SOUTHERN AND LSU RENEW DIAMOND RIVALRY :: Crosstown rivals hook up for rare afternoon matchup

April 4, 2006

BATON ROUGE -- Southern will travel to plays host to crosstown rival No. 21 LSU (20-10) at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Alex Box Stadium as the Jaguars and Tigers play a rare mid-week game in the afternoon.

Discounted tickets for only $2 apiece will go on sale at the Alex Box Stadium ticket windows beginning at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Southern will start start junior pitcher, Antonio Garth (1-1, 5.03 ERA, 19.2 IP, 7 BB, 19 SO), while LSU junior right-hander Michael Bonura (1-0) is scheduled to start Tuesday's game on the mound for the Tigers.

Southern, which is hitting .293 as a team, is led at the plate by Gerard Gause (.370, 3 HR, 14 RBI) and Demarcus Coats (.360, 2 HR, 18 RBI).

LSU leads the all-time series with Southern, 39-2, though the Jaguars defeated the Tigers last season, 9-5, in Alex Box Stadium. Southern's only other win in the series came in 2001, when it defeated LSU, 11-6, in Alex Box Stadium.

GAME FACTS
Southern Jaguars (13-12) at # 21 LSU Fighting Tigers (20-10)

DATE/TIME
Tuesday, April 4 -- 2:30 p.m. CDT

STADIUM
Alex Box Stadium (7,760) in Baton Rouge, La.

RANKINGS
Southern (unranked)
LSU (# 21 USA Today/ESPN)

TICKETS
Discounted tickets for only $2 are available at Alex Box Stadium two hours prior to first pitch

RADIO
Southern -- None
LSU -- Statewide on LSU Sports Radio Network (WNXX/KNXX 104.5/104.9 FM in Baton Rouge)

INTERNET
Southern -- None
LSU -- Audio broadcast, streaming video and live stats in the Geaux Zone powered by USAgencies at www.LSUsports.net

TV
None

SERIES RECORD
LSU leads, 39-2 (first meeting in 1970)

PITCHING MATCHUP
Southern -- Jr. RHP Antonio Garth (1-1, 5.03 ERA, 19.2 IP, 7 BB, 19 SO)
LSU -- Jr. RHP Michael Bonura (1-0, 3.94 ERA, 16.0 IP, 8 BB, 15 SO)