A little rain never hurt nobody
This is for all intents and purposes LSU’s last stand.
LSU’s chances of making the NCAA Tournament are on life support heading into the weekend. To have even a chance of making the tournament the Tigers must sweep Ole Miss at home and yesterday afternoon they took the first step toward achieving that goal.
LSU beat Ole Miss 5-1 thanks in large part to a gem by Gage Jump. Jump pitched six innings where he only allowed one run, gave up five hits, and struck out eight.
“I would take Gage as much as I would take any pitcher in our league,” Jay Johnson said. “I really believed he would get to this point, and he’s been outstanding now for six straight weeks. We’ve needed Gage to pitch this way in order to have a chance to get where we want to go.”
The win also clinched a berth for the Tigers in next week’s SEC Tournament in Hoover.
Griffin Herring was credited with the save. Herring inherited two runners on base and was able to record the final two outs of the game. It was his fifth save of the season.
Steven Milam gave LSU a 1-0 lead in the second inning thanks to an RBI single. Tommy White hit a triple in the third and was scored by Jared Jones to push LSU’s lead to 2-0. The Tigers then put up three runs in the fourth; Michael Braswell drove in two, and White picked up an RBI single.
The start time for Thursday’s game was moved up to around 4:00 because of weather. The game ended up being delayed for 90 minutes in the bottom of the sixth because of rain and lightning.
Weather could be a factor in Friday’s game as well. Game two’s first pitch time has been moved up from its original 6:30 start time to noon. The game may be streamed via SEC Network+.