COLUMBIA, Mo. – LSU’s Gage Jump struck out 14 batters in a complete-game 12-1 victory over University of Missouri baseball Friday evening in the opening contest of the two clubs’ three-game Southeastern Conference series at Taylor Stadium.
Jump (3-1) limited Mizzou to three hits over the seven-inning contest, racking up a career high for strikeouts while walking just one hitter. The left-hander fanned 10 of the final 13 hitters he faced and struck out the side in four different innings.
The LSU offense staked Jump to a sizable lead by scoring 11 times over the first four innings. After plating the game’s first run with a two-out rally in the first inning, the defending national champions employed the long ball to extend their lead. Brady Neal, who reached base safely in three of his four trips to the plate, led off the second with a solo shot to right, before Steven Milan followed suit the following frame with his first home run of the season to open the third.
Milan’s shot to right kicked off a six-run rally for the Tigers (24-15, 4-12 SEC), who won for just the fourth time in 16 SEC contests. Mizzou starter Logan Lunceford (1-3) issued back-to-back walks, before Hayden Travinski belted a three-run homer to right-center that doubled the LSU lead to 6-0….
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