LSU junior first baseman Sean Ochinko was batting .125 on Friday when he hit a soft ground ball up the middle against Central Florida.The ball looked to be an easy out for the slow-running Ochinko, but it kicked off the second base bag and allowed the Tigers’ first baseman to record an infield single.”You take hits any way you can get them,” he said following Friday’s game. “The first weekend, I was hitting the ball well and just didn’t find any holes. But when you get one of those, it gives you a lot of confidence.”Since the infield single, Ochinko has been on fire at the plate having recorded hits in 13 of his past 16 at-bats, including a 3-for-4 performance with seven RBI in Tuesday’s 19-3 win against the University of New Orleans at Maestri Field at Privateer Park in New Orleans.Ochinko had RBI hits in the first, second, fourth innings, including a grand slam in the second inning.LSU picked up right where it left off in the weekend sweep of Central Florida and scored six runs in the opening inning.The Tigers took advantage of three walks and a hit batter by UNO pitcher Jim McGonigle to lead the inning.Ochinko and senior third baseman Derek Helenihi each had two RBI hits in the inning.The Privateers answered with a run of their own in the first inning on an RBI single by designated hitter Jerad Comarda.But LSU quickly took back control in the second inning and pounded out four hits and six runs in the second inning to go ahead 12-1.Ochinko’s grand slam — his first home run of the season — capped the inning.Freshman pitcher Chris Matulis made his second start of his career for LSU.Matulis struggled in the early innings but found a comfort zone in the middle innings and pitched 5 2/3 innings and allowed two runs to improve to 2-0 on the season.Spencer Mathews pitched the final 3 1/3 innings for LSU to preserve the win.One Tiger who was not able to join in the hitting parade was sophomore outfielder Chad Jones.Jones had to “take care of business on campus,” according to LSU’s radio broadcast team. He is expected to play tonight when the Tigers return to Alex Box Stadium to face Mississippi Valley State.First pitch for tonight’s game has been moved up to 5 p.m. to allow fans to attend the LSU men’s basketball game against Vanderbilt.——Contact Casey Gisclair at [email protected]