Bayou Brew 4/28: Weekend warriors

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What's steeping in today's Brew?

⚾️ SEC series at “The Box”
🏀 Building a dream team
🐯 And much, much more!

Tigers Win. Six-time world record pole vaulter, Mondo Duplantis, joins Tigers Win this week! He’s a World Record Holder, World Champion, Olympic Champion, and the best pole vaulter in the world. He reflects on his time at LSU and the years to come. Tune in now!

🔼 Baseball At “The Box”. Alabama comes to Baton Rouge tonight for a weekend SEC series against the No. 1 team. The Tigers are coming off a sweep of Ole Miss and a loss to Nicholls, while the Tide are coming off a sweep of Missouri. The Tigers will need to keep an eye on Colby Shelton who has belted 16 homers on the season for Alabama. There’s still nobody better than Dylan Crews at the plate, hitting .485 to lead the nation. The fun begins tonight at 6:00pm at “The Box” and you can tune in on the SEC Network.

🔼 The Show On The Road. The 13th ranked LSU softball team heads to Tuscaloosa this weekend for the final road series of the regular season against Alabama. The Tigers sit at No. 2 in the SEC with 403 hits and hold the 3rd-lowest ERA in the conference. Taylor Pleasants led the Tigers last week with a .615 batting average and 8 hits. The series begins tonight at 6:00pm on SEC Network+.

🔼 Survive & Advance. Beach volleyball swept Missouri State in the first round and beat Florida State 3-1 in the second to win both duals yesterday in the CCSA Tournament. The Sandy Tigs will play GCU in the semifinals today at 12:30pm.

🔼 Dream Team. Coach Mulkey continues to prove why her and her staff are some of the best recruiters in college basketball. The No. 1 transfer in the portal chose to become a Tiger! Hailey Van Lith averaged 19.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.2 assists as a guard at Louisville last season. Hailey will be a huge addition to the Tigers with the departure of Alexis Morris.

Inside Death Valley. When Tiger Stadium first opened, it was more than just a football stadium.

Do you know what else Tiger Stadium housed?

Think you got it? Scroll to the bottom of this email for the answer. 

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Friday 4/28

🏐 Beach Volleyball vs. No. 7 GCU @ 12:30pm

⚾️ Baseball vs. Alabama @ 6:00pm | SEC Network

🥎 Softball at No. 16 Alabama @ 6:00pm | SEC Network+

Saturday 4/29

🎽 Track & Field at LSU Invitational @ 10:00am

🥎 Softball at No. 16 Alabama @ 1:00pm | ESPN2

⚾️ Baseball vs. Alabama @ 6:00pm | SEC Network+

Sunday 4/30

🥎 Softball at No. 16 Alabama @ 11:30am | ESPN

⚾️ Baseball vs. Alabama @ 1:00pm | SEC Network+

Answer: A dorm!

Tiger Stadium housed 1,500 students in the in-stadium dormitory. You can read all about it here!

Have a great weekend, y'all.