![]() In the field, he leads the Tigers with 79 assists and is fielding. 268 with eight homers, 11 doubles, a triple and 39 RBIs for 38-10 LSU. Heading into this week’s play, Thompson is hitting. He’s one of the best clutch hitters I’ve ever coached. “I recruited Jordan hard when I was at Arizona,” Johnson said. ![]() Mainieri was replaced by Jay Johnson, who played at Point Loma Nazarene and was an assistant coach at USD before becoming the head coach at both Nevada and Arizona. He committed to play for Paul Mainieri, who retired after Thompson’s freshman season after 15 years at LSU and 641 wins. LSU starting pitcher Ty Floyd worked 3.2 innings and recorded a career-high nine strikeouts while allowing three runs on two hits with four walks.“After visiting LSU, meeting the coaches, seeing the facilities, the decision was a no-brainer. Left-hander Javen Coleman (1-1), the third of six LSU pitchers, was charged with the loss as he allowed two runs on no hits in 1.0 inning with two walks and one strikeout. LSU added a run in the eighth and had runners at first and second with two outs in the top of the ninth, but Auburn reliever Will Cannon struck out leftfielder Tre’ Morgan to end the game.Ĭannon earned his fifth save of the season, as he worked the final 3.0 innings and allowed two runs on two hits with two walks and three strikeouts.Īuburn left-hander Zach Crotchfelt (1-2) was credited with the win after recording the final out in the top of the sixth inning. LSU catcher Hayden Travinski launched a solo homer – his third dinger of the season – in the seventh to narrow the gap to 7-5, but Ware hit his 19 th homer of the year in the bottom of the inning to restore Auburn’s three-run advantage. LSU, however, regained the lead in the top of fifth when designated hitter Cade Beloso smashed a two-out, two-run single to right field.Īuburn struck for four runs in the sixth as pinch hitter Brody Wortham, catcher Nate LaRue and rightfielder Bobby Peirce each provided RBI singles, and designated hitter Ike Irish lifted a sacrifice fly. The Tigers extended the advantage to 2-0 in the third when third baseman Tommy White delivered a run-scoring single.Īuburn scored three runs in the fourth with the benefit of five walks and a wild pitch, sending nine men to the plate and taking a 3-2 lead. LSU grabbed a 1-0 lead in the second inning when catcher Hayden Travinski lined a two-out RBI single, scoring shortstop Jordan Thompson, who had reached earlier on a throwing error by Auburn third baseman Bryson Ware. ![]() We didn’t play well enough to win, but our players competed really hard in the game tonight.” ![]() ![]() “The game tomorrow is going to get on us pretty quick, so we don’t want to have any carry-over from this game, and I just want us to play in character. We needed better strike zone pressure, and we could have slowed down at the plate with runners on base, but those are all controllable. “Looking at tonight’s game, we could have commanded the baseball better from the mound, and we could have slowed down a little bit better at the plate with runners in scoring position. “We’ve got to get ready for tomorrow,” said LSU coach Jay Johnson. CT Sunday in a game that will be broadcast on affiliates of the LSU Sports Radio Network and streamed on SEC Network +. The loss ended LSU’s eight-game SEC win streak, the Tigers’ longest since 2017. – Auburn erased a 4-3 LSU lead with a four-run sixth inning Saturday night as the homestanding Tigers posted an 8-6 win at Plainsman Park.Īuburn improved to 26-19-1 overall, 10-13 in the SEC, while top-ranked LSU dropped to 37-9 overall and 16-6 in conference play. ![]()
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