We lost this game on the defensive side of the ball. Regardless of what some of the "experts" on here are saying about hitting, the defensive side of the ball lost this.

Nola pitched well enough to win, we scored the only EARNED run (they call the UCLA runs unearned for a reason). While it was certainly not a hitting clinic, if you have to place blame somewhere it is on the defensive side of the ball.

I still like LSU's chances to win it all. We just faced the toughest out of the tournament I think.

I like our chances facing them again. I also like our chances with a loss on us - focus will increase, those borderline pitches will be laid off of, but most importantly defensively we will stop looking like the bad news bears.

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Posted by lsuhunt555

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Posted on 6/17/13 at 8:10 am to Mid Iowa Tiger

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if you have to place blame somewhere it is on the defensive side of the ball.

Relying on Nola pitching a CG Shutout every time is like hoping your Defense holds Bama to a field goal and you kick two.

You have to score against a guy you are tatooing. They were smoking balls at people. Couple that with getting impatient later in the game and you get this. We have to score more than one run to win that game, plain and simple.

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Posted by LSU 318 LSU

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Posted on 6/17/13 at 8:10 am to Mid Iowa Tiger

First time in a while I've actually seen a pitcher (Plutko) pound the top of the zone, purposely. He was challenging our hitters to hit it out and all we could do is hit pop ups EVERYWHERE

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