LSU suffers 3rd loss in last 4 games as late rally falls short against Sacramento State
By Andrew Olson
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LSU’s miserable week continued Saturday with a loss to Sacramento State. The Tigers, who entered the week No. 2 in the D1Baseball Top 25, have now dropped 3 of their last 4.
Jay Johnson’s team lost 5-4 to Sacramento State on Saturday, as a late rally fell short. Sac State scored the first 5 runs of the game, holding a 5-0 lead entering the bottom of the 8th. The Tigers answered Sac State’s 4-run 8th with 3 runs of their own, but managed only 1 run in the 9th.
Final pic.twitter.com/JRGVmQJqYg
— LSU Baseball (@LSUbaseball) March 7, 2026
It was a rough night for the LSU bats, as the Tigers were held to just 3 hits. Sac State used 6 pitchers in the game, with starter Kurt Marton tossing 4.1 shutout innings of 1-hit ball. LSU used 5 pitchers, with starter Moore going 4.2 IP, allowing 1 run.
LSU opened the week with stunning losses to Northeastern (13-10) and Louisiana (7-2), meaning it will be a losing week that is sure to see the Tigers plummet in the next rankings. The Bayou Bengals, though, can at least salvage the series. Thanks to 15-4 win in 7 innings on Friday night, Game 3 is the rubber game.
The program announced that Sunday’s series finale has been moved from 2 p.m. ET to 7 p.m. ET due to the weather forecast in Baton Rouge.
Due to inclement weather, tomorrow's game against Sacramento State has been moved to 6:00 p.m. CT pic.twitter.com/cQIhRyJy6n
— LSU Baseball (@LSUbaseball) March 7, 2026
It’s a long season ahead. Think this LSU squad turns it around? Kalshi is taking early action on this year’s College World Series champion!
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
