Bayou Brew 4/3: Clawing It Out

Plus: Making the cut at Augusta National.

Good morning, Tigers.

What else is mixed into today’s Bayou Brew?

👀 Made the cut
🎾 Clawing it out
🐯 And so much more!

🔼 Moving On. The Tigers opened their NCAA Championship run with a historic 198.375 in the second session of the Baton Rouge Regional, the highest team score at an NCAA Regional in program history and the fourth-highest by any LSU squad ever. The performance featured program-best regional marks on bars (49.625) and floor (49.700). Sophomore Kailin Chio stole the show with perfect 10.0s on both vault and floor, becoming just the second gymnast in LSU history to score multiple 10s at a regional (Haleigh Bryant, 2024). Her 39.825 all-around is the second-highest regional all-around in program history. LSU swept all individual titles on the night, with Chio, Konnor McClain, and Ashley Cowan sharing the bars crown at 9.95, and Amari Drayton and Kaliya Lincoln splitting the beam title at 9.95. The Tigers advance to tomorrow’s regional final alongside Clemson, joining Michigan and Stanford from the afternoon session.

🔼 Made The Cut. Incoming LSU women’s golf freshman Raegan Denton is taking Augusta by storm! She finished at even par after Day Two, giving her a five-under par on the tournament. Denton will advance to Saturday at Augusta National.

🔼 Keep Watch. Congratulations to LSU’s Jake Brown, who landed on the Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List!

🔼 Clawing It Out. No. 7 LSU men's tennis knocked off No. 13 South Carolina 4-1 on the road at the Carolina Tennis Center. The Tigers dropped the doubles point but responded with straight-set singles wins from Enzo Kohlmann, Matias Ponce de Leon, and Erik Arutiunian before No. 104 Andrej Loncarevic delivered the clincher at court three, rallying from a first-set tiebreak loss to win 6-7(4), 6-0, 7-5 and stave off three match points in the deciding set. Arutiunian continues to shine, moving to 17-4 on the season with eight ranked wins, while Loncarevic extended his win streak to four.

🔼 Game One. LSU softball picked up a 9-1 win in Thursday’s series opener against Missouri! The Tigers are back on the field this afternoon at 3 p.m. with the game airing on SEC Network+.

🤔 TIGER TRIVIA

How many wins does LSU men's tennis have this season, and what was the previous program record they eclipsed?

Think you got it?

Scroll to the bottom of this email for the answer!

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

*All times are in CT

Friday, April 3
👟 Track & Field hosts Battle on the Bayou @ 10:30 a.m.
🥎 Softball at Missouri @ 3 p.m. | Watch: SEC Network+
⚾️ Baseball at Tennessee @ 4:30 p.m. | Watch: SEC Network

Saturday, April 4
⛳️ Men’s Golf at Augusta Haskins Award Invitational (Augusta, Ga.)
👟 Track & Field hosts Battle on the Bayou @ 10:30 a.m.
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Florida @ 11 a.m.
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Mississippi State @ noon
🥎 Softball at Missouri @ 2:30 p.m. | Watch: SEC Network+
⚾️ Baseball at Tennessee @ 5 p.m. | Watch: ESPN2
🤸‍♀️ Gymnastics hosts NCAA Regional Final @ 5 p.m. | Watch: ESPN+ | Tickets

Sunday, April 5
⛳️ Men’s Golf at Augusta Haskins Award Invitational (Augusta, Ga.)
⚾️ Baseball at Tennessee @ 12 p.m. | Watch: SEC Network

Monday, April 6
⚾️ The Jay Johnson Show @ TJ Ribs on Acadian @ 6 p.m. | Listen Live

Tuesday, April 7
🥎 Softball vs. Central Arkansas @ 6 p.m. | Watch: SEC Network+ | Tickets
⚾️ Baseball vs. Bethune-Cookman @ 6:30 p.m. | Watch: SEC Network+ | Tickets

Thursday, April 9
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ Kentucky @ 4 p.m. (Lexington, Ky.) | Live Stats

Friday, April 10
👟 Track & Field @ Baylor Invitational @ 10 a.m. (Waco, Texas)
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Central Arkansas @ 11:45 a.m.
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Kentucky @ 5 p.m. | Live Stats
🥎 Softball vs. Arizona @ 6 p.m. | Watch: SEC Network+ | Tickets
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi @ 6 p.m.
⚾️ Baseball @ Ole Miss @ 6:30 p.m. (Oxford, Miss.) | Watch: SEC Network+
🏐 Volleyball vs. Purple-Gold Scrimmage @ 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 11
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville @ 10:30 a.m.
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ Tennessee @ 12 p.m. (Knoxville, Tenn.) | Live Stats
⚽ Soccer vs. Texas Tech (Exhibition) @ 2 p.m. (Denton, Texas)
⚾️ Baseball @ Ole Miss @ 4 p.m. (Oxford, Miss.) | Watch: SEC Network+
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Southeastern Louisiana @ 4:45 p.m.
🥎 Softball vs. Arizona @ 5 p.m. | Watch: SEC Network+ | Tickets

Sunday, April 12
🥎 Softball vs. Arizona @ 11 a.m. | Watch: SEC Network+ | Tickets
⚾️ Baseball @ Ole Miss @ 1:30 p.m. (Oxford, Miss.) | Watch: SEC Network+


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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 22 wins, surpassing the previous high of 21 and approaching the 1998 SEC Championship team's mark of 25.

🐯 Have a great weekend, Tigers!