Bottom of the 12th: *Katz grounded out - 1 out *Ibarra walked *McMullen walked, runners at 1st & 2nd *Ross flied out, Ibarra advanced to 3rd - 2 outs *Sciambra struck out NWLA 1-6-1 LSU 1-6-1 Headed to the top of the 13th...
Top of the 13th: *Strike out - 1 out *Strike out - 2 outs *Ground out - 3 outs NWLA 1-6-1 LSU 1-6-1 Headed to the bottom of the 13th...
Bottom of the 13th: *Jones singled *Laird SAC, Jones advanced to 2nd - 1 out *Bregman singled, Jones SCORED NWLA 1-6-1 LSU 2-8-1 FINAL
THE BOSS Bregman with the game winning RBI single! He was Player of the Game last night, going 3 for 6. He also scored LSU's other run when he doubled and Rhymes hit him home with an RBI single. Bregman's double was LSU's only extra base hit last night Rhymes was 1 for 5 with the RBI Single to score Bregman Katz was 1 for 3 with a walk and was hit by a pitch Ibarra was 1 for 4 with a walk Jones was 1 for 6, scoring the game winning run Foster was 1 for 3 Sciambra, Laird, Ross, Barash, Edward were 0 for 16 with no walks Laird had the sac bunt to move Jones into scoring position for Bregman to hit him home with the game winning hit
Mainieri before the game: "We have a lot of respect for the Northwestern State program, and it's important that we approach this game in the right way," LSU coach Paul Mainieri said. "They're accustomed to facing very good competition; in fact, they've beaten Tulane and they've played Texas A&M, TCU and Oklahoma, so we're expecting to see a tough team that will be ready to play here tomorrow." Northwestern St. lost 1-2 @ Texas A&M (a very good ball club that went toe to toe with #8/11/10/12/13 Cal State-Fullerton @ Fullerton) Northwestern St. lost 0-1 @ Oklahoma (currently ranked #10/12/14/17/18) Mainieri after the game: “This was a very well-played ball game, and it was a hard-earned victory for us,” said LSU coach Paul Mainieri . “Northwestern State played and coached an outstanding game, and I thought our players responded well to their intensity. Both teams made great plays and big pitches throughout the night, and I’m glad we were able to finally earn the win.”
LSU has now won 25 mid-week games in a row, dating back to almost 2 years ago when we lost 2-5 to Northwestern St on Tues April 12, 2011 in Alex Box Stadium That is amazing
It might not be amazing for some teams...but considering the number of talented teams in the area (UNO, ULL, ULM, Tulane, NWLA, USM, Southern, etc.)...it's pretty darn impressive. Playing quality programs outside the conference has always helped prepare the Tigers for a post-season run. The occasional loss is worth the benefits. Bring on the Auburn pussycats!
in other midweek action: TENNESSEE #2/2/2/2/4 Vanderbilt lost 1-4 at Middle Tennessee State (11-10 record)....MTSU pitchers held Vandy to a .226 batting avg...while Vandy pitchers held MTSU to a .250 batting avg KENTUCKY #8/9/10/10/12 Kentucky lost 3-6 to WKU.... despite Kentucky batters hitting for .297 while Kentucky pitchers held WKU to .229 GEORGIA #6/9/10/11/11 Georgia Tech lost 4-5 to Georgia Southern... despite GT batters hitting for .297 while GT pitchers held Georgia Southern to .212 NORTH CAROLINA #13/16/16/18/19 NC State lost 5-8 to UNC Greensboro. UNC-Greensboro pitchers held NC State to .195...while NC State pitchers held UNC-Greensboro to .200 GEORGIA/SOUTH CAROLINA Georgia lost 5-7 to the Furman Paladins (who made the 1 hour and 40 min drive from western South Carolina). Georgia batters hit for .286 while Furman batters hit for .270 TEXAS Texas lost 3-4 at #28 Houston . Houston pitchers held Texas to .212, while Texas pitchers held Houston to .235
also, the Pac 12 went 1-6 in their midweek games this week, with the only win coming with Utah's 11-inning 3-2 W over Utah Valley (8-12 record) --#19/20/21/21/22 Arizona State lost 7-8 at Texas Tech, despite ASU hitting for .324 and holding TT to .257 --#27 Cal lost 1-3 at San Jose State, SJSU pitchers held Cal to .156, while Cal pitchers held SJSU to .192 --Southern Cal lost both their games at #4/10/13/13/14 Louisville, 6-13 and 3-6. Louisville hit for .348 over the two games while USC hit for .279 --Washington lost 2-4 to Portland (6-13 record), UW pitchers held Portland to .174 and Portland pitchers held UW to .200 --Washington State lost 8-10 to Gonzaga (11-6 record). Gonzaga hit for .395 and Wash State hit for .384
