No. 1 LSU at Texas: How to watch, stream, preview for for big-time Tuesday night battle in Austin
After winning the Round Rock Classic this weekend with a 2-1 record, LSU won’t be going too far for its next matchup.
Sticking around in the Austin area, the Tigers (6-1) will take on the Texas Longhorns (3-4) on Tuesday night. It’s been a tough start to the season for UT, which lost to a trio of SEC teams on opening weekend at the College Baseball Showdown.
However, Texas bounced back with a win over Corpus Christi in a midweek game last week, and it took two of three against Indiana this past weekend.
“We had a good morning today with strength and conditioning, and study hall; we practiced later in the day to get acclimated to the ball park and put in our final prep for tomorrow,” coach Jay Johnson said in a release. “We need to continue to focus on one pitch, one inning at a time, and on playing well. I was very pleased last night (vs. Sam Houston) with every phase of the game. This is another opportunity to develop our team.
“This is our only true road game before we start conference play; in fact, we’ll play 18 of our next 21 games at home after tomorrow night, so I thought getting a road game against a great opponent was a good idea for our team. Texas is a very talented team, and we’re looking forward to the challenge of playing them in their park.”
The consensus top-ranked LSU Tigers will look to continue their hot start to the season with what would be a big-time win on the road in a midweek contest. Here’s everything you need to know to follow the game, which is set for 6:30 p.m. CT in Austin.
How to Watch
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 28
Location: Disch-Falk Field in Austin, Texas
Time: 6:30 p.m. CT
TV: Longhorn Network
Radio: LSU Radio Network
App: Watch ESPN
Pitching Matchup
TBA
Rankings
LSU: No. 1 in all polls
Texas: Unranked
Series History
The Longhorns have the all-time advantage against the Tigers by a 28-13-1 margin. The most recent contest came last season at the Shriners College Classic, which Texas took 6-1. LSU is just 2-7 in its last nine games in Austin, most recently suffering a sweep in 2019. These two teams also faced in the CWS Final in 2009, which LSU won to capture its sixth national championship.
Injury Report
LSU doesn’t have any new injuries heading into this game.
Batting Leader(s)
LSU: [autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag] (.565)
Texas: Porter Brown (.320)
Doubles Leader(s)
LSU: [autotag]Jared Jones[/autotag] (4)
Texas: Garrett Guillemette (4)
Home Runs Leader(s)
LSU: [autotag]Brayden Jobert[/autotag] (3)
Texas: Porter Brown (3)
RBI Leader(s)
LSU: [autotag]Tre Morgan[/autotag] (12)
Texas: Porter Brown (8)
Stolen Base Leader(s)
LSU: [autotag]Jordan Thompson[/autotag], Dylan Crews (1)
Texas: Dylan Campbell (3)
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