If Saturday’s game at Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field felt familiar, it’s because it was. Early on Saturday’s game was practically a shot-for-shot remake of Friday night’s game, but this time Tennessee broke things open late and held on for a 9-3 win.
Tennessee’s starting pitching, once again, shut down LSU’s batting. Like last night, LSU would only manage one hit through the first six innings. Marcus Phillips was marvelous, throwing six shutout innings and only allowing one hit. Anthony Eyanson, meanwhile, had a perfectly fine outing (5.2 innings, six hits, eight Ks, four walks) but got done absolutely no favors by his offense.