The 10-run rule Kings of college baseball have done it again.
Bolstered by a grand slam homer by Tommy White and a walk-off three-run homer by Paxton Kling, No. 1 LSU scored nine runs in the bottom of the seventh, going 13-1 to Samford in a game called for 10 runs. won in Dominate Sunday afternoons at Alex Box Stadium.
It was the 10th consecutive win for LSU (15-1) and the Tigers’ 6th in the last seven games, despite changing the game to start two hours earlier at 11am as an afternoon storm is expected. It was his second 10-run rule victory.
“I thought our players responded well after we got the game up,” said LSU head coach Jay Johnson. We did a great job on , but it’s hard to get past hitters in the second and third, and we ended up kicking him out of the game and letting the floodgates open again.”
Sunday’s win is also believed to be the first time in LSU baseball history that the Tigers swept their opponents with three consecutive run-rule wins. His 10-game winning streak for LSU is the longest the Tigers have won since his 2017 season, when he won 17 straight from May 11 to June 17.
In the series, LSU outscored Sanford with a 36–2 total in 21 innings, and had 28 hits, including 10 home runs and four doubles for the Tigers, who batted . 341 in the sweep.
Together, LSU’s six pitchers allowed five hits (all singles) and two earned runs (0.86 ERA, 30 strikeouts and eight walks in 21 innings).
Tigers starters Paul Skeans (Game 1), Ty Floyd (Game 2), and Thatcher Hurd (Game 3) allowed two hits and an earned run in 16 innings, allowing 0.56 ERA, 25 strikeouts and six walks. bottom.
LSU junior center fielder Dylan Cruz, who batted .750 (6-of-8) in the series with 4 RBIs and 7 RBIs, also hit two homers, including two outs and two runs, in the third inning on Sunday to make it 2-2. rice field. 0 Tigers lead.
Tigers rookie first baseman and designated hitter Jared Jones hits. In the series, he had 600 (6 for 10), including 4 homers, 11 RBIs, and 5 runs scored. He had an RBI single on Sunday.
600 (6 in 10) in the series, with 3 RBIs, 6 runs scored, 1 double, and a 3-run homer that decided the game on Sunday.
LSU sophomore third baseman/designated hitter White batted .444 (4-of-9) in the series with 9 RBIs, 6 runs scored, 2 doubles and 2 home runs (including the first grand slam of his LSU career).
Sunday was White’s first game at third base after suffering a shoulder injury in the season opener against Western Michigan. After missing three games, he returned to the lineup as the designated hitter for the final 11 games.
“We’re just trying to be smart about it and don’t want to take a step back,” Johnson said of White’s slow return to play at third base. He was throwing a day and wanted to make sure the pain didn’t affect the rest of his game.
“Tomorrow is a day off, so I chose today (LSU is on spring break this week). He’s recovered and can get treatment and is ready to play again on Tuesday (against UNO).”
The Tigers will play privateers at Alex Box Stadium at 6:30 p.m. on Friday before starting SEC play in a three-game series at Texas A&M.