CORVALLIS, Ore. -- LSU was two outs away from its season ending, and Paul Mainieri made an out-of-character decision. Trailing Northwestern State 5-4 in the top of the ninth of an NCAA Regional elimination game, Mainieri sent his veteran outfielder running.
In the fourth inning, Antoine Duplantis was thrown out trying to steal second base, but here he was at first base, LSU's most experienced player, stealing with the season on the line.
He took off for second with Austin Bain at the plate and just barely made it safely in a bang-bang play that could have gone either way.