25-02-2025
LSU baseball runs ruled Nicholls in Monday night win
The rain could not prevent the matchup between LSU baseball and Nicholls this week. As a bonus, the hometown kid, William Schmidt got his first start on the mound. After a seven-inning run rule, Schmidt would be credited with his first win as a starter as the Tigers took the game 13-3.
The Colonels wasted no time putting pressure on him as they scored a run on a sacrifice fly in the top of the first inning to make it 1-0. In the bottom of the first, the Tigers roared their way out into the lead as Daniel Dickinson hit an RBI single, Cade Arrambide walked with bases loaded, and Stephen Milam hit a two-RBI single to make it 4-1 Tigers.
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In the bottom of the second inning, Jared Jones hit his second homer of the season as a solo shot increased the lead to 5-1. The bats would then go quiet for both teams in the next two innings as neither team scored a run. Schmidt was pulled from the game in the top of the fifth inning after 4.2 innings of work. In that stretch, he gave up one earned and one unearned run on five hits, three strikeouts, and no walks.
A solid start for the talented Freshman and thanks to the Tigers getting a run rule he earned the first win of his career! He gave up the second run on a wild pitch in the top of the fifth to cut the lead to 5-2. DJ Primeaux entered to pitch for him and he got the Tigers out of the inning.
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As the Tigers did in the first inning, they matched the run Nicholls scored and tacked on even more of their own. We got to see our first Monster Mash of the season in the bottom of the fifth as Milam hit a three-run shot to left field to make it 8-2. Derek Curiel hit an RBI single, and Jones hit an RBI single to increase the lead to 10-2 after five innings.
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Jaden Noot entered the game to pitch in the top of the sixth inning. In the top of the seventh, Nicholls scored another run on a fielder's choice to cut the lead to 10-3. In the bottom of the inning, two runners scored for LSU after an error in the outfield and then Mic Paul scored on a wild pitch as the Tigers used a run rule to beat Nicholls 13-3 in seven innings!
LSU will be off Tuesday but the Tigers will be back in action on Wednesday as they take on Dallas Baptist at 7 PM.
This article originally appeared on LSU Wire: LSU baseball run rules Nicholls, downing in-state foe
