Pitchers Rule The Day In LSU Tigers 7-0 Win Over Kentucky Wildcats

It was a must-win scenario for the LSU Tigers on Saturday if they wanted to avoid dropping the first three SEC series. They answered the call with a 7-0 win over the Kentucky Wildcats. The Tigers improve to 18-10 on the year and 3-5 in conference play.

A win in Sunday's rubber match would give them their first series win in three tries. That would be a huge boost to the team's confidence. When the pitchers pitch as they did on Saturday, nothing else matters.

William Schmidt got the second spot in the rotation, with Cooper Moore dealing with an injury. Schmidt went 5. 1 scoreless innings with six hits, two walks and three strikeouts.

It wasn't the prettiest outing of his career, but he got the job done. His season ERA is down to 2. 55, delivering on the promise of development from last year.