LSU’s bullpen implodes as Mississippi State takes Game 2

Ty Floyd took the mound as the Tigers looked to take the series against Mississippi State at Alex Box Stadium.

[autotag]Ty Floyd[/autotag] took the mound as the Tigers looked to take the series against Mississippi State at Alex Box Stadium, but struggles in the bullpen cost LSU Game 2 in an 9-4 loss. Coach Jay Johnson’s team will look to avoid a second-straight series loss on Sunday.

LSU scored first on a bases-loaded walk to [autotag]Jordan Thompson[/autotag] to give LSU an early 1-0 lead.

The Tigers extended that lead in the bottom of the fourth inning when [autotag]Hayden Travinski[/autotag] hit a bomb to left field to make it 2-0 Tigers after four innings.

The Bulldogs finally got on the board in the top of the fifth inning with an RBI double to cut the lead in half. [autotag]Nate Ackenhausen[/autotag] came into the game for Floyd in the top of the seventh inning. Floyd went six innings allowing five hits and one run on a walk and 10 strikeouts. An outstanding start from Floyd is just what the doctor ordered.

Ackenhausen was met with a solo homer by the first hitter he faced and the game was tied 2-2. Ackenhausen was able to get a strikeout to end the inning and limit the damage to only one run as we headed to the bottom of the seventh. [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] broke the tie with an RBI single with the bases loaded to give the Tigers the lead. [autotag]Cade Beloso[/autotag] then grounded into a double play, but it scored [autotag]Tre Morgan[/autotag] to give LSU a 4-2 lead.

[autotag]Thatcher Hurd[/autotag] took the mound to start the eighth inning as he looked to keep the Tigers in the lead. The first batter he faced hit a double and the second batter hit a homer to tie the game 4-4 in the top of the eighth inning. After a walk and a single to the next two hitters, State hit an RBI single to left to give them a 5-4 lead.

[autotag]Riley Cooper[/autotag] then entered the game for Hurd. After retiring the first two batters he faced, the Bulldogs hit a three-run homer to extend their lead to 8-4 heading into the bottom of the eighth inning.

LSU was unable to score any runs in the bottom of the ninth as the Tigers dropped Game 2 9-4. Game three of the series is scheduled for tomorrow at 1:00 p.m.