Wild fifth inning propels LSU past Texas, 10-5 to take the series
BATON ROUGE - Two out hitting, that's been the name of the game for LSU baseball this week and it proved to be true once again tonight. The Tigers clinched a series win over 14th ranked Texas, defeating the Longhorns 10-5 in a come from behind victory on Saturday night.
The LSU bats erased a five-run deficit in the fifth inning, scoring five runs on seven hits.
LSU later pushed its lead 10-5 with a three-run eighth inning that included the first career home-run for outfielder Daniel Cabrera.
It was another rough outing for LSU starter Caleb Gilbert. He went just four innings and was tagged for ten hits for a second straight start.
LSU’s bullpen was minimized the damage tossing five innings of scoreless baseball.
Sophomore Matthew Beck (1-0) earned his first win of the season after firing 1.1 innings, walking one and striking out two.
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LSU will go for the series sweep tomorrow at the Box.
First pitch has been pushed up to a 1:00 p.m. start time due to projected weather in the afternoon.