Bulldogs Fall At No. 1 LSU Saturday

Saturday, March 11

Baton Rouge, LA

6:30 PM

Samford University

6-8

#1 LSU

14-1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Samford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
LSU	5	0	4	3	0	0	X	12	11	0

Samford Baseball takes the field on February 21, 2023 against Jacksonville State in the 2023 Home opener.

Photo by: Chase Cochran | Samford Athletic

3.11.23 | Baseball

Box Score

BATON ROUGE, La. – The Samford baseball team dropped a 12-0 decision in seven innings at top-ranked LSU Saturday evening at Alex Box Stadium.

With the loss, Samford falls to 6-8 on the year. LSU improves to 14-1 with the win.

For Samford, Lucas Steele went 1-for-3 with a single to lead the Bulldogs at the plate. Brody Westbrooks (0-1) tossed 2.2 innings, allowing nine runs on nine hits to take the loss on the mound.

LSU homered five times in the contest. Jared Jones hit a pair of three-run home runs. Tommy White also hit a three-run shot, while Dylan Crews hit a two-run homer and Brayden Jobert contributed a solo shot. Ty Floyd (3-0) earned the win on the mound, pitching 5.0 innings without allowing a hit.

LSU got off to a hot start, plating five runs in the bottom of the first inning. The runs came on a two-run home run by Crews and a three-run homer by Jones for a 5-0 Tiger lead.

In the bottom of the third inning, Jones hit his second three-run home run of the game to push LSU's lead to 8-0. Jobert followed with a solo homer to make the score 9-0. The Tigers added another three-run homer, this one by White, in the fourth inning to make the score 12-0.

Samford and LSU will wrap up their series with a game Sunday morning. The contest is set for an 11 a.m. start and it can be seen live online on SEC Network+.

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