Though the prospect of baseball being played at Alex Box Stadium didn’t look great at times on Saturday, LSU ultimately took the field for Game 1 of the Baton Rouge Super Regional against Kentucky, and it couldn’t have gone better for coach Jay Johnson’s team.
Behind a gem of a performance from [autotag]Paul Skenes[/autotag] in his final start at The Box, LSU won 14-0 against the Wildcats and will have a chance to clinch a spot in the College World Series in Omaha on Sunday.
Skenes pitched 7.2 shutout innings with nine strikeouts, while an electric outing from the offense did the rest. [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] and [autotag]Tre Morgan[/autotag] each hit two home runs, while [autotag]Gavin Dugas[/autotag] and [autotag]Jordan Thompson[/autotag] both had one.
The Tigers will face Kentucky in Game 2 at 5 p.m. CT on Sunday with a spot in the CWS on the line. Here were the best photos from the late-night win on Saturday.