BATON ROUGE, La. – A two-run single in the bottom of the ninth inning by designated Bino Watters lifted LSU on Sunday to a 10-9 win over Troy in the first half of an exhibition game in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.
The Tigers also posted a 9-3 victory over the Trojans in the second half of the exhibition on Sunday night.
Trailing 9-8 in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 1 with two outs and nobody on, the Tigers began the rally when first baseman Mason Braun drew a walk.
Third baseman Dawson Park followed with a single, and Watters then lined a pitch into the left-center field gap to drive in the winning runs.
The ninth-inning surge completed a tremendous comeback for LSU, which trailed Troy 9-4 entering the bottom of the seventh inning.
Leftfielder Dominic Santarelli executed a steal of home plate to narrow the gap to 9-5 in the seventh before shortstop Steven Milam launched a three-run homer for the Tigers in the eighth.
LSU’s offense was also highlighted by rightfielder Angel Laya, who produced a solo homer in the second inning and a two-run single in the sixth.
LSU starting pitcher William Schmidt delivered an excellent outing, working 2.0 scoreless innings while recording four strikeouts.
Freshman DH/left-handed pitcher Lucas Nawrocki tripled in the fourth inning and scored on catcher Cade Arrambide’s single, and he fired a scoreless ninth inning on the mound to set the stage for LSU’s walk-off win.
