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LSU’s Ashton Larson named Most Outstanding Player for the Chatham Anglers

Ashton Larson is impressing in the Cape Cod League after a promising freshman season with the Tigers.

After an incredible season, LSU freshman outfielder [autotag]Ashton Larson[/autotag] has been awarded the Most Outstanding Player award for the [autotag]Chatham Anglers[/autotag] in the [autotag]Cape Cod League[/autotag].

Larson continued the productivity he had during his first year at LSU during his short time with the Chatham Anglers. he finished his season in the Cape Cod league with a .316 batting average, nine doubles, one homer, and 18 RBI in 31 games with the Anglers.

Larson played 53 games for LSU this season and finished with a .298 batting average, nine doubles, three homers and 16 RBI. [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] needed someone to step up in the outfield and help try to fill a hole left by [autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag] and although he is not Crews, Larson filled a corner outfield spot and became an everyday starter for the Tigers.

Larson’s future is bright on the Bayou. He has all the tools needed to become one of the next top draft picks out of LSU.

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LSU’s Ashton Larson named an All-Star in the Cape Cod League

Ashton Larson played 19 games for the Anglers and finished with a .300 batting average, eight stolen bases and eight RBI.

LSU freshman outfielder [autotag]Ashton Larson[/autotag] played for the Chatham Anglers in the Cape Cod Summer League after having a good season with the Tigers. He carried that momentum to the Anglers and has been recognized as an All-Star in the Cape Cod League.

Larson played 19 games for the Anglers and finished with a .300 batting average, eight stolen bases and eight RBI. He will start in the outfield for the East Division in the All-Star game.

Larson finished his freshman season at LSU with a .298 batting average. He had nine doubles, three homers, and 16 RBI in 53 games played. The future of LSU baseball looks bright in the outfield between Larson and [autotag]Jake Brown[/autotag]. Both young guys had great seasons this year and both are having outstanding performances for their Cape Cod teams.

After the offseason LSU has had, [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] will have one of the best teams in the country once again next spring.

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Griffin Herring hurls a gem against Wofford to keep LSU baseball’s season alive

After a rough start, LSU came back to win 12-6 and advances to the regional final against North Carolina.

LSU entered Sunday’s game facing elimination in Chapel Hill. The Tigers got a rematch against the Wofford Terriers who they beat in their first game of the regional. After a rough start, LSU came back to win 12-6.

[autotag]Nate Ackenhausen[/autotag] got the start on the mound but things did not get off to the type of start he would like. Wofford greeted him with five runs in the bottom of the first inning to get out to a 5-0 lead. In the top of the second inning, the Tigers began to claw their way back into the game. [autotag]Michael Braswell III[/autotag] hit a sacrifice fly and [autotag]Jake Brown[/autotag] had an RBI single to cut the lead to 5-2.

In the top of the fourth inning, [autotag]Ashton Larson[/autotag] hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 5-3.

The Terriers answered with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fourth to extend their lead to 6-3. In the top of the fifth inning, LSU tied the ballgame as [autotag]Josh Pearson[/autotag] hit a two-run homer and [autotag]Brady Neal[/autotag] hit an RBI single to tie the game 6-6.

In the top of the seventh inning, LSU took their first lead of the ballgame when Brown hit a sacrifice fly and [autotag]Alex Milazzo[/autotag] hit an RBI single to give LSU an 8-6 lead.

In the top of the eighth inning, the Tigers extended their lead as Pearson hit an RBI double and Neal hit a two-RBI single to extend the lead to 11-6.

[autotag]Griffin Herring[/autotag] was the pitcher Jay Johnson called on to relieve Ackenhausen after his nightmare first inning. Herring was phenomenal. He finished the game after pitching 6.1 innings, giving up one run on five hits, seven strikeouts, and zero walks. [autotag]Kade Anderson[/autotag] entered the game to relieve him in the bottom of the eighth inning.

In the top of the ninth inning, [autotag]Jared Jones[/autotag] hit an RBI single and Pearson hit a sacrifice fly to extend the lead to 13-6.

LSU advances to take on North Carolina in another elimination game on Sunday night at 5 p.m. CT.

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LSU baseball’s magical SEC tournament run comes to an end in championship against Tennessee

LSU ran out of late game heroics in the SEC championship on Sunday.

After the last two LSU baseball games ended in madness, the Tigers became the first No. 11 seed to make the SEC championship game. LSU would face off against the No. 1 Tennessee Volunteers.

This time, the magic ran out as the Tigers lost 4-3.

[autotag]Jared Jones[/autotag] got the Tigers on the board first with a 471-foot solo shot in the bottom of the first inning to give LSU a 1-0 lead.

[autotag]Nate Ackenhausen[/autotag] got the start on the mound and he was incredible. He struck out five of the first six hitters he faced. In the third inning, he recorded the first two outs before being replaced by [autotag]Fidel Ulloa[/autotag]. Ulloa then gave up a three-run bomb and the Vols took their first lead of the ballgame.

 

In the bottom of the sixth inning, LSU had the bases loaded with two outs but [autotag]Stephen Milam[/autotag] got picked off on first to end the inning and keep the score 3-1. Tennessee added to their lead in the top of the seventh inning to make the score 4-1 Vols.

[autotag]Christian Little[/autotag] entered to pitch after Ulloa and unfortunately had to leave the game with an injury. Hopefully, he will be okay in the long run. LSU used eight different pitchers in the game as they tried to keep everyone relatively fresh for regional play.

LSU entered the bottom of the ninth inning trailing 4-1 and needing three runs to keep the game going. In the bottom of the ninth, Hayden Travinski hit a double with one out and Milam followed that with an RBI double of his own to cut the lead to 4-2. Mac Bingham then reached on a fielding error and advanced to second on the throw as Milam scored to make it 4-3 with the tying run on second.

[autotag]Ashton Larson[/autotag] and [autotag]Alex Milazzo[/autotag] then both struck out and LSU lost 4-3. LSU will now wait until Monday to find out where they are heading for regional play.

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Steven Milam walks it off to send LSU baseball to the SEC championship game

The Tigers move on to the SEC championship game on Sunday against the winner of Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt.

After starting the SEC tournament 3-0, LSU entered the single-elimination portion of the tournament with a rematch against South Carolina.

The game started out awful for the Tigers as the Gamecocks teed off on LSU and built an 8-0 lead going into the bottom of the fourth inning.

That is when the Tigers finally got on the board. [autotag]Michael Braswell III[/autotag] got the scoring started with an RBI single, [autotag]Jared Jones[/autotag] walked with bases loaded, [autotag]Josh Pearson[/autotag] hit a two-RBI single, and [autotag]Hayden Travinski[/autotag] hit a two-RBI single to cut the lead to 8-6.

In the top of the sixth inning, South Carolina extended their lead with two more runs to make the score 10-6. LSU answered that in the bottom of the inning with a solo shot by Jones to cut the lead to 10-7.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, [autotag]Ashton Larson[/autotag] hit a sacrifice fly and Braswell III hit a solo shot to cut the lead to 10-9.

In the bottom of the ninth inning, Ethan Frey entered the game to pinch hit for the Tigers and he led it off with a double. [autotag]Alex Milazzo[/autotag] laid a bunt down and an error by the third baseman led to [autotag]Paxton Kling[/autotag] scoring from second base to tie the game at 10! Braswell then stepped up to the plate with a chance to walk it off against his old team, but this time he drew a walk.

With runners on first and second and no one out, White stepped into the box. Tommy popped out to first base for out number one of the inning. The Bear stepped into the box after Tommy. Jones flew out to deep center but both runners advanced. With two outs the winning run was 90 feet away for Pearson. He grounded out to second base and we headed to extra innings.

In the top of the 10th inning, South Carolina attempted to steal home but the runner was thrown out for out number three…or so we thought. The umpires came together and ruled there was catcher interference by [autotag]Brady Neal[/autotag] therefore the run scored from third to give the Gamecocks an 11-10 lead. LSU then applied for a protest. The protest failed, [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] got tossed, and we headed to the bottom of the 10th with the score 11-10 Carolina.

Travinski drew a walk on a pitch clock violation to start the bottom of the 10th. Stevan Milam then hit a two-run walk-off homer to win the game 12-11!!

The Tigers move on to the SEC championship game on Sunday against the winner of Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt on Sunday at 2 p.m.

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Former Gamecock Michael Braswell serves as the hero for LSU in win over South Carolina

On Tuesday, Michael Braswell III clapped back at a Gamecock fans’ Twitter account. On Thursday, he clapped back against his old team.

On Tuesday, [autotag]Michael Braswell III[/autotag] clapped back at a Gamecock fans’ Twitter account. On Thursday, he clapped back against his old team.

In what has been the greatest game of the SEC tournament so far, Braswell served as the hero for the Tigers as his RBI single gave the Tigers a one-run lead in the top of the ninth inning and led to an 11-10 win over South Carolina to move LSU to 3-0 in the tournament.

Now, let’s rewind. How did we get to 11-10? LSU scored the first run of the game on an RBI single by Stephen Milam to give LSU a 1-0 lead.

[autotag]Thatcher Hurd[/autotag] got the start on the mound for LSU and he struck out five of the first six hitters he faced to start the game. He ran into trouble in the third inning, though. An RBI double chased him from the mound and [autotag]Nate Ackenhausen[/autotag] was greeted with a grand slam to give Carolina a 5-1 lead after three innings.

in the top of the fourth inning, LSU clawed back into the game as they tied it up with four runs of their own. [autotag]Hayden Travinski[/autotag] hit an RBI double, Milam hit an RBI single, and [autotag]Jake Brown[/autotag] hit a two-run homer to tie the game 5-5.

In the top of the fifth inning, Jared Jones hit a solo shot to give LSU a 6-5 lead.

South Carolina scored a run to tie it up in the bottom of the fifth inning and then [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] gave the Tigers the lead again in the top of the sixth inning with an RBI groundout to make it 7-6 Tigers.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, the Gamecocks scored four runs to give them a 10-7 lead. In the top of the eighth, two LSU runners scored on an error to cut the lead to 10-9.

LSU entered the top of the ninth inning down 10-9, needing at least one run to keep the game going. Milam started the inning off with a single and Brown followed that with another single to put runners on first and second base. [autotag]Ashton Larson[/autotag] flew out for out number one, but Paxton Kling advanced to third on the flyout. Brown would then steal second to put runners on second and third with one out. [autotag]Alex Milazzo[/autotag] then hit a sacrifice fly to the wall to tie the game 10-10. Then, magic happened. Braswell III stepped up and hit an RBI single to give the Tigers an 11-10 lead.

[autotag]Fidel Ulloa[/autotag] closed out the win in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Tigers won 11-10! LSU will now get a day off before playing in a single elimination semifinal game on Saturday at 12 p.m. CT. LSU will play the winner of Kentucky/South Carolina.

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LSU baseball earns win over Ole Miss in final SEC series of the regular season

LSU secured the series win with a 4-2 victory on Friday.

The Tigers entered the afternoon with a chance to win their final series of the regular season. LSU secured the series win with a 4-2 victory on Friday.

[autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] got the scoring started with a solo homer in the bottom of the first inning to give LSU a 1-0 lead.

In the bottom of the second inning, [autotag]Alex Milazzo[/autotag] added to that lead with an RBI single to score [autotag]Ashton Larson[/autotag] to make it 2-0 Tigers.

In the bottom of the fifth inning, LSU tacked on two more runs as [autotag]Hayden Travinski[/autotag] had an RBI groundout and [autotag]Josh Pearson[/autotag] hit an RBI single to increase the lead to 4-0 Tigers.

 

 

In the top of the sixth inning, Ole Miss finally got on the board with a two-run homer off of [autotag]Luke Holman[/autotag] to cut the lead to 4-2. With two outs in the top of the seventh inning, the Rebels put runners on first and second base to chase Holman out of the game. Holman finished the game with 6.2 innings pitched and he gave up two runs on five hits, nine strikeouts, and zero walks. [autotag]Christian Little[/autotag] entered the game and recorded the final out of the inning.

In the top of the eighth inning, the Rebels first two hitters reached a base with nobody out so [autotag]Griffin Herring[/autotag] was called out from the bullpen once again. Griffin got two strikeouts and a groundout to get the Tigers out of the jam with the score still 4-2 LSU.

Herring stayed in to pitch the ninth inning for the Tigers and he flew through the inning with no issues to secure a 4-2 victory for LSU and a series win in the last SEC series of the regular season. LSU will go for the sweep on Saturday at 1 p.m. CT.

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LSU baseball evens series with Alabama in Game 2 win

LSU looked to rebound after a heartbreaking loss in Game 1 against Alabama on Friday night. It did just that with a 6-3 victory in Game 2.

LSU baseball looked to rebound after a heartbreaking loss in Game 1 against the Alabama Crimson Tide on Friday night. They did just that with a 6-3 victory in Game 2 on Saturday, and now the Tigers will go for the series win in Game 3 on Sunday.

In the bottom of the first inning, the Tide got on the board first to take a quick 1-0 lead. LSU answered that in the top of the second as [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] hit a two-RBI double to give LSU a 2-1 lead.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, Alabama tied the game with an RBI on a fielder’s choice to make it 2-2. In the top of the sixth inning, LSU would regain the lead when [autotag]Ashton Larson[/autotag] scored on a fielder’s choice to make it 3-2 LSU.

In the top of the seventh, the Tigers extended their lead with an RBI single from [autotag]Josh Pearson[/autotag] and an RBI triple from [autotag]Michael Braswell III[/autotag]. Braswell then scored on a wild pitch to make it 6-2 Tigers.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, the Tide plated a run to cut the lead to 6-3. [autotag]Nate Ackenhausen[/autotag] and [autotag]Gavin Guidry[/autotag] were called on out of the bullpen to slam the door on an Alabama comeback and they executed the plan perfectly. The Tide failed to score any more runs and LSU took Game 2 6-3.

LSU now finds themselves in a rubber match with the Crimson Tide. Game 3 is scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m. CT.

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LSU baseball survives in final midweek game against Northwestern State

The Tigers overcame a late deficit and avoided a loss they couldn’t afford to take.

A late “Bear Bomb” from [autotag]Jared Jones[/autotag] lifted the LSU Tigers to a 6-5 victory over Northwestern State on Tuesday night in the final midweek game of the season.

[autotag]Kade Anderson[/autotag] got the start on the mound as the Tigers looked to win another midweek matchup.

The Tigers got the scoring started in the bottom of the second inning when [autotag]Brady Neal[/autotag] hit a two-run homer to take a 2-0 lead.

In the top of the fourth inning, Northwestern State took their first lead of the ballgame. The Demons took a 3-2 lead and chased Anderson from the ballgame. In the top of the fifth inning, the Demons extended their lead to 5-2.

In the bottom of the fifth inning, the Tigers scored a run on a [autotag]Michael Braswell III[/autotag] RBI single to cut the lead to 5-2.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, [autotag]Ashton Larson[/autotag] hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 5-4 as we headed to the eighth inning.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, [autotag]Jared Jones[/autotag] hit a two-run homer to give LSU a 6-5 lead.

In the top of the ninth inning, [autotag]Gavin Guidry[/autotag] retired Northwestern State 1-2-3 and the Tigers won 6-5.

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LSU baseball takes Game 1 against No. 1 Texas A&M

Griffin Herring was able to get through the ninth inning unscathed as the Tigers held on to take Game 1 by a score of 6-4.

[autotag]Gage Jump[/autotag] got the start on the mound as the Tigers welcomed the No. 1 team in the country into Alex Box Stadium for a weekend slate.

LSU opened the series on a high note, winning 6-4 to take the early advantage in the series.

The Aggies drew first blood as they hit a solo homer in the first and second innings to get out to an early 2-0 lead. In the bottom of the third inning, a throwing error led to [autotag]Stephen Milam[/autotag] and [autotag]Ashton Larson[/autotag] scoring two runs to tie the game 2-2.

In the top of the fourth inning, Texas A&M hit another solo shot to retake the lead 3-2. LSU answered that run in the bottom of the sixth inning when the Tigers scored four runs to take the lead. [autotag]Josh Pearson[/autotag] hit a two-RBI double, [autotag]Hayden Travinski[/autotag] hit a sacrifice fly, and Milam hit an RBI single to give LSU a 6-3 lead.

In the top of the eighth inning, a throwing error led to a Texas A&M run to cut the lead to 6-4. LSU answered that run in the bottom of the eighth when Travinski hit a solo shot to extend the LSU lead to 7-4… or not. After a replay review, Travinski was ruled out via fan interference. Due to that, we headed to the ninth inning with LSU leading 6-4.

[autotag]Griffin Herring[/autotag] was able to get through the inning unscathed as the Tigers took Game 1 by a score of 6-4. They’ll go for the series win on Saturday in Game 2.

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