Bullpen Implodes as Tigers Drop Game Two to Mississippi State 9-4

In what’s maybe the most disturbing loss of the season, the Tigers fell in game two to Mississippi State 9-4 Saturday night at Alex Box Stadium.

Saturday was set up perfectly for LSU to take the series from an awful Bulldog team. Ty Floyd had one of his best outings of the season pitching six innings where he only allowed one run, surrendered five hits, and struck out 10. Floyd walked off the mound with a 2-1 lead in hand and a fully loaded bullpen set to close this game out.

But that wouldn’t be the case as the pen had maybe its worst outing of the season. Nate Ackenhausen came on in the seventh and immediately surrendered the lead by way of a homer to Luke Hancock. He would flirt with even…