Inning after inning, LSU seemed incapable of driving in a runner from scoring position. The Tigers were two outs from their season ending because of it.
Then Nick Coomes and Jake Slaughter drove two balls into left field to tie the score and then take over the game and beat Northwestern State 9-5 to extend LSU's season.
One clutch hit became two, then three and soon LSU went on a five-run rally in the top of the ninth to go from trailing 5-4 to up by four. LSU loaded the bases with a 6-5 lead to set up a Hal Hughes double to make it 8-5, then an error at shortstop brought in the final run.