Bottom 8th
Nick Coomes closed things out scoring Nick Webre off of a groundout.
Bottom 7th
Antoine Duplantis hit a double out to right center, scoring two more runs.
Bottom 5th
LSU starts to put the game out of reach with a three-run inning highlighted by an RBI single up the middle from Jake Slaughter
Top 5th
Joey Morales gets on the board, scoring after Brady Bell grounded into a double play.
Bottom 3rd
Back-to-back home runs helps the Tigers get out to a 3-0 lead. Hunter Feduccia made it 4-0 later in the inning with an RBI single out to left field.
Bottom 2nd
LSU gets on the board thanks to an RBI single out to left field from Bryce Jordan.
Starting Lineups
| Nicholls Lineup | LSU Lineup |
|---|---|
| 2B Ethan Valdez | CF Zach Watson |
| C Kyle Knauth | 2B Austin Bain |
| CF Chet Niehaus | RF Antoine Duplantis |
| 1B Gage Teer | DH Beau Jordan |
| LF Lee Clark | LF Daniel Cabrera |
| DH Xane Washington | 1B Bryce Jordan |
| SS Joey Morales | C Hunter Feduccia |
| RF Dane Simon | 3B Jake Slaughter |
| 3B Brady Bell | SS Hal Hughes |
Game Time and Details:
Date: Tuesday April 3rd, 2018
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Stadium: Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field (10,326)
Time: 6:30 pm
Where They Rank: LSU: #17 by Baseball America; Nicholls: unranked
Records: LSU (18-11) Nicholls (9-18)
PITCHING MATCHUP
LSU – Fr. RH AJ Labas (2-1, 2.95 ERA)
Nicholls – So. LH Bryan Taylor (2-3, 4.82 ERA)
Storylines
Keep the Offense Warm
These midweek games have tripped up LSU for the last couple of seasons and this is a game that the Tigers should win, especially if the bats can stay awake . Last weekend showed that perhaps they are wide awake and they can’t sleepwalk tonight.
Incredible Bullpen
LSU’s bullpen has been outstanding in recent weeks, not allowing a single run since March 21st. If that’s not surprising you, this bullpen has only allowed 10 hits and struck out 31 since the Tigers loss to Tulane. The bullpen just needs to close things out and we’re talking about a win at the end of the night
-Clint Domingue