Crimson Tide Falls in Series Finale with No. 19 LSU, 12-3

Sunday, May 8

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

1 p.m.

Alabama

26-22, 10-14

LSU

32-15, 14-10

LSU

Alabama

Crimson Tide Falls in Series Finale with No. 19 LSU, 12-3

5/8/2022 5:13:00 PM | Baseball

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The Tigers secured the series-clinching with on Sunday

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama baseball suffered a 12-3 loss to 19^th-ranked LSU on Sunday afternoon at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. The Tigers clinched the series with the win, while the Crimson Tide moved to 26-22 overall and 10-14 in Southeastern Conference play.

LSU gained the early advantage with a three-run first. The Tide countered with one run in the first before both teams went scoreless until the fifth. LSU added three in that fifth to go with three apiece in the seventh and eighth to put the game out of reach. Alabama plated one in the seventh on a Caden Rose solo home run and added one more in the ninth on a pinch-hit homer from Eric Foggo for the 12-3 final.

The win went to LSU reliever Jacob Hasty (2-0) while the loss was handed to Grayson Hitt (4-3).

From Head Coach Brad Bohannon

"I knew this was going to be a challenge today. When it gets hot, our park plays really offensively, and LSU is a great hitting team. Grayson (Hitt) wasn't sharp out of the gate today, gave them some freebies in the first, and they capitalized on it. I liked the way we responded in the bottom of the first to come back and answer. Grayson then did a good job of settling in after that, putting up three zeroes and pitching through some traffic. When they hit the home run in the fifth, though, it was a pretty big dagger, and then it got away from us a little bit late. We'll take the afternoon off and get back to practice tomorrow. We need to win a game on Tuesday going into a big rivalry weekend at Auburn next weekend."

How It Happened

T1 | The Tigers used a pair of two-out singles to plate three. (3-0, LSU)
B1 | Jim Jarvis led things off with a double to right. He came home to score one out later on a double by Drew Williamson. (3-1, LSU)
T5 | A two-out single to left scored one before a two-run home run from Tyler McManus added two more. (6-1, LSU)
T7 | The Tigers used a walk, an error and a two-run home run from McManus to widen the gap. (9-1, LSU)
B7 | Caden Rose notched his first home run of the season with a solo shot to left. (9-2, LSU)
T8 | Dylan Crews recorded a three-run home run. (12-2, LSU)
B9 | Eric Foggo sent a ball over the wall in left for a pinch-hit solo homer. (12-3, LSU)

Postgame Notes

Alabama pitchers combined for 15 strikeouts to tie the Tide's season-high for punchouts. UA also recorded 15 strikeouts against Binghamton on March 13.
The 15 strikeouts were the most in an SEC contest since March 31, 2016, at Georgia when the Tide punched out 19 in a 13-inning affair.
UA's 15 strikeouts against an SEC opponent in a nine-inning game are its' most dating back to at least the 2013 season.
The Crimson Tide has punched out 10-or-more batters in 23 games during the 2022 campaign.
Ben Hess made his first relief appearance of the season. The freshman entered the day with eight outings to his name – all starts.
The relief outing was also Hess' first appearance in an SEC matchup.
ATTENDANCE: 3,326

Alabama will take to the road now for a four-game stretch, first with a trip to Jacksonville State on Tuesday, May 10. First pitch at Rudy Abbott Field is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT with the game airing on ESPN+.

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