Southern Jaguars vs LSU Tigers

Southern used their best pitcher, lefty John Thigpen, tonight for LSU. opposing batters are only batting .200 against him and his 0.90 ERA is #12 in the country (Gausman is #1 in SEC and #35 in NCAA with a 1.25 ERA)

Earned Run Average - NCAA.com

 

after 2, LSU already has 7 hits and 6 runs

good to see against a pitcher with such an elite stat line

6-3 Tigers

 

LSU scoring summary

bot 1st -- Jones singled, Katz walked, Ross RBI single (Jones scores), Hanover RBI single (Katz scores), Nola RBI double (Ross scores)

bot 2nd -- Sciambra walked, Jones singled, and Katz cleared the bases with a 2-RBI double. Rhymes doubled, Katz to 3rd, and Ross hit him home with a sac fly

 

now 6-4 LSU

 

with Nola on 3rd, Sciambra scored him with an RBI single

7-4 LSU

 

Mainieri on the game:

 

bot 4th: Moore reached on an error, Katz singled, Moore to 3rd, Rhymes RBI single (Moore scores)

8-5 LSU

 

bot 5th: Hanover singled, Nola singled, Hanover to 3rd, Sciambra with an RBI ground-out (Hanover scores, Nola to 2nd), RBI double by Moore (Nola scores)

10-5 LSU (LSU has 13 hits after 5 innings, Southern has 9)

 

MOORE WITH A 3-RUN HOME RUN!!!!!!!!

after 7...

13-5 LSU (LSU has 17 hits, Southern has 9)

 

SLAID WITH A 2-RUN HOME RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

after 8...(and LSU won't be batting in the bot 9th)

15-5 LSU (LSU has 18 hits, Southern has 9)