Brayden Jobert blasts pivotal solo shot to give LSU 6-5 lead over Oregon State in Baton Rouge Regional

The LSU Tigers blasted five home runs in the Baton Rouge Regional on Sunday evening against the Oregon State Beavers. Perhaps none of them was bigger than the pivotal solo shot by Brayden Jobert in the bottom of the eighth inning. He sent a deep shot over the center field wall to give the Tigers a 6-5 advantage over the Beavers. It would prove to be the game-winner. The game was televised on ESPN+.

Check out the pivotal blast by Jobert below.

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The Tigers’ bats got hot when they’ve needed them the most on Sunday evening in the Baton Rouge Regional. In the bottom of the fifth inning they were trailing by one run, but Hayden Travinski and Cade Beloso belted back-to-back home runs to give the Tigers a 4-3 advantage. Josh Pearson also smacked a home run to give LSU a two-run lead in the bottom of the sixth inning. Dylan Crews also had a home run.

LSU ended up winning the game 6-5, thanks to Jobert’s game-changing solo shot in the bottom of the eighth.

With the win, LSU advanced to the Baton Rouge Regional Final. They will face the winner of the Oregon State-Sam Houston State game on Sunday night.

The Tigers will have two chances to clinch a berth in the Super Regionals. The Regional Final will be played on Monday, but a time has yet to be determined.

LSU has been one of the best teams in all of college baseball for the 2023 campaign. And their bats delivered when they needed them the most on Sunday evening. Timing is everything in sports and the Tigers brought the goods at the perfect time.

All six of LSU’s runs were scored by home runs. Oregon State tied the game up at 5-5 in the seventh inning, after Gavin Turley blasted a two-run shot for the Beavers.

LSU pitcher Thatcher Hurd fired a career-high 12 strikeouts after a rough early start. His last 12 strikeout game came when he played for UCLA on March 1, 2022. The Bruins were facing Long Beach State.

The Tigers began the game with Ty Floyd on the mound, but his outing was cut short by a lengthy three-hour weather delay. He finished the first three innings, allowing one earned run on five hits, striking out five and walking two. Right hander Gavin Guidry finished the game off in the final inning to earn a save.

LSU improved their overall record to 45-15 with the win.