Vols defeat LSU to tie SEC baseball series
Tennessee wins Game 2 against LSU to the series.
Tennessee ( 20-11, 4-7 SEC) defeated LSU ( 21-11, 5-6 SEC), 4-1, Saturday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Vols tied the SEC series, 1-1. First pitch for Game 3 between the Vols and Tigers is slated for 1 p.
m. EDT on April 5. Tennessee led, 1-0, in the first inning after Blake Grimmer recorded a RBI by reaching base on an error.
After LSU tied the game in the second inning, the Vols regained the lead when Grimmer hit a solo home run in the third inning. Tennessee extended its advantage to, 3-1, when Jay Abernathy had a scoring single for the Vols, who collected three hits against the Tigers. Grimmer went 1-for-4.
He hit one home run, recorded two RBIs and scored a run, while Abernathy went 1-for-3. He hit a double and recorded one RBI. Blaine Brown went 1-for-4 and scored one run.