LSU vs Alabama (May 18, 1997)

 
Box Score
 

1997 LSU Baseball
LSU vs Alabama
May 18, 1997 at Columbus, Georgia (Golden Park)

LSU 2 (48-12)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
D. Higgins dh 
   K. Polozola ph 
B. Barbier 2b 
B. Larson ss 
E. Furniss 1b 
M. Koerner cf 
T. McClure lf 
C. Cuntz 3b 
T. Bernhardt rf 
C. Horton c 
   C. Earnhart c 
   B. Cresse ph/c 
E. Berthelot p 
   B. Daugherty p 
   C. Demouy p 
   P. Coogan p 
   D. Guillory p 
   J. Albritton p 
Totals  33  24  11 
  

Alabama 12 (48-12)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
David Tidwell cf 
Roberto Vaz lf 
Joe Caruso 2b 
Dustan Mohr rf 
Andy Phillips 3b 
G.W. Keller dh 
Robbie Tucker 1b 
Matt Frick c 
Nate Duncan ss 
Michael Daniel p 
   Doug Hurst p 
   Chris Eilers p 
Totals  41  12  18  27  11 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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LSU................. 100 100 000 -  2  6  2
Alabama............. 331 001 31X - 12 18  1
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E - B. Larson; C. Horton; Phillips. DP - LSU 2; Alabama 1. LOB - LSU 9; Alabama 5. 2B - Vaz; Phillips; Keller; Frick; Duncan. HR - B. Barbier; T. McClure; Caruso. HBP - B. Barbier; B. Cresse. SB - Tidwell 2.

LSU   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
E. Berthelot L,6-3  1.2  11  11    
B. Daugherty   0.2    
C. Demouy   3.1  13  13    
P. Coogan   0.2    
D. Guillory   0.2    
J. Albritton   1.0    
  
Alabama   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Michael Daniel W,5-0  7.0  25  28  10    
Doug Hurst   1.0    
Chris Eilers   1.0    

Win - Daniel (5-0). Loss - E. Berthelot (6-3). Save - None. WP - E. Berthelot 2; C. Demouy; J. Albritton; Daniel. HBP - by Daniel (B. Barbier); by Daniel (B. Cresse). Inherited runners/scored: B. Daugherty 1/1; C. Demouy 2/1; D. Guillory 1/0. Pitches/strikes: None.

Umpires - HP: J. Magnusson 1B: Tony Walsh 2B: Ken Couch 3B: Lance Smith
Start: 2:08 PM Time: 2:54 Attendance: 4268
Game notes: ALABAMA wins its third straight SEC Tournament Championship...DAVID TIDWELL named SEC Tournament MVP...He is the 5th player from Alabama to win the award and third in a row...Alabama set tourney records for highest batting average (.403) and home runs (13)...Daniel 1st career SEC start...

 
Play-by-Play
 

1997 LSU Baseball
LSU vs Alabama
May 18, 1997 at Columbus, Georgia (Golden Park)

LSU starters: 0/dh D. Higgins; 0/2b B. Barbier; 0/ss B. Larson; 0/1b E. Furniss; 0/cf M. Koerner; 0/lf T. McClure; 0/3b C. Cuntz; 0/rf T. Bernhardt; 0/c C. Horton; 0/p E. Berthelot;

Alabama starters: 26/cf Tidwell; 28/lf Vaz; 5/2b Caruso; 32/rf Mohr; 2/3b Phillips; 9/dh Keller; 35/1b Tucker; 16/c Frick; 7/ss Duncan; 36/p Daniel;

LSU 1st - D. Higgins grounded out to 3b. B. Barbier homered to left field, RBI. B. Larson grounded out to p. E. Furniss fouled out to lf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Alabama 1st - Tidwell singled to center field. Vaz flied out to lf. Caruso singled to center field; Tidwell advanced to second. Mohr grounded out to p; Caruso advanced to second; Tidwell advanced to third. Phillips doubled to right center, 2 RBI; Caruso scored; Tidwell scored. Keller singled to shortstop; Phillips advanced to third. Keller advanced to second on a wild pitch; Phillips scored on a wild pitch. Tucker popped up to 3b. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

LSU 2nd - M. Koerner singled to center field. T. McClure struck out swinging. M. Koerner advanced to second on a wild pitch. C. Cuntz reached on a fielder's choice; M. Koerner out at third ss to 3b. T. Bernhardt grounded out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Alabama 2nd - Frick grounded out to ss. Duncan reached on a throwing error by ss, advanced to second. Duncan advanced to third on a wild pitch. Tidwell singled to center field, RBI; Duncan scored, unearned. Vaz grounded out to ss; Tidwell advanced to second. B. Daugherty to p for E. Berthelot. Tidwell stole third, scored on a throwing error by c, unearned. Caruso homered to left field, RBI, unearned. Mohr flied out to rf. 3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB.

LSU 3rd - C. Horton grounded out to 2b. D. Higgins struck out swinging. B. Barbier hit by pitch. B. Larson popped up to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Alabama 3rd - C. Earnhart to c for C. Horton. Phillips singled to center field. Keller reached on a fielder's choice; Phillips out at second 3b to 2b. Tucker singled to right field; Keller advanced to second. C. Demouy to p for B. Daugherty. Frick singled to right field; Tucker advanced to second; Keller advanced to third. Duncan reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; Frick out at second ss to 2b; Tucker advanced to third; Keller scored. Tidwell reached on a fielder's choice; Duncan out at second 3b to 2b. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

LSU 4th - E. Furniss flied out to cf. M. Koerner struck out swinging. T. McClure homered to right field, RBI. C. Cuntz flied out to rf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Alabama 4th - Vaz grounded out to 2b. Caruso flied out to rf. Mohr singled to right field. Phillips struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

LSU 5th - T. Bernhardt walked. C. Earnhart grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b; T. Bernhardt out on the play. D. Higgins flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Alabama 5th - Keller grounded out to ss. Tucker struck out looking. Frick flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

LSU 6th - B. Barbier grounded out to ss. B. Larson grounded out to ss. E. Furniss singled to left field. M. Koerner grounded out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Alabama 6th - Duncan doubled down the rf line. Duncan advanced to third on a wild pitch. Tidwell singled to right field, RBI; Duncan scored. Tidwell stole second. Vaz lined into double play ss unassisted; Tidwell out on the play. P. Coogan to p for C. Demouy. Caruso flied out to lf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

LSU 7th - T. McClure reached on a fielding error by 3b. C. Cuntz struck out looking. T. Bernhardt reached on a fielder's choice; T. McClure out at second ss to 2b. B. Cresse pinch hit for C. Earnhart. B. Cresse hit by pitch; T. Bernhardt advanced to second. D. Higgins flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Alabama 7th - B. Cresse to c. Mohr singled to right field. Phillips singled to right field; Mohr advanced to third. Keller doubled down the lf line, RBI; Phillips advanced to third; Mohr scored. Tucker flied out to lf. Frick doubled down the rf line, 2 RBI; Keller scored; Phillips scored. D. Guillory to p for P. Coogan. Duncan singled to left field; Frick advanced to third. Tidwell grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b; Duncan out on the play. 3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

LSU 8th - Hurst to p for Daniel. B. Barbier flied out to cf. B. Larson singled to left field. E. Furniss struck out swinging. M. Koerner walked; B. Larson advanced to second. T. McClure struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Alabama 8th - J. Albritton to p for D. Guillory. Vaz doubled down the rf line. Caruso flied out to lf; Vaz advanced to third. Vaz scored on a wild pitch. Mohr struck out swinging. Phillips grounded out to ss. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

LSU 9th - Eilers to p for Hurst. C. Cuntz flied out to cf. T. Bernhardt singled to right field. B. Cresse walked; T. Bernhardt advanced to second. K. Polozola pinch hit for D. Higgins. K. Polozola flied out to rf. B. Barbier struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

 
Plate appearance breakdown
 

1997 LSU Baseball
LSU vs Alabama - Plate Appearance Breakdown
May 18, 1997 at Columbus, Georgia (Golden Park)

batting  plate appearances  vs  vs  rbi  with  adv  with  lead  bases  runner  rnrs  rnrs  2out  gnd  fly 
LSU   tpa  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  left  right  ops  rnrs  ops  2outs  off%  full  on3rd  adv  lob  rbi  out  out 
D. Higgins dh  0-0  0-4  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-2  0-1  0-0  0-0 
K. Polozola ph  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
B. Barbier 2b  0-0  1-4  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-2  0-0  0-0 
B. Larson ss  0-0  1-4  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
E. Furniss 1b  0-0  1-4  0-0  0-1  0-1  1-2  0-1  0-0  0-0 
M. Koerner cf  0-0  1-3  0-0  0-1  1-2  0-1  1-1  0-0  0-0 
T. McClure lf  0-0  1-4  0-1  0-2  0-2  1-2  1-1  0-0  0-0 
C. Cuntz 3b  0-0  0-4  0-1  0-2  0-2  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0 
T. Bernhardt rf  0-0  1-3  0-0  0-2  0-2  0-1  1-1  0-0  0-0 
C. Horton c  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0 
C. Earnhart c  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
B. Cresse ph/c  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  2-2  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
E. Berthelot p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
B. Daugherty p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
C. Demouy p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
P. Coogan p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
D. Guillory p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
J. Albritton p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  38  33  0-0  6-33  0-5  0-13  3-16  2-11  3-9  0-0  0-0  10 

pitching  batters faced                    vs  vs  with  with  lead  gnd  fly    
LSU   bf  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  2b  3b  hr  wp  bk  kl  left  right  rnrs  2out  off%  out  out  np 
E. Berthelot  11  11  0-3  5-8  4-8  2-3  1-2 
B. Daugherty  1-1  2-4  1-2  1-2  1-1 
C. Demouy  13  13  0-3  4-10  2-6  1-4  1-3 
P. Coogan  0-1  4-5  3-4  0-1  1-1 
D. Guillory  0-0  1-2  1-2  0-0  0-0 
J. Albritton  1-1  0-3  0-1  0-1  1-1 


batting  plate appearances  vs  vs  rbi  with  adv  with  lead  bases  runner  rnrs  rnrs  2out  gnd  fly 
Alabama   tpa  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  left  right  ops  rnrs  ops  2outs  off%  full  on3rd  adv  lob  rbi  out  out 
Tidwell cf  0-0  3-5  2-4  2-4  2-4  0-1  1-1  0-0  2-3 
Vaz lf  0-0  1-5  0-1  0-3  1-3  0-0  1-2  0-0  0-0 
Caruso 2b  0-0  2-5  0-1  1-2  2-2  1-2  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Mohr rf  0-0  2-5  0-1  0-1  1-1  1-2  1-1  0-0  0-0 
Phillips 3b  0-0  3-5  1-1  2-3  2-3  1-3  1-1  0-0  0-0 
Keller dh  0-0  2-4  2-2  2-3  2-3  1-1  0-1  0-0  1-1 
Tucker 1b  0-0  1-4  0-2  1-3  1-3  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-1 
Frick c  0-0  2-4  2-2  2-2  2-2  0-1  0-1  0-0  1-1 
Duncan ss  0-0  2-4  1-2  1-2  2-2  0-0  1-1  0-1  1-1 
Daniel p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Hurst p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Eilers p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  41  41  18  0-0  18-41  8-16  11-23  15-23  4-11  5-8  0-1  5-7  10 

pitching  batters faced                    vs  vs  with  with  lead  gnd  fly    
Alabama   bf  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  2b  3b  hr  wp  bk  kl  left  right  rnrs  2out  off%  out  out  np 
Daniel  28  25  0-0  4-25  0-9  2-9  3-7  10 
Hurst  0-0  1-4  0-2  0-1  0-1 
Eilers  0-0  1-4  0-2  0-1  0-1 

 
Line score
 


Alabama 12, LSU 2 (May 18, 1997 at Columbus, Georgia)
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LSU................. 100 100 000  -  2  6  2      (48-12)
Alabama............. 331 001 31X  - 12 18  1      (48-12)
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Pitchers: LSU - E. Berthelot; B. Daugherty(2); C. Demouy(3); P. Coogan(6); D. Guillory(7);
J. Albritton(8) and C. Horton; C. Earnhart; B. Cresse. Alabama - Michael Daniel; Doug Hurst(8);
Chris Eilers(9) and Matt Frick.
Win-Michael Daniel(5-0)  Loss-E. Berthelot(6-3)  T-2:54  A-4268
HR LSU - B. Barbier; T. McClure.
HR UA - Joe Caruso.
Game notes:
ALABAMA wins its third straight SEC Tournament Championship...DAVID TIDWELL
named SEC Tournament MVP...He is the 5th player from Alabama to win the
award and third in a row...Alabama set tourney records for highest batting
average (.403) and home runs (13)...Daniel 1st career SEC start...