LSU powers past Oregon State, completes sweep to advance to Super Regional
For the 16th time, LSU baseball is going to Super Regionals. The No. 5 national seed Tigers completed a sweep of the Baton Rouge Regional with a 13-7 win over Oregon State, the regional’s No. 2 seed.
LSU never trailed on Monday. The Tigers broke the scoring ice in the top of the 4th inning with a 4 spot and never looked back.
A bases-loaded hit by pitch and sac fly scored the first 2 runs. Josh Pearson opened it up with a 2-RBI triple to make it 4-0.
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OSU got 2 runs back in the bottom of the 4th inning, but LSU answered with back-to-back solo home runs from Hayden Travinski and Cade Beloso.
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The Alex Box crowd was treated to a Crews Missile in the 6th inning. Dylan Crews extended the lead to 7-2 with a solo shot.
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The Beavers managed 3 runs in the 9th inning, but by then, the Tigers had 13 on the board.
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LSU used 4 pitchers on Monday. Griffin Herring picked up the win, posting a line of 3IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 4 K, BB over 44 pitches.
The Tigers defeated Tulane 7-2 on Friday. Weather got in the way of the action on Saturday, pushing back the winner’s bracket game, and regional final as a result.
In the Baton Rouge Super Regional, LSU will host the winner of Kentucky vs. Indiana in the Lexington Regional.