The Schedule

Friday: No. 8 LSU Fighting Tigers (0-0) vs. Air Force Falcons (0-0), 7 p.m.

Saturday: LSU vs. Alcorn State Braves (0-0), 6:30 p.m.

Sunday: LSU vs. Air Force, 1 p.m.

Stadium

Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, La. (10,326)

Rankings

LSU — No. 8 by Baseball America; No. 12 by Collegiate Baseball; No. 14 by ESPN/USA Today

Air Force and Alcorn State — unranked

Radio

LSU Sports Radio Network affiliates (the Baton Rouge affiliate is WDGL 98.1 FM)

Pregame show starts at 6:30 p.m.

Internet

www.LSUsports.net — live video, audio and stats

TV

none

Promotions

Friday: Former LSU All-American Mikie Mahtook throws the ceremonial first pitch

Saturday: First 4,000 fans in the stadium receive an LSU baseball poster

Sunday: All youngsters can run the bases on the Alex Box Stadium field after the game.

Series Record

First meeting between LSU and Air Force; LSU leads the series with Alcorn State, 2-0

Pitching Matchups

Friday:

LSU — So. RHP Kevin Gausman (2011 stats: 5-6, 3.51 ERA, 89.2 IP, 23 BB, 86 SO)

Air Force — Jr. RHP Sean Carley (2011 stats: 3-5, 3.94 ERA, 82.1 IP, 24 BB, 62 SO)

Saturday:

LSU — So. RHP Ryan Eades (2011 stats: 4-1, 4.81 ERA, 43 IP, 18 BB, 31 SO)

Alcorn State — TBA

Sunday:

LSU — So. RHP Kurt McCune (2011 stats: 7-3, 3.31 ERA, 89.2 IP, 25 BB, 68 SO)

Air Force — Sr. LHP Michael Ceci (2011 stats: 2-4, 5.40 ERA, 40 IP, 10 BB, 16 SO)