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For the first time this season, the LSU Tigers’ baseball team is on a losing streak.
LSU dropped its second consecutive game to Mississippi State on Saturday at Alex Box Stadium, 3-0. In the two games against the Bulldogs this weekend, the Tigers have scored just one run.
After a red-hot start to the season, LSU’s hitters have gone ice cold. Mississippi State had three pitchers combine to hold the Tigers to just five hits on Saturday.
After the game, LSU coach Paul Mainieri credited the Bulldogs’ pitching staff for shutting his team’s offense down.
“Mississippi State has a great pitching staff, and I give them a lot of credit, but we’ve got to find a way to generate some offense,” Mainieri said.
“Kids come to LSU because they want to challenge themselves against the best. If you want to play in the big leagues someday, you’ve got to rise up and hit this kind of pitching. It’s hard, but we’ve got to find a way to hit against them.”
Junior right-hander Landon Marceaux got the start for the Tigers and was outstanding. Marceaux went seven innings, allowing just two hits and three walks while striking out three batters. The only run he allowed was unearned.
Mississippi State scored its final two runs off LSU’s bullpen in the eighth and ninth innings.
The loss drops LSU to 15-5 on the season and 0-2 in SEC play.
The final game of this series is on Sunday at Alex Box Stadium as the Tigers look to avoid a sweep.
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— LSU Baseball (@LSUbaseball) March 21, 2021