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They say it’s tough to win conference series on the road. That’s something LSU baseball can certainly attest to this season.
With the series loss at Texas A&M, the Tigers have won just one SEC baseball series away from the friendly confines of Alex Box Stadium. LSU (38-11, 15-9 SEC) held a two-run lead going into the bottom of the eighth inning Sunday, a handful of outs away from winning the series and Zac Cowan gave up a three-run homer that lifted the Aggies to the 6-4 victory.
Texas A&M (27-20, 10-14) and No. 2 LSU split a doubleheader Saturday with A&M winning game one, 3-1, before the Tigers bounced back with a 2-1 victory behind pitcher Anthony Eyanson’s brilliant performance.
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Things were rarely easy for LSU against the Aggies and how the games played out belabored that.
While runs were at a premium, it was going to be paramount for pitching to be locked in. And that’s exactly what the Tigers got out of their starting rotation — arguably one of the best weekend collective pitching performances this season.
Sophomore Kade Anderson struck out 12 and only allowed a single run off three hits in six innings of work.
Junior right-hander Anthony Eyanson followed that up with his best outing of the season, tossing a complete game, stifling A&M to one run on three hits with a season-high 14 strikeouts.
Freshman Casan Evans had to trudge through his start on Sunday as Texas A&M worked his pitch count up early in the game but he hurled his best stuff when he was in tight jams to keep Texas A&M off the board. Evans managed two strikeouts in 3.1 innings while surrendering a one run off three hits.
LSU might have been able to flip the result of the series but its bats in College Station were stagnant just as they were the last time the team went on the road in SEC play three weekends ago.
The Tigers mustered eight runs across three games at Auburn — all losses. Against A&M this weekend, Jay Johnson’s club squeezed out seven runs in three games at Texas A&M.
A&M’s staff has pitched better of late as it held Texas to three runs through the first two games of last weekend’s series on the road. But it had looked like the Tigers had shaken off the offensive deficiencies that plagued them at Auburn after winning back-to-back series against Alabama and Tennessee, scoring double digits twice while averaging more than six runs per game.
But LSU couldn’t string together hits for much of the series at A&M, stranding 19 runners.
In their last six SEC road games, the Tigers have scored 15 runs.
LSU coach Jay Johnson quipped after the Tennessee series win last weekend that Evans and Zac Cowan were the two most important people in his life besides his wife Maureen. It was a joke but considering how the two had played for LSU to that point, they had become two of the more integral pieces to the pitching staff.
Cowan was called upon twice in the A&M series, on Friday and Sunday, and both outings were rough for the righthander. He pitched 1/3 of an inning Friday and gave up two runs on three hits.
It was another forgettable appearance Sunday. With LSU clinging to a one-run lead in the eighth, Cowan gave up the go-ahead three-run homer to Caden Sorrell.
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Cory Diaz covers the LSU Tigers for The Daily Advertiser as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his Tigers coverage on Twitter: @ByCoryDiaz. Got questions regarding LSU athletics? Send them to Cory Diaz at [email protected].
This article originally appeared on Lafayette Daily Advertiser: What stood out in LSU baseball's series loss at Texas A&M
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With the series loss at Texas A&M, the Tigers have won just one SEC baseball series away from the friendly confines of Alex Box Stadium. LSU (38-11, 15-9 SEC) held a two-run lead going into the bottom of the eighth inning Sunday, a handful of outs away from winning the series and Zac Cowan gave up a three-run homer that lifted the Aggies to the 6-4 victory.
Texas A&M (27-20, 10-14) and No. 2 LSU split a doubleheader Saturday with A&M winning game one, 3-1, before the Tigers bounced back with a 2-1 victory behind pitcher Anthony Eyanson’s brilliant performance.
LSU DROPS SERIES FINALE AT TEXAS A&M LSU baseball at Texas A&M score today: Tigers collapse late Sunday to drop series at A&M
LSU NCAA REGIONAL PROJECTIONS Latest LSU baseball NCAA regional projections after big Tennessee series win
Things were rarely easy for LSU against the Aggies and how the games played out belabored that.
LSU baseball gets starting pitching it needed at Texas A&M
While runs were at a premium, it was going to be paramount for pitching to be locked in. And that’s exactly what the Tigers got out of their starting rotation — arguably one of the best weekend collective pitching performances this season.
Sophomore Kade Anderson struck out 12 and only allowed a single run off three hits in six innings of work.
Junior right-hander Anthony Eyanson followed that up with his best outing of the season, tossing a complete game, stifling A&M to one run on three hits with a season-high 14 strikeouts.
Freshman Casan Evans had to trudge through his start on Sunday as Texas A&M worked his pitch count up early in the game but he hurled his best stuff when he was in tight jams to keep Texas A&M off the board. Evans managed two strikeouts in 3.1 innings while surrendering a one run off three hits.
LSU baseball offensive woes on road in SEC play continue
LSU might have been able to flip the result of the series but its bats in College Station were stagnant just as they were the last time the team went on the road in SEC play three weekends ago.
The Tigers mustered eight runs across three games at Auburn — all losses. Against A&M this weekend, Jay Johnson’s club squeezed out seven runs in three games at Texas A&M.
A&M’s staff has pitched better of late as it held Texas to three runs through the first two games of last weekend’s series on the road. But it had looked like the Tigers had shaken off the offensive deficiencies that plagued them at Auburn after winning back-to-back series against Alabama and Tennessee, scoring double digits twice while averaging more than six runs per game.
But LSU couldn’t string together hits for much of the series at A&M, stranding 19 runners.
In their last six SEC road games, the Tigers have scored 15 runs.
LSU reliever Zac Cowan has rough series against Aggies
LSU coach Jay Johnson quipped after the Tennessee series win last weekend that Evans and Zac Cowan were the two most important people in his life besides his wife Maureen. It was a joke but considering how the two had played for LSU to that point, they had become two of the more integral pieces to the pitching staff.
Cowan was called upon twice in the A&M series, on Friday and Sunday, and both outings were rough for the righthander. He pitched 1/3 of an inning Friday and gave up two runs on three hits.
It was another forgettable appearance Sunday. With LSU clinging to a one-run lead in the eighth, Cowan gave up the go-ahead three-run homer to Caden Sorrell.
LSU IN COLLEGE BASEBALL POLLS Where does LSU baseball rank in polls after series win over Tennessee?
LSU-TENNESSEE SERIES WRAP Wrapping LSU baseball's series win over Tennessee: Casan Evans' role, biggest wins to date
Cory Diaz covers the LSU Tigers for The Daily Advertiser as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his Tigers coverage on Twitter: @ByCoryDiaz. Got questions regarding LSU athletics? Send them to Cory Diaz at [email protected].
This article originally appeared on Lafayette Daily Advertiser: What stood out in LSU baseball's series loss at Texas A&M
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