Bottom of the 2nd... Landry goes full count then walks. Mahtook goes full count then walks. Runners on 1st and 2nd. DH Gaudet up to bat. Strike 1. Next pitch on the way... called a ball...double steal is on... and the veteran Brown catcher, captain of the team, guns down Mahtook at 2nd. Brown's catcher is 2-of-2 in throwing out LSU baserunners trying to steal. Landry made it to 3rd. Gaudet fouls for strike 2. Balk called! Landry scores from 3rd! (Run #1 for the Tigers). Gaudet fouls again, then takes Ball 2. Gaudet crushes it to left for a solo home run!!! (Run #2 for the Tigers). Would have been a two-run homer had Mahtook not got thrown out stealing. Delatte takes two balls and then singles to center. Runner on 1st. 1 out. Top of the order back up for LSU. Pitch in the dirt, Delatte gets to 2nd. Watkins flies out deep for out #2. Nola is up, he goes full count, and then another balk is called on the Brown pitcher. Delatte to 3rd base. On the next pitch, Nola singles to right! Delatte scores from 3rd!! (Run #3 for the Tigers). Dean up. Nola on 1st. Dean takes two balls and then singles to right! Nola gets to 3rd. Dean on 1st. Gibbs up. Strike 1 and then Gibbs doubles to left!! 2 runs score!! (Runs #4 and #5 for the Tigers). Hanover up. He fouls, takes ball, and then Hanover hits a two-run homerun off the foul pole in left!! (Runs #6 and #7 for the Tigers). Landry up again (he was the first hitter in this inning). And he again goes full count then walks. Mahtook up again, and he goes full-count again. Landry going... and Mahtook doubles to left!!! Landry scores!!! (Run #8 for the Tigers). Gaudet up again. He homered earlier this inning, and he's looking to do it again. Strike 1. Strike 2 swinging, Ball 1, Strike 3 swinging to end the massacre. :geauxtige :geauxtige 8-0 Tigers!!!:geauxtige :geauxtige
Brown used their top pitcher earlier today vs. Pepperdine and are saving their #2 pitcher for the Sunday game vs. LSU. Brown's catcher, the team captain, the 3rd-year starter as a junior, has both of Brown's 2 hits so far tonight. Top of the 3rd... flyout to Landry. Flyout to Landry. Single to center. Struck him out to end the inning!
Bottom of the 3rd... Brown's starting pitcher still in. Delatte up, and he strikes out swinging. Watkins grounds out to 2B. Nola takes the first pitch and singles to right. Dean up. Wild pitch, Nola to 2nd. Balk called again! Geez, that is 3 already for this guy. Nola to 3rd. Dean flies out deep for out #3.
Top of the 4th... Brown goes down 1-2-3. First batter hit a grounder to Nola who bobbles it, but recovers nicely to throw him out! Groundout to Dean. Popout to Mahtook to end the inning.
Bottom of the 4th...Gibbs is hit by a pitch. Hanover flies out to RF. Landry singles to center. Mahtook flies out to RF. Gaudet is up. Ball 1. Ball 2. Ball 3. Ball 4. Bases loaded, 2 outs. Delatte grounds out to 2B for out #3.
Top of the 5th. Strikeout swinging! Single off of Ross's glove into center. Next Brown batter doubles to left. Runners on 2nd and 3rd, 1 out. Next batter singles to right. Two runs score (Runs #1 and #2 for Brown). Next Brown batter goes to full count, and then strikes out looking! 2 outs. Meanwhile, the Brown runner steals 2nd. Next Brown batter up: Strike 1, Strike 2, groundout to Dean to end the inning. 8-2 Tigers
Bottom of the 5th... top of the order up for LSU. Watkins doubles to right! Nola with a sac bunt, Watkins to 3rd, 1 out. Dean up, and he takes the 1st pitch and singles to right! Watkins scores! (Run #9 for the Tigers). Gibbs singles to left. Hanover flies out to CF. 2 outs. Landry up. Dean on 2nd, Gibbs on 1st. Landry singles to left... and the ball gets by the LF... all three score!!!! (Runs #10, #11, and #12 for LSU). Mahtook up, and he flies to left... off the LF's glove. Mahtook to 2nd. The Brown LF needs a Snickers bar. Gaudet up, and he flies out to RF to end the inning. 12-2 Tigers!
Top of the 6th... first Brown batter goes to full count and is walked. Garrett is warming up in the bullpen for LSU. Next Brown batter doubles to right... run scores (Run #3 for Brown). Next Brown batter takes the 1st pitch from Ross and hits a 2-run home run. (Runs #4 and #5 for Brown). Ross uses six pitches to strike out the next batter looking. 1 out. And after 101 pitches, Ross is done. Freshman Forrest Garrett (lefty) takes the mound for LSU. He was born in Alabama, went to high school in Georgia and was drafted by the MLB Texas Rangers. Strike 1. Strike 2 swinging. Strike 3 swinging! 2 outs. Strike 1. Foul. Foul. Ball. Hit him with a pitch. Runner on 1st... 2 outs. Walks the next batter. Runners on 1st and 2nd. Next Brown batter takes Ball 1. Ball 2. Gibbs visits the mound to give him a break. Ball 3. Ball 4. Bases loaded, 2 outs. Cotton goes to the bullpen to warm up for LSU. Strike 1. Ball 1. Strike 2. Crowd cheering the freshman on. Foul. Ball 2. Strike 3 swinging to end the inning with the bases loaded!! Way to hang in there kid!! 12-5 Tigers
Bottom of the 6th... LSU goes down 1-2-3. Delatte strikes out. Watkins flies out to CF. Nola grounds out to SS.
Top of the 7th... Ball 1. Strike 1. Ball 2. Foul. Groundout to Hanover. 1 out. Ball 1. Foul. Ball 2. Strike 2. Ball 3. Full Count. Walked him. Next batter: Ball 1. Mainieri goes to the mound and takes Forrest Garrett out of the game and replaces him with another freshman, little Chris Cotton (5-9, 170) out of Byrd High School in Shreveport. Little Cotton's first pitch is singled to left. Runners on 1st and 2nd, 1 out. Next batter: Strike 1. Strike 2. Ball 1. Foul. Ball 2. Ball 3. Full Count. Walked him. Bases loaded, 1 out. Back-to-back freshmen pitchers for LSU facing bases loaded. Next batter: first pitch hit to center... and thank you Landry!!! ... what an awesome diving play to just make it a sac fly. 1 run scores (Run #6 for Brown). 2 outs... runners on 1st and 2nd. Strike 1. Ball 1. Bertuccini goes to the bullpen to warm-up for LSU. Ball 2. Grounder to Nola, and he tosses to 2B Hanover to end the inning! 12-6 Tigers
