The Gators traveled to Baton Rouge to get revenge against the defending National Champions LSU, but a quiet offense that had a season-low four hits on the night did not allow them to do that, dropping the contest 6-1 Friday night.
The Tigers struck first, going up 2-0 in the first inning off of the Gators’ starting pitcher Cade Fisher.
The Gators got on the board in the fourth with a solo homerun from Ty Evans, his fifth on the season and were down 2-1.
Slater entered the game in the bottom of the sixth with the bases loaded. Fishers night ended after five innings and five strikeouts. The Tigers took advantage and added three more runs, going up 5-1.
Fisher Jameson came in for Slater in the seventh, after a short one inning outing for Slater. Jameson kept the Tigers off the board and Blake Purnell then took over in the eighth. LSU added another and took a 6-1 lead.
The Gators offense struggled to find any kind of momentum, striking out 16 times. They had a season-low four hits on the night. Final score, LSU wins 6-1 and takes game one of the series.
Game two will be at 7 p.m. Saturday night with Liam Peterson set to take the mound for the Gators.
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