Published Mar 9, 2022
Long ball drives LSU to midweek victory
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David Folse  •  Death Valley Insider
Staff Writer

A two-run home run by Gavin Dugas and a solo home run by Jacob Berry were all the offense the LSU Tigers needed Wednesday night in a 6-3 victory over McNeese at Alex Box Stadium.

The Tigers (10-3) got on the scoreboard first in the second inning. Shortstop Jordan Thompson led off the inning by reaching on an error and Dugas followed with an opposite field two-run blast, his first of the season to make it 2-0 LSU.

Held scoreless until the seventh inning, the Tigers added an insurance run when right-fielder Jacob Berry smacked his team-leading sixth home run, a solo shot, into the right field stands, making it 3-1.


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Berry drove in two more runs in the eighth with a double as LSU extended its lead to 6-1.

Dugas and Berry combined to go 5 for 8 on the night with five runs driven in.

The Cowboys (8-5) pushed across an unearned run in the fourth inning when Julian Gonzales scored on a wild pitch. McNeese added two late runs in the ninth on a two-run single by Braden Duhon.

LSU will begin its last regular season non-conference series on Friday night when they welcome Bethune-Cookman to Alex Box Stadium. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m.