South Alabama vs LSU (May 26)

 
Box Score
 

1997 LSU Baseball
South Alabama at LSU (Game 1)
May 26 at Baton Rouge (Alex Box)

South Alabama 4 (43-18)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Brey Curtis cf 
   Gabe Bolton 1b 
Tom Whitehurst rf 
   Josh Masino rf 
Joey Choron 2b 
   Jason Crain 2b 
Brett Jackson dh 
   Casey Williamson ph 
I.B. Stacy 1b 
   Andy Sutley cf 
Terry Wiley c 
   Brad Touchstone c 
Tom Salvagio 3b 
Eric Smith lf 
   Earnie Granville lf 
Rob Breazeale ss 
Jason Norton p 
   Terrell Deason p 
   Peter Cooke p 
Totals  31  10  24 
  

LSU 14 (52-13)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Danny Higgins dh 
Blair Barbier 2b 
   Keith Polozola ph/2b 
Brandon Larson ss 
   Johnnie Thibodeaux ph/3b 
Eddy Furniss 1b 
   Conan Horton pr/1b 
Mike Koerner cf 
Trey McClure 3b 
   Casey Cuntz ph/3b 
Tom Bernhardt rf 
   Jeremy Witten rf 
Wes Davis lf 
   Bryon Bennett lf 
Clint Earnhart c 
   Brad Cresse ph/c 
Doug Thompson p 
Totals  33  14  10  13  27  14 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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South Alabama....... 100 300 000 -  4  6  0
LSU................. 503 300 03X - 14 10  0
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DP - S. Alabama 1; LSU 1. LOB - S. Alabama 2; LSU 1. 2B - Salvagio(6); McClure(9); Davis(4). HR - Choron(21); Smith(5); Higgins(9); Larson(35); Koerner(19); Davis(15). HBP - Barbier. CS - Whitehurst(5).

South Alabama   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Jason Norton L,9-6  2.2  14  17  65 
Terrell Deason   4.1  14  16  71 
Peter Cooke   1.0  20 
  
LSU   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Doug Thompson W,11-3  9.0  10  31  33  111 

Win - Thompson (11-3). Loss - Norton (9-6). Save - None. WP - Cooke 2(6); Thompson(6). HBP - by Deason (Barbier). Inherited runners/scored: None. Pitches/strikes: Norton 65/36; Deason 71/43; Cooke 20/11; Thompson 111/75.

Umpires - HP: Jim Garman 1B: Scott McDougall 2B: Wayne Morris 3B: Jeff
Start: 10:59 Time: 2:21 Attendance:
Game notes: The same two teams meet in 30 minutes with the winner going to Omaha... Choron ties USA single-season home run record with 21, set by Jerry Poston in '77 and tied by Mark Johnston in '78.

 
Play-by-Play
 

1997 LSU Baseball
South Alabama at LSU (Game 1)
May 26 at Baton Rouge (Alex Box)

South Alabama starters: 6/cf Curtis; 38/rf Whitehurst; 15/2b Choron; 16/dh Jackson; 13/1b Stacy; 5/c Wiley; 7/3b Salvagio; 36/lf Smith; 17/ss Breazeale; 24/p Norton;

LSU starters: 10/dh Higgins; 4/2b Barbier; 16/ss Larson; 36/1b Furniss; 2/cf Koerner; 14/3b McClure; 33/rf Bernhardt; 20/lf Davis; 13/c Earnhart; 9/p Thompson;

South Alabama 1st - Curtis grounded out to 2b (0-0). Whitehurst walked (3-1). Whitehurst out at second p to 1b to ss, caught stealing. Choron homered to left field, RBI (3-2). Jackson grounded out to 3b (0-0). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

LSU 1st - Higgins walked (3-2). Barbier struck out (1-2). Larson homered to right center, 2 RBI (1-1); Higgins scored. Furniss walked (3-1). Koerner walked (3-1); Furniss advanced to second. McClure doubled to left field, 2 RBI (3-2); Koerner scored; Furniss scored. Bernhardt flied out to lf (0-1); McClure advanced to third. Davis doubled to right field, RBI (0-1); McClure scored. Earnhart struck out (0-2). 5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

South Alabama 2nd - Stacy flied out to rf (1-1). Wiley singled to right center (0-2). Salvagio doubled to right field (1-1); Wiley advanced to third. Smith struck out, out at first c to 1b (0-2). Breazeale struck out, out at first c to 1b (1-2). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

LSU 2nd - Higgins grounded out to ss (1-2). Barbier flied out to lf (0-0). Larson struck out (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

South Alabama 3rd - Curtis struck out looking (1-2). Whitehurst flied out to lf (2-2). Choron grounded out to ss (1-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

LSU 3rd - Furniss flied out to lf (3-2). Koerner grounded out to 2b (0-0). McClure singled down the lf line (3-1). Bernhardt singled to right center (3-1); McClure advanced to third. Davis homered to left center, 3 RBI (1-0); Bernhardt scored; McClure scored. Deason to p for Norton. Earnhart grounded out to ss (1-0). 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

South Alabama 4th - Jackson struck out looking (2-2). Stacy struck out, reached first on a wild pitch (0-2). Wiley flied out to cf (0-0). Salvagio singled to third base (0-0); Stacy advanced to second. Smith homered to left center, 3 RBI (0-0); Salvagio scored; Stacy scored. Breazeale singled to center field, out at second lf to 2b (2-1). 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

LSU 4th - Higgins flied out to cf (2-1). Barbier hit by pitch (2-1). Larson walked (3-1); Barbier advanced to second. Furniss lined out to lf (1-0). Koerner homered to right field, 3 RBI (2-2); Larson scored; Barbier scored. McClure flied out to cf (2-2). 3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

South Alabama 5th - Curtis walked (3-2). Whitehurst struck out looking (2-2). Choron grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b (1-0); Curtis out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

LSU 5th - Bernhardt grounded out to 3b (1-2). Davis grounded out to 2b (0-2). Cresse pinch hit for Earnhart. Cresse fouled out to rf (3-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

South Alabama 6th - Cresse to c. Witten to rf for Bernhardt. Jackson struck out (0-2). Stacy flied out to cf (1-2). Wiley fouled out to 1b (2-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

LSU 6th - Touchstone to c for Wiley. Higgins flied out to cf (2-2). Barbier flied out to rf (0-2). Larson struck out (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

South Alabama 7th - Salvagio struck out (1-2). Smith struck out (2-2). Breazeale grounded out to 3b (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

LSU 7th - Furniss singled to right field (0-2). Horton pinch ran for Furniss. Koerner lined into double play ss to 1b (2-1); Horton out on the play. Cuntz pinch hit for McClure. Cuntz popped up to 2b (3-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

South Alabama 8th - Horton to 1b. Cuntz to 3b. Bennett to lf for Davis. Curtis lined out to cf (0-0). Whitehurst struck out looking (3-2). Choron popped up to 2b (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

LSU 8th - Masino to rf for Whitehurst. Crain to 2b for Choron. Bolton to 1b for Curtis. Sutley to cf for Stacy. Granville to lf for Smith. Cooke to p for Deason. Witten grounded out to 3b (0-0). Bennett singled to first base (1-1). Cresse walked (3-2); Bennett advanced to second. Cresse advanced to second on a wild pitch; Bennett advanced to third on a wild pitch. Cresse advanced to third on a wild pitch; Bennett scored on a wild pitch. Higgins homered to right center, 2 RBI (3-2); Cresse scored. Polozola pinch hit for Barbier. Polozola grounded out to ss (0-1). Thibodeaux pinch hit for Larson. Thibodeaux grounded out to ss (1-0). 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

South Alabama 9th - Polozola to 2b. Thibodeaux to 3b. Cuntz to ss. Williamson pinch hit for Jackson. Williamson grounded out to 2b (0-0). Sutley grounded out to 3b (0-0). Touchstone grounded out to 3b (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

 
Plate appearance breakdown
 

1997 LSU Baseball
South Alabama at LSU (Game 1) - Plate Appearance Breakdown
May 26 at Baton Rouge (Alex Box)

batting  plate appearances  vs  vs  rbi  with  adv  with  lead  bases  runner  rnrs  rnrs  2out  gnd  fly 
South Alabama   tpa  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  left  right  ops  rnrs  ops  2outs  off%  full  on3rd  adv  lob  rbi  out  out 
Curtis cf  0-0  0-3  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  1-4  0-0  0-0 
Bolton 1b  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Whitehurst rf  0-0  0-3  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Masino rf  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Choron 2b  0-0  1-4  0-0  0-1  0-1  1-3  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Crain 2b  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Jackson dh  0-0  0-3  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-1  0-2  0-0  0-0 
Williamson ph  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0 
Stacy 1b  0-0  0-3  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0 
Sutley cf  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Wiley c  0-0  1-3  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Touchstone c  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Salvagio 3b  0-0  2-3  0-0  2-2  2-2  1-1  0-1  0-0  0-0 
Smith lf  0-0  1-3  1-2  1-2  1-2  1-1  0-0  0-0  0-1 
Granville lf  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Breazeale ss  0-0  1-3  0-1  0-1  0-1  1-3  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Norton p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Deason p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Cooke p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  33  31  0-0  6-31  1-3  3-8  3-8  4-11  1-9  0-0  0-1 

pitching  batters faced                    vs  vs  with  with  lead  gnd  fly    
South Alabama   bf  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  2b  3b  hr  wp  bk  kl  left  right  rnrs  2out  off%  out  out  np 
Norton  17  14  0-3  6-11  5-8  4-6  1-3  65 
Deason  16  14  2-6  0-8  1-3  1-6  1-4  71 
Cooke  2-2  0-3  1-1  0-1  0-1  20 


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 
Higgins dh  0-0  1-4  1-1  1-1  1-1  0-0  1-4  0-0  1-1 
Barbier 2b  0-0  0-3  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Polozola ph/2b  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Larson ss  0-0  1-3  0-0  1-1  2-2  0-2  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Thibodeaux ph/3b  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Furniss 1b  0-0  1-3  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  1-2  0-0  0-0 
Horton pr/1b  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Koerner cf  0-0  1-3  1-1  1-2  2-3  1-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
McClure 3b  0-0  2-3  1-1  1-1  1-1  1-2  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Cuntz ph/3b  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Bernhardt rf  0-0  1-3  0-1  1-2  2-2  1-1  0-1  0-0  0-0 
Witten rf  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0 
Davis lf  0-0  2-3  2-2  2-2  2-2  2-2  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Bennett lf  0-0  1-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Earnhart c  0-0  0-2  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-2  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Cresse ph/c  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0  1-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Thompson p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  39  33  10  0-0  10-33  5-8  7-12  11-15  5-13  2-8  0-0  1-1  11 

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 
Thompson  33  31  1-7  5-24  3-8  4-11  1-9  111 

 
Line score
 


LSU 14, South Alabama 4 (May 26 at Baton Rouge) (Game 1)
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South Alabama....... 100 300 000  -  4  6  0      (43-18)
LSU................. 503 300 03X  - 14 10  0      (52-13)
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Pitchers: South Alabama - Jason Norton; Terrell Deason(3); Peter Cooke(8) and Terry Wiley;
Brad Touchstone. LSU - Doug Thompson and Clint Earnhart; Brad Cresse.
Win-Doug Thompson(11-3)  Loss-Jason Norton(9-6)  T-2:21  A-0
HR SA - Joey Choron (21); Eric Smith (5).
HR LS - Danny Higgins (9); Brandon Larson (35); Mike Koerner (19); Wes Davis (15).
Game notes:
The same two teams meet in 30 minutes with the winner going to Omaha...
Choron ties USA single-season home run record with 21, set by Jerry Poston
in '77 and tied by Mark Johnston in '78.