#2 LSU vs #8 KENTUCKY -- NCAA BASEBALL'S BIGGEST MATCHUP OF THE WEEKEND -- IN THE BOX

Hawthorne: "i believe we have a record crowd for the season thus far looking around the Box, don't see any empty seats"

 

Bot 1

THE BOSS singles to extend his hitting streak to 19 games!

McMullen hit by pitch and that was it for LSU

 

Crowd is loud

 

...in encouragement for Eades on the mound

AND HE KNOCKS EM DOWN 1 2 3 FINISHING THEM WITH A K! !

K K K

 

Kentucky in their Black Jerseys tonite

Starting.pitcher: LHP Jerad Grundy
--he's holding opponent batters to a .196
batting avg this season ( .243 in SEC play)
with a 2.17 ERA
--his career record at Kentucky is 11-5
--vs LSU last year: held LSU to 6 of 23 at
the plate ( .261 ), 1 run
-- drafted by the Rangers out of high school,
drafted by the Marlins out of JUCO, drafted
by Twins in the last draft after his junior year
at Kentucky
--Baseball America: he "works in the 88-91
range" with a great slider and an outstanding
changeup
--Kentucky fan posting on LSU forum:
"Grundy has a nasty slider"
--last week vs Georgia he held them to 5 of
20 ( .250 ), 2 earned runs

 

Bot 2

IBARRA CRUSHES A DOUBLE, ADVANCED TO 3B ON GROUND OUT BY JONES, HIT HOME WITH AN RBI SINGLE BY ROSS ! !

1-0 LSU ! !

 

Comments from Tiger fans

Ibarra
DOUBLE!!!!!!!!!!!

Ibarra is now 34 for 99, .343....7 doubles on
the year

LSU!!!! LSU!!!!!!

Ross!

ROSS COMES THROUGH!!!!!!!!!!
TIGERS LEAD

ROSSSSSSS!!!!

Ross!

Atta baby Ross.

AND NOW EADES MOWS THEM DOWN FINISHING THEM WITH ANOTHER K ! ! ! ! !

K K K K

 

T I G E R S ! ! !

 

Sun is getting really close to setting here in South Louisiana...