2014 MLB Urban Invitational: Grambling State Tigers at #6 LSU Fighting Tigers (Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field – Baton Rouge, La.)

Pitching Matchups:

LSU – Fr. LHP Jared Poche’ (true freshman from Lutcher (La.) High School)

GSU – RHP Brock Baker (2013: 3-5, 2.97 ERA, 60.2 IP, 21 SO/17 BB, .237 opp. BA)

Batting Order:
LSU (2-0)

1. Andrew Stevenson CF (1-for-5, 1 RBI)

2. Chris Sciambra LF (first start)

3. Alex Bregman SS (5-for-8, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBIs, 1-1 SB)

4. Chris Chinea C (0-for-4)

5. Danny Zardon 3B (first start)

6. Jared Foster RF (1-for-11, 1 2B, 1 RBI)

7. Kade Scivicque DH (1-for-6, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI)

8. Dakota Dean DH (first start)

9. Kramer Robertson 2B (first start)

LHP Jared Poche (2013 at Lutcher High: 12-0, 0.61 ERA, 80 IP, 143 SO)

Grambling (0-2)

1. Edwin Dexter CF (2-for-8, 2 R, 1 3B)

2. Kris Minter RF (2-for-10, 1 R)

3. Juan Bueno SS (4-for-10, 3 R, 2 2B, 1 RBI)

4. Jonathan Timeo 3B (2-for-9, 1 R, 2 2B, 2 RBIs)

5. Yariel Medina 2B (2-for-8, 2 RBI)

6. Brandon Kiser 1B (0-for-7, 1 R)

7. Korey Hall DH (3-for-8, 1 R, 1 RBI)

8. Roger Diaz C (2-for-6, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI)

9. Dion Holbrook LF (1-for-7, 1 2B, 2 RBIs)

RHP Brock Baker (2013: 3-5, 2.97 ERA, 60.2 IP, 21 SO/17 BB, .237 opp. BA)

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LSU_6_9_1__8

LSU Pitching
Jared Poché 6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
Cody Glenn 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Nate Fury 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Zac Person 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Hunter Devall 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
TEAM: 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K

Grambling Pitching
Brock Baker 5.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 1 HBP, 1 K (89 pitches)
Michael Martin 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
David Allen 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Isaac O'Bear 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
TEAM: 8.0 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 1 HBP, 1 K

Grambling Lineup:
Edwin Drexler 0 for 4, K
Kris Minter 2 for 4, K, CS
Juan Bueno 0 for 4
Jonathan Timeo 0 for 4
Yariel Medina 0 for 3
Brandon Kiser 1 for 3, K
Korey Hall 1 for 3, K
Roger Diaz 1 for 3, 2B
Dion Holbrook 1 for 3, K, SB
TEAM: 6 for 31 (.194), 6 K, SB, CS

LSU Lineup:
Andrew Stevenson 3 for 3, BB, RBI, SB
--Jarret DeHart 0 for 1
Chris Sciambra 1 for 4, SF, RBI
Alex Bregman 1 for 3, SF, RBI
Chris Chinea 1 for 4, HR, RBI, R
Danny Zardon 1 for 4, K
Jared Foster 0 for 4
Kade Scivicque 2 for 4, R
Dakota Dean 0 for 3, BB, R
Kramer Robertson 0 for 1, 2 BB, HBP, 3 R, SB
TEAM: 9 for 31 (.290), HR, 4 BB, 1 HBP, 2 SF, 4 RBI, 6 R, 2 SB

Top 1
Drexler grounded out to the pitcher (1 out)
Minter grounded out to 2nd (2 outs)
Bueno grounded out to short (3 outs)
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB; 0-0 after a half inning

Bot 1
Stevenson singled up the middle
Sciambra singled to left, Stevenson to 2nd
Bregman grounded out to the pitcher, Stevenson to 3rd, Sciambra to 2nd (1 out)
Chinea lined out to 2nd, runners hold (2 outs)
Zardon struck out swinging (3 outs)
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB; 0-0 after 1

Top 2
Timeo reached on a fielding error by the 1st baseman
Medina grounded into a 6-3 double play, Timeo out at 2nd (2 outs)
Kiser singled on the infield to the 3rd baseman
Hall struck out swinging (3 outs)
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB; 0-0 after 1.5

Bot 2
Foster grounded out to 3rd (1 out)
Scivicque singled to left
Dean flied out right (2 outs)
Robertson walked, Scivicque to 2nd
Stevenson RBI single to right, Scivicque scored, Robertson to 3rd; 1-0 Tigers
Stevenson stole 2nd, Robertson stole home; 2-0 Tigers
Sciambra flied out to right (3 outs)
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB; 2-0 LSU after 2

Top 3
Diaz grounded out to the pitcher (1 out)
Holbrook popped out foul to 2nd (2 outs)
Drexler grounded out to 1st unassisted (3 outs)
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB; 2-0 LSU after 2.5

Bot 3
Bregman singled to left
Chinea grounded into a fielder's choice to short, Bregman out at 2nd (1 out)
Zardon popped out to 1st (2 outs)
Foster grounded to 2nd, flip to 2nd is not covered by the shortstop, runners are safe, E4
Scivicque grounded to 3rd, fielder's choice, Chinea out at 3rd (3 outs)
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB; 2-0 LSU after 3

Top 4
Minter singled up the middle
Bueno flied out to right (1 out)
With an 0-0 count on Timeo, Minter caught stealing 2nd (2 outs)
Timeo flied out to right (3 outs)
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB; 2-0 LSU after 3.5

Bot 4
Dean walked
Robertson hit by the pitch, Dean to 2nd
Stevenson bunt single to 3rd, Dean to 3rd, Robertson to 2nd
Sciambra sacrifice flied to right, Dean scored, Robertson to 3rd; 3-0 Tigers (1 out)
Bregman sacrifice flied out foul to right, Robertson scored, Stevenson holds 1st; 4-0 LSU (2 outs)
Chinea flied out to center (3 outs)
2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB; 4-0 LSU after 4

Top 5
Medina grounded out to short (1 out)
Kiser struck out swinging (2 outs)
Hall grounded out to short (3 outs)
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB; Halfway home at The Box, LSU leads 4-0

Bot 5
Zardon singled to right
Foster flied out to center (1 out)
Scivicque grounded into a 6-4-3 double play, Zardon out at 2nd (3 outs)
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB; 4-0 LSU after 5

Top 6
Diaz doubled to left
Holbrook singled to center, Diaz to 3rd
Drexler lined out to 2nd, runners hold (1 out)
Minter struck out swinging (2 outs)
Holbrook stole 2nd, Diaz holds 3rd
Bueno grounded out to 2nd (3 outs)
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB; 4-0 LSU after 5.5

Bot 6
Dean grounded out to 1st (1 out)
Robertson walked
Grambling pitching change from Brock Baker to Michael Martin
With Stevenson batting, Robertson advanced to 2nd on a 0-0 wild pitch
Stevenson walked, Robertson holds 2nd
Sciambra flied out to center, runners hold (2 outs)
With Bregman batting, an errant pick off attempt by the catcher goes into right field, Robertson scored, Stevenson to 2nd; 5-0 LSU
Bregman flied out to center (3 outs)
1 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB; 4-0 LSU after 6

Top 7
LSU pitching change from Jared Poché to Gody Glenn
Timeo flied out to right (1 out)
Medina grounded out to the pitcher (2 outs)
Kiser grounded out to 2nd (3 outs)
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB; 5-0 LSU at the stretch

Bot 7
Chinea homered to left; 6-0 LSU
Zardon popped out foul to 3rd (1 out)
Foster grounded out to short (2 outs)
Scivicque singled to center
Grambling pitching change from Michael Martin to David Allen
Dean flied out to left (3 outs)
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB; 6-0 LSU after 7

Top 8
LSU pitching change from Cody Glenn to Nate Fury
Hall singled to center
Diaz grounded into a 6-4-3 double play, Hall out at 2nd (3 outs)
Holbrook struck out swinging (3 outs)
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB; 6-0 LSU after 7.5

Bot 8
Grambling pitching change from David Allen to Issac
Robertson grounded out to short (1 out)
DeHart (pinch hitting for Stevenson) flied out to center (2 outs)
Sciambra grounded out to 1st, flip to the pitcher covering (3 outs)
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB; 6-0 LSU after 8

Top 9
LSU pitching change from Nate Fury to Zac Person
Drexler struck out swinging (1 out)
Minter singled up the middle
LSU pitching change from Zac Person to Hunter Devall
Bueno flied out to center (2 outs)
Timeo popped out to 2nd (3 outs)
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB; 6-0 Final - LSU Tigers win!

This post was edited on 2/16/14 at 8:14 pm