Maybe it would have been better for LSU if Thursday got rained out.
The Tiger baseball team (24-15, 9-7) got demolished by the Florida Gators (26-14, 7-9) Thursday night at Alex Box Stadium 16-9. After a scoreless first innings, the Gators tagged Ma’Khail Hilliard, starting in place of Zack Hess, for six runs in the second inning.
“Thirteen years I can’t remember we’ve had that happen to us, especially at home” Paul Mainieri said after the game. “It was just one of those games where we got in a big hole right out of the gate. You don’t want to use your top arms when you’re down 6-0 against a quality pitcher like that.