10-05-2025
LSU baseball takes game one from Arkansas with more late night magic
Another day, another rain delay in Alex Box Stadium. After LSU baseball's Tuesday night game was rained out, the Tigers were supposed to play against Arkansas at 6:30, but Mother Nature had other plans. Finally, at 9:55 PM, the game got underway. Ethan Frey would end the game at 1:19 AM with a walk-off sacrifice fly as the Tigers won 5-4.
Kade Anderson got the start on the mound for the Tigers. He worked through two innings before LSU finally drew first blood in the bottom of the third. Chris Stanfield led off the inning with a double, and Jared Jones hit an RBI single to give LSU a 1-0 lead.
Arkansas tied the game up in the top of the fourth inning with a solo shot. In the bottom of the fourth inning, Ethan Frey hit a solo shot of his own to give the Tigers the lead once again at 2-1.
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In the top of the fifth inning, Arkansas tied the game on a sacrifice fly, and in the top of the sixth, the Razorbacks took their first lead of the game with a solo shot against Anderson to make it 3-2 Hogs. That would be the end of the line for Kade. He finished after 5.2 innings pitched, and he allowed three runs on seven hits, 10 strikeouts, and one walk. Chase Shores entered the game to pitch for him.
When Anderson walked off the mound, he was not alone. He was accompanied by athletic trainer Isaac Trujillo. Kade was seen flexing and grabbing his wrist after his last strikeout. In the top of the seventh, the Hogs scored on a groundout to increase their lead to 4-2.
In the bottom of the seventh inning, a single and two walks loaded the bases for Derek Curiel. Curiel then hit a two-RBI single to tie the game 8-8.
Zac Cowan entered to pitch for the Tigers as both teams were held scoreless in the eighth inning, and we headed to the ninth inning tied 4-4. Cowan worked a scoreless ninth, and LSU had a chance to walk it off in the bottom of the ninth. Tanner Reaves struck out, Stephen Milam singled, Ashton Larson struck out, and Curiel flew out to end the inning.
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In the top of the 10th, the first hitter got on base with a single and then advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt. Cam Kozeal was intentionally walked and the next batter was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Cowan then struck out the next hitter to get the Tigers out of the inning unscathed.
LSU had the meat of the order due up with a chance to walk it off. Jones reached base with a single, and then a wild pitch moved him down to second. Danny Dickinson then grounded out to first to advance Jones to third with one out. Ethan Frey then stepped in, and after taking strike one, he hit a line drive to center. Jones tagged up and scored to win the game for LSU! Late-night magic at the Box struck again.
Game two of the series is slated to start at 5:30 on Saturday.
This article originally appeared on LSU Wire: LSU baseball recap: Tigers beat Arkansas in late night thriller
