The top ranked LSU baseball team got win number 31 on the season last night, routing Southern 11-2 in the Wally Pontiff Classic.  LSU scored five runs in the first inning for the second straight game. 

First baseman Mason Katz went 2 for 3 and knocked in his SEC leading 56 and 57th RBIs. 

Junior Kurt McCune made his debut returning from  back injury to pick up the win allowing two runs in three innings work. 

LSU has won 13 in a row and 22 straight against Louisiana schools.  The Tigers play Southern again tonight, pregame coverage starts at 6:30 on the Tiger.

2013 LSU BASEBALL
Southern vs #1 LSU
Apr 09, 2013 at Metairie, La. (Zephyr Field)

 

Southern 2 (12-13)

 

 

Player 

 ab   r   h rbi  bb  so  po   a lob 
Kirksey,Tyler lf 
Tomlin,Marcus ss 
Hopkins,Derrick 1b 
DeLa Torre,Jose dh 
Williams,Kevin 3b 
Wesley,DJ rf 
Washington,Sean cf 
Wiltz,Harley 2b 
Morales,Fernando c 
   Rowry,Brian ph 
Godoy,Camilo p 
   Thigpen,John p 
   Pagan,John p 
Totals 31 12 24 
  

LSU 11 (31-2)

 

 

Player  ab   r   h rbi  bb  so  po   a lob 
Sean McMullen dh 
   Alex Edward ph 
Mark Laird rf 
   Jared Foster rf 
Alex Bregman ss 
   Casey Yocom ss 
Raph Rhymes lf 
   Chris Sciambra lf 
Mason Katz 1b 
   Chris Chinea ph/1b 
Tyler Moore 3b 
JaCoby Jones 2b 
Andrew Stevenson cf 
Michael Barash c 11 
Kurt McCune p 
   Brent Bonvillain p 
   Nate Fury p 
   Mitch Sewald p 
Totals 35 11 14 11 27 11 
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Southern............ 011 000 000 -  2  6  1
LSU................. 500 302 01X - 11 14  0
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E - Tomlin.M(10). DP - Southern 1; LSU 1. LOB - Southern 8; LSU 7. 2B - Wiltz,H(2); Laird(4); Barash(1). 3B - Williams,K(2); Bregman(6). HBP - Wesley,D; Wiltz,H; Bregman. SF - Wesley,D(1); Chinea(2). SB - Kirksey,T(2).

 

Southern  ip er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np 
Godoy,Camilo L,0-3  5.0 23 27 84 
Thigpen,John   2.0 37 
Pagan,John   1.0 25 
  
LSU  ip er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np 
Kurt McCune W,1-0  3.0 11 14 52 
Brent Bonvillain   3.0 10 13 51 
Nate Fury   1.0 11 
Mitch Sewald   2.0 18 

 

Win - McCune (1-0). Loss - Godoy,C (0-3). Save - None. HBP - by Godoy,C (Bregman); by Bonvillain (Wesley,D); by Bonvillain (Wiltz,H). Inherited runners/scored: Thigpen,J 1/1. Pitches/strikes: Godoy,C 84/53; Thigpen,J 37/19; Pagan,J 25/14; McCune 52/33; Bonvillain 51/33; Fury 11/7; Sewald 18/13. Umpires - HP: Ray Miller 1B: Paul Guillie 3B: Eddie Newsom
Start: 7:07 pm Time: 2:36 Attendance: 7634
Godoy,C faced 1 batter in the 6th.

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