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If you're a fan of high-scoring baseball, Friday night's LSU baseball vs. Vanderbilt game was for you.
This was not an old-school pitchers' duel. It was a shootout that started in the first inning. Unfortunately, by the fifth inning, the Tigers found themselves trailing 10-4. Casan Evans gave up six runs on five hits, five strikeouts, and five walks over three innings. Cooper Williams gave up four runs without recording an out or allowing a hit. It was a disaster.
But in true Tiger fashion, LSU never gave up. LSU would score three runs in the top of the fifth and five runs in the top of the eighth inning to take a 12-10 lead. From there, LSU turned it over to Gavin Guidry in the bottom of the eighth and ninth innings to close it out. Vandy had other plans. In the bottom of the ninth inning, the Commodores hit a two-run walk-off homer to win the game 13-12.
Here are three takeaways from the loss.
Friday was Casan Evans' worst game of the season so far. He was all over the place, walking five batters and giving up six runs on only five hits. Out of 83 total pitches, only 46 were strikes. His season ERA has now bloomed to 6.45.
Another day, another dinger for Jake Brown. He hit a three-run shot in the top of the second inning to give the Tigers a 4-2 lead. Brown finished the night 3-for-5 from the plate with a double, a homer, and three RBI.
When LSU needed a hero, Zac Cowan stepped up on the mound and shut Vandy down. Cowan gave up only one hit and zero runs in 3.1 innings of work. He had five strikeouts and zero walks as he held the rope and allowed LSU to fight its way back into the ballgame.
You're going to have a few games like this every year. They're chaos, and they're coin flips. LSU came out on the wrong end of this one as Vandy got the best of LSU in the 9th. Jay Johnson trusts Gavin Guidry to get outs in that spot, but Guidry left a hanging breaking ball and Vanderbilt took advantage of it. Guidry has struggled as of late.
This article originally appeared on LSU Wire: Instant takeaways: LSU baseball loses chaotic game at Vanderbilt
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This was not an old-school pitchers' duel. It was a shootout that started in the first inning. Unfortunately, by the fifth inning, the Tigers found themselves trailing 10-4. Casan Evans gave up six runs on five hits, five strikeouts, and five walks over three innings. Cooper Williams gave up four runs without recording an out or allowing a hit. It was a disaster.
But in true Tiger fashion, LSU never gave up. LSU would score three runs in the top of the fifth and five runs in the top of the eighth inning to take a 12-10 lead. From there, LSU turned it over to Gavin Guidry in the bottom of the eighth and ninth innings to close it out. Vandy had other plans. In the bottom of the ninth inning, the Commodores hit a two-run walk-off homer to win the game 13-12.
Here are three takeaways from the loss.
Casan Evans struggled again
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Friday was Casan Evans' worst game of the season so far. He was all over the place, walking five batters and giving up six runs on only five hits. Out of 83 total pitches, only 46 were strikes. His season ERA has now bloomed to 6.45.
Jake Brown is still swinging a hot stick
Another day, another dinger for Jake Brown. He hit a three-run shot in the top of the second inning to give the Tigers a 4-2 lead. Brown finished the night 3-for-5 from the plate with a double, a homer, and three RBI.
Zac Cowan was dynamite
When LSU needed a hero, Zac Cowan stepped up on the mound and shut Vandy down. Cowan gave up only one hit and zero runs in 3.1 innings of work. He had five strikeouts and zero walks as he held the rope and allowed LSU to fight its way back into the ballgame.
LSU ends up on the wrong side of a thriller
You're going to have a few games like this every year. They're chaos, and they're coin flips. LSU came out on the wrong end of this one as Vandy got the best of LSU in the 9th. Jay Johnson trusts Gavin Guidry to get outs in that spot, but Guidry left a hanging breaking ball and Vanderbilt took advantage of it. Guidry has struggled as of late.
This article originally appeared on LSU Wire: Instant takeaways: LSU baseball loses chaotic game at Vanderbilt
Continue reading...
