Bot 1 Auburn starter is junior JUCO transfer Michael O'Neal , a 224-pound lefty who is holding opponent batters to a .196 batting average. last week vs Vandy, he held them to a .158 batting avg over 6 innings, with only 1 walk Jones 2-1 groundout Laird 1-1 hit him! Bregman 2-0 pop out Rhymes, 0-1, single to right!! Laird to 3rd!!! Big Katz takes the plate. Goes 3-1 THEN BLASTS IT TO LEFT FIELD!!!! LAIRD SCORES! RHYMES BEING WAVED HOME....SCORES EASILY!!!!! TWO RUN DOUBLE MASON KATZ!!!!! 2-0 TIGERS!!!!!!!
Top 2 Eades 1-2 groundout 1-2 fly out 1-2 grounder to 3rd...Ibarra charges, GOT HIM AT FIRST! WHAT A PLAY! 1 2 3 ! ! ! Comments from Tiger fans: Nice play Ibarra great play!!!!!!!!!!!! Ibarra's the best third baseman LSU's had in a long time. he's pretty good to say the least That play reminded me of Wally at 3rd. Very nice play!
Top 3 Eades 1-1 chop to left of the mound, Eades lunges for it, can't get it, Ibarra charging, nabs it GOT HIM AT FIRST! IBARRA!!! THE BOX IS ROARING THEIR APPROVAL! Hawthorne: "that's two outstanding plays in a row by Ibarra...makes it look effortless" Comments from Tiger fans: wow!!!!!! great play! E-berra is pretty good Say, this Ibarra fella can play ball! Ibarra, a ninja! 1-0 line out to Ibarra!!! single to center 2 out, runner at 1st, 1-1, runner at 1st tries to steal 2nd, PITCH OUT IS ON, ROSS GUNS HIM DOWN!!!
TIIGGGGEERRSS! Bot 3 O'Neal Laird, 2-2 singles!!!! THE BOSS Bregman goes 1-2, singles!!!! Laird to 3rd!!! Auburn coach goes to mound to talk to his pitcher Rhymes knocks it to RF, good play by Auburn OF to catch it on run, Laird tags AND SCORES! RBI RHYMES! Big Katz up, 2-0 single to left!!! Ibarra fly out to right center, Bregman tags and goes to 3rd Chinea walks on 4 pitches! BASES.LOADED! Ross 1-0 groundout to 2nd 3-0 TIGERS!!!
Top 4 Eades (36 pitches) 1-1 fly out 0-2 fly out ground out! 1 2 3 ! ! ! 7-pitch inning by Eades ! ! !
Bot 4 O'Neal Stevenson, full count, K'd Jones 1-1 deep fly out Speedster Laird up. 2-2 grounder to 1B, 1B nabs it, pitcher covering, LAIRD BEATS OUT THE THROW!!! THE BOSS Bregman takes the plate. Foul. Throw to 1st. LAIRD STEALS SECOND! Ball. THE BOSS SINGLES TO LEFT, LAIRD SCORES, BREGMAN TO 2ND Rhymes full count, hits it to 2B, he can't handle it! BREGMAN SCORES!!! 5-0 TIGERS ! ! ! ! !
Top 5 Eades (43 pitches) 2-2 hit to the wall in left center, double. He was hitting .275 2-2 single, run scores. He was hitting .247 5-1 LSU Dunn out to talk with Eades 0-1 single. 3 straight hits off Eades sac bunt advances runners to 2B and 3B 2-2, strikes him out swinging, K!!! 2 out, runners 2nd & 3rd 2-2 ground out with a great catch on the throw to 1B BY KATZ TO END THE INNING!
Bot 5 O'Neal is done!!! New Auburn pitcher for top 5 is: RS Freshman 224-pound RHP Justin Camp, a Perfect Game / Rawlings All-American, USSSA All-American out of high school. 2-0 record this season, 2.87 ERA, holding opponent batters to a .274 avg Full count then IBARRA WELCOMES HIM TO THE GAME WITH A DOUBLE TO THE WALL!!! GEAUX TIGERS GEAUX TIGERS GEAUX TIGERS filling the Box Chinea full count, walks! Auburn coach out on mound Ross 1-0, bunt, they try to get Ibarra at 3B, safe!! Oh what? They are calling him out? B.S. call all around. LSU radio can't believe it Stevenson 0-2 chop over the mound, force at 2nd Jones full count, walks! BASES LOADED! Laird 2-0 fly out to left
