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Alabama evens series against Tigers in Game 2

Without Jacob Berry in the lineup, LSU couldn’t clinch a series win on Saturday night and will look to take Sunday’s rubber match.

It was a rough night to be a pitcher for LSU on Saturday evening as the Tigers lost to Alabama 8-3 to tie the series up at one game each.

Before the game, news came out that [autotag]Jacob Berry[/autotag] would be out with a broken finger for the foreseeable future. Strike one. [autotag]Blake Money[/autotag] was pulled after not recording an out. Strike two. Bama scored five runs in the first two innings. Strike three.

The game started off on the right foot, as [autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag] sent a Crews Missile to center field to take a 1-0 lead. Sadly, that was the only time LSU would lead in the ball game.

In the bottom of the first inning, the wheels fell off for LSU. Money got the start on the mound for LSU and he threw 13 total pitches and gave up two runs with two walks and no outs recorded. [autotag]Grant Taylor[/autotag] came in to try and save the day and he limited the Tide to only two runs in the first inning.

In the bottom of the second inning, a plethora of errors led to three more Tide runs and it was 5-1 ‘Bama before you could even blink an eye. Taylor was charged with three earned runs over his four innings of work as Alabama scored two more runs against him in the bottom of the fourth inning to make it 7-1.

In the top of the seventh, LSU cut into the Bama lead with another Crews Missile to make it 7-3.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, Alabama got one of those runs back against [autotag]Ty Floyd[/autotag] to score the final run of the game and make it 8-3 headed to the ninth inning. LSU had runners on the corners with two outs, but it was unable to score anymore. With the loss, LSU drops to 31-14 overall and 13-9 in SEC play. The rubber match will be on Sunday at 1 p.m. CT.

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Pinstripes and power hitting lead LSU to a 6-2 win over Georgia

LSU hit three home runs in game one of the weekend series against the Georgia Bulldogs to secure the victory.

After dropping a midweek matchup to New Orleans on Tuesday night, LSU rebounded with a 6-2 win over the Georgia Bulldogs on Friday. After taking Game 1 against the No. 11 Bulldogs, the Tigers will look to win the series at home on Saturday at Alex Box Stadium.

It was once again “Mike Day” for the Tigers as [autotag]Ma’Khail Hilliard[/autotag] took the mound and pitched six innings allowing two runs on eight hits, three walks, and seven strikeouts.

[autotag]Tyler McManus[/autotag] got the scoring started in the bottom of the second inning with a two-run blast to left-center field to score [autotag]Tre Morgan[/autotag] and make it 2-0.

Georgia got those runs right back in the top of the third with a two-run homer of its own to tie the game 2-2. In the bottom of the third, [autotag]Cade Doughty[/autotag] hit the Tigers’ second two-run homer of the night as he blasted one to left field to score [autotag]Josh Pearson[/autotag] and himself to make it 4-2 LSU after three innings.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, Josh Stevenson hit a sacrifice fly to bring home [autotag]Jordan Thompson[/autotag] and make it 5-2 LSU.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, [autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag] hit a Crews missile to left field to score the final run of the night for either team as LSU led 6-2 after seven innings.

[autotag]Riley Cooper[/autotag] and [autotag]Paul Gervase[/autotag] both came in and pitched well for the Tigers to close out the game as Gervase got the save and LSU took a 1-0 series lead over the hairy dawgs. Game 2 will be on Saturday with the first pitch scheduled for 2 p.m. CT. [autotag]Blake Money[/autotag] is the probable starter on the mound for the Tigers.

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Cade Doughty walks it off for LSU in series-clinching Game 2 win over Missouri

Doughty’s RBI single in the bottom of the ninth was LSU’s second walk-off of the season.

Blake Money and the LSU Tigers were looking to get back over .500 in conference play tonight against Missouri and they did just that in Friday night’s 4-3 win.

With the game knotted up at three runs apiece after nine, it went to extra innings. However, [autotag]Cade Doughty[/autotag] called game in the bottom of the 10th with a walk-off base hit to secure the win.

The Tigers took Game 2 with their second walk-off of the season and secured a win in the series. They’ll look for a sweep in Sunday’s finale.

LSU got the scoring started with a Crews Missile from [autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag] in the bottom of the first inning to take an early lead.

In the top of the third inning, Missouri scored two runs against [autotag]Blake Money[/autotag] to take a 2-1 lead and send Money to the showers after his shortest outing of the season.

Money pitched 2.2 innings and gave up four hits and two runs with three strikeouts. [autotag]Jacob Hasty[/autotag] came in to relieve him and he kept Missouri from scoring any more runs in that inning.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, [autotag]Brayden Jobert[/autotag] got back to his hitting ways as he hit a solo home run to tie the ballgame at 2-2.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, [autotag]Tyler McManus[/autotag] hit a ball to New Orleans and gave LSU a 3-2 lead. When I say that he got all of that ball, believe me, he did.

In the top of the eighth inning, Missouri hit a solo home run on [autotag]Grant Taylor[/autotag] to tie the game as we headed to the ninth inning. Missouri got a couple of base runners in the top of the ninth, but [autotag]Riley Cooper[/autotag] was able to get LSU out of the inning unscathed.

LSU couldn’t score any runs in the bottom of the ninth inning, so to extras we went. In the bottom of the 10th inning, [autotag]Josh Stevenson[/autotag] led off with a double and advanced to third on a ground ball by Crews.

[autotag]Jacob Berry[/autotag] was intentionally walked to put runners on the corner with only one out. Doughty then came through with a walk-off RBI single to secure the series win. Game 3 at Alex Box Stadium will be on Saturday at 12 p.m. CT.

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LSU’s bats go ice cold in Game 2 loss at Arkansas to drop series

The Tigers were shut out on Friday as they dropped the series against the Razorbacks.

A different day but the same result for LSU baseball. The Tigers dropped Game 2 against Arkansas on Friday night by a score of 4-0, losing the series in Fayetteville.

After a hard-fought game on Thursday night where LSU came up one run short of Arkansas, [autotag]Blake Money[/autotag] took the mound as the Tigers tried to even the series.

On Thursday, LSU was held hitless through five innings before it finally erupted for three runs on four hits in the sixth inning to take the lead. The Tigers had no such luck today, as their bats stayed as cold as Antarctica in this game.

Arkansas scored first once again as it hit a pair of home runs in the bottom of the third inning to take a 3-0 lead heading to the fourth inning. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Arkansas hit another home run to increase their lead to 4-0.

Money was relieved of his pitching duty after pitching 6.2 innings allowing seven hits and four runs with two walks and a strikeout. [autotag]Luke Leto[/autotag] came into the game as a pinch-hitter for [autotag]Jordan Thompson[/autotag] and he tallied LSU’s third hit of the game in the top of the eighth inning.

[autotag]Brayden Jobert[/autotag] followed that with a walk and it seemed like LSU may be in business with runners on first and second with zero outs, but [autotag]Josh Stevenson[/autotag] flew out and [autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag] popped out to give LSU two quick outs as [autotag]Jacob Berry[/autotag] stepped into the box. Berry walked and the bases were loaded for Cade Doughty.

Doughty flew out to right field, and the Tigers’ threat came to an end. That was the closest LSU would come to scoring as they were retired 1-2-3 in the top of the ninth.

LSU will look to avoid getting swept by the Razorbacks in Game 3 on Sunday. The first pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. CT. The starting pitcher for the Tigers is yet to be announced.

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How to watch LSU baseball’s weekend series at No. 5 Arkansas

The Tigers look for another big road series win in the SEC this weekend.

LSU didn’t get a midweek tuneup at home this week, as its game against the Lamar Cardinals was postponed. Now, coach [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] and his team will return to the field on Thursday night for a road series that will likely be the Tigers’ toughest yet.

The squad is heading to Fayetteville, Arkansas, for a three-game bout against the No. 5-ranked Razorbacks, who are looking to bounce back from a series loss to Florida in Gainesville last weekend.

LSU, meanwhile, looks to keep things rolling in SEC play. It’s coming off a road sweep against the defending national champion Mississippi State Bulldogs, its first conference sweep in three years.

Arkansas (25-7, 8-4 SEC) stands atop the SEC West, but the Tigers sit just one game behind and could jump to the leading position of the division with a series win this weekend. Here’s a full preview and how to watch each game in the series.

LSU’s baseball game against Lamar postponed

No makeup date has currently been set for the game against the Cardinals.

Due to the threat of inclement weather, Tuesday night’s baseball game against the Lamar Cardinals has been canceled.

LSU was set to play the Cardinals at The Box as a tune-up game for this weekend’s series against No. 7 Arkansas Razorbacks in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It was a good week for the Tigers, who went 4-0 with a weekend sweep over Mississippi State, their first sweep in a conference series since 2019.

This is the third midweek game that has been postponed for LSU this season. The prior two were rescheduled for the following day, but a makeup date for this one hasn’t been announced.

The Tigers will likely return to the field this weekend in what will be a Thursday, Friday, and Saturday series in Fayetteville against the Razorbacks. [autotag]Ma’Khail Hilliard[/autotag] is the likely starter for Game 1, [autotag]Blake Money[/autotag] is likely to start Game 2, and TBA on the Game 3 starter.

Since coach [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] reconfigured the pitching rotation, [autotag]Samuel Dutton[/autotag] has seen the bulk of the Game 3 starts.

LSU is currently 23-9 (7-5 SEC) on the year. For all updates on LSU baseball and full game recaps, stay tuned to LSU Wire.

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LSU baseball takes series against Mississippi State with Game 2 win

LSU held on to clinch the series against the Bulldogs with a 4-3 win on Saturday.

After the dramatic win on Friday night against Mississippi State, LSU was looking to win Game 2 and take the weekend series.

It was a tight game in Starkville on Saturday, but the Tigers prevailed with a 4-3 win to secure a series victory and bounce back from a loss last weekend to Auburn. Now, coach [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] and his team will look for a series sweep in Sunday’s Game 3.

[autotag]Blake Money[/autotag] took the mound for the Tigers and LSU started it off on the right foot as [autotag]Jacob Berry[/autotag] hit a three-run Berry blast in the top of the first to make it 3-0.

In the bottom of the first, Mississippi State got two of those runs back as it scored on a solo home run and an error to cut the lead to 3-2 after one inning. In the bottom of the fifth, the Bulldogs tied it up with another solo home run off of Money.

That chased him from the mound, and he was replaced by [autotag]Trent Vietmeier[/autotag]. Money’s final line was four innings pitched, two earned runs, one walk and five strikeouts. With two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the fifth, [autotag]Dylan Fontenot[/autotag] came in to pitch.

He got a strikeout to end the inning and keep it tied at 3-3. [autotag]Jordan Thompson[/autotag] led off the sixth inning with a solo home run to give LSU the lead 4-3.

Going into the bottom of the ninth inning, the score remained 4-3 Tigers. [autotag]Paul Gervase[/autotag] remained on the mound to try and secure the series win, and he struck out the side. LSU will play Game 3 looking for a sweep on Sunday at 1 p.m. CT.

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LSU bats lead rally in Game 1 win over Mississippi State

LSU started its road series on a high note.

LSU entered Friday’s Game 1 against Mississippi State looking to get back on the right track in SEC play after dropping the series to Auburn last week.

Usually, [autotag]Blake Money[/autotag] gets the start on Friday nights, but things have changed, as it was a “Mike Night.” [autotag]Ma’Khail Hilliard[/autotag] got the start on the mound, and, just like he has been the past couple of weeks, he had another incredible start.

His performance and some timely offense led the Tigers to a 5-2 win over the Bulldogs to get a head start in the series.

Hilliard pitched six full innings only allowing two runs with five strikeouts. In the top of the fourth inning, LSU struck first as [autotag]Cade Doughty[/autotag] scored on a [autotag]Josh Pearson[/autotag] sacrifice fly to make it 1-0.

In the bottom of the fifth inning, the Bulldogs took the lead as they scored on a two-RBI single to take their first lead of the game 2-1. Going into the top of the ninth inning, LSU only had three hits and left seven runners on base, but all they needed was one run to tie the game and two to take the lead.

[autotag]Josh Thompson[/autotag] struck out looking for out No. 1, Pearson flew out for out No. 2, then [autotag]Hayden Travinski[/autotag] walked to give the Tigers a baserunner. [autotag]Josh Stevenson[/autotag] then came in to pinch-hit and he was hit by a pitch.

Tigers had runners on first and second with two outs as Tre Morgan stepped into the batter’s box. A wild pitch then advanced both runners to second and third. Tre Morgan, facing a 1-1 count with runners on second and third laced a fastball up the middle to score Stevenson and Travinski as the Tigers took a 3-2 lead.

[autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag] was greeted by a new pitcher and he hit a “Crews” missile to expand the LSU lead to 5-2.

[autotag]Paul Gervase[/autotag] stepped onto the mound to try and close the game in the bottom of the ninth. He struck the first guy out. The second batter grounded out to the first baseman. The last batter struck out swinging as LSU completed the victory. Game 2 will be tomorrow at 2 p.m. CT.

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LSU baseball falls at home in Game 1 against Auburn

The Tigers’ comeback effort fell short as they sit in a 0-1 hole against Auburn.

LSU entered Thursday night’s series opener against the Auburn Tigers riding a three-game winning streak after it beat the Florida Gators twice in Gainesville and then shellacked UL-Monroe 15-4 on Tuesday.

It seemed that the Tigers were starting to figure things out under first-year coach [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag], but that progress was interrupted against Auburn as they fell 6-5 despite a late comeback bid.

[autotag]Blake Money[/autotag] got the start on the mound for Game 1 of the weekend series against AU, and LSU started things off right with a [autotag]Cade Doughty[/autotag] homer in the bottom of the first to take the early lead in a battle between SEC West foes.

Things remained quiet until [autotag]Hayden Travinski[/autotag] continued his hot streak with his own solo home run in the bottom of the fourth inning to make it 2-0 LSU.

However, it all fell apart in the top of the fifth.

With bases loaded and two outs, Auburn got a two-RBI single on a ball that bounced over Tre Morgan’s head at first. That tied the game 2-2. The next batter hit a three-run home run, and in the blink of an eye, it was 5-2 Auburn.

It scored again on an error by Doughty to make it 6-2 for the wrong Tigers heading to the bottom of the inning. In the bottom of the eighth inning, LSU was able to cut into the Auburn lead as [autotag]Brayden Jobert[/autotag] blasted a two-run shot to right field to make it 6-4.

In the bottom of the ninth, LSU scored a run on a sacrifice fly by [autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag] to cut the lead to 6-5 with Morgan standing on second base as the tying run, but [autotag]Jacob Berry[/autotag] struck out for out No. 2.

In stepped [autotag]Jordan Thompson[/autotag] with a chance to tie or win the game, and he flew out to right field.

LSU will play Game 2 against Auburn tomorrow with the first pitch scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT at Alex Box Stadium.

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Gators take a bite out of LSU baseball in Game 1

The Tigers started off their weekend series against Florida with a rough outing on Friday.

Coming off of Wednesday’s heartbreaking loss to Louisiana Tech in 12 innings, the Tigers could use a pick-me-up in the worst way on Friday night against the Florida Gators.

Unfortunately, things didn’t go according to plan for coach [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] in a 7-1 blowout loss. [autotag]Blake Money[/autotag] got the start on the mound for LSU as he returned to his usual Friday night role after his injury.

The Gators scored on a pair of solo home runs in the first and the fourth innings to take a 2-0 lead heading into the fifth. That’s when the wheels fell off the Money train. Florida proceeded to score four runs to take a 6-0 lead.

Money was replaced in the top of the sixth inning. His final stat line was five innings pitched, seven hits, six runs, two walks and three strikeouts. Florida scored their final run of the game in the bottom of the sixth when the Gators scored a run on a flyout to make it 7-0.

In the top of the eighth inning, LSU finally got on the board when Dylan Crews scored on a Gavin Dugas groundout to make it 7-1. In the top of the ninth inning, Hayden Travinski hit a solo shot to left field to score the final run of the ball game.

With the loss, LSU drops to 15-7 and 1-3 in conference play. LSU will play game two against Florida tomorrow with the first pitch scheduled for 5:30 p.m CT.

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