Tigers Fall To Tennessee, 5-2; Will Play Kentucky Saturday Afternoon

HOOVER, Ala. – Tennessee right-hander Chase Dollander restricted LSU to 1 earned run in 6.2 innings Friday night time to steer the Volunteers to a 5-2 win within the SEC Event at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium.

Prime-ranked Tennessee improved to 51-7 on the yr, whereas LSU dropped to 38-19.

The Tigers will face Kentucky at roughly 1 p.m. CT Saturday in an elimination sport. The winner of the LSU-Kentucky sport will play Tennessee within the semifinal spherical at roughly 8 p.m. CT Saturday night time.

The LSU video games on Saturday will probably be broadcast on the LSU Sports activities Radio Community and televised on the SEC Community.

Dollander (9-0), the SEC Pitcher of the Yr, allowed two runs – one earned – on 4 hits in 6.2 innings with two walks and 9 strikeouts.

Tennessee reliever Redmond Walsh earned his seventh save of the season by blanking the Tigers over the ultimate two innings, permitting one hit with one stroll and one strikeout.

LSU starter Ty Floyd (5-4) was charged with the loss, as he allowed 5 runs – 4 earned – on six hits in 4.2 innings with three walks and 5 strikeouts.

“The group that performs the most effective goes to win,” mentioned LSU coach Jay Johnson. “Tennessee received a very good begin out of their pitcher, they usually made some good performs on protection. We received a few swings to drive some guys in, however simply couldn’t convert on the alternatives we had. That’s faculty baseball, two good groups going at it.

“We have now to be able to go tomorrow. We plan on being right here for a very long time, so the aim is to have tomorrow be the most effective day that this group can spend collectively.”

Tennessee grabbed a 2-0 lead in opposition to Floyd within the backside of the primary inning when first baseman Luc Lipcius walked and scored on a triple by rightfielder Jordan Beck. A wild pitched allowed Beck to attain from third base to offer the Vols a two-run cushion.

The Vols added a run within the second inning when Beck drew a bases-loaded stroll.

LSU struck for 2 runs within the prime of the fifth as second baseman Drew Bianco scored from first base when Tennessee leftfielder Seth Stephenson misplayed centerfielder Dylan Crews’ double, and Crews later scored when shortstop Cortland Lawson dedicated an error on a floor ball hit by leftfielder Josh Stevenson.

Tennessee, nevertheless, responded with two runs within the backside of the fifth on an RBI single by centerfielder Drew Gilbert and a run-scoring double by second baseman Jorel Ortega.

LSU reliever Trent Vietmeier turned in an excellent efficiency, firing 3.1 good innings with three strikeouts.