DATES/TIMESFriday, March 1 @ 7:00 p.m. CTSTADIUMMinute Housemaid Park in Houston, Texas 41, 168) RANKINGSLSU-- No. 2 Baseball America; No. 2 USA Today; No. 3 D1 BaseballTexas-- No. 13 USA Today; No. 14 Baseball America; No. 15 D1 BaseballRADIOLSU Sports Radio Network affiliatesLive audio at /live; Live stats at TV/ONLINEAll games of the Astros Structure College Classic will be streamed live without a paywall on and on the Astros X, Facebook and YouTube video games will be telecasted by Space City Home Network and offered on the network in the whole of the Astros five-state viewing area of Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and New of the games will get on the Area City Home Network primary network. Space City Home Network is readily available on DirecTV, ATT Uverse, Xfinity, Consolidated Communications, btel, Astound https://www.lsutigersfanstore.com, Phonoscope, and I-Net. MLB Network will likewise air the LSU-Texas game on tape delay on Friday evening, starting at 11 p.m. Starting LineupsLSU 1B Jared Jones2B Steven MilamSS Michael Braswell3B Tommy White LF Mac BinghamCF Paxton KlingRF Josh PearsonC Brady NealDH Hayden TravinskiTexas1B Jared Thomas2B Dee KennedySS Jalin Flores3B Peyton PowellLF Concierge BrownCF Will GasparinoRF Max BelyeuC Kimble SchuesslerDH Casey BorbaStarting PitchersLSU: Jr. RHP Luke Holman 2-0, 0.00 AGE, 12.1 IP, 5 H, BB, 18 K) Texas: R.-Jr. RHP Lebarron Johnson, Jr. 1-0, 1.38 AGE, 13.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 4 BB, 14 K) No. 2 LSU 7-1) will get its very first major test of the season as the Tigers will certainly play in the Astros Foundation University Classic in Houston, took a trip to Houston early to take on Rice before the huge weekend break, where it beat the Owls 16-4. Scheduling a game versus Rice was wizard because not just did it cozy them up before the large weekend yet it likewise permitted the Tigers to get totally accustomed to the atmosphere for the entire will certainly join the likes of Houston, Texas, Texas State, ULL and Vanderbilt as participants in the Astros Foundation Standard from March 1-3. All of the games will be dipped into Min Housemaid Park, which is the home stadium for the Houston Astros of the MLB." Our gamers aspire to play in Big league parks one day, so playing in Minute House maid Park is truly awesome for them, " LSU head train Jay Johnson stated. "We have a solid connection with the Astros, obviously, as a result of our area and previous LSU and current Astros infielder) Alex Bregman, and I have actually coached a whole lot of players that played in the Astros company. It wasn't hard to obtain our gamers to get delighted regarding practicing for 50 minutes in Minute Maid Park today." LSU will certainly take on No. 15 Texas on March 1, UL Lafayette on March second and Texas State on March 3rd. All three groups are possible tournament teams as both Texas and UL Lafayette won over 40 video games and made the competition last season while Texas State missed out in spite of having a 36-23 record while being in one of the most effective seminars in college baseball." Texas has a terrific team, and they're playing really well right currently, so it's mosting likely to be an excellent challenge, " Johnson said. "UL Lafayette and Texas State both play a really aggressive, confident brand name of baseball. I think we have actually improved over the last week, and we're certainly trying to win as numerous games as we can, yet we're also functioning to obtain much better and identify what our best group is. This weekend has tremendous value for us." With all that being said, allow's take a look at the Texas Background LessonIn its first matchup, LSU will certainly take on No. 15 Texas in what ought to be the headlining video game at the Astros Structure University Classic. The match is a rematch of last year's matchup where the Tigers published a 3-0 gain Texas last period on February 28 in Austin, Texas. Texas Longhorns infielder Jared Thomas 9) bats against Cal Poly at UFCU Disch Falk Area on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2024 in Austin. Thomas leads the Longhorns in batting average, strikes, increases and taken bases. Aaron E. Martinez/American-Statesman/ U.S.A. TODAY NETWORK Nonetheless, the Longhorns hold a 28-14-1 collection lead over LSU and have won 4 out of the last six Longhorns have actually had 38 appearances in the College World Collection, the most in the history of university baseball. Texas likewise has 6 championship games with USC and LSU the just one having greater than the Athletes to Look out ForFirst baseman/outfielder Jared Thomas has actually been among the most effective batters in the country and has a batting average of.581 18-for-31) with five doubles, one homer and six RBIs. Thomas also has videotaped 14 runs and six steals. Texas also has two sluggers in 3rd baseman Peyton Powell and shortstop Jalin Flores. Powell is batting.441 on the period with 3 increases, a triple, four home runs and a team-high 18 RBIs. Flores has actually a. 344 batting standard with 2 doubles, four home runsTexas likewise has two of the most effective outfielders in university baseball with All-Big 12 performer Porter Brown and true fresher Will Gasparino. Brown is having a slow-moving start to the season as he has a measly.167 batting average with two doubles and 2 RBIs. Additionally, he has an on-base average of.324 which is the second-lowest amongst gamers with at the very least five appearances. Nevertheless, players like Brown are going to have downturns and will certainly be due at some , that was the No. 1 outfielder out of the state of The golden state and the No. 44 total possibility across the country, has actually a. 360 batting standard with 3 increases and 7 RBIs. Pitching StaffTexas has among the most effective throwing staffs in the nation which can lead to difficulty for LSU as they have battled at times to get hits at times. The Longhorns have a period of 1.82, which is the fourth-best in the country. They also have a WHIP of 1.26, which is 32nd in the country and have actually just permitted 7.42 hits per 9 innings, which is 42nd in the nation. Remember that 294 programs play Department I university baseball. Texas Longhorns pitcher Lebarron Johnson Jr. 57) join in the Longhorns' game versus the Kansas State Wildcats at UFCU Disch-Falk Field, April 8, 2023. The Wildcats won the game 6-5. Sara Diggins/American-Statesman/ United States TODAY NETWORK Right-hander Lebarron Johnson 1-0), that is the Friday evening starter for Texas, will obtain approval versus LSU. Johnson has a 1.38 age with seven hits permitted, two runs all gained), four strolls and 14 strikeouts through 13.0 innings was the starting bottle in in 2014's midweek matchup between both giants that resulted in a 3-0 LSU triumph on February 28, 2023. Johnson was an outright fear on the mound for the Longhorns as he tossed five scoreless innings with three hits, 2 strolls and 9 strikeouts in spite of the loss. His performance ultimately catapulted him into the beginning rotation and ultimately ended up being the day No. 2 starter for Texas last likewise has an amazing group of relievers and I expect to see these 4 pitchers: left-hander David Shaw, right-hander Gage Boehm, right-hander Grant Fontenot and real fresher right-hander Easton is among the best reducers in the nation let alone the Huge 12. Shaw has actually not permitted a single keep up two hits enabled, three strolls and 5 strikeouts in 2.2 innings pitched. Boehm has appeared in four video games this period which is tied for the most in addition to Fontenot. In 4.2 innings pitched, he has a 3.86 period with two runs all made) and 9 strikeouts. He likewise recorded a conserve in Texas' 2-0 triumph over Cal Poly on Feb. 23. Nonetheless, Boehm has been easy pickings for opposing batters as he has actually permitted 6 hits through 4.2 innings pitched and opposing batters have an average of.300 versus is very knowledgeable about the LSU program as he belonged to the 2022 squad as a true fresher before transferring to McLennan Neighborhood College. The Lafayette citizen has actually only allowed 2 walks and has set out seven batters in 4.2 innings pitched. Fontenot has not enabled a solitary run in his 4 appearances on the 1-0) has actually had a rather excellent 2024 campaign up until now despite being a real freshman. He has a 1.59 age with three hits, one run, 3 strolls and 7 strikeouts in 5.2 innings pitched. He additionally has a. 158 batting standard enabled. Loading comments.