For most of Friday night’s NCAA Tournament debut for the No. 2-seeded LSU Tigers, it looked like coach Jay Johnson’s team was heading for the loser’s bracket and an elimination game on Saturday.
Facing the three-seeded Kennesaw State Owls in the Hattiesburg Regional, LSU trailed 11-4 entering the eighth inning after rough outings from starting pitcher [autotag]Ma’Khail Hilliard[/autotag] and reliever [autotag]Riley Cooper[/autotag] spotted KSU a big lead. But an unreal 10-run inning flipped the script as the Tigers executed one of the most impressive comebacks of the season, winning 14-11.
Now, they avoid potential elimination and instead advance to the winner’s bracket, where they will face regional host Southern Miss at 6 p.m. CT. The Golden Eagles won their first-round matchup by a 2-0 margin against Army on Friday.
In the meantime, here were the best shots as the Tigers stunned the Owls and avoided a first-round upset.