Live Gameday Updates/Thread: No. 12 LSU Baseball vs Indiana Game Two
Pregame
Game two is set to start at 1 p.m. with first pitch for game three following 60 minutes after the completion of game two.
LSU Lineup;
1. Cabrera, RF
2. Doughty, 2B
3. Mathis, 3B
4. Beloso, 1B
5. Garza, DH
6. Bianco, LF
7. DiGiacomo, CF
8. Milazzo, C
9. Hughes, SS
Giovanni DiGiacomo draws the start at center field and will bat in seven hole.
Alex Milazzo will start at catcher for Saul Garza, who will DH in game two. Mainieri said the plan is for Garza to catch game three.
Former LSU outfielder Antoine Duplantis will throw out the first pitch for game two and the Eastbank Little League World Series champs will throw first pitches for game three.
It will be interesting to see if Maurice Hampton gets a little work in the outfield today between the two games. He played a little last night but didn't get an at-bat.
Jaden Hill will also get some action in the eighth and ninth innings in game two. Mainieri has said he looks great all season, calling him probably the best arm on the team over Media Day. Tigers will take the cautious approach with Hill.
Antoine Duplantis paints the outside corner with a fastball for his first pitch. On the receiving end is Daniel Cabrera, who Duplantis bestowed the No. 8 jersey to this season
Top 1
Landon Marceaux fires a first pitch strike and we're underway here at the Box.
Marceaux forces a popout on his second pitch and LSU has one away in the first.
Grant Richardson with a one out triple to start the day for Indiana. Daniel Cabrera made a dive out in left but missed it.
Sac fly from Indiana scores a run. Hoosiers lead 1-0 in the first. Cabrera had a shot to get the runner at home but throw was a little off line.
Soft groundout to first base ends the inning. LSU trails 1-0 after the triples from Richardson.
Mid 1
Cabrera goes first pitch swinging and grounds out to first base. Not the best start for him.
Cade Doughty hit by a pitch and Paul Mainieri and trainer Cory Couture are out to check on the freshman. Doughty seems fine and will stay in the game.
Doughty successfully steals second, the first stolen base for LSU this year.
Zack Mathis strikes out. LSU has a runner on second with two outs.
RBI single from Cade Beloso ties this game at 1-1 in the first. Saul Garza batting in the DH spot. Beloso tries to steal second after a dropped ball from the catcher doesn't go very far
1-1 after one inning
Top 2
Leadoff single for Indiana by the first baseman Fucci. Second hit of the day for the Hoosiers.
A Zack Mathis error puts Indiana in business with runners on first and second. Not a very clean defensive start for the Tigers.
Landon Marceaux gets a much needed strikeout with two on and no outs. Runners on first and second for the Hoosiers.
Mathis follows up with a successful catch and throw to first. Runners advance to second and third with two outs. Zack Mathis makes up for his error as he gloves two to get LSU out of the inning unscathed
Mid 2
Garza grounds out to third base to start the second on offense for the Tigers.
Bianco and DiGiacomo draw back-to-back one out walks. Indiana will converse on the mound.
Indiana fumbles a sure fire double play and LSU gets a run to take its first lead of the game. Runners on the corners with one out and a 2-1 Tiger lead.
Sac fly from Hal Hughes extends the LSU lead to 3-1. Milazzo is on first with two outs and the top of the order due up. Milazzo successfully steals second to put a RISP but Cabrera flies out to end the inning.
LSU leads 3-1 after two innings.
Top 3
After an early error, Zack Mathis has converted on his last three putout attempts. Indiana gets a bloop single as Hal Hughes might've lost the trajectory in the sun. It's bright out there.
Landon Marceaux has hit a batter and just walked another to load the bases with one out. Tigers in some trouble here.
After hitting a batter and walking the next to load the bases, Landon Marceaux fires back with an important strikeout for the inning's second out .
Indiana leaves the bases loaded as Marceaux forces a popout to first base. Big turn of events in favor of LSU.
Mid 3
Cade Doughty leads off with a single that took a weird hop at the pitcher's mound.
Zack Mathis flies out and Cade Beloso hits into a double play to end a quick half-inning.
Top 4
Marceaux with his second walk of the game to lead off the fourth. Those first batter walks are killers.
I'd say Cade Beloso's defense has dramatically improved from last season. Impressive double play from the sophomore fires himself up.
Marceaux forces a popout to end the inning. He's only at 47 pitches so he will likely go another inning. Landon Marceaux currently sitting at 63 pitches on the day. He can maybe go another full inning with a 70-75 pitch count.
Mid 4
Garza rifles a hard line drive to right field and Drew Bianco is ruled safe on a sac bunt. LSU in business with two runners on and no outs in the fourth.
Sac bunt from DiGiacomo advances the runners to second and third for freshman Alex Milazzo.
Milazzo with a groundout that brings home a run. Tigers lead 4-1.
Hal Hughes has come with two clutch hits for LSU today. A single to right brings home Bianco and LSU extends its lead to 5-1.
Cabrera flies out to end the inning but the Tigers are starting to distance themselves a bit.
Top 5
Marceaux forces a popout to Cabrera in right.
Indiana third baseman Cole Barr just blasted a two-run homer off the LSU scoreboard Tigers lead cut to 5-3.
Elijah Dunham hammers a double to centerfield and Marceaux's day will be done
Landon Marceaux leaves with the lead in tact but Indiana got to him in the fifth. Trent Vietmeier will enter the game with one out and a runner on second.
Marceaux allows six hits three earned runs with two strikeouts on the day.
Vietmeier gets the strikeout but the ball scampers away from Milazzo. Indiana has runners on the corners with one out.
Mid 5
Cade Doughty grounds out but Zack Mathis follows with a single to right field. One out for Cade Beloso, Saul Garza due up.
Double from Beloso advances Mathis to third. Tigers with two RISP and one out.
Garza strikes out and Bianco flies out to left field and it'll stay 5-3 LSU going into the sixth.
Top 6
Indiana pops a bunt attempt straight in the air and into the glove of catcher Alex Milazzo. Two away in the sixth.
Three up, three down for Indiana as Zack Mathis bats downs another rocket of a grounder.
Nick Storz is warming up in the LSU bullpen. Very excited to see him after missing much of the last two seasons due to injury.
Three up, three down for LSU as Nick Storz is set to make his official return.
Top 7
Storz forces a groundout on his third pitch for the first out. 4-3 double play ends Storz' seventh inning with no runs coming across. Storz primarily hung in the 90-91 mph range on his fastball
Top 8
Fontenot is on for the eighth. Storz goes for 14 pitches and allows one hit and a walk in his return
Fontenot off to a rocky start with a single and walk in his debut so far.
Hal Hughes flips a ball to Cade Doughty, who catches it with his bare hand, and turns a double play to end the inning. Looks like it'll just be the one out on video review but still an impressive sequence nonetheless.
Indiana makes this a 5-4 ball game on an RBI single to left field. Runners on first and second with two out. Fontenot already up to 23 pitches in the eighth.
Damage could've been worse but a strikeout from Fontenot keeps LSU ahead 5-4 going to the bottom of the eighth.
Mid 8
Leadoff double for Cade Beloso has LSU in position to add some insurance runs heading into the ninth.
Tigers now with runners in the corners and one out as Gavin Dugas comes in to pinch hit.