Da Boot Sports
2/28/2024
By: Terrill J. Weil


   HOUSTON, TX - LSU began their trip to Houston, Texas meeting the Rice Owls on Wednesday night at Reckling Park. The Owls became the Tigers first victim of the week, as LSU beat Rice, 16-4.


   The Tigers scored 16 runs on 11 hits. Brady Neal hit two home runs to highlight LSU's offensive attack. 


   Kade Anderson (2-0) got the win for the Tigers. Primeaux, Dutton, Bronzini and Hellmers each made an appearance on the bump to finish off the Owls. 


   “We did good job with plate discipline tonight,” Jay Johnson said. “A lot of free passes, and then we cashed in with two outs and runners in scoring position. If you can do that, you can have a very good night. Our kids are great, they work hard, they’re bought in and will continue to improve.”
 

   After a quiet 1st inning, LSU made some noise in the top of the 2nd. Josh Pearson started things with a walk. After Travinski grounded out, Brady Neal drew a base on balls.
   Jared Jones stepped to the plate and singled to left field to score Pearson, but was thrown out trying to advance to second base. Mac Bingham was then hit by a pitch. Michael Braswell III then walked to load the bases. 
   Paxton Kling singled to left field to plate two more runs for the Tigers. The game headed to the bottom of the 2nd with LSU on top, 3-0.


   LSU added to their lead in the top of the 3rd. With two outs, Hayden Travinski was hit by a pitch. Brady Neal then launched a two run home run to right center field. 
   With the bases loaded, Paxton Kling was hit by a pitch to bring another run home. An infield single by Steven Milam, scored Bingham from third base. 
   Tommy White joined the party with a two RBI single up the middle to increase the Tigers' lead to 9-0 after two and a half innings. 


   The Owls struck back in the bottom of the frame, plating three runs off of LSU starting pitcher, Kade Anderson. A couple of singles, a hit batter and a couple of errors contributed to the Rice runs. 
   

   LSU now held a 9-3 lead after three.


   Bingham began the 5th inning with a jog to first base after being hit by a pitch. Michael Braswell III stepped up next and singled to right field. 
   Bingham and Braswell then pulled off a double steal. Runners on second and third with no outs. Kling would hit a sacrifice fly to bring Bingham home. Milam stepped to the plate and repeated Kling, lining out to left field, allowing Braswell to come home safely. 
   White struck out looking to end the top of the 6th. 11-3, LSU.....


   DJ Primeaux entered the game to relieve Anderson to start the bottom of the 6th inning. Rice was able to plate another run, pulling to within 11-4.
   Kade Anderson pitched very well in the contest, going five innings, giving up three runs on three hits, while striking out seven and walking one batter. 


   LSU drove the final nails into the coffin in the top of the 7th. With Paxton Kling on second with one out, Tommy White doubled to right filed, sending Kling home. 
   Two batters later, Travinski would hit an RBI single to left field. With two on and two outs, Brady Neal launched a three run shot over the right field wall, his second homer of the night. Heading to the bottom of the 7th, LSU now held a commanding 16-4 lead.


   The 2nd ranked Tigers are now 8-1 on the season.


    Next up, LSU will start play in the Astros Foundation Classic on Friday, March 1st when they play Texas at 7:00pm CST in Minute Maid Park. 

John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior)

​*John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Da Boot Sports
2/24/2024
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU returned the diamond at the Box on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. 10,682 Tiger fans enjoyed watching LSU explode offensively in route to a 18-10 victory over Stony Brook.


   “We have a lot of guys who can do a lot of different things,” said LSU coach Jay Johnson, “and I’ll be honest, it’s difficult to make out a lineup right now, and I mean that in a good way. We have guys that are super capable, super experienced and some young players that are going to be very good here.”
 


   LSU jumped on the Seawolves early. Paxton Kling started the bottom of the 1st inning with a single and advanced to second base on a throwing error. 
   Tommy White then stepped to the plate and singled to left field, scoring Kling for a 1-0 lead.  The Tigers weren't done, as they loaded the bases for Michael Braswell III who tripled to right center field, scoring three runs.
   Ethan Frey then singled to bring home Braswell. 5-0 Tigers as the game headed to the 2nd inning.


   Javen Coleman got the start on the mound for the Tigers pitching four solid innings. 


   The Tigers stayed hot in the 2nd inning. With two out, Steven Milam singled then stole second base. Jared Jones then picked up a RBI single, scoring Milam.
   Michael Braswell then singled to left field. With runners on the corners, Ethan Frey singled to score Jones. LSU continued to tee-off on Stony Brook pitching as Alex Milazzo singled up the middle to score Braswell. Paxton Kling then got hit by a pitch to load the bases for Tommy White who singled up the middle to bring home Milazzo and Frey. The LSU 2nd inning hitting clinic came to an end with the Tigers leading 10-0.


   Stony Brook got on the board in the top of the 3rd with a two run homer by Cam Santerre. 10-2 Tigers.


   LSU answered in the bottom of the inning. Milam hit a two out single, then Jared Jones launched a two run home run to left center field, putting LSU up 12-2 after three. 


   The Tigers plated another run in the bottom of the 4th when Tommy White hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Milazzo from third base. 13-2 LSU going to the 5th inning.


    Michael Buckham replaced Javen Coleman to start the 5th inning and struggled. Coleman had a nice outing, Striking out six while allowing two hits, walking one batter and giving up two runs. 
   Stony Brook began the inning with a single, then a walk, before Johnny Pilla homered to right field to chase Buckham from the game.  Jay Johnson would bring in Christian Little to pitch with no outs yet in the inning.
   The Seawolves would then chase Little after a single, then a double to plate another run. 13-6 Tigers in the top of the 5th with still no outs.
   Fidel Ulloa entered the game but gave up two more runs before registering the first out of the inning. Ulloa and the Tigers were finally able to stop the Seawolves 5th inning surge. 
   The game headed to the 6th inning with LSU leading 13-8 after Stony Brook scored six runs on five hits. 


   LSU went to work in the bottom of the 6th. After Milazzo grounded out, Kling, White and Bingham each drew a base on balls to load the bases. 
   Hayden Travinski got his first hit of the weekend, ripping a double to right center field, clearing the bases. Zeb Ruddell would pinch run for Travinski and advanced to third base on a wild pitch. 
   Steven Milam then hit a sacrifice fly to score Ruddell. Heading to the 7th inning, LSU now lead, 17-8.


   Cam Johnson replaced Ulloa on the bump to start the 7th. Stony Brook continued to fight, plating two more runs in the top of the inning to cut the LSU lead to, 17-10.


   The Tigers looked to add to their lead in the bottom of the 7th, but left the bases loaded.


   LSU added one more run in the bottom of the 8th inning. 18-10, Tigers.... 


   Will Hemers, DJ Primeaux, Aiden Moffett and Nic Bronzini combined to finish off the Seawolves. 


   LSU is now 7-1 on the season and will now travel to Houston, Texas where they will play Rice on Wed. Feb. 28th at 7:00pm before participating in the Astros Foundation Classic from March 1 thru March 3rd. 


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Photos Below By: Michael Bacigalupi

​John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior)

​*John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Da Boot Sports
2/24/2024
LSU Sports Communications
By: William Franques


   BATON ROUGE, La. – Right-hander Luke Holman fired seven shutout innings Saturday to lead second-ranked LSU to a 5-2 win over Northern Illinois in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.
 
LSU improved to 6-1 on the year, while Northern Illinois dropped to 2-6.
 
The Tigers return to action at 1 p.m. CT when they play host to Stony Brook in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field. The game will be streamed on SEC Network +, and it will be broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network.
 
LSU’s win on Saturday was the 100th  victory for coach Jay Johnson as the Tigers’ head coach. Now in his third season in Baton Rouge, Johnson has a 100-40 (.714) record at LSU, including the 2023 College World Series title.
 
Holman (2-0) worked seven scoreless innings Saturday, limiting the Huskies to two hits with no walks and eight strikeouts, firing 77 pitches.
 
“Luke is a complete pitcher and probably the most important player to transfer here in the offseason,” Johnson said. “I couldn’t be happier he’s a Tiger, and you can easily see why.”
 
NIU starter Jackson Stewart (0-1) was charged with the loss, as he allowed five runs on two hits in 4.0 innings with six walks and three strikeouts.
 
LSU capitalized on four walks and a hit-by-pitch in the second inning to take a 2-0 lead. Leftfielder Mac Bingham delivered an RBI groundout, and second baseman Josh Pearson drew a bases-loaded walk to highlight the frame
 
The Tigers extended the lead to 5-0 with a three-run fourth, as Bingham blasted a two-run homer – his first dinger of the season – and Pearson lined a run-scoring single.
 
“We’re very grateful to have Mac here,” Johnson said. “It was a huge addition to bring Mac here, and he gave us a big hit today.”
 
Northern Illinois struck for two runs in the top of the ninth, but LSU reliever Gavin Guidry entered the game and recorded the final two outs with a runner at second base to earn his first save of the season.
 
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​John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior)

​*John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Da Boot Sports
2/23/2024
LSU Sports Communications
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - #2 ranked LSU returned to action on Friday afternoon, dropping their first game of the season, 5-2 to Stony Brook at Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field in front of 10,303 Tiger fans.


   LSU simply had a tough day at the plate, struggling against the Stony Brook pitchers, Eddie Smink and Erik Paulsen, stranding eight men on base.  Thatcher Hurd (0-1) took the loss for the Tigers.



   Stony Brook was able to take the lead in the top of the 2nd inning. LSU starting pitcher Thatcher Hurd gave up back to back singles to begin the inning. Matt Miceli singled to center field to drive in a run. Robert Taylor then hit a RBI double to right field. 2-0 Seawolves as the game headed to the botton of the 2nd. 


   Josh Pearson led off the bottom of the 2nd with a walk. Mac Bingham then singled to third base. Paxton Kling stepped to the plate a hit a ball to deep center field that the outfielder couldn't handle. The error allowed two runs to score for the Tigers to tie the game at 2-2. 


   The Seawolves would plate another run the the 4th on a bases loaded walk to regain the lead, 3-2. Thatcher Hurd was able to get out of the jam without anymore damage done. 


   Griffin Herring replaced Hurd in the 5th inning and did a fantastic job of silencing the Stony Brook bats until the top of the 8th. 
   The Seawolves opened the 8th inning with back to back singles before Herring walked Eric Paulsen to load the bases with no outs. 
   Jay Johnson had seen enough and went to his bullpen, bringing in Samuel Dutton.


   After striking out Matt Miceli, Dutton faced Robert Taylor who doubled down the left field line to score two more runs for Stony Brook. 5-2 Seawolves. 

   “We did a good job early in the game driving up Smink’s pitch count,” said LSU coach Jay Johnson, “and we were on the verge of getting him out of the game, but we did not do that. I thought the turning point in the game came in the bottom of the third when he retired the side with only nine pitches. Then, our pitcher had to go right back out there, and they scored a run to take the lead. We need to do a better job offensively for our pitchers, and that’s something we’re typically good at, but we didn’t get it done today. We did get some lead-off hitters on later in the game, but we weren’t able to produce multiple good at-bats in a row.”

John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior)

​*John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Da Boot Sports
2/22/2024
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU ran their record to 5-0 as they defeated Northern Illinois, 10-2 at Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field on Thursday afternoon in front of 9,586 Tiger fans. 


   The Huskies were able to plate a run on LSU starting pitcher Gage Jump in the top of the first inning. A walk, hit, throwing error and a wild pitch contributed to Northern Illinois run being scored.


   LSU took the lead in the bottom of the second hitting two two run homers. The first was by Michael Braswell III then Paxton Kling launch the other. 4-1 Tigers after two innings.


   With Gage Jump reaching his pitch limit in the top of the 3rd, Jay Johnson went to his bull pen, bringing in Nate Ackenhausen to finish off the Huskies in the top of the frame. 
   Jump finished the day pitching 2.1 innings with four strikeouts. He allowed one run, two hits and issued one base on balls. 


   The Tigers extended their lead in the bottom of the 3rd inning. With the bases loaded, Michael Braswell III hit a sacrifice fly to left field, scoring Travinski from third. The contest headed to the 4th inning with LSU up, 5-1.


   Northern Illinois cut the LSU advantage to 5-2 in the top of the 4th on a solo home run by Mason Kelley.


   LSU responded quickly in the bottom of the 4th when Tommy White sent a pitch over the left field wall for a two run home run. 
   Josh Pearson then stepped to the plate and launched a rocket over the right field wall for his first homer of the season. We headed to the 5th with LSU leading the Huskies, 9-2.


   In the bottom of the 7th Josh Pearson blasted a solo home run to dead center field, hitting the black wall behind the fence. 10-2 Tigers as the game headed to the 8th. 


​   Aiden Moffett and Micah Bucknam combined the rest of the way on the mound to finish off the Huskies. 

   With the win LSU is now 5-0 on the season. Next up the Tigers will play Stony Brook Friday at Alex Box. First pitch is set for 2:00pm.


   

Photos Below By: Michael Bacigalupi

Photos Below By: Jonathan Mailhes

​John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior)

​*John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Da Boot Sports
2/19/2024
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - After a huge 27-5 victory over VMI on Sunday, the Tigers return to the Box to play Central Arkansas on Monday Afternoon, looking to run their record to 4-0. That they did, as LSU held on to win a tight game, 4-3.


   Jay Johnson would start true freshman Kade Anderson on the mound and he showed his stuff early pitching really well.

   
   LSU wasted little time plating a run. Steven Milam started it off with a single up the middle, followed by a Tommy White single. Hayden Travinski then stepped to the plate and singled to left field to score Milam. 
   Brady Neal was hit by a pitch to load the bases for Jared Jones. A wild pitch would score White and move up the other runners. Jones drew a base on balls to load the bases once again. 
   Mac Bingham would take a walk, scoring Travinski and keeping the bases loaded. However, LSU would leave the sacks loaded as the game headed to the 2nd inning with the Tigers leading, 3-0.


   The Bears were able to plate a run in the top of the 3rd to cut the LSU lead to 3-1.


   Jared Jones got the run back for the Tigers has he led off the bottom of the 3rd with his third home run of the season. It was a powerful homer launched over the left center field wall. 
   But the lead off homer would be all the Tigers could muster in the 3rd. 4-1, LSU.


   Christian Little took over for Anderson on the bump to start the 5th inning. Kade Anderson finished his day pitching four innings with six strikeouts, giving up one run on three hits with three base on balls. 


   Central Arkansas mounted a threat in the 6th with runners on the corners with only one out.  Johnson replaced Little on the bump with DJ Primeaux. 
   Primeaux faced two hitter, forcing a ground out, which allowed a run to score, then issued a base on balls. Gavin Guidry would then replace Primeaux and quickly registered the final out of the top of the 6th. 4-2, Tigers.

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   Justin Loer would take over the pitching duties in the top of the 8th and surrendered another run to the Bears. LSU would cling to a 4-3 lead as the contest headed to the bottom of the 8th. 


   Fidel Ulloa entered the contest in the 9th to close out the game for the Tigers, and that he did, taking the Bears down in order, three up-three down.


   Kade Anderson earned the win while Fidel Ulloa got the save.


   With the victory the Tigers are now 4-0.


   Next up, LSU will host Northern Illinois and Stony Brook in another four days of round robin action. LSU will first play Northern Illinois on Thursday, Feb. 22nd at 2:00pm.

Photos Below By: Michael Bacigalupi

John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior)

​*John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Da Boot Sports
2/18/2024
By: David Penn


   BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU (3-0) showed up swinging the aluminum today at Alex Box Stadium versus VMI (1-3) with 14 different Tigers accounting for 27 hits, which tied the LSU record for hits in a game and set the program record for singles in a game with 20.

​   LSU has not had an offensive explosion of this magnitude since Skip Bertman was in the dugout. “That’s really cool to tie the hits record, considering the history of this program,” said LSU coach Jay Johnson. “Just about everybody that played today got at least three at-bats. All of our players have been working hard, so I’m happy to those guys have success.”
    
   Brady Neal led the outburst, going 3-3 at the plate with a pair of doubles and a grand slam with 6 RBIs. “I think Brady is one of the best players on our team,” Johnson said, “and I felt that way last year until he had an unfortunate injury. He’s healthy now, which is a good thing for us, and we’re excited about him going forward.”
    
   Freshman Steven Milam racked 4 hits on the day that included a double and 3 RBIs. Hayden Travinski and Jake Brown each recorded 3 hits, with Travinski collecting a pair of RBIs. In all, 14 of 15 Tigers recorded a hit, and 12 of 15 batters recorded at least 1 RBI. The LSU offense accounted for 20 singles, 5 doubles, a triple, and Neal’s grand slam.
    
   Javen Coleman started on the bump for LSU and pitched 3 innings for the Fighting Tigers, surrendering 2 hit and 2 walks, striking out 3, and giving up no runs to earn his first win of the season. Cam Johnson, Will Hellmers, and Kade Woods each notched an inning of relief, with Aiden Moffet closing out the affair in the seventh inning.
    
   For VMI, starter Andrew Jones was charged with loss, giving up 5 runs in the first (3 earned) on 4 hits, 2 walks, and a strikeout. The VMI defense was charged with 4 errors on the day, several seemingly routine fly balls found their way safely to the grass.
    
   LSU will host Central Arkansas to close out opening weekend on Monday February 19th with first pitch at 2:00pm CST.

Photos Below By: Phillip Cancilleri

Photos Below By: Jonathan Mailhes

​John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior)

​*John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Da Boot Sports
2/17/2024
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - The Tigers stayed home on Saturday, taking on Central Arkansas on an overcast, chilly afternoon and improved to 2-0 with a 2-0 win over the Bears (0-2).


   Luke Holman got the start on the bump for the Tigers and had a strong start mowing down the Bears in order, three up-three down in the first three innings. 


   With a game that shaped up to be a low scoring pitcher's duel, LSU was able to draw first blood in the bottom of the 4th. Hayden Travinski starting the frame by being hit by a pitch.
   After Pearson and Jones failed to reach base, Michael Braswell drew a walk. Steven Milam then singled to right field scoring Travinski. 
   The game headed to the 5th inning with LSU holding a 1-0 lead. 

   
   Griffin Herring replaced Holman early in the top of the 6th inning. Holman had a great outing, finishing with ten strikeouts, while giving up only three hits, no runs and only one base on balls. 


   Herring would only pitch an inning as he found himself in a jam. With runners on first and second and only one out, Jay Johnson decided to bring in Fidel Ulloa out of the bull pen.
   Ulloa closed out the 7th inning with back to back strikeouts to keep the Bears off the score board. 


   Trying to protect their slim 1-0 lead, Johnson once again went to his bull pen, bringing in DJ Primeaux to replace Ulloa with two outs and runners on first and second.
   Primeaux got the final out of the top of the 8th inning to end the Central Arkansas threat.


   Jared Jones led off for the Tigers in the bottom of the 8th and added to the LSU lead, slamming a solo home run over the left field wall. 
   The Tigers would load the bases with two outs, but Tommy White would be unable to bring anyone home.


   Samuel Dutton entered the game in the 9th to close things out and that's what he did, getting the final three outs of the contest for the victory.


   Luke Holman earned the win while Sammy Dutton got the save on the day.


   The Tigers improve to 2-0 and will next face VMI on Sunday at Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00pm CST. 

Photos Below By: Michael Bacigalupi

Photos Below By: Jonathan Mailhes

John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior)

​*John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Da Boot Sports
2/16/2024
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - It's that time of the year! It's LSU Baseball season.. The Tigers return to the diamond as the defending national champions looking to start the season with a win. 
   That they did, as they sputtered their way to an 11-8 victory in front of 11,649 fans at Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field on Friday afternoon.

   LSU used five different pitchers in the game against a good hitting VMI team. Nate Ackenhausen got the win while Gage Jump registered the save. 

    The Tigers scored 11 runs on 12 hits. They committed 2 errors and left 9 men on base.

   The night was highlighted by Jared Jones' three run homer and a solo home run by Hayden Travinski. 

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   Thatcher Hurd got the start on the bump for the Tigers and started out a little shaky, needing to throw several pitches for the first out, a strike out, before surrendering a single up the middle.
   LSU would get out of the inning with no damage done after Alex Milazzo threw out VMI's Trey Morgan
​attempting to steal second base, followed by another Hurd strike out. 

   
   LSU got on the board in the bottom of the second. Hayden Travinski and Josh Pearson started out the inning with back to back singles before Jared Jones stepped to the plate and launched a three run homer over the left field wall. 
   After the homer, the Tigers loaded the bases, but couldn't move any of them home. 3-0 LSU after two innings.

   
   VMI had a solid inning in the 3rd. With two outs, Kazu Jordan took a base on balls jog to first base.  Jordan then moved to second base on a balk by Thatcher Hurd. 
   Ty Swaim singled to right field, scoring Jordan from second. Swaim then successfully stole second base.       Trey Morgan followed with a RBI single to center field.
   The Keydates were still not finished as Just Starke doubled into the right field corner, scoring Morgan from first base.
   Cole Jenkins then singled to left field to plate Starke.
   The damage chased Hurd from the ball game, as Jay Johnson went to the bull pen, bringing in junior
lefty Justin Loer.
   Loer was able to stop the bleeding as he struck out Grayson Fitzwater swinging. The game headed to the bottom of the 3rd with the score, VMI 4, LSU 3. 
​   Thatcher Hurd pitched 2.2 innings, giving up four runs on five hits. He had four strike outs and issued one base on balls.

   
   LSU responded in the bottom of the 3rd. Travinski led off with a single up the middle after two outs, Mac Bingham was then hit by a pitch. 
   Paxton Kling stepped to the plate and doubled to left field, scoring Travinski and Bingham to give the Tigers the lead back, 5-4. 

   
   VMI created more damage in the top of the 4th. Jimmy Koza started things with a one out single to right field, but ended up on third after a throwing error by Justin Loer.
   Owen Prince then doubled to left field, scoring Koza to tie the contest at 5-5. 

   
   Nate Ackenhausen replaced Loer on the mound to start the 5th inning and allowed the Keydets to take the lead on a solo home run by Col Jenkins to left center field. 6-5, VMI.

   
   Then the VMI pitchers had a total meltdown as they hit five LSU batters in the 6th inning. Kling was hit, then Brady Neal. 
   Michael Braswell grounded out to first, moving Kling and Neal to second and third.
    Jake Brown was then hit by a pitch to load the bases.
   Tommy White was hit to bring Kling home to tie the game. Travinski was the next victim as he was hit by a pitch to bring in Neal.
   Jared Jones drew a walk to bring home Travinski. 8-6, LSU.
   With the bases still loaded, Mac Bingham doubled to left field to score two more runs for the Tigers.
   LSU held a 10-6 lead as the game moved to the 7th inning.

   
   The Keydets struck again in the top of the 8th, scoring a run, causing Johnson to once again go to his bull pen. Gavin Guidry stepped to the mound, hoping to close out the game. 
   Guidry retired the next two batters, before struggling. With a runner on second base, Guidry walked Owen Prince.
   Ryan Peterson then hit a slow chopper over Guidry's head. Michael Braswell fielded the ball and threw wildly to first base. The pass ball allowed Grayson Fitzwater to score from second base. 
   Samuel Dutton replaced Gavin Guidry to close out the inning. 
   The contest headed to the bottom of the 8th with LSU leading 10-8.


   The Tigers were able to add an insurance run in the bottom of the 8th when Hayden Travinski led off with a towering home run to left field. 11-8, LSU after eight. 

  
   Gage Jump replaced Dutton on the bump to begin the 9th inning.  Jump took the Keydets down in order to ring up the Tigers first win of the season. 

   LSU (1-0) will face Central Arkansas on Saturday at 1:00pm CST. 

     

Photos Below by: Michael Bacigalupi

Photos Below By: Jonathan Mailhes

Da Boot Sports
2/1/2024
LSU Sports Communications
By: SEC


   BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (February 1, 2024) – All 16 Southeastern Conference baseball teams will participate in the league’s annual post-season tournament in a single-elimination format beginning with the 2025 baseball season, it was announced Thursday. 
 
The future tournament format was approved by the SEC athletics directors in preparation for the addition of Oklahoma and Texas to the Conference beginning with the 2024-25 athletic year.
 
Under the existing format, the top 12 teams in the final 14-team regular season standings participate in a hybrid single/double elimination tournament over a six-day period.  The existing format will be in effect for the 2024 SEC Baseball Tournament in Hoover, Alabama, May 21-26.
 
The revised format which debuts in May 2025 will continue to be a six-day tournament with four games each on Tuesday and Wednesday of the tournament, two games each on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, followed by a championship game on Sunday.
 
Seeds 9 through 16, as determined by the final regular season standings, will play on the Tuesday of the tournament and seeds 5 through 8 will receive a bye to Wednesday.  Seeds 1 through 4 will receive a double-bye to games on Thursday or Friday.
 
It was announced last year that, upon expansion of the Conference in 2025, the SEC baseball regular season will continue to consist of 30 conference games for each team made up three-game series played over ten weekends.  Under the new scheduling format, each team will play two permanent opponents and eight rotating opponents on an annual basis and standings will be kept in a single-standings format with no divisions.
 
SEC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT FORMAT (beginning May 2025)
Tuesday
Game 1:  Seed No. 9 vs. Seed No. 16       
Game 2:  Seed No. 12 vs. Seed No. 13    
Game 3:  Seed No. 10 vs. Seed No. 15
Game 4:  Seed No. 11 vs. Seed No. 14
Wednesday
Game 5:  Winner Game 1 vs. Seed No. 8
Game 6:  Winner Game 2 vs. Seed No. 5
Game 7:  Winner Game 3 vs. Seed No. 7
Game 8:  Winner Game 4 vs. Seed No. 6
Thursday
Game 9:  Winner Game 5 vs. Seed No. 1
Game 10:  Winner Game 6 vs. Seed No. 4
Friday
Game 11:  Winner Game 7 vs. Seed No. 2
Game 12:  Winner Game 8 vs. Seed No. 3
Saturday
Game 13:  Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10
Game 14:  Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12
Sunday
Game 15: Championship – Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 14
 

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