[autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] and the LSU Tigers finally got the monkey off of their backs this season. LSU won Game 3 against Missouri 6-2 to secure their first conference series win of the year.
Missouri drew first blood in the bottom of the third inning when an error led to two runs for them. The score remained that way until the top of the fifth inning when [autotag]Paxton Kling[/autotag] hit a two-RBI double to score [autotag]Alex Milazzo[/autotag] and [autotag]Stephen Milam[/autotag] and tie the game 2-2.
In the top of the sixth inning, [autotag]Michael Braswell III[/autotag] walked with the bases loaded to extend the LSU lead to 3-2. In the top of the seventh inning, [autotag]Ashton Larson[/autotag] hit a solo homer to extend the lead to 4-2.
WE ARE TIED
LSU – 2
MIZZ – 2
📺 SECN+ pic.twitter.com/hs2K2F9NGi— LSU Baseball (@LSUbaseball) April 21, 2024
Lar-Lar Goes Ya-Ya 🚀@Ashton_Larson11 | SECN+ pic.twitter.com/RvawqoCQuS
— LSU Baseball (@LSUbaseball) April 21, 2024
In the top of the eighth inning, Braswell hit an RBI double to extend the lead to 5-2, and in the top of the ninth inning, Milazzo scored on a throwing error to give LSU a 6-2 lead.
Mid 8 | Brazzy delivers with a two-out RBI double
LSU – 5
MIZZ – 2
📺 SECN+ pic.twitter.com/Hy4O03IdNE— LSU Baseball (@LSUbaseball) April 21, 2024
Tommy plates Al
LSU – 6
MIZZ – 2
📺 SECN+ pic.twitter.com/eTkjjluq8q— LSU Baseball (@LSUbaseball) April 21, 2024
LSU will be back in action on Tuesday night against Nicholls.
Contact/Follow us @LSUTigersWire on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Louisiana State news, notes, and opinions.