Bayou Brew 4/17: Protect The Crown

Gymnastics competes at Nationals, baseball hosts Alabama, and more!

Good morning, Tiger Fans. It’s Nationals day for LSU gymnastics! Learn more about Konnor McClain’s gymnastics journey in this ESPN Original feature.

What all do we have Brewin’ today? Check it out below!

🤸 Takin’ over Texas
⛳️ Perfect match
🐯 And much more!

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The Climb. Presented by Baton Rouge Super Chevy Dealers | LSU Gymnastics cruises to finish the regular season with a share of the SEC title. Haleigh Bryant's mental and physical toughness pay off as she dazzles in a 1st place All-Around performance, to then hoist the SEC Championship trophy with her teammates.

🔼 Protect The Crown. The top-ranked gymnastics team will compete in the NCAA semifinals tonight at 8 p.m. The meet will broadcast on ESPN2 from Fort Worth, Texas. LSU competes in Session II with Michigan State, UCLA, and Utah with the top two teams advancing to Saturday’s final.

🔼 Perfect Match. LSU women’s golf team advanced to the match play portion of the SEC Championships, finishing second in stroke play qualifying. Taylor Riley and Rocio Tejedo tied for second place individually. The Tigers hold the No. 2 seed for match play quarterfinals, which will begin at 7:50 a.m. today. They’ll take on No. 7 Florida.

🔼 Jam ‘Em. LSU baseball is starting the weekend early! They’ll host No. 21 Alabama tonight at 7 p.m. to continue their home swing. Tonight’s game will air on ESPNU. Both teams look to bounce back after dropping SEC series’ last weekend. The Tigers were swept at Auburn, while the Tide lost two to Mississippi State

🔼 Another One. LSU softball is staying in Texas for another top-10 matchup! The ninth-ranked Tigers will play at No. 3 Texas. They’ll start the series today at 4:30 p.m. on SEC Network+. The Tigers defeated the Longhorns in their lone matchup last season, 7-4.

🤔 TIGER TRIVIA

Congratulations to former Tiger Patrick Peterson on his retirement from the NFL!

Today’s trivia question…

What year was Patrick Peterson drafted by the Arizona Cardinals?

Got a guess?

Scroll to the bottom of this email for the answer!

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Thursday 4/17

⛳️ No. 11 Women’s Golf at SEC Championships @ 7:00 a.m.
🎾 No. 11 Women’s Tennis vs. Kentucky @ 9:00 a.m.
🎽 Track & Field at Bryan Clay Invitational @ 3:00 p.m. | FloTrack
🥎 No. 9 Softball at Texas @ 4:30 p.m. | SECN+
⚾️ No. 8 Baseball vs. No. 21 Alabama @ 7:00 p.m. | Tickets | ESPNU
🤸 No. 1 Gymnastics at NCAA Semifinal @ 8:00 p.m. | ESPN2

Friday 4/18

🎽 Track & Field at Tom Jones Memorial Invitational
🎽 Track & Field at Bryan Clay Invitational @ 12:00 p.m. | FloTrack
🥎 No. 9 Softball at No. 3 Texas @ 4:30 p.m. | SECN+
⚾️ No. 8 Baseball vs. No. 21 Alabama @ 6:00 p.m. | Tickets | SECN+

Saturday 4/19

🎽 Track & Field at Tom Jones Memorial Invitational
🥎 No. 9 Softball at No. 3 Texas @ 11:00 a.m. | ESPN2
⚾️ No. 8 Baseball vs. No. 21 Alabama @ 6:00 p.m. | Tickets | SEC Network

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 2011

Peterson was drafted by the Cardinals at No. 5 overall.

🐯 Have a great Thursday, y'all!