Overview
- Sacramento State clinched the weekend with a 6-1 win Sunday at Alex Box Stadium, dropping LSU to 12-5 and improving the Hornets to 5-10.
- Starter Carson Timothy limited LSU to one unearned run over 6.2 innings with no walks, and Trevor Wilson closed the final 2.1 frames for his third save.
- A day earlier, Cameron Sewell drove in five runs, including an eighth-inning grand slam, to secure a 5-4 win despite LSU’s late push.
- LSU has lost four of its last five in its worst pre-SEC start under Jay Johnson, with defensive errors and 2-for-20 hitting with runners in scoring position over the last two games fueling the skid.
- Jay Johnson credited Sacramento State’s pitching and defense and said LSU must play better; the Tigers host Creighton on Tuesday before beginning SEC play at Vanderbilt.