Instant Analysis: Mississippi State shows LSU the error of its ways in series-opening loss on Friday

Conference play did not start the way LSU wanted it to as the Tigers lost Game 1 to Mississippi State 10-4.

Luke Holman entered the first game of this series with a 2-0 record and a 0.00 ERA. After tonight, that is no longer the case. State scored first in the bottom of the second inning to take a 1-0 lead early.

LSU then took the lead in the top of the third inning when Josh Pearson hit a solo homer and Tommy White hit a two-run shot to right to give the Tigers a 3-1 lead.

In the bottom of the fifth inning, the wheels fell off for the Tigers. The Bulldogs scored three runs, two of which were unearned, to give themselves a 4-3 lead and chase Holman from the mound. Holman’s final line was 4.2 innings pitched and he gave up 10 hits, five runs (two earned), three strikeouts, and one walk.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, State scored again on an RBI single. In the bottom of the eighth inning, the Bulldogs hit a three-run homer against Justin Loer to extend their lead to 9-3 and an RBI single extended the lead to 10-3.

In the top of the ninth inning, Michael Braswell III scored on an RBI groundout to cut the lead to 10-4. That was all LSU could manage and that was the final score. Game 2 will be Saturday at 4 p.m. CT.

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