Beau Jordan and Nick Coomes had received their curtain calls, and there was just one senior left who hadn't gotten his moment Tuesday (May 16). It was most likely the three seniors' final game in Alex Box Stadium, but that third senior was on the mound with the game on the line.
Austin Bain had jumped from first base to pitcher in the top of the eighth with the bases loaded and LSU leading by just three. He struck Northwestern State second baseman Luke Watson out to escape the jam.
He returned to the mound in the ninth to finish off his final game on Skip Bertman Field, and with two outs LSU coach Paul Mainieri turned to pitching coach Alan Dunn with a grin to say he wanted to take Bain out so he could get his ovation.