LSU Advances With 6-2 Win
6/5/2004 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
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LSU Advances With 6-2 Win
BATON ROUGE, La. - Trailing 2-1 in the seventh inning, LSU scored four runs to take a 5-2 lead and eventually defeated Southern Miss, 6-2, today, in the winner's bracket game of the NCAA Tournament at Alex Box Stadium.
LSU's Nick Stavinoha doubled to right center to lead off the inning. Matt Liuzza drew a one-out walk before an Anthony DeWitt wild pitch advanced both runners a base. Clay Harris singled up the middle to plate both Stavinoha and Liuzza to give the Tigers a one-run lead. Will Harris doubled to left center to drive in Clay Harris to give LSU a 4-2 lead.After J.C. Holt walked, Blake Gill singled up the middle to plate Will Harris, giving the Tigers a 5-2 lead.
Anthony DeWitt (10-3) dropped his third decision of the season, pitching 6.1 innings, giving up five runs on six hits, walking two and striking out two. LSU's Nate Bumstead (10-3) pitched a complete-game, giving up two runs on eight hits, walking two and striking out six.
LSU (43-17) scored six runs on eight hits and committed an error, while Southern Miss (45-18) finished with two runs on eight hits.
Jarrett Hoffpauir led the Golden Eagles with two hits, including an RBI, and Marc Maddox hit his 15th home run of the season. Hoffpauir's two hits gives him 107 hits for the season, setting a new school record. He broke Michael Artman's record of 106 set in 1999. He also ran his school-record season-RBI total to 90.
Southern Miss faces the College of Charleston in the second elimination game of the day at 7:30 p.m. The winner faces LSU in the championship round tomorrow, having to win twice to advance.