BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU right-hander Austin Bain earned Southeastern Conference Co-Freshman of the Week recognition Monday from the league office. Bain shared the honor with Vanderbilt pitcher Kyle Wright.
Bain, a native of Geismar, La., pitched brilliantly in relief on Saturday to help lead LSU to a 13-inning win over Alabama that clinched a three-game sweep of the SEC series.
Bain entered the game in the bottom of the first inning with LSU trailing 4-2 and the bases loaded with one out. He retired the first two batters he faced to end the threat and pitched all the way through the seventh inning.
Bain worked a career-long 6.2 shutout innings, and he threw 93 pitches in the outing. He allowed just three hits with one walk and a career-high nine strikeouts.
Bain combined with fellow LSU relievers Alden Cartwright and Jesse Stallings to blank Alabama over the final 12.2 innings of the Tigers’ 6-4, 13-inning win.