Alabama walked it off on an error against LSU baseball as it took Game 1 on Friday night 8-7.
LSU took a trip to Tuscaloosa with the hopes of improving their chances of making a regional. [autotag]Gage Jump[/autotag] got the start on the mound for the Tigers in Game 1.
The Tigers got on the board early when [autotag]Jared Jones[/autotag] hit a solo shot in the top of the first inning to give LSU a 1-0 lead.
In the bottom of the third inning, the Tide hit an RBI Triple to tie the game 1-1. LSU would answer that in the top of the fourth inning when [autotag]Stephen Milam[/autotag] and [autotag]Paxton Kling[/autotag] both hit an RBI single to give the Tigers a 3-1 lead.
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Monster RBI single for the lead@Monster_Milam99 | SECN+ pic.twitter.com/eFzrN4nfzP
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Pax scores Brazz on an infield hit
LSU – 3
BAMA – 1
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In the bottom of the fourth inning, Bama tied it back up with two runs of their own. In the top of the fifth inning, [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] hit a solo homer and [autotag]Hayden Travinski[/autotag] hit a sacrifice fly to give LSU a 5-3 lead.
Touched 'Em ALL@tommywhite44 | SECN+ pic.twitter.com/wwboTa0EWC
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In the top of the eighth inning, Milam added to the Tigers lead with a solo shot of his own to give LSU a 6-3 lead. Tommy Tanks followed that with an RBI double to extend the lead to 7-3.
OPPO TACO 🌮@Monster_Milam99 | SECN+ pic.twitter.com/BN4qncOmbT
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Tommy tacks on another ☝️@tommywhite44 | SECN+ pic.twitter.com/qpxt4e3tSs
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In the bottom of the eighth inning, Alabama hit a two-run homer and an RBI single to cut the lead to 7-6 as we headed to the ninth inning. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Alabama bunted with the bases loaded and down one run with two outs. [autotag]Alex Milazzo[/autotag] fielded the ball and threw it to first but the throw got away and two runs scored.
The Tide walked it off with an 8-7 win. Game 2 will be on Saturday at 4 p.m. CT.
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