No. 1 Arkansas takes series over LSU with 17-10 win
LSU Baseball Gavin Dugas (6). (Source: LSU Baseball) By Spencer Chrisman | May 1, 2021 at 5:56 PM CDT - Updated May 1 at 8:37 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The LSU Tigers have lost their fifth Southeastern Conference series of the season as they fell 17-10 to No. 1 Arkansas in game one of a Saturday doubleheader.
The Tigers (25-17, 6-14 SEC) were ambushed to start the game as the Razorbacks took an early 5-0 lead in the top of the first inning.
In the bottom of the second inning, LSU got on the scoreboard as Giovanni DiGiacomo scored on a wild pitch to trim the lead to 5-1.
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Pregame Notes (Game 2)
Dave Van Horn has tweaked is starting lineup for the nightcap. Braydon Webb replaces Zack Gregory in left field and as the leadoff man, plus Jacob Nesbit replaces Cullen Smith at third base. He will hit in the 9-hole, moving Casey Opitz and Jalen Battles up a spot in the order.
Labas throws first complete game of season as LSU takes series over Ole Miss
LSU Baseball AJ Labas (26) threw the first complete game of the season for LSU as they took down No. 9 Ole Miss 7-2. (Source: Southeastern Conference) By Spencer Chrisman | April 23, 2021 at 10:09 PM CDT - Updated April 23 at 11:11 PM
OXFORD, Miss. (WAFB) - Starting pitcher AJ Labas (3-0) went the distance against No. 9 Ole Miss and threw the first complete game of the season for the Tigers as they took the series.
Labas, scattered 10 hits across nine innings, allowing two runs and struck out six batters. LSU (24-14, 6-11 SEC) won their second SEC series of the season in the 7-2 win over Ole Miss (27-12, 9-8 SEC).
LSU Baseball LSU head coach Paul Mainieri (Source: Josh Auzenne/WAFB-TV) By Spencer Chrisman | April 24, 2021 at 4:09 PM CDT - Updated April 24 at 5:33 PM
OXFORD, Miss. (WAFB) - No. 9 Ole Miss avoided the series sweep against LSU with an eight run eighth inning to tie the game at 9-9 and then walked it off in with a solo home run in the ninth at Swayze Field in Oxford, Miss.
The Tigers (24-15, 6-12 SEC) erupted for nine runs on 12 hits against Ole Miss (28-12, 10-8 SEC) to take a 9-1 through the first seven innings.
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Entering the eighth inning things started to fall apart for LSU as Ole Miss rallied and scored 8 runs including two home runs. The first on a three-run blast to make it 9-5 and then a grand slam by TJ McCants that would tie the game later in the eighth inning at 9-9.
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