Errors doom the Tigers in Game 2 loss to Kentucky

Mistakes ultimately cost LSU a chance to clinch the series against the Wildcats on Friday night.

LSU entered Game 2 against the Kentucky Wildcats on Friday night with a chance to win the series, but three errors from the defense doomed it in the end as the Tigers lost 13-10.

LSU got things started in the bottom of the first inning when [autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag] scored on a [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] RBI double to make it 1-0 Tigers after one inning.

The Wildcats took their first lead of the game in the top of the second inning when they hit a two-run blast to right field to make it 2-1. The Tigers answered back in the bottom of the inning when [autotag]Tre Morgan[/autotag] hit a two-RBI single to score [autotag]Ben Nippolt[/autotag] and [autotag]Jordan Thompson[/autotag].

In the bottom of the fourth inning, LSU scored three runs thanks to an RBI double from Crews and a two-run homer from White to give LSU a 6-2 lead.

Kentucky fought back in the top of the fifth inning when it hit an RBI single, and then [autotag]Brayden Jobert[/autotag] misplayed a flyball with bases loaded. That allowed three runs to score and the batter to get to third base. He was then brought in by the next hitter, and just like that, Kentucky had a 7-6 lead.

In the top of the seventh inning, Kentucky scored again on an RBI single with bases loaded, a bases-loaded walk, an RBI single and a sacrifice fly to make it 12-6 Kentucky heading into the bottom of the seventh. [autotag]Jared Jones[/autotag] scored on a fielder’s choice in the bottom of the seventh to cut the lead to 12-7.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, LSU loaded the bases with no outs before [autotag]Cade Beloso[/autotag] struck out. Jones then hit a two-RBI single to left field to cut the lead to 12-10. Jobert grounded out to first base, and Thompson struck out to end the inning.

In the top of the ninth, Kentucky added an insurance run on an RBI single to right field to make it a 13-10 game. The bottom of the LSU order was tasked with trying to make a comeback in the bottom of the ninth. [autotag]Hayden Travinski[/autotag] flew out to left field, [autotag]Josh Pearson[/autotag] walked and Morgan grounded into a double play to end the game.

With the loss, LSU drops to 28-6 on the season and 8-5 in conference play. The first pitch for a decisive Game 3 is scheduled for Saturday at 1 p.m.

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