Bottom of the 6th... --Hanover grounds out to SS. 1 out. Hanover is 0-for-3 today. --Landry pops out with a foul ball. 2 outs. Landry is 0-for-3 today. --Mahtook takes a ball and then singles to LF. Mahtook is 3-for-3 today with 3 singles! --Delatte flies out to end the inning.
Top of the 7th... --first pitch is singled to left, runner on 1st. --first pitch is bunted to Ross who throws the hitter out at 1st. 1 out. The runner at 1st gets to 2nd. --Ross comes out of the game. Very good game by Ross today. Senior Bertuccini takes the mound for LSU with a runner on 2nd, 1 out. Bertuccini is the only Senior on LSU's entire pitching staff. --full count then a walk. Runners on 1st and 2nd, 1 out. --Ball 1. Ball 2. 4-6-3 double-play to end the inning!
Bottom of the 7th... --Dishon pops out to 1B. 1 out. --Top of the order up for LSU. Watkins gets hit by the first pitch (he's been hit by two pitches today). Runner on 1st. --Nola strikes out swinging (his 2nd strike out of the game). 2 outs. --Kansas' starting pitching comes out and is replaced with a fresh arm. Good game by the Kansas starter. --Big Blake Dean takes the plate. He's been stellar today: walk, double, 2-RBI single. Ball 1. Ball 2. Ball 3. Strike 1. AND BOOM!!!!! DEAN KNOCKS IT OUT OF THE BALL PARK FOR A TWO-RUN HOME RUN!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?!?!?! WHAT A GAME BY BLAKE DEAN TODAY!!! (Runs #3 and #4 for the Tigers!!!!) :geauxtige --Gibbs goes full count then walks. --another pitching change by Kansas --Hanover strikes out to end the inning. Hanover is 0-for-4 today. :geauxtige4-2 Tigers!!!:geauxtige
Top of the 8th... --Junior Bradshaw is in to pitch the 8th for LSU --single to left, runner on 1st, no outs --lineout to LF, nice catch by Watkins for out #1! --popout to RF Mahtook, 2 outs --single to center, runner at 1st gets to 3rd. Runners at the corners, 2 outs. --Maineiri goes to the mound and takes out Bradshaw. And with runners at 1st and 3rd, 2 outs, it's Matty Ott time!!! --Strike 1. Ball 1. Strike 2 swinging. Strike 3 swinging to end the inning!!! :geauxtige
Bottom of the 8th... --Landry up. He's is 0-for-3 today, but now he singles! --Mahtook goes full count then grounds out, but advances Landry to 2nd. --Delatte pops out to SS. 2 outs. --Dishon up. Wild pitch! LSU baserunner (Fury in for Landry) advances to 3rd! Full count for Dishon, and then he gets walked. Runners at the corners, 2 outs. --Top of the order up for LSU. Watkins gets hit by a pitch again! Third time today he has been hit by a pitch (wrist, hip, elbow). Bases loaded, 2 outs! --Nola up with the bases loaded. Strike 1. Foul. Strike 3 looking for out #3. Nola has struck out 3 times today in 5 at-bats.
Top of the 9th... --Strike 1. Ball 1. Strike 2. Foul. Strike 3 swinging! Ott has struck out both batters he has faced today!:geauxtige --Strike 1. Foul. Strike 3 swinging!!! Ott has struck out all three batters he has faced today!!!:geauxtige --Strike 1. Ball 1. Strike 2! Strike 3 swinging!!!! Ott strikes out all four batters he faced!!!:geauxtige :geauxtigeTigers win 4-2!!!:geauxtige