LSU baseball falls flat vs. Tennessee in game two on Saturday

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27-04-2025

LSU baseball falls flat vs. Tennessee in game two on Saturday
After a stunning late-night victory on Friday, LSU baseball hoped to take the series vs. Tennessee on Saturday.
Anthony Eyanson got the start on the mound for LSU, and Marcus Phillips got the start on the mound for Tennessee.
Just like in game one, this game became a pitcher's duel. After working through the first three innings unscathed, the Vols scored the first run in the top of the fourth inning. An RBI single and a fielder's choice gave the Vols a 2-0 lead after four innings.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, LSU had its first chance to score as a double and a wild pitch put Stephen Milam on third base with only one out. Ashton Larson entered to pinch hit for Cade Arrambide, and he walked to put runners on the corners with one out. A Chris Stanfield flyout and a Derek Curiel groundout would end the inning as the Tigers were unable to score any runs. The Vols kept their 2-0 lead.
In the top of the sixth inning, Eyanson struck out the first two hitters he faced before walking the next batter. He was pulled from the game in favor of William Schmidt after that happened. Schmidt walked the first hitter he faced, and he was pulled from the game.
Mavrick Rizy entered to pitch. Rizy walked the first hitter he faced, and Tennessee had the bases loaded with two outs. Rizy was able to get the next hitter to ground out, and the Tigers got out of the inning without allowing any runs.
Eyanson's night finished after 5.2 innings. He allowed two runs on six hits, eight strikeouts, and four walks. In the top of the seventh inning, Rizy walked the first batter, and the second batter hit a single to put runners on first and second with no outs. He was pulled from the game in favor of DJ Primeaux.
The first batter he faced hit a bunt single to load the bases with no outs. Primeaux struck out the next batter to get the first out. Chase Shores would then enter to pitch out of the bullpen. He was greeted with a sacrifice fly to extend the lead to 3-0. A wild pitch would then advance the runners to second and third. A lineout would end the inning, but Tennessee tacked on a run.
In the bottom of the seventh inning, Monster Milam led off with a solo shot, and Michael Braswell III followed that with a solo shot of his own to cut the lead to 3-2! Luis Hernandez struck out, Stanfield fouled out, and Derek Curiel grounded out and we headed to the top of the eighth with the Tigers trailing 3-2.
Vols have a massive eighth inning
In the top of the eighth inning, Shores hit the first batter he faced, then a groundout advanced the runner to second with one out. The next hitter hit a single to put runners on the corners. LSU intentionally walked the next hitter to load the bases. Shores then hit the next batter to walk in a run and make it 4-2. Cooper Williams then entered to pitch. Williams struck out the first hitter he faced, but the second hitter hit a two-RBI single to extend the lead to 6-2. A three-run homer then made it 9-2 Vols. Grant Fontenot then entered to pitch, and he recorded the final out. In the bottom of the eighth inning, John Pearson cut into the lead with a solo shot to make it 9-3 Vols.
With the loss, LSU falls to 35-9 overall and 13-7 in conference play. The winner-take-all game three is scheduled to start Sunday at 2 PM.