Bottom 3rd Kuhn (LF): Fastball 0-1 Missed low 1-1 Pops up to Hanover. 9-hole Cisterna (catcher). .200 BA Fouled back Missed high 1-1 Again. 2-1 Lined foul to 3rd base dugout. 2-2 Missed high AGAIN! 3-2 Foul tip. FANNED! 2 outs. Leavitt (RF) .341 BA: 1-0 In the dirt 2-0 Ball 3........ Come on Ranaudo. Walked. Lyons (SS) : Missed again (phone call) Missed the at bat... But he struck him out on a full count!
Yes! Just after Hawthorne mentions Ranaudo hasn't been as sharp as he's been the last few outings, Ranaudo fans the 3rd out to end the inning and threat. Tigers still up 2-1, going to the 4th.
Top 4th Havoner: 0-1 Fouled down RF line 0-2 Fouled again 1st base side. Hawthorne doesn't like that Arkansas doesn't have "bat girls." The LSU staff needs to shag foul balls. Hanover chop bunts it to the pitcher, and he threw it over the 1st baseman!! Hanover moves to 2nd on the error! Ochinko: Ripped foul. 0-1 0-2 Fouls again. In the dirt 1-2 He strikes out on one in the dirt. 1 out. Mitchell: Takes a strike 1-0 Hits it on the 1st base side of second base, and it gets through for a base hti! Hanover SCORES! 3-1 Tigers Mitchell almost gets picked off at first. Gibbs: 1-0 count. 1-1 Several throws to first base. 7+ throws, most are casual. Home crowd getting anxious. Finally a pitch and it missed outside. Mitchell goes on the pitch, Gibbs swings and misses, catcher drops the ball. Stolen base. 2-2 count. Full count. Mitchell goes on the pitch, grounded to SS, out at first. 2 outs, Mitchell on third. Nola: Swing and a miss. 0-1 1-2 count. Nola flies to center. 1 run, two hits, 1 left. 3-1 LSU
Bottom 4th: Tschepikow (2b): 1st pitch drops into LF, stand up double. Wilkins: This may be interesting after that incident. Strike, outside corner. 0-1 In the dirt. 1-1 FB just misses 2-1 Misses again. 3-1 Fouled out of play. Full count Ball 4, and 3rd base gets stolen. Ranaudo is not doing so hot. Cox: 2 more balls. What the hell Ranaudo? 3-0 not even close. Bases are loaded, Zero Outs. Eibner: Base hit to the RF wall. Tie ball game. Runners at 2nd and 3rd. ZERO OUT. Carver: Missed again. 1-0 Ranaudo is struggling. Fouled back. 1-1 Strike. First time he has been ahead of the count this inning. Grounder to LeMahieu, he holds the two runners, and gets the out at first. 1 out. Kuhn: I missed this batter..... But he struck him out on a 1-2 count! Cisterna: Fouled back. 0-1 Check swing STRIKE! 0-2. There you go Ranaudo, get ahead in the count! Missed high. 1-2. Line drive just foul into LF. LSU lucked out there. HIT HIM!!!! UGH. And Arkansas is booing. Yes, he is ahead in the count 1-2, and he meant to him. Stupid rednecks. Bases loaded, 2 out. Leavitt: Fastball strike. Bertuccini in the bullpen. Base hit. Scores two. Grounder to RF. 5-3 Arkansas. Lyons: Almost hit him. And the boos come again. Line drive into LF, base hit. Bases are loaded. Tschepikow flies out to Mahtook. 4 runs, 3 hits. 5-3 Arkansas.
Ranaudo is struggling. Gave up two hits and walked two so far. Arkansas just doubled in 2 runs. It's tied with nobody out and runners at 2nd and 3rd. Come on, Ranaudo! LSU needs you to get it together!
