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I'm thinking they'll be tough to scare. 42 home runs in "the streak." That's almost 2 per game. Blake Dean is averaging 2 rbi's per game. If they keep it up, they'll finish the year with a 31 game streak.

The Tigers, riding a 23-game win streak, are No. 2 in this week’s Collegiate Baseball poll, No. 5 in the Baseball America rankings and No. 7 in the USA Today/ESPN coaches’ poll.

UC Irvine, which advanced to the CWS last season, is ranked No. 8 by Baseball America, No. 12 by USA Today/ESPN and No. 13 by Collegiate Baseball.

LSU enters Saturday’s NCAA Super Regional opener riding a 23-game winning streak, the longest single-season streak in Southeastern Conference history. Sixteen wins in the Tigers' 23-0 run have come against SEC teams. LSU finished the regular season with 12 straight SEC wins, and the Tigers posted victories over South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Alabama and Ole Miss to win the SEC Tournament May 21-25

LSU extended the streak last weekend with consecutive victories over Texas Southern and Southern Mississippi (twice) to win the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional.

LSU has won 28 times this season after facing a deficit, including all four wins in the SEC Tournament.

LSU has rallied to overcome a deficit in 17 of its 23 victories during the current win streak.

The Tigers are hitting .324 (280-for-864) as a team during their 23-game win streak with 65 doubles, eight triples and 42 home runs, and LSU has outscored its opponents, 219-101, in the past 23 contests.

The Tigers' pitching staff has been superb during the streak as well, recording a 3.53 ERA in 217 innings of work with 68 walks and 202 strikeouts.

LSU coach Paul Mainieri, who led Notre Dame to the 2002 CWS, said the Tigers are ready for their super regional challenge.