LSU Baseball Walks-Off South Carolina to Advance to SEC Championship | Highlights

Second baseman Steven Milam launched a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning Saturday to lift LSU to a 12-11 win over South Carolina in an SEC Tournament semifinal game at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium.
The Tigers, who have won seven straight games, advance to the SEC Tournament championship game at 2 p.m. CT Sunday against top-seeded Tennessee, which defeated Vanderbilt, 6-4, in Saturday’s nightcap.
Sunday’s championship game will be broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network beginning at 1:30 p.m. CT and televised by ESPN2.
LSU, which trailed the Gamecocks, 8-0, heading into the bottom of the fourth inning, improved to 40-20 on the season, while South Carolina dropped to 36-23.
“What a game,” said LSU coach Jay Johnson. “I think there’s a lot of stories in this game, but it’s about toughness. The toughness that this team has displayed since the middle of the season is special. We were in a tough spot, and now we’re one of the best teams in the country. It’s our 40th win of the season, four obviously here (at the SEC Tournament). That happens when you have tough-minded people that deliver great individual performances.”
South Carolina broke a 10-10 tie in the top of the 10th inning when rightfielder Blake Jackson scored from third base on a balk with two outs. LSU reliever Griffin Herring, however, retired leftfielder Dylan Brewer with runners on the corners to end the inning and keep the deficit at 11-10.
LSU designated hitter Hayden Travinski led off the bottom of the 10th with a walk, and Milam followed with a two-run blast, his sixth homer of the season, to give the Tigers a thrilling victory.
“Steven with the walk-off homer, he’s been exceptional in this tournament,” Johnson said. “I don’t know that there’s been a better player on the field this entire tournament.”
“I got something down that I could handle,” Milam said, “and I stayed calm and I put a good swing on it.”
LSU’s Griffin Herring (4-1) was credited with the win after recording the final out in the top of the 10th. South Carolina reliever Garrett Gainey (1-4) was charged with the loss, as he allowed three runs on two hits in one inning with two walks and no strikeouts.
Watch more exclusive content from LSU Baseball on LSU.GOLD → lsul.su/485G3hU
Listen to In The Dirt on your favorite podcast platform → lsul.su/HFP
Connect with LSU Baseball on all our social media platforms ⤵️
Visit our website: lsusports.net/sports/bsb/
Follow us on Twitter: lsul.su/3NbGRcI
Follow us on Instagram: lsul.su/3RwjQUJ
Like us on Facebook: lsul.su/486267N

[@noahlejeune3154]

This whole week has just been magic. Even if they lose tm, this is the BEST HOOVER RUN EVER. GEAUX TIGERS

[@petepyeatt6909]

Unbelievable game.

[@walterheisenberg251]

Imagine a game in which the highlight video really doesn’t start until the score is 8-0.

[@joeykonyha2414]

Final score: LSU 12 The Umpires 11.

[@ginobling1828]

Cry me a river 😭 SC made gazillion errors

[@JPFrick]

@@ginobling1828 and so did LSU

[@lesliehaygood4938]

That was a very great game last night and today

[@user-tt1qf5fg8b]

The catcher neither stood on or in front of the plate and he had the fucking ball in the glove. 😮

[@Kittyhshwjaj]

I know what a stupid freaking call. But it don't matter we would have won anyway! 🏆🏆🏆

[@creole75]

Doesn't get much better than this! 🐯

[@TheAASAllAroundSports]

That was Justice At it’s finest.

[@Drawfornoone]

So beautiful

[@davidjaerobins4180]

Hell of a game yesterday. Win today, LSU makes history as the lowest seed to ever win the tourney.

[@chag1pyk5]

Go Tigers!!!!

[@EricBynog-zd4rd]

What was the pitch called ball or strike the count was 0-2 with 2 outs it was South Carolina last ditch to get a call because they knew they were about to loose game but to heck with the other crap the count was 0-2 with 2 outs that should have been 3 strikes batter out in box or out it’s a strike

[@Booster6969]

Beautiful

[@Drawfornoone]

I cried

[@petepyeatt6909]

1:10

[@shanemarcotte2062]

Even with a paid ump LSU still beat them!!! lol!

[@ginobling1828]

How the hell did they score 8 so fast 😬

[@lindaroyer602]

South Carolina had too many errors.

[@Pcginbigd]

Do we have any pitchers left?

[@badsabre5917]

Yes. They were basically not counting on winning this game based on the pitchers LSU threw except Herring came in and threw one pitch I believe.

[@stephendileo641]

Doesn't seem to matter.

[@Itz_Crawfish]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Kittyhshwjaj]

GEAUX Tigers

[@KellyJuan-pp4ws]

🤯

[@jamesterrilliii5104]

Take that cocky….Geaux Tigers

[@CHardy-ht4sm]

Just delete this one. Wheels does it alot better

[@noahlejeune3154]

Wheels does full game highlights; this is strictly the good stuff from the Tigers