LSU vs Southern California (May 30)

 
Box Score
 

1998 LSU Baseball
LSU vs Southern California
May 30 at Omaha, Neb. (Rosenblatt Stadium)

LSU 12 (47-17)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Danny Higgins lf 
   Bryon Bennett lf 
Josh Dalton ss 
Trey McClure 2b 
Eddy Furniss 1b 
Brad Cresse c 
Clint Earnhart dh 
Blair Barbier 3b 
Wes Davis rf 
Cedrick Harris cf 
Jake Esteves p 
   Chris Demouy p 
   Doug Thompson p 
Totals  41  12  14  12  12  27  11 
  

Southern California 10 (44-17)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Wes Rachels 2b 
Greg Hanoian lf 
Robb Gorr 1b 
Morgan Ensberg 3b 
Eric Munson c  12 
Brad Ticehurst rf 
Seth Davidson ss 
Jason Lane dh/p 
Jeremy Freitas cf 
Seth Etherton p 
   Mike Penney p 
   Jack Krawczyk p 
Totals  38  10  12  10  27 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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LSU................. 000 113 520 - 12 14  2
Southern California. 102 205 000 - 10 12  2
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E - Barbier(23); Esteves(3); Ensberg(13); Lane(2). LOB - LSU 4; USC 7. 2B - McClure(11); Rachels(15); Ensberg(21). HR - Higgins(14); McClure(27); Furniss(28); Cresse 2(28); Earnhart(11); Davis(9); Harris(8); Gorr(14); Freitas(14). SH - Hanoian 2(12). SF - Munson(2). SB - Dalton(27); Ensberg(19). CS - Dalton(4).

LSU   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Jake Esteves   4.0  18  22  92 
Chris Demouy   2.0  11  39 
Doug Thompson W,12-4  3.0  11  11  43 
  
Southern California   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Seth Etherton   6.0  10  27  28  119 
Mike Penney   0.1  13 
Jason Lane L,8-2  1.1  25 
Jack Krawczyk   1.1  20 

Win - Thompson (12-4). Loss - Lane (8-2). Save - None. WP - Demouy(6). PB - Cresse(6). Inherited runners/scored: Krawczyk 2/2. Pitches/strikes: Esteves 92/55; Demouy 39/23; Thompson 43/27; Etherton 119/72; Penney 13/8; Lane 25/16; Krawczyk 20/13.

Umpires - HP: Dick Runchey 1B: Tony Walsh 2B: Ken Eldridge 3B: Tony Gisondi
Start: 12:41 Time: 3:30 Attendance: 19470
Game notes: LSU sets a school and CWS record for home runs in a game with eight...LSU also ties a CWS single-game record with 39 total bases...The Tigers have won nine straight CWS games dating back to 1996...Furniss has now hit safely in 15 consecutive games.
Etherton faced 2 batters in the 7th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

1998 LSU Baseball
LSU vs Southern California
May 30 at Omaha, Neb. (Rosenblatt Stadium)

LSU starters: 10/lf Higgins; 1/ss Dalton; 14/2b McClure; 36/1b Furniss; 22/c Cresse; 13/dh Earnhart; 4/3b Barbier; 20/rf Davis; 24/cf Harris; 28/p Esteves;

Southern California starters: 24/2b Rachels; 25/lf Hanoian; 10/1b Gorr; 14/3b Ensberg; 3/c Munson; 8/rf Ticehurst; 2/ss Davidson; 16/dh Lane; 37/cf Freitas; 33/p Etherton;

LSU 1st - Higgins struck out swinging (0-2). Dalton flied out to cf (2-1). McClure doubled to left field (1-0). Furniss struck out looking (3-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Southern California 1st - Rachels walked (3-2). Rachels advanced to second on a passed ball. Hanoian reached on a fielding error by p, assist by 1b, SAC, bunt (3-1); Rachels advanced to third. Gorr reached on a fielder's choice (1-2); Hanoian out at second ss to 2b. Ensberg flied out to rf (1-2). Munson singled to right field, RBI (3-1); Gorr advanced to second; Rachels scored, unearned. Ticehurst struck out swinging (2-2). 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

LSU 2nd - Cresse struck out looking (2-2). Earnhart flied out to rf (0-2). Barbier reached on a throwing error by 3b, advanced to second (2-2). Davis flied out to rf (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Southern California 2nd - Davidson struck out swinging (1-2). Lane flied out to lf (2-1). Freitas struck out swinging (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

LSU 3rd - Harris struck out swinging (2-2). Higgins singled to center field (3-2). Dalton reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); Higgins out at second ss to 2b. Dalton out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Southern California 3rd - Rachels grounded out to 3b (0-0). Hanoian singled to left field (2-2). Gorr flied out to lf (1-0). Ensberg reached on a throwing error by 3b (2-2); Hanoian advanced to second. Munson walked (3-1); Ensberg advanced to second; Hanoian advanced to third. Ticehurst singled to center field, 2 RBI (2-0); Munson advanced to third; Ensberg scored, unearned; Hanoian scored, unearned. Davidson grounded out to p (2-1). 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

LSU 4th - McClure grounded out to 2b (1-1). Furniss homered to right field, RBI (0-0). Cresse struck out swinging (3-2). Earnhart popped up to 2b (2-1). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Southern California 4th - Lane singled to center field (0-2). Freitas homered to center field, 2 RBI (1-0); Lane scored. Rachels doubled to right field (3-2). Hanoian grounded out to p, SAC, bunt (0-0); Rachels advanced to third. Gorr reached on a fielder's choice, advanced to third (1-0); Rachels out at home 3b to c to 3b to p. Ensberg struck out swinging (1-2). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

LSU 5th - Barbier flied out to cf (2-1). Davis homered to center field, RBI (0-0). Harris struck out swinging (1-2). Higgins walked (3-1). Dalton struck out swinging (2-2). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Southern California 5th - Demouy to p for Esteves. Munson grounded out to ss (2-2). Ticehurst flied out to cf (1-1). Davidson grounded out to 2b (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

LSU 6th - McClure struck out swinging (3-2). Furniss singled to right center (0-1). Cresse homered to center field, 2 RBI (2-0); Furniss scored. Earnhart homered to center field, RBI (3-1). Barbier struck out looking (2-2). Davis struck out looking (3-2). 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Southern California 6th - Lane struck out swinging (2-2). Freitas singled to left field (0-0). Rachels singled to right field (1-1); Freitas advanced to second. Rachels advanced to second on a wild pitch; Freitas advanced to third on a wild pitch. Hanoian walked (3-0). Gorr homered to left field, 4 RBI (1-0); Hanoian scored; Rachels scored; Freitas scored. Ensberg doubled down the lf line (0-0). Ensberg stole third. Munson flied out to cf, SF, RBI (2-0); Ensberg scored. Ticehurst struck out looking (2-2). 5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

LSU 7th - Harris homered to left center, RBI (1-1). Higgins homered to center field, RBI (2-2). Penney to p for Etherton. Dalton out at first p to 2b to 1b (3-2). McClure homered to right field, RBI (2-2). Lane to p. / for Penney. Furniss walked (3-2). Cresse homered to left field, 2 RBI (2-1); Furniss scored. Earnhart flied out to rf (0-1). Barbier popped up to 3b (0-0). 5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Southern California 7th - Thompson to p for Demouy. Davidson grounded out to p (1-0). Lane flied out to cf (3-2). Freitas flied out to rf (0-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

LSU 8th - Davis singled to left field (1-2). Harris reached on a fielder's choice, bunt (0-0); Davis out at second p to ss. Higgins struck out swinging (1-2). Dalton singled to pitcher (1-1); Harris advanced to second, advanced to third on a throwing error by p. Lane to dh. Krawczyk to p. Dalton stole second. McClure singled to center field, 2 RBI (3-2); Dalton scored, unearned; Harris scored. Furniss flied out to lf (2-2). 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Southern California 8th - Rachels flied out to rf (2-1). Hanoian grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-1). Gorr flied out to lf (1-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

LSU 9th - Cresse fouled out to 1b (0-1). Earnhart struck out swinging (2-2). Barbier flied out to lf (0-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Southern California 9th - Bennett to lf for Higgins. Ensberg singled to pitcher (2-0). Munson out at first 1b to p (1-2); Ensberg advanced to second. Ticehurst singled to right field (0-0); Ensberg advanced to third. Davidson struck out swinging (2-2). Lane struck out swinging (2-2). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

 
Plate appearance breakdown
 

1998 LSU Baseball
LSU vs Southern California - Plate Appearance Breakdown
May 30 at Omaha, Neb. (Rosenblatt Stadium)

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 lf  0-1  2-3  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0 
Bennett lf  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Dalton ss  1-1  0-4  0-0  1-3  1-3  1-2  0-0  0-0  0-0 
McClure 2b  0-0  3-5  1-1  1-1  1-1  2-2  0-2  0-0  0-0 
Furniss 1b  0-0  2-4  0-1  0-2  0-2  0-2  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Cresse c  1-1  1-4  0-0  2-2  2-2  0-0  0-2  0-0  0-0 
Earnhart dh  0-1  1-4  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Barbier 3b  0-1  0-4  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-3  0-1  0-0  0-0 
Davis rf  1-1  1-3  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-2  1-1  0-0  0-0 
Harris cf  0-1  1-3  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-0  1-2  0-0  0-0 
Esteves p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Demouy p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  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......  43  41  14  3-7  11-34  1-3  4-11  4-11  3-12  2-9  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 
Esteves  22  18  4-6  2-12  3-11  2-7  2-4  92 
Demouy  11  1-4  3-5  2-2  0-2  0-2  39 
Thompson  11  11  1-4  1-7  1-4  0-3  1-3  43 


batting  plate appearances  vs  vs  rbi  with  adv  with  lead  bases  runner  rnrs  rnrs  2out  gnd  fly 
Southern California   tpa  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  left  right  ops  rnrs  ops  2outs  off%  full  on3rd  adv  lob  rbi  out  out 
Rachels 2b  1-1  1-3  0-0  1-1  1-1  0-0  1-3  0-0  0-0 
Hanoian lf  0-0  1-2  0-0  0-0  2-2  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Gorr 1b  1-1  0-4  1-3  1-4  1-4  0-1  0-0  1-1  1-3 
Ensberg 3b  1-1  1-4  0-2  0-3  1-3  0-2  1-1  0-0  0-1 
Munson c  0-1  1-2  1-1  1-2  4-4  1-1  0-1  0-0  1-1 
Ticehurst rf  0-2  2-3  2-3  2-3  2-3  1-3  0-0  1-1  0-0 
Davidson ss  0-1  0-4  0-2  0-2  0-2  0-2  0-2  0-0  0-1 
Lane dh/p  0-1  1-4  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  1-2  0-0  0-0 
Freitas cf  1-1  1-3  0-0  1-1  1-1  0-2  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Etherton p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Penney p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Krawczyk p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  44  38  12  4-9  8-29  4-12  6-17  12-21  2-12  3-9  2-2  2-6  10 

pitching  batters faced                    vs  vs  with  with  lead  gnd  fly    
Southern California   bf  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  2b  3b  hr  wp  bk  kl  left  right  rnrs  2out  off%  out  out  np 
Etherton  28  27  4-9  5-18  1-5  1-7  1-7  119 
Penney  0-1  1-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  13 
Lane  0-1  3-6  2-4  1-2  1-1  25 
Krawczyk  0-1  1-4  1-2  1-3  0-1  20 

 
Line score
 


LSU 12, Southern California 10 (May 30 at Omaha, Neb.)
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LSU................. 000 113 520  - 12 14  2      (47-17)
Southern California. 102 205 000  - 10 12  2      (44-17)
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Pitchers: LSU - Jake Esteves; Chris Demouy(5); Doug Thompson(7) and Brad Cresse.
Southern California - Seth Etherton; Mike Penney(7); Jason Lane(7); Jack Krawczyk(8) and
Eric Munson.
Win-Doug Thompson(12-4)  Loss-Jason Lane(8-2)  T-3:30  A-19470
HR LS - Danny Higgins (14); Trey McClure (27); Eddy Furniss (28); Brad Cresse 2 (28); Clint Earnhart (11); Wes Davis (9); Cedrick Harris (8).
HR USC - Robb Gorr (14); Jeremy Freitas (14).
Game notes:
LSU sets a school and CWS record for home runs in a game with eight...LSU
also ties a CWS single-game record with 39 total bases...The Tigers have
won nine straight CWS games dating back to 1996...Furniss has now hit
safely in 15 consecutive games.

Etherton faced 2 batters in the 7th.