EUNICE – It’s the end of an era on LSU-Eunice’s campus. With the school moving forward with a renovation project of its baseball complex soon, the NJCAA Region 23 baseball tournament was the curtain call for the ballpark in its original iteration.
While flanked by members of the Sacred Heart baseball team, Briggs Ardoin (seated) is pictured after signing to continue his playing career at Baton Rouge Community College. Among those also pictured are Ellis Fusilier, Parker Feucht, Hayden Droddy, Sam Veillon, Nick Fontenot, Everett Johnson, John Michael Duplechin, Jackson Bruney, Boyce Schexnider, Brad Fusilier, Wade Pitre, and Sam Richardson.

While flanked by members of the Sacred Heart baseball team, Briggs Ardoin (seated) is pictured after signing to continue his playing career at Baton Rouge Community College. Among those also pictured are Ellis Fusilier, Parker Feucht, Hayden Droddy, Sam Veillon, Nick Fontenot, Everett Johnson, John Michael Duplechin, Jackson Bruney, Boyce Schexnider, Brad Fusilier, Wade Pitre, and Sam Richardson.

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Playing baseball with a red stick

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Thursday, May 18, 2023
By: TONY MARKS Editor A baseball career that began at the age of four while playing Dixie Youth T-Ball is continuing 14 years later as Briggs Ardoin, of Sacred Heart, has signed to play at the next level at Baton Rouge Community College.
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