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BATON ROUGE, La. – After starting the season 3-0 for the first time since 2001, Eastern Kentucky will take to the road to play at No. 11 Louisiana State this weekend.
 
Game one of the three-game series is scheduled for Friday at 8 p.m. ET at Alex Box Stadium.  Game two will be Saturday at 4 p.m. ET.  The series finale is slated for Sunday at noon ET.
 
All three games will air live online on the SEC Network+.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
-  This is the first-ever meeting between the two teams. 
 
THE COLONELS
-  The Colonels began the season with three wins at Presbyterian College, beating the Blue Hose 10-9, 6-4 and 10-4.
 
-  Sophomore shortstop Logan Thomason hit a team-best .500 with three runs and three RBIs in the three-game series.  His bases loaded walk forced in the tying run in the top of the ninth inning of game one against Presbyterian.  The Colonels completed a comeback from five runs down in the ninth to win.  Thomason led off the top of the eighth inning of a tied game two with a triple and then scored what proved to be the game-winning run.
 
-  Second baseman Daniel Harris IV hit .455 with four runs and four RBIs in the season-opening series.
 
-  The relief group of Darren Williams, Nate Beavers, Nick Laster, Jacob Abbott and Nick Borek combined to pitch seven and one-third innings over the weekend and allowed only two hits.
 
-  Senior lefty Brennan Kelly (0-0) is scheduled to start the series opener on Friday for the Colonels.  Right-hander Jacob Ferris (0-0, 4.50 ERA) will start game two.  Sunday's starter is scheduled to be junior left-hander Jake Lewis (1-0, 2.25 ERA).
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
-  LSU is 3-2 this season.  The Tigers began the season by winning two of three at home against Indiana.  LSU split a pair of midweek games, beating Southern 8-3 before losing at Nichols, 4-2.  
 
-  Zack Mathis leads the team with a .444 average to go along with four runs and four RBIs.  Saul Garza his hitting .375 with two home runs and seven RBIs.  
 
-  Sophomore right-hander Cole Henry is scheduled to start game one for the Tigers.  He's 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA.  Henry pitched four shutout innings and allowed just three hits in his first start.  Landon Marceaux (0-0, 6.23), a right-handed sophomore, will get the ball for game two.  AJ Labas (0-1, 6.23), a right-handed sophomore, will start on Sunday.