LSU traveled to Auburn, Alabama, to take on the Tigers as they tried to go for a third straight conference series sweep. Coach Jay Johnson’s team started the weekend off on the right foot with a 3-0 shutout win to take Game 1.
[autotag]Tre Morgan[/autotag] got the party started in the top of the first inning with a two-run shot to right field to give LSU an early 2-0 lead.
Tre Morgan’s 4th big fly of the year gives the real Tigers an early 2-0 lead! pic.twitter.com/cPjmRBp0VP
— LSUBaseballData (@LSUBaseballData) May 5, 2023
Watch it fly. Hit the Tommy.@tremorgann | #ThePowerhouse pic.twitter.com/wRe29Jw0Bg
— LSU Baseball (@LSUbaseball) May 5, 2023
[autotag]Paul Skenes[/autotag] got the start on the mound and he did what he always does. Goes deep into the game and gets a lot of strikeouts. He made Auburn players whiff on pitches all night as he racked up 15 strikeouts through 7.1 innings with six hits and a walk.
In the top of the seventh inning, Auburn pitcher, [autotag]Tanner Bauman[/autotag], was called for a balk. That call moved [autotag]Gavin Dugas[/autotag] from first to second base with Captain Morgan at the plate. Morgan proceeded to hit an RBI single to extend the LSU lead to 3-0.
Morgan 🤝 Milazzo@tremorgann | SECN+ pic.twitter.com/0iFChCehej
— LSU Baseball (@LSUbaseball) May 6, 2023
In the bottom of the eighth inning, Skenes struck out the first batter before [autotag]Nate Ackenhausen[/autotag] came in to pitch. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Auburn’s leadoff hitter hit a single. That chased Ackenhausen from the game and brought in [autotag]Thatcher Hurd[/autotag]. Hurd struck out the first batter he faced for out No. 1. He then struck out the second hitter for out No. 2. He got the next batter to ground out and he secured a 3-0 win for LSU in game one.
With the win, LSU moves to 37-8 overall and 16-5 in conference play this season. Game 2 will be Saturday night on the plains with the first pitch scheduled for 8 p.m. CT.
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