Rewind: LSU 8, Hofstra 1
Greg Deichmann hit a tape-measure home run and Zack Hess threw five scoreless innings as LSU defeated Hofstra 8-1 in a non-conference game at The Box on Wednesday night.
HOW THEY SCORED
LSU first inning – With one out Antoine Duplantis was hit by a pitch. After Kramer Robertson flied out to the leftfielder, Deichmann hit a two-run homer over the Intimidator sign in rightfield. LSU 2, HOFSTRA 0
LSU fifth inning – With two out, Cole Freeman singled and stole second base. Freeman scored on Duplantis’ single. Duplantis stole second base and scored on a single by Robertson. LSU 4, HOFSTRA 0
LSU sixth inning – Josh Smith singled and stole second base. After pinch-hitter Mason Templet struck out, Smith scored on a double by Michael Papierski. After Beau Jordan struck out, Papierski scored on a single by Freeman. LSU 6, HOFSTRA 0
LSU seventh inning – Robertson doubled and moved to third on Deichmann’s ground out to the second baseman. Robertson scored on a single by Jake Slaughter. LSU 7, HOFSTRA 0
LSU eighth inning – With one out, Jordan walked. Jordan scored on a double by pinch-hitter Rankin Woley. LSU 8, HOFSTRA 0
Hofstra ninth inning – Rob Weissheier singled. After David Leiderman struck out, Teddy Cillis singled. Chris Hardardt forced Cillis at second base on a ground ball to the second baseman. Weissheier scored and Hardardt went to second on a throwing error by shortstop Chris Reid. LSU 8, HOFSTRA 1
KEY STRETCH OF GAME
Hofstra, which used one pitcher per inning, stayed in striking distance of LSU for the first half of the game. Leading 2-0, the Tigers doubled their lead in the fifth as they capitalized on their speed. Freeman singled, stole second base and scored on a single by Duplantis. Then, Duplantis stole second base and came around to score on a single by Robertson.
KEY TEAM STATISTICS
LSU had 12 hits, including four doubles and the long home run by Deichmann. Hofstra had four hits. . .The Tigers committed two errors – one by Smith and one by Reid. They had made a total of two errors in the first three games. . .LSU stranded seven runners – five in scoring position. . .The Tigers stole four bases.
INDIVIDUAL STAT LEADERS
LSU
Michael Papierski: 2-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 double
Greg Deichmann: 2-for-4, 2 RBIs, 1 double, 1 home run
Kramer Robertson: 2-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 double
Cole Freeman: 2-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 run scored
Antoine Duplantis: 1-for-2, 2 runs scored, 1 RBI
Zack Hess: 5 innings, 2 hits, 2 walks, 6 strikeouts
HOFSTRA
Teddy Cillis: 2-for-3
LSU’S PLAYER OF THE GAME
After going hitless in Tuesday’s loss at UNO, Deichmann bounced back with two extra-base hits against Hofstra. Deichmann hit a monstrous two-run homer over the Intimidator in rightfield in the first inning. The distance of the home run was measured at 486 feet. Deichmann added a double down the rightfield line in the fifth. Deichmann is 6-for-16 through five games.
Deichmann’s comments: “That home run was easily the furthest I’ve hit a ball. There have been some pretty lengthy ones, but that one tops them all. I have hit some off the Intimidator, but never over it. The pitch was a little above the belt. It was good for us to bounce back after losing (Tuesday) night.”
NOTES
Papierski was back in the lineup at catcher after getting the night off at UNO on Tuesday. Jordan started in leftfield. . .Bryce Adams (0-for-2) and Jordan (0-for-3) were the only starters without a hit. . .With his single in the seventh, Slaughter remained the only Tigers player with a hit in each of the first five games. . .Jordan Romero played in his first game as he caught the last two innings. . .Woley collected his first career hit with a run-scoring double in the eighth inning. . .Todd Peterson was quite impressive in his two innings as he set down six batters in a row – one by strikeout. . .Nick Bush, who missed all last season with an injury, made his first LSU appearance on the mound in the eighth. He pitched to three batters – walking one and striking out two. . .Freshmen Matt Beck and Will Reese made their initial appearances and retired the one batter they faced. . .Hunter Newman allowed an unearned run in the ninth. . .First base coach Sean Ochinko served a one-game suspension since he was ejected on the final play of the game at UNO. Catcher Nick Coomes was the first base coach against Hofstra. . .LSU is 4-1, while Hofstra is 0-4. . .The paid attendance was 10,002. The actual crowd was about 3,700. . .Alex Lange will be the starting pitcher for the Tigers against Maryland on Friday.
FROM THE LOCKER ROOM
Coach Paul Mainieri’s comments: “We don’t like losing streaks. I challenged the guys before the game. This was not about our opponents. It’s on our guys to prove that we are a team that takes it one game at a time. I felt we played pretty good at UNO. We just had two bad innings and UNO hit the ball well. I didn’t want the guys to get down on themselves. I wanted them to be crisp (Wednesday) – show a lot of hustle and a lot of energy. It was a good solid win.”
UP NEXT
LSU will play host to Maryland at The Box in the opener of a three-game series Friday. First pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m. Central. The Terrapins (1-2) lost games to Ball State and Louisville in a tournament at Clearwater (Fla.) last weekend. The LSU-Maryland game will be available on the SEC Digital Network.
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