After LSU shortstop Josh Smith gave LSU a 7-6 lead in the bottom of the eighth inning against Notre Dame on Friday night, Tigers coach Paul Mainieri had one question for reliever Austin Bain who had pitched the eighth inning.
Mainieri walked up to Bain in the Tigers' dugout and asked him if he wanted to go out and pitch the ninth inning.
Bain said his reply was simple. "Yeah."
That's it? Just a one-word answer? After Smith gave LSU a lead after Notre Dame had been winning 6-0 on a night where Alex Box Stadium had a paid attendance record of 12,844?