After a seven-hour wait due to the weather, LSU’s bats provided all of the electricity needed for a blowout, 14-0 Game 1 win on Saturday night over Kentucky in the first game of the Baton Rouge Super Regional.
[autotag]Tre Morgan[/autotag] got the Tigers started off on the right foot in the bottom of the first when he hit a solo shot to give LSU a 1-0 lead.
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In the bottom of the third inning, [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] hit a two-run shot and Morgan hit another solo shot to increase the lead to 4-0.
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In the bottom of the fourth inning, [autotag]Gavin Dugas[/autotag] joined the party with a solo shot of his own to increase the lead to 5-0.
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In the bottom of the fifth, LSU blew the game wide open as they scored six more runs! [autotag]Josh Pearson[/autotag] hit a solo shot, Morgan got an RBI single, [autotag]Brayden Jobert[/autotag] was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, Morgan scored on a wild pitch, and [autotag]Jordan Thompson[/autotag] hit a two-RBI single to extend the lead to 11-0. In the bottom of the sixth, White hit his second tank of the night to give LSU a 12-0 lead.
In the bottom of the seventh inning, LSU tacked on two more runs thanks to a Thompson RBI single and a sacrifice fly by [autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag] to extend the lead to 14-0. [autotag]Paul Skenes[/autotag] night ended after 7.2 innings. He finished with zero runs allowed on four hits, nine strikeouts, and a walk.
With the win, LSU is now one win away from Omaha. Game 2 against Kentucky will be on Sunday at 5 p.m. CT.