Rewind: LSU 10, Arkansas 8
LSU scored five ninth-inning runs and Hunter Newman struck out Luke Bonfield with the bases loaded and two out in the bottom of the inning as the Tigers rallied from a seven-run deficit to beat Arkansas 10-8 in a Southeastern Conference game at Baum Stadium in Fayetteville on Saturday night.
HOW THEY SCORED
Arkansas first inning – Jake Arledge walked and Chad Spanberger singled. Arledge scored on a single by Luke Bonfield. Spanberger advanced to third base and Bonfield went to second base on a ground out to the pitcher by Grant Koch. Spanberger scored on a sacrifice fly to the rightfielder by Dominic Fletcher. ARKANSAS 2, LSU 0
LSU second inning – Jordan Romero hit a leadoff home run over the leftfield fence. ARKANSAS 2, LSU 1
Arkansas second inning – With two out, Jax Biggers singled and stole second base. After Arledge singled, Spanberger hit a three-run homer over the rightfield fence. ARKANSAS 5, LSU 1
Arkansas third inning – Koch hit a leadoff home run over the leftfield fence. ARKANSAS 6, LSU 1
Arkansas fourth inning – With one out, Biggers singled and Arledge walked. Biggers scored on a single by Spanberger. ARKANSAS 7, LSU 1
Arkansas fifth inning – With two out, Eric Cole singled. Biggers and Arledge walked to load the bases. Cole scored on a walk to Spanberger. ARKANSAS 8, LSU 1
LSU seventh inning – With one out, Romero singled. After Zach Watson fouled out to the rightfielder, Romero scored on a double by Josh Smith. ARKANSAS 8, LSU 2
LSU eighth inning – Nick Coomes doubled and went to third on a wild pitch by Kevin Kopps. Antoine Duplantis walked. Coomes scored and Duplantis was forced at second base on a ground ball to the shortstop by Cole Freeman. After Kramer Robertson popped out to the first baseman, Greg Deichmann hit a two-run homer over the rightfield fence. ARKANSAS 8, LSU 5
LSU ninth inning – With one out, Smith was hit by a pitch. Smith went to second on defensive indifference. Pinch-hitter Chris Reid walked and Coomes singled to load the bases. After Duplantis struck out, Smith scored when Freeman was hit by a pitch. Pinch-runner Brennan Breaux scored, Coomes advanced to third and Freeman moved to second on a wild pitch by Cannon Chadwick. Coomes and Freeman scored on a throwing error by the shortstop Biggers on Robertson’s ground ball. Robertson, who went to second on the error, scored on a single by Deichmann. LSU 10, ARKANSAS 8
KEY STRETCH OF GAME
The Tigers won the game with a five-run ninth inning outburst in which they had one hit go past the infield. Two hit batters, a single by Coomes, a walk and a wild pitch produced the first two runs which left LSU behind 8-7. With two out, Robertson hit a ground ball to the shortstop Biggers, whose throw to first base was wild enabling the tying and go-ahead runs to score.
KEY TEAM STATISTICS
Arkansas outhit LSU 12-9. The Tigers had four extra base hits – two doubles and two home runs. . .LSU stranded only four runners – three in scoring position. The Tigers were 2-for-10 with runners in scoring position. . .The Razorbacks left 13 runners on base – eight in scoring positon. Arkansas left the bases loaded in three innings, including the ninth.
INDIVIDUAL STAT LEADERS
LSU
Nick Coomes: 2-for-2, 2 runs scored, 1 double
Jordan Romero: 2-for-5, 2 runs scored, 1 RBI, 1 home run
Greg Deichmann: 2-for-5, 2 RBIs, 1 run scored, 1 home run
Cole Freeman: 1-for-3, 2 RBIs, 2 runs scored
Jared Poche: 3.1 innings, 9 hits, 7 runs, 7 earned runs, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts
ARKANSAS
Chad Spanberger: 3-for-4, 5 RBIs, 2 runs scored, 1 home run
Jax Biggers: 3-for-4, 2 runs scored
Eric Cole: 2-for-5, 1 run scored, 1 double
Jake Arledge: 1-for-3, 2 runs scored
Trevor Stephan: 7 innings, 5 hits, 2 runs, 2 earned runs, 7 strikeouts
LSU’S PLAYER OF THE GAME
Getting an opportunity to be the designated hitter, Romero went 2-for-5. He hit a solo homer in the second which left the Tigers behind 2-1. In the seventh, Romero singled and came around to score on a two-out double by Smith. Romero was not involved in the eighth or ninth-inning rallies.
NOTES
Romero was inserted in the fifth spot in the lineup as the designated hitter. . .Deichmann’s home run was his tenth of the season. In 2016, Deichmann hit his tenth homer in the regional tournament against Rice. . .Watson’s single in the second inning gave him a six-game hitting streak. . .Both Duplantis and Robertson were 0-for-4. Duplantis struck out with the bases loaded in the ninth. . .Stephan was in complete control on the mound. LSU had just three runners reach second base against Stephan. Romero hit a homer for the first run and scored from first base on Smith’s double for the second run. . .Razorbacks relievers Kopps and Chadwick gave up eight runs over the last two innings. Kopps yielded the three runs in the eighth, while Chadwick was charged with the five ninth-inning runs. . .Poche, who was roughed up in his start at Florida, had a poorer outing against the Razorbacks. Poche pitched to 20 Arkansas hitters with 11 reaching safely – nine hits and two walks. . .Poche has not lasted four innings in three of his four career starts against the Razorbacks. His longest out against the Hogs was 5.1 innings. . .Collin Strall prevented further damage in the fourth when he struck out Fletcher with the bases loaded and two out. . .Austin Bain gave up a run in the fifth when he walked three straight batters with a runner at first base with two out. . .Todd Peterson threw two scoreless innings. He had allowed a run in six of his previous eight appearances. . .Matthew Beck held the Hogs scoreless in the eighth and picked up the first victory of his career. . .Newman gave up a walk and a double by Cole to start the bottom of the ninth. He retired Biggers on a pop up to the second baseman and Arledge on a fly out to the leftfielder. The red hot Spanberger was intentionally walked which put the go-ahead run on base. Newman then struck out Bonfield to record his third save of the year. . .The last time the Tigers overcame a three-run ninth-inning deficit to win was 1991. LSU trailed Ole Miss 3-0 after eight innings and won 7-3. . .LSU is 21-11 overall, 6-5 in the SEC. The Tigers are in fourth place in the Western Division – two games behind co-leaders Arkansas and Auburn. . . The Razorbacks are 25-7 overall, 8-3 in the SEC. . .The paid attendance was 11,827. . .Eric Walker will be the starting pitcher for LSU against Arkansas on Sunday.
UP NEXT
LSU will play Arkansas at Baum Stadium in Fayetteville in the deciding game of the series Sunday. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. Central. The LSU-Arkansas game will be available on the SEC Digital Network.