Bourque LSU
3
McNeese MCN 8-5
6
Winner LSU LSU 10-3
McNeese MCN
8-5
3
Final
6
LSU LSU
10-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
McNeese MCN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 1
LSU LSU 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 X 6 11 0

W: Will Hellmers (2-0) L: Vega, Christian (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Jared Morris, SID Graduate Assistant

Cowboys Fight Falls Short at #6 LSU, 6-3

BATON ROUGE- The McNeese Cowboys (8-5) mounted a late comeback in the ninth but ultimately fell 6-3 to sixth-ranked LSU Tigers (10-3) in Wednesday night's game at Alex Box Stadium. The game was a one-run contest for most, but late insurance runs added by the Tigers in the seventh and eighth would be just enough to claim victory over the Pokes. 

Starter Christian Vega took the loss, he gave up just one earned run in two innings pitched. Burrell Jones worked two innings in relief, allowing no earned while striking out two. Andrew Sheridan pitched a scoreless inning as well. 

Braden Duhon drove in two runs and was a part of a lethal relay team on display tonight. 

Key Moments:

  • B1: Julian Gonzales saved a potential run making a leaping grab in left field to rob Jacob Berry of an extra-base hit.
  • T2: Reid Bourque walked and stole second for the Pokes first RISP. 
  • B2: LSU's Gavin Dugas homered to right field, 2-0 LSU. 
  • B3: With a runner on second, Burrell Jones got Jack Merrifield to pop up to SS to end the inning.
  • T4: Julian Gonzales led off with a single through the right side. He and Peyton Johnson would execute a hit and run to put Gonzales on third. Gonzales would score on a wild pitch thrown by LSU's Taylor. LSU 2-1.
  • B5: With the bases loaded, Jack Merrifield flew into a double play turned by Braden Duhon. Duhon would gun down Cade Doughty attempting to tag up and score. 
  • B6: Tyler Stone struck out two of three batters to keep the deficit at one. 
  • B7: LSU's Jacob Berry homered to right field to lead off the inning. 
  • B7: The relay team of Payton Harden, Brad Burckel, and Kade Morris threw out Brayden Jobert trying to stretch a double into a triple.
  • B8: LSU's Berry doubled in a pair (6-1), he'd be thrown out at third as Burckel received the relay throw from Duhon and fired it to Morris. 
  • B9: With two outs, Braden Duhon singled to left center to drive in Bourque and Johnson (6-3).  

Notes:

  • The Cowboys threw out a season-high three baserunners attempting to tag up or stretch doubles into triples.
  • Duhon's two ribbies add to his career-high (7). 
  • Payton Harden and Peyton Johnson extend their on-base streak to nine and eight games, respectively. 
  • Gonzales, Johnson, and Bourque accounted for the Pokes three runs scored. 
  • Burckel, Bourque, and Johnson each reached base twice. 

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The Cowboys will take on Cal State Northridge in a three-game series this weekend, March 11-13, at Joe Miller Ballpark.  

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