Live Updates: Alabama Baseball vs No. 19 LSU (Game 2)

After dropping a narrow 6-5 game to the Tigers on Friday night, the Crimson Tide seeks to even the series.

Author:
Joey Blackwell
Publish date:
May 7, 2022 8:01 PM EDT

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — After dropping a narrow 6-5 game to No. 19 LSU on Friday night, Alabama baseball seeks to even the series in Saturday's Game 2 at Sewell-Thomas Stadium.

The Crimson Tide enter the game with a 25-21 overall record and possess a 9-13 record in SEC play with eight conference games remaining. The Tigers, on the other hand, are currently 31-14 overall and are 13-9 in the SEC.

Alabama and LSU are slated for a 7:30 p.m. CT first pitch. The game will be broadcast on SEC Network.

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Live Updates

Final Score: Alabama 8, LSU 3

Top 9

Morgan grounded out to second. LSU challenged the call at first, but the call stood. Ball game.

Crews drew a full-count walk. Two out, runners at the corners.

Pearson grounded out to second, Dugas advanced to third. Two out.

Doughty struck out swinging, Dugas stole second base. One out.

Dugas walked. Runner on first, nobody out.

Bottom 8

Tamez struck out. Inning over.

Williamson singled up the middle. Eblin scored. 8-3 Alabama.

Pinckney flied out in foul territory, Eblin tagged up to third. Two out.

Jarvis tapped a sac bunt and was thrown out at first. Eblin advanced to second.

Eblin drew a walk. Runner on first, nobody out for Jarvis.

Top 8

Stevenson struck out swinging at a ball in the dirt, thrown out at first by Tamez. Three out.

McManus struck out. Two out.

Jobert struck out looking. One out.

Tommy Seidl replaces Diodati in left field.

Dylan Ray will replace Leger on the mound. Final line for Leger: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 22 TP/13 ST.

Bottom 7

Rose struck out swinging. Side retired in order.

Diodati struck out swinging. Two out.

Denton lined out to center field. One out.

Top 7

Thompson flied out to the warning track in right, and it's stretch time at The Joe.

Morgan grounded out to second. Two out.

Crews hit a two-run home run. 7-3 Alabama. Still one out.

Leger is called for a balk, advancing Doughty to second.

Pearson struck out looking. One out.

Doughty singled to center. Runner on first, nobody out.

Bottom 6

Hamiter grounded out to third. Inning over.

Tamez doubled to the left field corner. Runner on second, two outs for Hamiter.

Williamson struck out swinging. Two out.

Pinckney struck out swinging. One out.

Top 6

Dugas flied out to left field. Three out.

Jake Leger replaces McNairy on the mound for Alabama. Final line for McNairy: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 7 K, 102 TP/60 ST.

Stevenson struck out swinging. Two out.

McManus singled through the left side. Runner on first, one out.

Jobert flied out to center. One out.

Bottom 5

Jarvis flied out to center. Three out.

Eblin flied out in foul territory. Two out.

Rose flied out to the warning track in left-center, where Crews made a tremendous catch. One out.

New pitcher for LSU is Ty Floyd, a sophomore right-hander.

Top 5

Thompson flied out to the warning track in right, and the Tigers leave three runners on base.

Morgan struck out swinging. Two down.

Crews singled to right, runners advance one base. Bases loaded, one out for Morgan.

Pearson drew a walk. Runners on first and second, one out.

Doughty struck out swinging. One out.

Merrifield was hit by pitch and will take a walk to first.

Bottom 4

Diodati flied out to the warning track in right field. Three out.

Denton struck out looking. Two out.

Hamiter hit a bases-clearing double, then advanced to third on an E9. 7-1 Alabama. One out, runner on third for Denton.

Tamez drew a walk. Runners now on first and second with one out.

Williamson popped a baseball so high up in the infield that he had time to reach second as the ball bounced in and then out of the LSU shortstop's glove. E6. Runner on second with one out for Tamez.

Pinckney grounded out to short. One out.

Top 4

Stevenson struck out swinging. Side retired.

McManus flied out to center. Two out.

Jobert walked. Runner on first, one out.

Thompson grounded out to third. One out.

Bottom 3

Jarvis struck out looking to end the inning.

Eblin grounded out to third, both runners advance. Runners on second and third with two out for Jarvis.

Rose singled through the left side, Diodati advanced to second. Eblin at the plate.

Diodati drew a four-pitch walk. Runner on first, one out for Rose.

Denton flied out to left. One out.

Top 3

Morgan grounded out to first, and the Tigers leave two runners on base.

McNairy plunked Crews on the first pitch of the at-bat. Runners on first and second, two out.

Pearson singled up the middle, and LSU has a two-out baserunner.

Doughty grounded out to second. Two out.

Merrifield grounded out to third. One out.

Bottom 2

Hamiter struck out looking. Three out.

Tamez struck out looking. Two out, Williamson on first.

Williamson reached first on a fielder's choice. Pinckney out at second, Jarvis scored. 5-1 Alabama.

A wild pitch sent the ball bouncing off of the backstop, Eblin slid across the plate and just beat out the tag. Pinckney walked. 4-1 Alabama. Runners at the corners with nobody out.

Jarvis advanced to second on a wild pitch. Runners on first and second, nobody out for Pinckney.

Jarvis lays down a sac bunt, and a throwing error by the pitcher goes over the head of the first baseman. Rose scored, Eblin advanced to third. Jarvis stayed at first. 3-1 Alabama. Still nobody out.

Eblin drew a four-pitch walk. Runners on first and second with nobody out for Jarvis.

Rose slid into second with a leadoff double that was hit down the left field line. Runner on second, nobody out for Eblin.

Top 2

Stevenson struck out swinging, and LSU leaves one runner stranded.

McManus drew a two-out walk.

McNairy struck out Jobert. Two out.

Thompson grounded out to third. One away.

Bottom 1

Diodati grounded out into a double play.

Denton drew a walk. Bases are once again loaded, this time for Diodati.

Hamiter hit a sac-fly to the warning track in left. Runners on second and third tag. Pinckney scored. 2-1 Alabama. Runners at the corners with one out and Denton at the plate.