LSU didn’t need much production from its batters to plate runs on Sunday.
LSU (16-5, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) walked away with a sweep of Georgia, winning 7-6, with multiple opportunities given to the Tigers from the Bulldogs’ (8-13, 0-3 SEC) pitching staff.
“It’s a lot easier to get swept in this league then it is to sweep somebody,” LSU coach Paul Mainieri said.
Five LSU batters were walked and five were also hit by pitches, which translated into easy scoring opportunities for LSU.
After plunking senior shortstop Kramer Robertson in his calf in the bottom of the fifth, Georgia’s Chase Adkins walked the next two batters to load the bases for LSU.
“That’s going to feel awful tomorrow,” Robertson said about his bruise. 
Adkins then issued a bases-loaded walk to tie the game 2-2, and reliever Tucker Bradley followed suit walking in another run.
With the bases still loaded, junior designated hitter Beau Jordan hit an infield RBI single to give LSU a 4-2 advantage.
Georgia responded in the top of sixth with a RBI single through left field from Aaron Schunk.
However, the next frame the Bulldogs continued their trend of hitting LSU batters.
LSU was able to load the bases after three consecutive batters were hit by a pitch.
Junior right fielder Greg Deichmann turned Adkins’ gift into a run, hitting sacrifice fly to left field brought home another run for LSU, giving the Tigers a two-run lead.
In total, LSU batters were hit by 12 pitches in this series, with five of those coming on Sunday. 
“It makes for kind of ugly baseball,” Mainieri said. “I don’t enjoy watching that even as a coach. A lot of our credit goes to the players. They were very disciplined at the plate. They were tough at the plate.”
The Tigers’ pitching staff hit a little more success landing pitches in the strike zone.
Through four innings, Eric Walker remained unscathed, until Will Proctor — the Bulldogs’ No. 9 hitter — took Walker deep to left field for a two-run home run, giving Georgia a 2-1 advantage.
Using a mixture of off-speed pitches and fastballs, Walker (3-0) stifled the Bulldogs’ lineup, allowing five hits and fanning eight batters. The freshman ended the afternoon throwing 106 pitches in six innings before freshman pitcher Zack Hess was called on to replace him.
Hess was quickly pulled for freshman Matthew Beck, after he put two men on the basepaths.
“I hated to take Hess out after two batters,” Mainieri said. “It wasn’t like he did poorly, and I hate to have a quick hook. It was really the situation of the game that forced that move.”
Georgia was able to plate one run, cutting the score to 5-4 and threaten with runners on second and third. But an instinctive defensive play from freshman third baseman Josh Smith got the Tigers out a jam, after he turned a double play at short, snagging a liner and getting the runner out at second.
“It was a good pitch from [Matthew] Beck,” Smith said about his grab. “I caught it, thought about over handing it to Cole, but he wasn’t at the bag yet, so I kind of led him with a soft under hand toss, so it kind of worked out for us.”
LSU tacked on a pair of insurance runs in the bottom of the seventh, and sophomore pitcher Caleb Gilbert was sent out to close the game.
Gilbert gave up two runs in the bottom of the ninth, but he responded inducing back-to-back ground outs and a strikeout to close the game.
“It was a good win,” Mainieri said. “Any time you sweep in this league you have to be happy.”
LSU returns to Alex Box on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m to take on Southeastern.