NewsLSU Baseball Clinches their First SEC Series over Mississippi State 4-3; Goes for the Sweep on Sunday at 1
Sophomore Ryan Eades allowed a single run through 7 innings as the #10 ranked tigers took the Saturday night game and the series from the #21 ranked bulldogs. LSU first baseman Mason Katz was key in the victory with a two-run homer. LSU turned four double plays as well.
LSU will go for the sweep on Sunday at 1 with freshman right hander Aaron Nola on the mound. With the series clinching victory the tigers improve to 16-3 and 2-0 in the SEC. Mississippi State falls to 14-7 and 0-2 SEC.
Friday Night Pitcher’s Duel Ends in a Tiger Victory with a Walk Off Single in the Bottom of the 10th for the Victory 3-2; The Tigers will Host the Bulldogs Saturday at 6:00 (ESPN3)
LSU second baseman Jacoby Jones came up with the game winner in the bottom of the 10th inning and the game locked in a 2-2 tie. Mississippi State took the lead on catcher Mitch Slauter’s two-out solo homer in the top half of the 1oth which made the score 2-1 bulldogs. Previous to Jones game winning single up the middle, third baseman Tyler Hanover led off the 10th inning with a single against Mississippi State reliever Caleb Reed and was sacrificed to second base by catcher Ty Ross. Designated hitter Grant Dozar hit a double to right field to score Hanover with the tying run.
Starting Pitcher Kevin Gausman finished with 122 pitches thrown over 8.2 innings and a career-high 11 strikeouts. Sophomore right hander Ryan Eades will take the mound Saturday night for game 2.
#10 LSU Baseball Opens Conference Play by Hosting the #21 Mississippi State Bulldogs at 7:00 (Cox 4)
The LSU baseball team (14-3) will find out alot about how their pitching and hitting will stack up against SEC opponents when they face Mississippi State (14-5). Even though this will be both the tigers and bulldogs first SEC weekend the teams will be looking forward to learning from one another and getting a feel for the early conference season.
Sophomore right hander Kevin Gausman (4-0, 1.32 ERA) will start Friday’s game, sophomore right hander Ryan Eades (3-1, 2.13 ERA) will start Saturday, and freshman right hander Aaron Nola (3-0, 1.80 ERA) will start Sunday.
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Baseball Begins Conference Play