SUPER SHOWING: LSU beats Oregon State to win Baton Rouge Regional, advance to super regional
For the 16th time in program history, LSU is advancing to the super regionals after a 13-7 win over Oregon State in the Baton Rouge Regional final.
Riley Cooper got the nod on the mound on Monday afternoon as LSU looked to punch its ticket to the Baton Rouge Super Regional. LSU would have to beat Oregon State just once in two games to make that happen.
The Tigers drew first blood in the top of the fourth inning when they scored four runs on a bases-loaded hit by pitch, a sacrifice fly by Jordan Thompson, and a two-RBI triple by Josh Pearson.
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In the bottom of the fourth, the Beavers cut the lead in half with a two-run homer to cut the lead to 4-2. In the top of the fifth inning, LSU got those runs back as Hayden Travinski and Cade Beloso hit back-to-back homers for the second day in a row to increase the lead to 6-2.
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In the top of the sixth inning, Dylan Crews hit a Crews Missile off of the Tony Chachere sign in left-center field to increase the lead to 7-2. The Beavers struck again in the bottom of the fifth with a two-run shot to cut the lead to 7-4 after six innings.
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In the top of the seventh, LSU put the game out of reach as the Tigers scored five more runs to make it 12-4 LSU after seven innings. Gavin Dugas hit a homer, Tommy White hit a two-RBI single, Crews scored on a wild pitch, and White scored on an RBI single by Travinski.
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In the top of the ninth, LSU scored again on an RBI double by Tre Morgan to make it 13-4. Oregon State was down to its final three outs of the season, and the Beavers scored a run to cut the lead to 13-7 but that is all they could manage as the Tigers secured a spot in the supers next weekend.
LSU will play the winner of the Lexington Regional between No. 12 Kentucky and Indiana in its super regional.
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