LSU took both games of their doubleheader against Kentucky Saturday to take the series win on SEC opening weekend.
The Tigers trailed much of the rain-postponed game one before scoring a run in the bottom of the 8th to force extra innings. The Tigers then won on a walkoff walk behind a gutsy performance from Zack Hess and and Devin Fontenot. LSU then claimed the series by throttling UK 16-4 in the second half of the day’s baseball.
Game one was a battle of the Zacks, with Kentucky’s Thompson going blow for blow with LSU’s Hess.
Thompson finished with no runs allowed on four hits across six innings with nine strikeouts and just two walks.