Auburn Tigers (15-8, 0-5 SEC) at #3 LSU Fighting Tigers (21-2, 4-1 SEC)

BATTING ORDER:

Auburn (15-8, 0-5 SEC)
1. Hunter Kelley RF (.364, 4-for-11, R, 3 2B, RBI)
2. Jordan Ebert 2B (.303, 15 R, 2 2B, HR, 9 RBIs)
3. Cullen Wacker LF (.320, 8 R, 7 2B, 3B, 17 RBIs, 12 BB)
4. Damek Tomscha 3B (.253, 20 R, 7 2B, HR, 16 RBIs, 18 BB)
5. Ryan Tella CF (.286, 20 R, 4 2B, 3B, HR, 22 RBIs, 11 BB, 4-5 SB)
6. Garrett Cooper 1B (.319, 16 R, 6 2B, 3B, HR, 17 RBIs, 21 BB)
7. Patrick Savage (.273, 5 R, 4 2B, 8 RBIs)
8. Blake Austin C (.323, 7 R, 5 2B, 9 RBIs)
9. Dan Gleveyak SS (.244, 20 R, 6 2B, 6 RBIs, 10 BB, 5-8 SB)
LHP Will Kendall (0-0, 2.25 ERA, 4 IP, 6 SO/1 BB, .267 opponent BA)

LSU (21-2, 4-1 SEC)
1. Chris Sciambra FF (.242, 13 R, 3 2B, 16 BB)
2. Mark Laird CF (.341, 22 R, 2 2B, 6 RBIs, 12 BB)
3. Alex Bregman SS (.408, 25 R, 7 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 21 RBIs, 12 BB, 6-6 SB)
4. Raph Rhymes LF (.348, 20 R, 6 2B, HR, 19 RBIs, 11 BB)
5. Mason Katz 1B (.361, 22 R, 5 2B, 3B, 10 HR, 37 RBIs, 16 BB)
6. Christian Ibarra 3B (.351, 8 R, 4 2B, HR, 16 RBIs, 14 BB)
7. JaCoby Jones 2B (.224, 16 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBIs, 9-11 SB, 20 BB)
8. Chris Chinea DH (.217, 5-for-23, 2 R, 2 2B, 2 RBIs)
9. Ty Ross C (.206, 9 R, 2 HR, 9 RBIs)
LHP Cody Glenn (3-1, 2.25 ERA, 28 IP, 14 SO/6 BB, .220 opponent BA)

PITCHING MATCHUP:

LSU – So. LHP Cody Glenn (3-1, 2.25 ERA, 28.0 IP, 6 BB, 14 SO)
AU - Jr. LH Will Kendall (0-0, 2.25 ERA, 4 IP, 6 SO/1 BB, .267 opp. BA)
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Box Score___R___H___E__LOB
AUB________2___6___1___9
LSU________8__13___1___6

LSU Pitching:
Cody Glenn 7.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 HBP, 2 K
Will LaMarche 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 HBP, 0 K
Chris Cotton 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
TEAM: 9.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 HBP, 3 K

AUB SP: Will Kendall

LSU Lineup:
1) Chris Sciambra 1 for 2, 2B, K, R
--Andrew Stevenson 0 for 2, BB, K, R
2) Mark Laird 3 for 4, 2B, RBI, 2 R
--Sean McMullen 0 for 1
3) Alex Bregman 3 for 4, 2B, RBI, R
4) Raph Rhymes 1 for 4, 2 RBI, R
5) Mason Katz 3 for 4, R
6) Christian Ibarra 1 for 3, BB, K, R
7) JaCoby Jones 0 for 3, BB, K, RBI
8) Chris Chinea 1 for 3, 2 RBI
--Tyler Moore 0 for 1
9) Ty Ross 0 for 3, 2 K
--Michael Barash 0 for 1
TEAM: 13 for 35 (.371), 2 2B, 7 RBI, 8 R, 3 BB, 6 K

Top 1
Kelley flew out to deep center (1 out)
Ebert singled to left
Wacker reached on a fielder's choice to 2nd, Ebert out at 2nd (2 outs)
Tomscha flew out to right (3 outs)
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB; Auburn 0, LSU coming to bat

Bot 1
Sciambra doubled to left
Laird singled to the 2nd baseman, Sciambra holds 2nd
Bregman reached on a fielder's choice to short, Sciambra to 3rd, Laird out at 2nd (1 out)
Rhymes reached on an RBI fielder's choice to 2nd, Sciambra scored, Bregman out at 2nd; 1-0 Tigers (2 outs)
Katz singled to the 3rd, Rhymes to 2nd
Ibarra walked, Rhymes to 3rd, Katz to 2nd
Jones RBI walked, Rhymes scored, Katz to 3rd, Ibarra to 2nd; 2-0 Tigers
Auburn pitching change from Will Kendall to Terrance Dedrick
Chinea singled to right center, Katz scored, Ibarra scored, Jones to 3rd; 4-0 Tigers
Ross grounded into fielder's choice to short, Chinea out at 2nd (3 outs)
4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB; 4-0 LSU after 1

Top 2
Tella flew out to left (1 out)
Cooper doubled off the right field wall
Savage lined out to short (2 outs)
Austin singled up the middle, Cooper scored; 4-1 Tigers
with Glevenyak batting, a 2-0 passed ball advanced Austin to 2nd
Glevenyak walked, Austin holds 2nd
Kelley grounded out to 3rd (3 outs)
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB; 4-1 LSU

Bot 2
Sciambra struck out swinging (1 out)
Laird singled to left
Bregman singled to 3rd, Laird to 2nd
Rhymes singled to right, Laird scored, Bregman to 3rd; 5-1 Tigers
with Katz batting, Bregman scored on an 0-2 wild pitch, Rhymes to 2nd; 6-1 Tigers
Katz flew out to right, Rhymes holds 2nd (2 outs)
Ibarra struck out looking (3 outs)
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB; 6-1 LSU after 2

Top 3
Ebert grounded out to short (1 out)
Wacker singled to center
Tomscha flew out to center (2 outs)
Tella struck out swinging (3 outs)
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB; 6-1 LSU

Bot 3
Jones reached on an error by the 2nd baseman
Chinea grounded into 4-6-3 double play (2 outs)
Ross struck out swinging (3 outs)
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB; 6-1 LSU after 3

Top 4
Cooper hit by the pitch
Savage flew out to left (1 out)
Austin grounded into 6-4-3 double play (3 outs)
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB; 6-1 LSU

Bot 4
Stevenson flew out to left (1 out)
Laird grounded out to 2nd (2 outs)
Bregman singled to left
with Rhymes batting, Bregman stole 2nd
Rhymes flew out to center (3 outs)
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB; 6-1 LSU after 4

Top 5
Glevenyak flew out to left (1 out)
Kelley grounded out to short (2 outs)
Self grounded out to 2nd (3 outs)
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB; Half way home at The Box, 6-1 LSU

Bot 5
Auburn pitching change from Dedrick to Conner Kendrick
Katz singled up the middle
with Ibarra batting, Katz caught stealing 2nd on a 2-1 swing and miss (1 outs)
Ibarra singled to the catcher
Jones lined into 4-3 double play (3 outs)
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB; 6-1 LSU after 5

Top 6
Wacker grounded out to 2nd (1 out)
Tomscha struck out looking (2 outs)
Tella bunt singled
Cooper grounded out to 3rd (3 outs)
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB; 6-1 LSU

Bot 6
Chinea grounded out to short (1 out)
Ross struck out swinging (2 outs)
Stevenson walked
Laird doubled to left, Stevenson scored; 7-1 Tigers
Bregman doubled to left, Laird scored; 8-1 Tigers
Rhymes grounded out to short (3 outs)
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB; 8-1 LSU after 6

Top 7
Savage reached on an error by Jones
Austin grounded into 4-3 double play (2 outs)
Glevenyak grounded out to 2nd (3 outs)
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB; 8-1 LSU at the stretch

Bot 7
Auburn pitching change from Kendrick to Dillon Ortman
Katz singled up the middle
Ibarra flew out to right, Katz holds 1st (1 out)
Jones struck out swinging (2 outs)
Moore popped out to short (3 outs)
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB; 8-1 LSU after 7

Top 8
Kelley bunted out to the pitcher (1 out)
Self walked
Wacker hit by the pitch, Self to 2nd
Tomscha singled to left, Self to 3rd, Wacker to 2nd
Tella sacrifice fly to right, Self scored, 8-2 Tigers (2 outs)
LSU pitching change from Cody Glenn to Will LaMarche
Cooper hit by the pitch, Wacker to 3rd, Tomscha to 2nd
Savage flew out to right (3 outs)
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB; 8-2 LSU

Bot 8
Auburn pitching change from Ortman to Williamson
Barash flew out to left (1 out)
Stevenson struck out swinging (2 outs)
McMullen flew out to center (3 outs)
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB; 8-2 LSU after 8

Top 9
LSU pitching change from Will LaMarche to Chris Cotton
Ortman popped out to short (1 out)
Glevenyak walked
Kelley flew out to center, Glevenyak holds 1st (2 outs)
Self struck out swinging (3 outs)
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB; 8-2 Final - TIGERS WIN!!!

This post was edited on 3/24/13 at 3:55 pm