Live Updates: LSU Wins on BELOSO Home Run in 11th Inning; Hold On for 4-3 win, 1-0 CWS lead. LSU baseball battles Florida in game one of CWS Championship

With the score tied 3-3 in the 11th inning, Cade Beloso smashed a solo home run into the LSU bullpen to hand the Tigers the lead. Left-handed reliever Riley Cooper then shut down the Gators in the bottom half to seal LSU’s second consecutive 11-inning victory. Ty Floyd, LSU’s starter, struck out a school record 17 Gators’ batters, tying a CWS Finals record.

Bottom of 11th – Rivera flied out to right field with count full; Travinski flied out to cf to left center (3-1 BBSB); D. Fabian to dh – D. Fabian struck out looking (1-2 BSKK)

LSU WINS 4-3.

LSU 4, UF 3 going into bottom of 11th.

Top of 11th Inning – Beloso homered to right field, RBI (0-1 S) 16th HOME Run of season; Kling popped up to 3b (0-0); Thompson grounded out to p (0-1); Pearson walked; Travinski flied out to cf to left center (3-1 BBSB).

LSU 3, UF 3 heading to the 11th

Bottom of 10th Inning – Robertson flied out to cf to left center (0-2 KSF); Halter hit by pitch on 1-0 count (under review – hbp confirmed); Kurland singled to pitcher – off of Cooper’s glove (1-2 SSB); Halter advanced to second; Langford lined out to lf (0-1 F – off the bat it was 112 MPH and looked like it was over Pearson’s head, but Pearson with a great play; Caglianone popped up to ss (1-1 KB).

Top of 10th Inning – Travinski pinch hit for Milazzo – Travinski struck out swinging (3-2 KKBBBS); Crews walked on a 3-1 count; White – Wild pitch advances Crews to second base. White intentionally walked; (Conference on mound, No. 6) Morgan popped up to 2b (0-2 FFFF);

LSU 3, UF 3 heading into extra innings.

Bottom of 9th – J. Rivera grounded out to 3b (1-1 BK); J. Rivera grounded out to 3b (1-1 BK); Heyman walked (3-1 BBKBB); Heyman advanced to second on a passed ball, runner into scoring position, mistake from Milazzo, D. Fabian to pinch run for Heyman; Johnson mound conference; Schiekofer struck out swinging (2-2 BFBFFS)

Top of the 9th Inning –

CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

LSU

At Bat:Thompson

3

Top 9th

0-1

0

OUTSZ

Florida

On Mound:Neely

3

Game Line Score

Bottom of 8th Inning – Kurland struck out swinging (0-2 FFS); Langford popped up to 2b (2-2 BBFKF); Caglianone struck out swinging (0-2 KSS) (FLOYD 17th Strikeout; Ties College World Series Record for most strikeouts in a 9-inning game in the Finals.)

Top of the 8th Inning –

Crews grounds out to shortstop; White homered to left field, RBI (0-2 FFF) (400 foot home, 107 MPH off the bat) (Hanging slider from Fisher); Morgan singled to left field (2-2 BKBF); Neely to p for Fisher; Dugas popped up to cf (2-2 BSBSF); Beloso struck out swinging (0-2 KSS).

1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB

UF 3, LSU 2 after seven complete innings.

Bottom of the 7th Inning – Shelnut (Floyd at 102 pitches) after striking out 13th batter with Shelnut on three pitches; Evans struck out swinging (1-2 SBSS) (14th strikeout); Halter struck out swinging (1-2 BKFS) (15th strikeout for Floyd).

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB

Top of 7th Inning – Thompson grounded out to 3b (2-2 BKBF); Pearson struck out swinging (0-2 KFS); Milazzo struck out swinging (1-2 BKSS).

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB

UF 3, LSU 2 after six complete innings.

Bottom of 6th Inning – (Kling to RF for Jones) Caglianone struck out swinging (1-2 BSSS); J. Rivera struck out swinging (0-2 KSFS); Riopelle homered to right field, RBI (1-0 B); Heyman struck out swinging (1-2 KKBS) (12th strikeout for Floyd).

1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB

Top of 6th Inning – White singled to right field on a 0-1 count; Morgan reached on a fielder’s choice to first base (2-2 FBBF); White out at second 1b to ss; Dugas singled to third base, Morgan advanced to second base; Beloso struck out swinging – slider – on a 2-2 count; Jobert (Jones pinch hitting for Jobert) Jones reached on a fielder’s choice to third base (1-2 BFF); Dugas advanced to second; Morgan out at third 3b unassisted.

0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB

LSU 2, UF 2 after five complete

Bottom of 5th Inning – Evans doubled down the lf line (0-2 SF); Halter grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt (0-1 F); Evans advanced to third; Kurland grounded out to 2b, RBI (1-2 SSFBFFF); Evans scored; Langford grounded out to shortstop with an 0-2 count.

1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB

Top of 5th Inning – Thompson walked on four pitches; (Fisher to pitch for Sproat) Pearson struck out swinging; Milazzo grounded out to 3b (0-2 KKF); Thompson advanced to second; Crews struck out swinging (0-2 SKS)

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB

LSU 2, UF 1 through four complete innings.

Bottom of the 4th Inning – Riopelle popped up to shortstop (playing second base); Heyman struck out swinging on a slider away for strikeout No. 8; Shelnut struck out swinging for strikeout No. 9 for Floyd.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB

Top of the 4th Inning – Crews flied out to right field; White grounded out to 3B; Morgan singled up the middle (1-2 KFBF); Dugas doubled to center field (2-2 BFBKF); Morgan advanced to third; Beloso walked intentionally; Jobert (Mound conference for UF) struck out swinging. LSU has now stranded 10 runners through four innings.

0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 3 LOB

LSU 2, UF 1 after three complete.

Bottom of 3rd Inning – Halter struck out swinging (three in a row for Floyd and five of the last six); Kurland walked on a full count; Langford doubled to right center (3-1 BFBB); Kurland advanced to third (held at third); (Jay Johnson conference on the mound with Floyd) Caglianone out at first 1b to ss to p, RBI (1-1 KB); Langford advanced to third; Kurland scored (Floyd spiked at the bag by Cag); Rivera struck out swinging.

1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB

LSU 2, UF 0 following Dugas’ lead-off home run in the top of the third inning.

Top of 3rd Inning – Dugas homered to left field, RBI (2-1 BKB) (17th home run of the season) (sinker that didn’t sink); Beloso singled (hard hit) to right field (2-1 KBB); (Conference on the mound with Sproat) Jobert struck out swinging on a 2-2 count; Thompson reached on a fielding error by 2b (2-2 BKFFFFBF), Beloso advanced to second; Pearson grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-1 BSB); Thompson advanced to second; Beloso advanced to third; Milazzo struck out swinging on a 2-2 count.

1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors, 2 LOB

LSU 1, Florida 0 after two complete. Floyd has five strikeouts through two inning.

Bottom of 2nd Inning – Riopelle struck out swinging on a 2-2 count; Heyman singled through the right side on a 1-1 count; Shelnut struck out looking on a four-pitch 1-2 count; Evans (Heyman advanced to second on a passed ball) struck out swinging on a 1-2 count.

0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB.

Top of 2nd Inning – Thompson struck out swinging on three pitches; Pearson walked on a full count; Milazzo singled to right field (2-2 BBKF); Pearson advanced to second; Crews walked (3-2 KBSBBB); Milazzo advanced to second; Pearson advanced to third; White lined out to third base on first pitch; Morgan struck out swinging.

0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 3 LOB

LSU 1, UF 0 after one full inning complete.

Bottom of 1st Inning – Kurland flied out to cf in rcf; Langford struck out swinging on a full count; Caglianone doubled on a miscommunication blooper to shallow left field that Dugas misjudged; Rivera struck out swinging on a 2-2 count.

0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB

LSU 1, Florida 0 heading into the bottom of the 1st.

Top of 1st Inning – Crews hit by pitch (73rd consecutive game reaching base); White struck out swinging; Morgan grounds out to second base, Crews advanced to second base; Dugas walked after an 11-pitch at bat; Beloso singled to left field, Crews scored, Dugas advanced to second base; Jobert struck out swinging.

1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 2 LOB

In a rematch of the 2017 CWS Championship Series, No. 5 LSU and No. 2 Florida face off for the first time this season. Live updates throughout the game here on TigerRag.com . . .