He stole second, but was left stranded there. One batter later, David Mershon walked, the team’s first base runner. His first-pitch ground out was the first out of the inning. He scored on a sacrifice fly and it was 5-0 as the second inning came to a close.Īfter the six straight strikeouts, Luke Hancock put the first ball in play for MSU. After the first out of the inning was recorded, Dugas tripled down the right field line. Two pitches later, Jordan Thompson launched a solo home run to left.

A walk and a home run to right by Brayden Jobert extended LSU’s lead to 3-0. The long ball was Siary’s nemesis in the second as well. Skenes duplicated his first inning performance in the second, whiffing three Bulldog batters in a row. Siary surrendered a two-out double, but got out of the inning without any further damage. It was Gavin Dugas’ 13th home run of the season. The first pitch he delivered in the bottom of the inning landed behind the left field bleachers.

MSU starter Evan Siary did not fare nearly as well. Three strikeouts, two via called third strikes, ended the top of the first. Skenes, who leads the Southeastern Conference in strikeouts, carved up the first three Mississippi State hitters he faced. 2 Tigers' 12-1 run-rule win over Mississippi State Friday night at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, La. LSU hit four home runs and starting pitcher Paul Skenes allowed just one run on three hits over seven innings in the No.

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