Designated hitter Ethan Frey’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th inning early Saturday morning lifted third-ranked LSU to a 5-4 win over No. 1 Arkansas in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.
LSU improved to 39-11 overall, 16-9 in the SEC, while Arkansas dropped to 40-10 overall and 17-8 in conference play.The game, originally scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. CT Friday, began at 9:55 p.m. due to heavy rain in the Baton Rouge area, and it concluded at 1:16 a.m. Saturday.
The teams resume the series at 5:30 p.m. CT Saturday in a game that will be broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network and televised by the SEC Network.
LSU first baseman Jared Jones led off the 10th inning with and he moved to second base on a wild pitch. Second baseman Daniel Dickinson’s groundout to first base advanced Jones to third.
Frey then elevated a fly ball that was caught by centerfielder Justin Thomas Jr., allowing Jones to tag and beat Thomas’ throw to the plate to scoring the winning run.
