Game One of LSU’s annual Purple-Gold World Series ended in dramatic fashion Wednesday night thanks to a walk-off single by sophomore outfielder Mitchell Sanford, giving the Purple team a 7-6 win.
The Gold team scored four runs in the top of the first off of AJ Labas. Zach Arnold and Tre’ Morgan strung together a pair of singles and were driven home on a triple by Dylan Crews. Crews was brought home thanks to an RBI double by Sanford.
“I thought the start of the game was really great,” said Paul Mainieri. “AJ Labas is going to be a great pitcher for us, and we had some great at-bats against him in that first inning.