FINAL Tulane 10 LSU 9
Bottom 9th
Grant Witherspoon gets Tulane closer to LSU with a solo shot. Kody Hoese tied things up later in the inning with an RBI double to center field. After a pair of intentional walks, Luke Glancy was walked by Matthew Beck to give the Green Wave the win.
Top 9th
Never count LSU out of it. Zach Watson tied things up with an RBI double down the left field line, followed up by an RBI single from Daniel Cabrera to make it 8-7 in favor of the Tigers. Nick Coomes got his fourth hit of the ballgame, an RBI single, to make it 9-7.
Top 8th
Jake Slaughter made this game a little more interesting with an RBI triple out to right field, followed up by getting home safely off a wild pitch to make it 7-6.
Top 7th
Duplantis gets something going with a two-out RBI single through the right side to make it 7-4.
Bottom 4th
Artigues struck again with an RBI double out to right center to make it 7-3.
Bottom 3rd
Grant Witherspoon got things going for the Green Wave in the bottom of the third with an RBI single to score Acy Owen. Jonathan Artigues put Tulane out in front right after that with a three-run blast out to right field to make it 4-3. Sal Gozzo wrapped things up with an RBI single up the middle to score first baseman Trevor Jensen.
Top 3rd
LSU struck first with a three run inning highlighted by an RBI double down the left field line by Antoine Duplantis.
| LSU Lineup | Tulane Lineup |
|---|---|
| DH Beau Jordan | LF Ty Johnson |
| 2B Brandt Broussard | CF Grant Witherspoon |
| RF Antoine Duplantis | 2B Jonathan Artigues |
| 1B Austin Bain | 3B Kody Hoese |
| CF Zach Watson | 1B Trevor Jensen |
| LF Daniel Cabrera | DH David Bedgood |
| C Nick Coomes | SS Sal Gozzo |
| 3B Jake Slaughter | RF Tyler Heinrichs |
| SS Hal Hughes | C Acy Owen |
Game Time and Details
Date and Time: Wednesday, April 18
Location: New Orleans, La.
Venue: Turchin Stadium
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Where They Rank: LSU: #18 by Baseball America & Collegiate Baseball; Tulane: unranked
Records: LSU: 24-13, Tulane: 16-21
Pitching Matchup
LSU: RHP AJ Labas (4-1, 2.97 ERA) vs Tulane: RHP Will McAffer (0-3, 5.94 ERA)
Storylines
Broussard Returns
Brandt Broussard being back is huge for an offense that had been underwhelming prior to the explosive offense in the series sweep against Tennessee. It’s expected that he’ll be back in action tonight after injuring his thumb back in the series against Vanderbilt and will look to pick up right where he left off.
Labas Seeking Redemption
AJ Labas may have gotten the win the last time these two teams faced off , but he is looking to redeem himself. The last time out, he allowed four runs on six hits in four innings of work. He’s gotten a lot better since then and will be looking to keep the game under control for a little more than four innings.
-Clint Domingue