Game 1 - Mestepey Game 2 - Smith Game 3 - Dirks I would start Meier in Game 1, but I think Smoke will stick with Mestepey. Determann is too valuable in the bullpen to start him in Game 1 ... I'd pitch him only if needed to close out Game 1. I'm not fond of starting English or Ramirez since they never started in a big game before. I'd keep them in the bullpen.
I would personally start determan. He has the shortest recovery time and if Marist is a push over he'll be out by the 5th.
If he pitches 5 innings or so on Friday, he'll definately be out for Saturday. Saturday is the only day of the tourney where you can possibly play 2 games. I'd rather have him available on Saturday.
Looks like Meier may get the start Friday and Smith may start game 2... LSU baseball coach Smoke Laval was vague Monday about his pitching plans for the regional this weekend, but pitching coach Brady Wiederhold said the probable starter for the first-round game Friday is junior right-hander Justin Meier. "We're talking about Justin being the guy to lead it off, and then it just kind of depends after that," Wiederhold said. "We're still gathering information on the teams." The Tigers will open the regional against Marist at 1 p.m. Friday. Northwestern State will play Rice at 6 p.m. The two winners will play at 6 p.m. Saturday. Wiederhold said LSU junior left-hander Greg Smith could start that game. "We've talked about having him in that position, with that being kind of a swing game," he said. "I'd say he's the probable Game 2 starter, but it's not definite. You don't know who you're going to play." The Advocate
