Baseball Falls, 8-3, No. 2/4 LSU

Friday, February 20

Baton Rouge, La.

3:00 PM

Boston College

2-3

LSU

4-1

Boston College

LSU

Shaw drove in two and extended his on-base streak to 26 games.

February 20, 2015 | Baseball

Box Score

Feb. 20, 2015

Box Score

GAME INFORMATION
Score: LSU 8, Boston College 3
Records: Boston College (2-3), LSU (4-1)
Location: Alex Box Stadium in Baton, Rouge, La.
Attendance: 10,389
Weather: 64 degrees, sunny; rain intermittently
Time of Game: 3:02
                                        
BC Starting Lineup:
1.       Gabriel Hernandez – CF
2.       Blake Butera – 2B
3.       Joe Cronin – 3B
4.       Chris Shaw – RF
5.       Michael Strem – 1B
6.       Logan Hoggarth – LF
7.       Johnny Adams – SS
8.       Nick Sciortino – C
9.       Jake Palomaki – DH
Starting Pitcher: RHP John Gorman

LSU Starting Lineup:
1.       Mark Laird – RF
2.       Jake Fraley – LF
3.       Alex Bregman – SS
4.       Chris Chinea – DH
5.       Connor Hale – 1B
6.       Andrew Stevenson – CF
7.       Kade Scivicque – C
8.       Danny Zardon – 3B
9.       Kramer Robertson – 2B
Starting Pitcher: LHP Jared Poche’
 
BC HIGHLIGHTS
· Senior Blake Butera went 3-for-5, tallying hits in his first two at bats and extending his hit streak to nine games.
· Junior Chris Shaw tallied a two-run single in the first. He has reached base safely in the last 26 games.
· Sophomore Michael Strem recorded a double in the eighth. Five of his nine hits in 2015 are doubles.
 
KEY PLAYS
· While the Eagles led early twice, the Tigers took a one-run lead in the fourth and added to it.
·  Down by one, LSU scored two to take its first lead. Danny Zardon plated the tying run with a groundout and Mark Laird singled up the middle to give the Tigers the advantage.
· Zardon extended the lead to 5-3 with a lead-off home run in the sixth. LSU scored two insurance runs in the seventh.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
· The Eagles got on the board first, scoring two in the first as junior Gabriel Hernandez and Butera tallied back-to-back singles to start the games. With one down, Shaw singled to center to give BC a 2-0 lead.
· The Tigers tied the game in the second. Connor Hale led off with a grounder down the third-base line. Junior Joe Cronin made a good play on the ball, but Hale just beat the throw and scored when Andrew Stevenson tripled to deep center. Kade Scivicque tied the game with a sac fly to center.
· The Eagles took the lead in the top of the third. Cronin reached on a fielder’s choice and moved to second on a balk. He advanced to third on a groundout and Strem plated him with a single to left center.
·  LSU scored two to take its first lead of the game in the fourth. Stevenson drew a one-out walk and moved to third when Scivicque singled to center and Hernandez misplayed the ball. Zardon grounded out to plate the tying run. After a walk, Laird singled up the middle to give the Tigers the lead.
· Zardon made it a 5-3 game with a lead-off home run in the sixth and sophomore RHP Mike King on the hill.
· The Tigers scored two more in the seventh to take a four-run lead. Chris Chinea reached on an error and pinch runner Beau Jordan moved to second on an obstruction call on a pickoff attempt, to third on a groundout and scored on a wild pitch. Zardon plated the second run on a double down the left-field line after Scivicque drew a two-out walk.
· LSU added one more with redshirt junior LHP Tyler Hinchliffe on the mound in the eighth. Jake Fraley drew a one-out walk, moved to second on a wild pitch and stole third. Hinchliffe got the next batter looking but Jordan hit a blooper to center to score Farley.
 
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Poche’ (2-0): 5.2 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Losing Pitcher: Gorman (0-1): 4.2 IP, 10 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
 
TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Hits: 3, Butera (3-for-5)
Runs: 1, Hernandez, Butera, Cronin
RBIs: 2, Shaw
Stolen Bases: 1, Butera
Strikeouts: 2, King
 
LSU
Hits: 3, Zardon
Runs: 2, Stevenson, Scivicque
RBIs: 3, Zardon
Stolen Bases: 1, Fraley, Bregman, Jordan
Strikeouts: 3, Poche’
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
· The Eagles scored the first runs off Poche’ in 2015, tagging him for three. He threw six scoreless innings against Kansas the first weekend of the season.
· Butera, Hernandez, Hoggarth and Strem have tallied at least one hit in the first five games of the 2015 season.
· Butera extended his hit streak to nine games while Hernandez started the game with a single and stretched his six games. His career long is seven games. Strem recorded an RBI single in the third inning, extending his hit streak to a career-long six games.
· Freshmen Jake Palomaki and RHP Trevor Massey recorded their first appearances as Eagles. Palomaki was the designated hitter and drew a walk and Massey recorded the final out of the eighth.
 
UP NEXT
The Eagles play the second game of a doubleheader against the Tigers at 8 p.m. EST. The game will also be broadcast on the SEC Network + and ESPN3.
 