PURPLE POSTS 7-3 WIN OVER GOLD IN GAME 1 OF LSU BASEBALL INTRA-SQUAD WORLD SERIES

Photo By: Terrill Weil

Da Boot Sports
11/18/2022
LSU Sports Communications
By: William Franques


   BATON ROUGE, La. – Freshman centerfielder Paxton Kling and freshman leftfielder Mic Paul each homered Friday night to lead the Purple to a 7-3 win over the Gold in Game 1 of the LSU Baseball Intra-Squad World Series in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.
 
The Purple-Gold World Series, which signals the completion of LSU’s fall practice period, continues with Game 2 at 12 p.m. CT Saturday, and admission is free.
 
Fans attending the baseball game Saturday are advised to park in the free Hayfield Lot on Gourrier Avenue due to the LSU-UAB football game in Tiger Stadium.
 
Kling was 2-for-3 on Friday night with one double, one homer and one RBI, and Paul went 1-for-1 at the plate with a homer, two walks and two RBI.
 
Junior designated hitter Hayden Travinski lined a two-run single, and junior catcher Alex Milazzo contributed an RBI single to spark a three-run Purple outburst in the fifth inning.
 
Junior third baseman Ben Nippolt highlighted the Gold offensive output with two hits, including a homer, and three RBI.
 
Purple starting pitcher Will Hellmers, a junior right-hander, worked three scoreless innings, allowing just one hit with three strikeouts.
 
Gold junior right-hander Blake Money also fired three scoreless frames in a starting role with one hit and two strikeouts.
 

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