FINAL | LSU 9 Northwestern State 5
Bottom 8th
LSU slams the door shut with Austin Bain scoring off of a wild pitch.
Top 8th
The Demons tried to rally back with a four run inning capped off by a two-run single from JP Lagreco.
Top 7th
Norhtwestern State finally gets on the board with Kwan Adkins scoring off of a fielding error by Jake Slaughter.
Bottom 3rd
LSU gets three more runs across in the third after an error by the Demons first baseman and an RBI single from Austin Bain.
Bottom 2nd
Daniel Cabrera continues to rake late in the season with another home run, getting two runs across to quickly make it 5-0.
Bottom 1st
LSU wastes little time getting things going with a pair of runs coming off of some RBI singles out to left field by Zach Watson and Nick Coomes.
Starting Lineups
| Northwestern State Lineup | LSU Lineup |
|---|---|
| CF Kwan Adkins | DH Beau Jordan |
| C David Fry | RF Antoine Duplantis |
| RF Tyler Smith | 1B Austin Bain |
| LF Lenni Kunert | LF Daniel Cabrera |
| DH J.P. Lagreco | CF Zach Watson |
| 2B Luke Watson | C Nick Coomes |
| SS Caleb Ricca | 3B Jake Slaughter |
| 1B Peyton Davis | 2B Brandt Broussard |
| 3B Chaney Dodge | SS Hal Hughes |
Game Time and Details
Date: Tuesday, May 15
Location: Baton Rouge, La.
Venue: Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field (10,326)
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Records: Northwestern State (31-20); LSU (31-21)
Pitching Matchup
LSU: So. RHP Matthew Beck (1-1, 3.91 ERA)
Northwestern State: Jr. LHP Tyler Pigott (1-0, 4.37 ERA)
Storylines
Jack/Johnny Wholestaff Lite
One of the big things for the Tigers heading into this ballgame is that they need to keep the amount of pitchers they use against the Demons down to a minimum of three. Paul Mainieri knows that his pitching staff is banged up and wants his bullpen to be as fresh as possible heading into the SEC Tournament.
-Clint Domingue