Root's gem not enough as No. 7 Arkansas baseball team drops series opener against No. 3 LSU in 10 innings

Root's gem not enough as No. 7 Arkansas baseball team drops series opener against No. 3 LSU in 10 innings

Zach Root (Photo courtesy of University of Arkansas) BATON ROUGE, La. – Zach Root logged his team-leading fifth quality start with his six frames of two-run ball and six strikeouts on the mound, but No. 7 Arkansas (40-10, 17-8 SEC) coughed up a two-run lead in the seventh inning and was handed a 5-4 series-opening loss in 10 innings against No. 3 LSU (39-11, 16-9 SEC) Friday night at Alex Box Stadium. Friday night’s game, which was originally sc…

LSU walks off Arkansas after 1 a.m. to win series opener

Mother Nature made them wait, but once LSU and Arkansas got going, 9 innings weren’t enough. At 1:17 a.m. in Baton Rouge, the Tigers walked it off in extra innings for a thrilling 5-4 win. LSU broke the scoring ice in the bottom of the 3rd and held a 2-1 lead after 4 innings. Arkansas, though, scored the next 3 innings over the 5th-7th innings, leading 4-2 at the stretch. The Tigers tied it up 4-4 with 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th. The 8th an…

Root’s Gem Not Enough as Hogs Drop Series Opener against Tigers in Extras

BATON ROUGE, La. – Zach Root logged his team-leading fifth quality start with his six frames of two-run ball and six strikeouts on the mound, but No. 7 Arkansas (40-10, 17-8 SEC) coughed up a two-run lead in the seventh inning and was handed a 5-4 series-opening loss in 10 innings against No. 3 LSU (39-11, 16-9 SEC) Friday night at Alex Box Stadium. Friday night’s game, which was originally scheduled for 6:30 p.m., did not begin until 9:57 p.m.,…

LSU Late Show Too Much For Arkansas As Tigers Win, 5-4, In 10 Innings After 1 A.M.

GLENN GUILBEAU, Tiger Rag Editor Don’t mess with LSU ’round closing time at Alex Box Stadium. The No. 3 Tigers won their fourth game out of four after midnight this season following a weather delay [...] The post LSU Late Show Too Much For Arkansas As Tigers Win, 5-4, In 10 Innings After 1 A.M. appeared first on Tiger Rag.