Big sixth inning lifts Tigers over Waves
Published 11:09 am Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Austin Nola provided the go-ahead run with a solo home run in the fifth inning, and LSU erupted for six runs in the sixth to beat Tulane 9-5 on Tuesday night.
All of LSU’s runs were scored with two outs. Nola’s second home run in four games snapped a 2-2 tie, and in the sixth inning the Tigers got a two-run triple from Arby Fields and an RBI double from Mason Katz.
LSU (36-10) matched its win total from last season, with 10 games left in the regular season. It’ll face Ole Miss in a Southeastern Conference series beginning Friday night in Oxford.
“I thought we played pretty well tonight, and we demonstrated a lot of balance in the lineup,” LSU coach Paul Mainieri said. “Every starter in our lineup either had a hit or scored a run, and we had some tough, competitive at-bats.”
Former Vicksburg High star Bowen Woodson led Tulane (29-16) with three hits. He finished 3-for-5 with a double, triple, one RBI and a run scored.
His RBI triple in the fourth inning brought in the Green Wave’s first run, and in the eighth inning he reached on an error and scored on a base hit by Brandon Boudreaux.
Arkansas 6, Missouri 3
Derrick Bleeker went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored to lead Arkansas (32-13) over future SEC rival Missouri (23-20).
Bleeker reached base all four times he came to the plate. He doubled twice, tripled and reached on an error.
Nolan Sanburn (3-1) earned the win for Arkansas. He started and allowed one hit while striking out seven in four shutout innings. Tyler Wright also threw three scoreless innings out of the bullpen.