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LSU takes Game 2, series against Bethune-Cookman

The Tigers took the series win with a comfortable victory over the Wildcats on Saturday. They’ll go for the sweep at 1 p.m. CDT on Sunday.

After the scare in Friday night’s 8-7 win in Game 1 against Bethune-Cookman, LSU came into Saturday’s contest with a different vision of how things would go. The Tigers left no doubt who was the better team in Game 2 as they came away with a 5-1 win.

Ty Floyd (3-1) got the start on the mound and picked up the win for LSU as he pitched six full innings only allowing two hits, one unearned run, two walks, and eight strikeouts. Jacob Berry started the game off on the right note in the bottom of the first inning with a two-run Berry Blast to right field to make it 2-0 Tigers after one inning.

The Wildcats got on the board in the top of the third inning thanks to a throwing error by Cade Doughty. The score remained 2-1 LSU until the bottom of the fourth inning when Hayden Travinski hit an RBI double to center field to score Giovanni DiGiacomo to make it 3-1 Tigers.

In the bottom of the fifth inning, Doughty made up for his previous error and hit an RBI double to right field to score Berry and extend the lead to 4-1.

Still in the bottom of the fifth inning, Brayden Jobert hit an RBI single to score Doughty and make the score 5-1 LSU.

That would be the final run scored by either team in the ballgame. Eric Reyzelman came in for Floyd in the top of the seventh inning and pitched the final three innings giving up two hits, zero runs, and seven strikeouts. That three-inning shutout gave him the save for Saturday’s game. Berry led the Tigers at the plate going 2 for 4 with two RBI. LSU will look to sweep the Wildcats in Game 3 on Sunday. The first pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. CDT.

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LSU baseball overcomes late deficit to sneak by Bethune-Cookman in Game 1 on Friday

The Tigers had a scare from the Wildcats on Friday, but they pulled away for an 8-7 win.

The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats came into Friday’s Game 1 with a 5-7 record on the year, but even with the losing record, they gave LSU all they could handle in the opener of this weekend’s three-game series.

The Tigers had to fight their way out of a deficit but ultimately emerged to save face and win 8-7.

Blake Money started on the mound for LSU, he came into the game with a 0.44 ERA. Needless to say, he didn’t leave that way. Coach Jay Johnson’s team started off strong in the bottom of the first inning as Cade Doughty blasted a two-run shot to left-center field to make it 2-0 LSU.

The bats then got quiet until the fifth inning when Bethune-Cookman scored six runs to chase Money from the mound and take a 6-2 lead headed to the bottom of the fifth.

However, while LSU may not be The Empire, it did strike back on Friday afternoon. Jacob Berry got it started with a two-run homer to right field.

That was followed by a bases-loaded walk to Thompson and a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch to tie it at 6-6 after five innings of play. Dylan Crews then joined the home-run party with a solo shot of his own in the bottom of the sixth to give LSU a 7-6 lead.

That lead was short-lived, though, as in the top of the seventh inning, the Wildcats tied it up on an RBI single. In the bottom of that frame, Whit Merrifield hit an RBI single to center field to score the deciding run to give LSU the 8-7 lead. Bryce Collins and Devin Fontenot came in and shut the Wildcats down for the final two innings to secure the win. Fontenot (1-0) got the win on the mound for the Tigers and Berry led them at the plate going 3-for-5 with two RBI.

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How to watch LSU baseball’s weekend series against Bethune-Cookman

Here’s all the viewing information for the Tigers’ weekend series against the Wildcats.

Last week’s showing in Houston wasn’t exactly what the Tigers had in mind. After a thrilling win over Oklahoma in the first game of the Shriners College Classic at Minute Maid Park, LSU dropped the following two games to No. 1 Texas and Baylor.

A 1-2 finish was far from result this team hoped for, but it got back in the saddle on Wednesday night in a 6-3 win over McNeese State at Alex Box Stadium, and now the Tigers are 10-3 heading into its final weekend series before it begins conference play against Texas A&M.

The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats come to town for a three-game slate beginning on Friday, and BCU sits at 5-7 entering the weekend. The Wildcats lost their first two series of the year against Youngstown State and Florida Gulf Coast, including a sweep in the latter series.

However, Bethune-Cookman finally got a series win this past weekend, taking all three in a weekend round-robin against Stetson and Sacred Heart before losing its midweek game against UCF.

The Tigers should be poised to earn three wins this weekend. Here’s how you can catch the action.

Game details

Game 1

  • Date: Friday, March 11
  • Location: Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field in Baton Rouge
  • Time: 6:30 p.m. CST
  • TV: SEC Network+
  • Radio: LSU Radio Network
  • App: Watch ESPN
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (try it free)

Game 2

  • Date: Saturday, March 12
  • Location: Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field in Baton Rouge
  • Time: 2 p.m. CST
  • TV: SEC Network+
  • Radio: LSU Radio Network
  • App: Watch ESPN
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (try it free)

Game 3

  • Date: Sunday, March 13
  • Location: Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field in Baton Rouge
  • Time: 1 p.m. CDT
  • TV: SEC Network+
  • Radio: LSU Radio Network
  • App: Watch ESPN
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (try it free)

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LSU baseball gets back to its winning ways against McNeese State

The Tigers snapped their two-game losing streak with a 6-3 win over McNeese State on Wednesday night.

Coming off of a 1-2 week at the Shriners College Classic, head coach Jay Johnson and the LSU Tigers were in need of a pick-me-up game to get them back in the groove.

They got just that on Wednesday night when they played the McNeese State Cowboys at The Box. Will Helmers got the start on the mound for LSU and pitched three innings only allowing one hit, zero runs, two walks, and three strikeouts in a 6-3 Tigers win.

In the bottom of the second inning, Gavin Dugas got the party started for LSU as he hit a two-run homer to right field that scored Jordan Thompson to make it 2-0 Tigers.

In the top of the fourth inning, Grant Taylor came in to pitch for the Tigers and gave up two hits, two strikeouts, and an earned run on a wild pitch. It was 2-1 LSU until the bottom of the seventh inning when the No. 1 prospect in college baseball, Jacob Berry, stepped up to the plate and sent a Berry Blast to right field to extend the lead to 3-1 and give the Tigers some breathing room.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, Dylan Crews hit into a fielder’s choice with bases loaded to score Drew Bianco and extend the lead to 4-1. Berry followed that with a double to right field that scored Crews and Tyler McManus to make the lead 6-1 Tigers heading into the top of the ninth.

Paul Gervase remained on the mound for the third inning in a row to try and close out the game, but after getting one out, two straight walks chased him from the game as he was replaced by Trent Vietmeier.

Vietmeier came in with one out and runners on first and second and proceeded to get the first guy out on a popup but then gave up a two-RBI single to cut the lead to 6-3. Both runs were charged to Gervase.

But Vietmeier fielded a ground ball to get the final out of the game as the Tigers ended a two-game losing streak. Will Hellmers (2-0) got the win on the mound for LSU and the Tigers were led at the plate by Gavin Dugas who finished the night 3-3 with two RBI and a homer.

With the win, LSU improves to 10-3 on the year. This weekend, the Tigers will play a three-game series against Bethune-Cookman with the first game being Friday at 6:30 p.m. CST in Baton Rouge. Blake Money will be the starting pitcher for Game 1.

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LSU baseball’s game against McNeese State postponed

The Tigers’ Tuesday night game against the Cowboys has been delayed to Wednesday due to inclement weather in the area.

LSU needs some positives from its baseball team after a 1-2 weekend at the Shriners College Classic in Houston, where the Tigers fell in back-to-back games to the No. 1 Texas Longhorns and the Baylor Bears following a thrilling walk-off win over Oklahoma on Friday. However, it looks like the Tigers are going to have to wait to avenge their two-game losing streak.

Tuesday night’s scheduled game against the McNeese State Cowboys has been postponed as a result of a significant rain forecast in the Baton Rouge area.

The game will now instead be played on Wednesday night at Alex Box Stadium. The time is still set for 6:30 p.m. CST.

Hopefully, the rain will stay away on Wednesday and the Tigers can get back to their winning ways against the Cowboys. See you at The Box.

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How to watch LSU baseball on Wednesday night against McNeese State

The Tigers return to Alex Box Stadium to take on the 8-4 McNeese State Cowboys on Tuesday night.

The Tigers return to Alex Box Stadium on Tuesday night after a frustrating trip to Houston for the Shriners College Classic in which they finished 1-2 on the weekend.

LSU managed to win its opener against Oklahoma in an extra-innings thriller as Jordan Thompson hit a walk-off homer in the 11th, but it fell in subsequent matchups against No. 1 Texas (which suffered its first loss of the season on Sunday against UCLA) and an unranked Baylor squad.

Now, the Tigers get to return home for a midweek matchup against McNeese State on Tuesday night before a weekend series against Bethune-Cookman, also in Baton Rouge.

It’s been a decent start to the season for the Cowboys, who sit at 8-4. However, they faced their first real test this past weekend against a No. 25 Louisiana Tech team that beat LSU in Ruston, and the Bulldogs outscored McNeese 32-8 in the first two games before the Cowboys managed to take Game 3 and avoid the sweep.

Here’s all you need to know to watch, stream or listen to the Tigers’ midweek contest on Tuesday.

UPDATE: The game against McNeese State has been postponed until Wednesday evening with heavy rain forecasted in the Baton Rouge area.

Game details

  • Date: Wednesday, March 9
  • Location: Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge
  • Time: 6:30 p.m. CST
  • TV: SEC Network+
  • Radio: LSU Radio Network
  • App: Watch ESPN (ESPN+ Subscription Required)
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (try it free)

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Errors doom Tigers once again in Sunday loss to Baylor at Shriners College Classic

LSU’s defense committed five errors in a 9-6 loss to the Bears.

Tigers fans, we have had this conversation last night and at many different times early in this season.

Errors are an issue that can cause you to lose a lot of ballgames, no matter how talented you are. While this LSU team has the talent to go all the way to Omaha, its biggest challenge is the man in the mirror.

The Tigers defense committed nine errors over the three games in Houston, Texas this weekend leading to a 1-2 finish after Sunday’s 9-6 loss to Baylor. But, I digress. Onto the recap.

Things started off well for LSU tonight as it scored two runs in the top of the first inning due to a Jacob Berry RBI double and a Cade Doughty sacrifice fly.

Grant Taylor got the start on the mound for the Tigers tonight, and Baylor didn’t waste any time jumping on his pitches as it scored in the bottom of the first to cut the lead in half.

Things got quiet in the second inning as no one scored, but in the bottom of the third inning, Riley Cooper came in for Taylor and the Bears proceeded to greet him with a two-run outburst to take the lead 3-2.

Both of the runs were unearned thanks to an LSU error. In the top of the fourth though, the Tigers took the lead back thanks to a Gavin Dugas two-run double and a Tre Morgan RBI single to make it 5-3 LSU.

In the bottom of the fourth, Baylor continued to attack Cooper as it scored another run off of an RBI triple. The ball was hit to right field and Berry made a diving attempt for it but came up short and the ball rolled all the way to the wall. So, in came Paul Gervase, who worked out of a bases-loaded jam to get the Tigers out of the inning with the lead.

Then, the LSU bats went silent and Baylor took full advantage in the bottom of the sixth when it scored three runs against Gervase to take a 7-5 lead. The Bears then added two more runs in the bottom of the eighth to extend the lead to 9-5.

The Tigers pulled out a heroic effort to beat Oklahoma on Friday night. Did they have that in them on Sunday? Dylan Crews started off the inning with a pop-out, but Berry followed that with a solo home run to right field to cut the lead to 9-6.

Doughty and Brayden Jobert both got on base, meaning the tying run came to the plate with only one out. In stepped Jordan Thompson, the man who hit the walk-off against the Sooners. There was no repeat performance tonight, though, as he struck out looking.

With two down,  Josh Stevenson stepped up to the plate with a chance to either cut the lead down or tie it up. Sadly, he struck out looking as well.

Ballgame.

Gervase (1-1) was credited with the loss as the Tigers dropped to 9-3 on the season. Berry and Morgan led the Tigers at the plate as they both finished 2 for 4 on the night.

LSU returns to Alex Box Stadium on Tuesday night to play against the 8-4 McNeese State Cowboys. The first pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CST.

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Tigers fall to No. 1 Texas on Day 2 of the Shriners College Classic

The Tigers suffered another setback against the nation’s top team in Houston on Saturday night.

Sometimes, it just isn’t your night. Saturday was certainly not LSU’s.

Coming into the game, the Texas Longhorns were unanimously ranked as the No.1 team in the country. They showed why in Houston as they beat LSU 6-1 on Day 2 of the Shriners Children’s College Classic, bringing UT’s record on the weekend to 2-0 after it defeated Tennessee 7-2 on Friday night.

The Longhorns’ overall record stands at a perfect 11-0 on the year, and they managed to add a top-10 win to the resume. Meanwhile, the loss drops the Tigers to 9-2 after a walk-off win over Oklahoma to start the event on Friday.

Ty Floyd got the start on the mound for the Tigers, and he was rolling pretty well until an error in the second inning flipped the game upside down. A throwing error by LSU with two outs wound up scoring a run for the Longhorns to make it 1-0. The next batter after that hit a three-run homer to left field.

So, you make one error and you blink once and you’re down to the No. 1 team in the country 4-0 in the top of the second. Life comes at you fast.

Once again, the Tiger bats stayed quiet until the later innings of the ballgame. For as powerful as this LSU lineup is, it is hard to hit off of what is probably the best pitching staff in the country, and I don’t think it’s close.

Texas scored again on some smart baserunning in the top of the seventh, as well as on a solo homer in the top of the eighth to make its lead 6-0. LSU had plenty of runners on base and plenty of chances to do damage. They just never could cash in.

The Tigers had bases loaded with zero outs in the bottom of the eighth inning and all they were able to come away with was one run. Errors and missed opportunities will doom you in any game, that issue is just compounded when you are facing the best team in the country.

Floyd (2-1) picked up his first loss of the season after the four-run outburst against him in the top of the second inning. LSU will look to rebound tomorrow night against the Baylor Bears with the first pitch scheduled for 7 p.m. CST.

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Late inning heroics leads LSU to a win over Oklahoma

The Tigers opened the Shriners College Classic with a win over Oklahoma on Friday night.

LSU started their weekend in the Shriners College Classic against the Oklahoma Sooners on Friday night, and though it took extra innings, the Tigers ultimately came away with a 5-4 win on a walk-off dinger.

Blake Money got the start on the mound for the Tigers, and he pitched 6.2 innings giving up eight hits, three runs (only one earned run), and seven strikeouts. Blake Money was “money” as usual. He has a season ERA of 0.44 for a reason. As you can see by the discrepancy between the number of runs and the amount of earned runs, once again, errors were a problem for the LSU infield.

An error by each corner infielder and an error on a pick-off attempt allowed Oklahoma to get two more runs on Money than they should have. For the first six innings, the game was like an old western high noon showdown.

The two participants were the two starting pitchers. The only question was, which pitcher would blink first?

I wouldn’t consider it a “blink” by Money when the Sooners scored on an error in the fifth inning but in the top of the seventh inning, Money blinked as Pettis hit a homer to the porch in left field. Riley Cooper came in and tried to pick a runner off of first and threw it to the fence down the first baseline.

That error allowed that runner to later score to make it 3-0 Sooners in the top of the seventh. The Tiger bats were as cold as ice through six innings, so hope was fleeting.

Insert Gavin Dugas.

Old reliable came through once again. Dugas hit a single to score Thompson to make it 3-1 Sooners headed to the eighth inning. Eric Reyzelman didn’t allow Oklahoma to score in the eighth and then came an absolute Cade Doughty dandy. Doughty hit a two-run homer to right field to tie the game at 3-3 after eight innings.

Neither team scored in the ninth inning, so it was time for free baseball in Houston. In the top of the tenth inning, Crooks hit a double against Dylan Fontenot to give Oklahoma the lead at 4-3 headed to the bottom of the inning. First up, Tyler McManus. He struck out swinging.

Then, the Tigers got back to the top of the lineup. In came Tre Morgan, who made an incredible unassisted double play to get LSU out of the top of the ninth inning. After a Steve Bartman moment, where a kid stole a flyball from the Sooner left fielder, Morgan hit a double.

Now the Tigers had a runner in scoring position and guess who’s up to bat? Dylan Crews. Sadly for the Tigers, he popped out to the first baseman. LSU’s last chance came down to none other than Cade Doughty, whose heroics got the Tigers to this point. Doughty CAME THROUGH AGAIN! He hit an RBI double down the left-field line to tie the game at 4-4.

The Sooners walked Jacob Berry and decided to go after Drew Bianco. Bianco popped out. To the 11th we go. Trent Vietmeier and Bryce Collins got through the inning unscathed. In the bottom of the 11th, the first man up to bat was Jordan Thompson. Thompson entered the at-bat at 0 for 3 on the night. HE WALKED IT OFF WITH A HOMER TO THE PORCH IN LEFT FIELD! TIGERS WIN 5-4 OVER THE SOONERS!

Man, you’ve got to love college baseball. Bryce Collins (1-0) got the win for LSU. The Tigers will play No. 1 Texas tomorrow night with the first pitch at 7 P.M. on the MLB Network.

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Tigers start the week off with a win over New Orleans

LSU baseball took down the Privateers 11-3 on Wednesday night to win its fifth-straight game.

This is a huge week for LSU baseball as the Tigers prepare for the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic this weekend. Before going toe-to-toe with Oklahoma, No. 1 Texas, and Baylor, LSU got to warm up with New Orleans at Alex Box Stadium this evening, in which it earned an 11-3 win.

Garrett Edwards got the start on the mound for LSU, and in the first inning, the Privateers scored a run on a sacrifice fly to make it 1-0 headed to the bottom of the first. In that frame, LSU came out swinging and let its starting pitcher know that it had his back.

Tre Morgan reached base on an error, Dylan Crews was hit by a pitch, and Cade Doughty hit an RBI double to score Morgan. A passed ball then scored Crews, and Doughty scored on a Jordan Thompson double play. At the end of the first, LSU led 3-1.

In the top of the second inning, Edwards was pulled from the game after only pitching one inning giving up three hits, two walks, and two earned runs. Grant Taylor came in to pitch for the Tigers and got three quick outs. In the bottom of the second, Gavin Dugas and Alex Milazzo walked leading to a Morgan RBI double followed by a Crews RBI single, and a Doughty RBI groundout scored Morgan to make the score 6-2 LSU.

In the top of the fourth inning, Riley Cooper came in to pitch. Taylor’s final line was two innings pitched, zero hits, zero runs, two walks, and two strikeouts. In the bottom of the fifth, Jacob Berry hit a blast to right field to make it 7-1 Tigers thru five innings.

In the top of the sixth, Bryce Collins came in to pitch for the Tigers. The final line on Cooper was 2.1 innings with zero hits, zero runs, and one strikeout. In the bottom of the seventh, LSU added on to their lead with a Doughty dinger, a Thompson RBI double, a McManus sacrifice fly, and a Morgan RBI single to make it 11-2 Tigers. In the top of the eighth inning, Paul Gervase came in to pitch for the Tigers.

The final line on Collins was 1.2 innings pitched with zero hits, zero runs, and one strikeout. New Orleans scored a run on a fielding error to make it 11-3. In the top of the ninth, Eric Reyzelman came in to finish the game and pitched one inning allowing zero hits, zero runs, and two strikeouts.

Grant Taylor (1-0) got the win and the Tigers were led at the plate by Morgan and Crews who both went 2 for 4.

LSU will begin the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic this Friday afternoon against Oklahoma from Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. The first pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m CST.

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