Hayden Travinski lifts LSU to a series sweep with clutch go-ahead homer in 9th

The Tigers looked like they were going to miss out on their first SEC sweep of the year, but the decision to pinch-hit Travinski in the ninth paid off.

LSU entered today’s game with a shot at sweeping the Ole Miss Rebels in Oxford and a pinch-hit three-run homer from Hayden Travinski lifted LSU to a win!

[autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag] got the Tigers on the board first when he hit an RBI single up the middle to score [autotag]Gavin Dugas[/autotag] and give LSU a 1-0 lead early. Ole Miss tied it up in the bottom of the inning when they hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game 1-1.

Ole Miss took the lead in the bottom of the second inning when they hit an RBI single to give the Rebels a 2-1 lead after two innings. LSU re-took the lead in the top of the third when Jordan Thompson hit an RBI single to score Crews. [autotag]Josh Pearson[/autotag] was thrown out at home during the play. [autotag]Jared Jones[/autotag] followed that with an RBI single to give LSU a 3-2 lead after three innings.

In the top of the fifth inning, [autotag]Cade Beloso[/autotag] hit a solo shot to right field to extend the LSU lead to 4-2.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, Ole Miss cut into the lead with an RBI double to bring the Rebels to within one run as [autotag]Javen Coleman[/autotag] came in to pitch for [autotag]Christian Little[/autotag]. The final line on Little was 5.1 innings pitched with three runs on six hits. He had three strikeouts and one walk. It was his longest start of the season and put him in line to win the game if LSU pulled it off.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, Ole Miss tied the game on a solo shot to right-center field to make it 4-4 heading into the eighth inning. In the bottom of the eighth inning, the Rebels hit a two-run shot to give them a 6-4 lead as we headed into the ninth inning.

In the top of the ninth inning, Ole Miss got two quick outs before walking Jones and hitting [autotag]Brayden Jobert[/autotag] with a pitch. [autotag]Hayden Travinski[/autotag] then pinch hit for [autotag]Alex Milazzo[/autotag] and he proceeded to hit a three-run bomb to give the Tigers a 7-6 lead.

[autotag]Gavin Guidry[/autotag] would be called on out of the bullpen to try and save the game. He retired the first batter he faced before the Rebels hit a double to put the tying run on second with one out. Guidry got the next hitter to fly out at the wall and the Rebels found themselves down to their last out. The final batter popped up to the second baseman, and the Tigers won 7-6.

With the win, LSU moves to 32-7 on the season and 12-5 in conference play. LSU’s next game will be on Tuesday against Nicholls. The first pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m CT.

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