LSU baseball defeated Southeastern Louisiana 8-4 Tuesday in Alex Box Stadium, its second win against the Lions this season.
The victory for the Tigers was another strong defensive midweek performance, keeping Southeastern scoreless for all but two innings.
LSU’s pitching staff made big improvements after last week’s struggles. Hits were scarce from the Lions tonight, compared to the six home runs allowed in Sunday’s game versus Florida.
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Six pitchers put in shifts for LSU, with Sam Dutton starting on the mound. He recorded two strikeouts, but also allowed three hits and Southeastern’s first two runs.
Justin Loer, Kade Anderson, Micah Bucknam and Cameron Johnson all followed allowing no runs, with Anderson making the biggest impact on four strikeouts in two innings of work.
Southeastern went five innings scoreless before grabbing a pair of solo home runs in the last two innings, one off of Aiden Moffett and another off of Fidel Ulloa before Ulloa closed the game.
LSU’s offensive production was spotty throughout the game, but it was enough for a comfortable win at home.
The night started strong for the Tigers, grabbing five runs in the first two innings. Brady Neal scored the first run of the game off a Tommy White RBI double in the bottom of the first.
Mac Bingham started the four-run frame in the bottom of the second, leading off with a solo home run into left field. The Arizona transfer went 3-for-3 on the day with a pair of singles alongside his home run.
“We brought him here for [his] experience,” LSU head baseball coach Jay Johnson said about Bingham. “He had 92 hits last year. He’s a great guy. The field at Arizona was like the Grand Canyon. He hit some homers there. I thought that would translate here and over the past two weeks it really has.”
Later in the bottom of the second, White hit a home run of his own, blasting a two-run homer into the right field stands.
White has seemingly found his groove at the plate, tallying seven home runs in the season thus far. The year started off slow for the All-American, but his production is picking up quickly on extra base hits.
Outside of his home run ability, White also leads the team in hits, racking up over 30 this season on an increasing .317 batting average. Alongside his improved defensive ability, White is making his case for one of the best players in college baseball.
After the second inning, the bats went cold for the Tigers until the seventh, where Hayden Travinski hit a two-run home run off the left field scoreboard for the last of LSU’s runs.
Travinski has been one of the bright spots in LSU’s lineup, racking up seven home runs on a .333 batting average. He also leads the team in on base percentage, showcasing his strength at the plate in both his power and his decision making.
The Tigers travel to Fayetteville this weekend to take on No.1 Arkansas in their third Southeastern Conference series Friday night.
