LSU vs Cincinnati - News, Pitching Matchups, TV Times

LSU News

Tiger Rag - Paul Mainieri at a Decade: How a bet the coach made on himself 10 years ago continues to pay off

Advocate - Weird superstitions, crazy traditions, LSU coach Paul Mainieri, wife Karen prepare for 10th opening day at LSU

Times-Pic - It's finally showtime for new LSU play-by-play voice Chris Blair

Advocate - LSU shortstop Trey Dawson dealing with pink eye, status uncertain for opening night - Line Drives

LSUSports.net - Doug Thompson Joins Baseball Broadcast Crew

LSUSports.net - Baseball Begins 2016 Against Cincinnati on Friday

Video

Pitching Matchups

Game 1
LSU – Jr. LHP Jared Poche' (9-2, 3.05 ERA, 109.1 IP, 25 BB, 72 SO in 2015)
UC – Jr. RHP Andrew Zellner (2-5, 3.63 ERA, 69.1 IP, 32 BB, 57 SO in 2015)

Game 2
LSU –So. RHP Alex Lange (12-0, 1.97 ERA, 114.0 IP, 46 BB, 131 SO in 2015)
UC – TBA

Game 3
LSU – Sr. LHP John Valek III (6-6, 3.25 ERA, 99.2 IP, 26 BB, 62 SO in 2015 at the University of Akron)
UC – TBA

Weather

National News

NCAA.com - Preseason favorites from every conference

D1Baseball - Weekend Preview: 2016 Opening Weekend

Baseball America - Weekend Preview: Feb. 19-21

Perfect Game - Weekend Preview: 2016 Kickoff

Big East Coast Bias - 2016 BIG EAST Baseball Preview

B1G BASEBALL - OPENING WEEKEND

Top 25 In Action

Southern Illinois-Edwardsville at (2) Louisville

Rutgers at (6) Miami

(8) California at Duke

North Carolina at (10) UCLA

Villanova at (12) Houston

Sam Houston State at (13) Louisiana-Lafayette

(14) Oregon at San Diego State

Canisius vs. (15) Michigan at Port St. Lucie, Fla.

North Dakota at (16) Southern California

Rhode Island at (17) Florida State

Loyola Marymount at (18) Texas Christian

Northeastern at (21) Oklahoma

(22) Cal State Fullerton at Stanford

TOP 25 TOURNAMENTS

Caravelle Resort Tournament, Myrtle Beach, S.C.

(4) Virginia, (19) North Carolina State, (23) Coastal Carolina, Appalachian State, Kent State, Old Dominion

Surprise (Ariz.) Tournament

(5) Oregon State, Ball State, Minnesota, Utah, Utah Valley

Texas-Arlington Tournament

(9) Oklahoma State, Stephen F. Austin, Texas-Arlington

SEC Slate

Florida Gulf Coast at (1) Florida

Hofstra at (3) Texas A&M

San Diego at (7) Vanderbilt

Cincinnati at (11) Louisiana State

Florida International at (24) Ole Miss

Mississippi State Tournament, Starkville, Miss.

(20) Mississippi State, Florida Atlantic, South Dakota State

Wofford Tournament, Spartanburg, S.C.

(25) Kentucky, Dayton, George Mason, Stony Brook, Wofford

Central Michigan at Arkansas

Georgia Southern at Georgia

Albany at South Carolina

Maryland at Alabama

Memphis vs Tennessee in Chattanooga, TN

Sacramento State at Auburn

Seton Hall vs Mizzou in Fort Meyers, FL (4 games)

College Baseball on TV and Online (All Times ET)

Friday

4:00 PM EST Sacramento State vs. Auburn SECPLUS
4:00 PM EST Central Michigan vs. #22 Arkansas SECPLUS
4:00 PM EST Albany vs. #23 South Carolina SECPLUS
5:00 PM EST Florida International vs. Ole Miss SECPLUS
5:00 PM EST Georgia Southern vs. Georgia SECPLUS
5:00 PM EST San Diego vs. #3 Vanderbilt SECPLUS
5:30 PM EST Florida Atlantic vs. #17 Mississippi State SECPLUS
7:00 PM EST UNLV vs. Texas LGHRN
7:00 PM EST Florida Gulf Coast vs. #1 Florida SECPLUS
7:00 PM EST Rutgers vs. Miami (FL) ESPN3
7:30 PM EST Maryland vs. Alabama SECPLUS
7:30 PM EST Hofstra vs. #4 Texas A&M SECPLUS
7:30 PM EST Xavier vs. Arizona St P12NetONLINE
8:00 PM EST Cal St Fullerton vs. Stanford P12NetONLINE
9:00 PM EST Pacific at Cal Poly BigWest.TV
8:00 PM EST Cincinnati vs. #5 LSU SECPLUS
11:30 PM EST New Mexico at Hawai'i BigWest.TV

Saturday

1:00 PM EST South Dakota State vs. #17 Mississippi State SECPLUS
1:00 PM EST Concord vs. Wingate ESPN3
2:00 PM EST Sacramento State vs. Auburn SECPLUS
2:00 PM EST Albany vs. #23 South Carolina SECPLUS
2:00 PM EST Xavier vs. Arizona St P12NetONLINE
2:30 PM EST Florida International vs. Ole Miss SECPLUS
3:00 PM EST UNLV vs. Texas LONGHORN
3:00 PM EST Central Michigan vs. #22 Arkansas SECPLUS
3:00 PM EST Hofstra vs. #4 Texas A&M SECPLUS
3:00 PM EST Cincinnati vs. #5 LSU SECPLUS
4:00 PM EST Florida Gulf Coast vs. #1 Florida SECPLUS
4:00 PM EST Cal St Fullerton vs. Stanford P12NetONLINE
4:00 PM EST Pacific at Cal Poly (DH) BigWest.TV
4:30 PM EST Maryland vs. Alabama SECPLUS
4:30 PM EST Concord vs. Wingate ESPN3
5:30 PM EST Florida Atlantic vs. #17 Mississippi State SECPLUS
7:00 PM EST Rutgers vs. Miami (FL) ESPN3

Sunday

12:00 PM EST Rutgers vs. Miami (FL) ESPN3
1:00 PM EST Xavier vs. Arizona St P12NetONLINE
1:00 PM EST Florida International vs. Ole Miss SECPLUS
1:00 PM EST Maryland vs. Alabama SECPLUS
1:00 PM EST Georgia Southern vs. Georgia SECPLUS
1:00 PM EST Florida Gulf Coast vs. #1 Florida SECPLUS
1:00 PM EST Central Michigan vs. #22 Arkansas SECPLUS
1:00 PM EST Virginia vs. Coastal CarolinaESPN3
1:00 PM EST Hofstra vs. #4 Texas A&M SECPLUS
1:00 PM EST Cincinnati vs. #5 LSU SECPLUS
1:30 PM EST Albany vs. #23 South Carolina SECPLUS
2:00 PM EST UNLV vs. Texas LONGHORN
2:00 PM EST Sam Houston State vs. LA-Lafayette ESPN3
3:00 PM EST Cal St Fullerton vs. Stanford P12NetONLINE
4:00 PM EST Pacific at Cal Poly BigWest.TV
4:30 PM EST South Dakota State vs. #17 Mississippi State SECPLUS