LSU avoids sweep, holds on to win 5-4 over No. 1 Arkansas
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Alex Milazzo (20) and Devin Fontenot (28). (Source: LSU Baseball)
By Spencer Chrisman | May 1, 2021 at 9:27 PM CDT - Updated May 1 at 9:27 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The LSU Tigers avoided the sweep against No. 1 Arkansas in game two of Saturdayâs doubleheader holding on to a 5-4 win.
The Tigers (26-17, 7-14 SEC) scored five runs on seven hits to take down the Razorbacks who rallied in the top of the ninth inning with three runs to make things interesting at make it a 5-4 game.
Devin Fontenot would strike out Zack Gregory to end the threat in the ninth. Arkansas would load the bases in the top of the ninth inning and a sac-fly and a two-run single would narrow the lead for LSU to 5-4.