The LSU Tigers were simply overpowered on Saturday afternoon, with three home runs coming off of the bats of the Ole Miss Rebels (33-12, 12-9 SEC). This was what caused LSU to drop the rubber match 8-2.
J.B. Woodman got the Rebels on the board quickly with a two run shot to center field in the top of the first to take an early lead. On the very next at-bat, Colby Bortles blasted one as well, this one over the right field wall to make it 3-0 at the end of one inning of play.
After a rain delay in the bottom of the second inning, the Rebels resumed play with Cameron Dishon hitting a double down the left field line that allowed Golsan to come across. Bortles got another run across in the bottom of the third with a double to left field.
Woodman struck again in the bottom of the fifth with a two run shot to center field to make it 7-0 after five innings of play.
Perdzock put the nail in the coffin in the bottom of the seventh with a sac fly to center field that allowed Bortles to scamper home.
LSU tried to get a rally going in the top of the eighth, but were only able to get two runs off a single from Bryce Jordan and a run off of a fielder’s choice by Antoine Duplantis, but it was too little too late on Saturday afternoon.
John Valek dropped to 6-2 on the year allowing four runs off of four hits and struck out only one batter in one and a third innings of work.
LSU (28-16, 11-10 SEC) will not have any midweek matchups this week and will be returning to the friendly confines of Alex Box Stadium to take on Arkansas (25-16, 6-12 SEC) with first pitch on Friday set for 7 pm.
-Clint Domingue