Combined shutout against Tennessee keeps LSU alive in MCWS

By News Staff on Thursday, June 22, 2023
  • Above are some of those fans as they celebrate a strike out from the Dick Howser Award winning LSU pitcher Paul Skenes, who passed David Price for second most strikeouts in an SEC season during his performance against the Volunteers. The award is given to the national player of the year in college baseball. Pictured in the center is Anita Haywood, affectionately known as “The K Lady,” who has been a fan of the team since 1981. (LSN photo by Tony Marks)
    Above are some of those fans as they celebrate a strike out from the Dick Howser Award winning LSU pitcher Paul Skenes, who passed David Price for second most strikeouts in an SEC season during his performance against the Volunteers. The award is given to the national player of the year in college baseball. Pictured in the center is Anita Haywood, affectionately known as “The K Lady,” who has been a fan of the team since 1981. (LSN photo by Tony Marks)
  • LSU’s Brayden Jobert (6) reacts as he circles the bases after hitting a home run against Tennessee in the Tigers’ opening game of the College World Series. (LSN photo by Tony Marks)
    LSU’s Brayden Jobert (6) reacts as he circles the bases after hitting a home run against Tennessee in the Tigers’ opening game of the College World Series. (LSN photo by Tony Marks)
    By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor OMAHA, Neb. – Making a run through the Men’s College World Series is usually dependent on an unexpected arm being unexpectedly good on a night when you need it most. That rings especially true when teams find themselves in elimination games, as the fifth-seeded LSU Tigers did on Tuesday night against the Tennessee Volunteers. With no Paul Skenes or Ty Floyd...

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