Is LSU Baseball Back? Tigers Are Omaha Bound.
Tigers sweep Wildcats in Super Regionals for Omaha Berth.
Well the Weather Outside is...Weather.
SUPER Regional Baseball began this weekend and the LSU tigers played host to the Kentucky Wildcats in Baton Rouge. Game 1 matchup was scheduled to start at 2 p.m. until the NCAA announce they would delay the start due to, weather (?).
If you were in South Louisiana this weekend , you experienced what this summer has in store. I am sure you were a couple of cold ones deep. Sitting poolside, and listening to your favorite Spotify playlist. Maybe you had the opportunity to go to the game and watch inside of Alex Box Stadium.
There wasn't a cloud in sight!
Why was the game being pushed back, fans questioned. Was the NCAA & SEC behind the decision for ratings? There was no reason this game could not have started at it's designated time.
Late Shift
First pitch finally arrvied at 9:15 p.m. Fans were frustration and exhausted waiting to start this game. You wondered if it would effect the players going into the game, and how they would perform.
Tired, frustrated, annoyed @LSUbaseball fans voice their displeasure leaving #LSU Alex Box Stadium. @WAFB pic.twitter.com/o9mECUQqxX
— Jacques Doucet (@JacquesDoucet) June 11, 2023
Things got under way. Then any doubt was gone when we saw Tre' Morgan's home run in the first inning.
TRE MORGAN OPPOSITE FIELD HOME RUN pic.twitter.com/gSfbT7iv1H
— Jack Delperdang (@jack_delperdang) June 11, 2023
The pop from the crowd was electric! From that moment on, the Tigers didn't look back. The fans no longer cared about the delayed start. They were there witnessing greatness. I felt bad for the fans who couldn't wait and missed that game. I think during the broadcast at some point they had over 12,300 fans in attendance. [Side Bar: I'm almost certain the Oakland Athletics have about 1800 fans at each game.]
My favorite part of the night is Jay Johnson giving his recruitment pitch to any player in the Transfer Portal to come to LSU:
ICYMI:
— Brian Holland (@BHollandSports) June 11, 2023
Here's Jay Johnson's great quote about the atmosphere at LSU last night
(via @NCAA & @espn ) #LSU pic.twitter.com/OSBajMGB48
Omaha Bound
The Tigers took Game 1 on Saturday winning 14-0, and swept the series on Sunday, 8-3. Now the Tigers look to continue their quest on winning a National title in Omaha. I was surprised to see how well the Tigers played in the Supers. I think all LSU fans will say this was the best game all year, and question where this team was during the regular season. It wont matter how perform during the regular season. As long as the Tigers continue to play like they did on Saturday, they will be competing at a chance for the Natty!
#LSU is geauxing to Omaha. Incredible pic.twitter.com/qwwuZkuxfu
— Aileen Hnatiuk (@AileenHnatiuk) June 12, 2023
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Who was the most impressive team of the weekend? Is there a bullpen who can matchup well versus the Tigers? Does Paul Skenes continue to follow up his performance into Omaha? Sound off in the comments or tweet at me, @marcelo_unda on twitter.
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