Jake Slaughter had no clue he had just became a part of history.

The freshman first baseman caught the final out for the Tigers’ 6-0 victory against Army, which capped off a no-hitter for senior pitcher Jared Poche’.

“That was my first no hitter,” Slaughter said. “For it to come from a guy like Poche’ was very special. He’s worked very hard and has been LSU’s workhorse for years.”

Poche’ (1-0) hurled LSU’s (2-0) first individual no-hitter since 1979, and it was the sixth in program history. As Poche’ neared the end of the game, the lefty and his teammates avoided any talk about him throwing a no-hitter.

“I still can’t believe it happened,” Poche’ said. “Nobody in the dugout wanted to talk to me [after the fifth inning]. None of this would’ve been possible without Kramer [Robertson], Cole [Freeman] you know Josh [Smith] at third base. Those guys deserve a lot of credit.”

The Lutcher native struck out four batters and threw 79 pitches. The only batter that was allowed to reach base came from an error by junior outfielder Greg Deichmann.

Poche’ was also a part of LSU’s combined six inning no-hitter in 2014, when the Tigers defeated Northwestern St. 27-0.

Second baseman Cole Freeman said Poche’s performance on the mound showed why he elected to come back to school, after turning down an opportunity to play professionally.

“That’s the reason why you come back right there,” Freeman said. “It’s unbelievable how he comes back and battles and we got to celebrate that with him.”

LSU and Army were deadlocked through five, until a sacrifice pop fly from freshman third baseman Josh Smith gave the Tigers a 1-0 advantage.

The Tigers would tack on two more runs in the inning after a triple from senior shortstop Kramer Robertson, with LSU leading 3-0.

Slaughter was able to reach home plate after a botched pitch and RBI’s by both Freeman and Smith gave the Tigers a 6-0 lead.

Robertson led the way defensively helping get the Tigers out of a jam, with a defensive stop in the fourth, after an error left a runner at second base.

Following a sweep of Army, LSU coach Paul Mainieri was pleased with how his team came out and played in both games today.

“I thought our team as a whole played terrific for 14 innings,” Mainieri said. “We got to witness a complete game no hitter by one of our pitchers so that was special.
LSU returns to the diamond tomorrow afternoon when the Tigers take on Air Force at 1:00 p.m.