South Alabama vs LSU (May 26)
Box score (NCAA)
1997 LSU Baseball
South Alabama at LSU (Game 1)
May 26 at Baton Rouge (Alex Box)
South Alabama 4 (43-18)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Brey Curtis cf........... 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0
Gabe Bolton 1b.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Tom Whitehurst rf........ 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0
Josh Masino rf.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joey Choron 2b........... 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0
Jason Crain 2b.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brett Jackson dh......... 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Casey Williamson ph..... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I.B. Stacy 1b............ 3 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 0
Andy Sutley cf.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Terry Wiley c............ 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0
Brad Touchstone c....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Tom Salvagio 3b.......... 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 0
Eric Smith lf............ 3 1 1 3 0 2 4 0 0
Earnie Granville lf..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rob Breazeale ss......... 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 2
Jason Norton p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Terrell Deason p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peter Cooke p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 31 4 6 4 2 10 24 9 2
LSU 14 (52-13)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Danny Higgins dh......... 4 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
Blair Barbier 2b......... 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 0
Keith Polozola ph/2b.... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Brandon Larson ss........ 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 0
Johnnie Thibodeaux ph/3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Eddy Furniss 1b.......... 3 1 1 0 1 0 8 1 0
Conan Horton pr/1b...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Mike Koerner cf.......... 3 2 1 3 1 0 3 0 0
Trey McClure 3b.......... 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 0
Casey Cuntz ph/3b....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tom Bernhardt rf......... 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jeremy Witten rf........ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wes Davis lf............. 3 1 2 4 0 0 1 1 0
Bryon Bennett lf........ 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clint Earnhart c......... 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 1
Brad Cresse ph/c........ 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0
Doug Thompson p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 33 14 10 13 5 4 27 14 1
Score by Innings R H E
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South Alabama....... 100 300 000 - 4 6 0
LSU................. 503 300 03X - 14 10 0
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DP - S. Alabama 1; LSU 1. LOB - S. Alabama 2; LSU 1. 2B - Salvagio(6);
McClure(9); Davis(4). HR - Choron(21); Smith(5); Higgins(9); Larson(35);
Koerner(19); Davis(15). HBP - Barbier. CS - Whitehurst(5).
South Alabama IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Jason Norton........ 2.2 6 8 8 3 3 14 17 65
Terrell Deason...... 4.1 2 3 3 1 1 14 16 71
Peter Cooke......... 1.0 2 3 3 1 0 5 6 20
LSU IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Doug Thompson....... 9.0 6 4 4 2 10 31 33 111
Win - Thompson (11-3). Loss - Norton (9-6). Save - None.
WP - Cooke 2(6); Thompson(6). HBP - by Deason (Barbier). Inherited
runners/scored: None. Pitches/strikes: Norton 65/36; Deason 71/43; Cooke 20/11;
Thompson 111/75.
Umpires - HP: Jim Garman 1B: Scott McDougall 2B: Wayne Morris 3B: Jeff
Heinrichs Start: 10:59 Time: 2:21 Attendance:
Game notes:
The same two teams meet in 30 minutes with the winner going to Omaha...
Choron ties USA single-season home run record with 21, set by Jerry Poston
in '77 and tied by Mark Johnston in '78.
Game: 5261
Play-by-Play
1997 LSU Baseball
South Alabama at LSU (Game 1) - Play-by-Play
May 26 at Baton Rouge (Alex Box)
Score by Innings R H E
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South Alabama....... 100 300 000 - 4 6 0
LSU................. 503 300 03X - 14 10 0
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South Alabama starters: 6/cf Curtis; 38/rf Whitehurst; 15/2b Choron; 16/dh Jackson;
13/1b Stacy; 5/c Wiley; 7/3b Salvagio; 36/lf Smith; 17/ss Breazeale; 24/p Norton;
LSU starters: 10/dh Higgins; 4/2b Barbier; 16/ss Larson; 36/1b Furniss; 2/cf
Koerner; 14/3b McClure; 33/rf Bernhardt; 20/lf Davis; 13/c Earnhart; 9/p Thompson;
South Alabama 1st - Curtis grounded out to 2b (0-0). Whitehurst walked (3-1).
Whitehurst out at second p to 1b to ss, caught stealing. Choron homered to left
field, RBI (3-2). Jackson grounded out to 3b (0-0). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
LSU 1st - Higgins walked (3-2). Barbier struck out (1-2). Larson homered to
right center, 2 RBI (1-1); Higgins scored. Furniss walked (3-1). Koerner walked
(3-1); Furniss advanced to second. McClure doubled to left field, 2 RBI (3-2);
Koerner scored; Furniss scored. Bernhardt flied out to lf (0-1); McClure advanced to
third. Davis doubled to right field, RBI (0-1); McClure scored. Earnhart struck out
(0-2). 5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
South Alabama 2nd - Stacy flied out to rf (1-1). Wiley singled to right
center (0-2). Salvagio doubled to right field (1-1); Wiley advanced to third. Smith
struck out, out at first c to 1b (0-2). Breazeale struck out, out at first c to 1b
(1-2). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
LSU 2nd - Higgins grounded out to ss (1-2). Barbier flied out to lf (0-0).
Larson struck out (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
South Alabama 3rd - Curtis struck out looking (1-2). Whitehurst flied out to
lf (2-2). Choron grounded out to ss (1-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
LSU 3rd - Furniss flied out to lf (3-2). Koerner grounded out to 2b (0-0).
McClure singled down the lf line (3-1). Bernhardt singled to right center (3-1);
McClure advanced to third. Davis homered to left center, 3 RBI (1-0); Bernhardt
scored; McClure scored. Deason to p for Norton. Earnhart grounded out to ss (1-0).
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
South Alabama 4th - Jackson struck out looking (2-2). Stacy struck out,
reached first on a wild pitch (0-2). Wiley flied out to cf (0-0). Salvagio singled
to third base (0-0); Stacy advanced to second. Smith homered to left center, 3 RBI
(0-0); Salvagio scored; Stacy scored. Breazeale singled to center field, out at
second lf to 2b (2-1). 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
LSU 4th - Higgins flied out to cf (2-1). Barbier hit by pitch (2-1). Larson
walked (3-1); Barbier advanced to second. Furniss lined out to lf (1-0). Koerner
homered to right field, 3 RBI (2-2); Larson scored; Barbier scored. McClure flied
out to cf (2-2). 3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
South Alabama 5th - Curtis walked (3-2). Whitehurst struck out looking (2-2).
Choron grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b (1-0); Curtis out on the play. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
LSU 5th - Bernhardt grounded out to 3b (1-2). Davis grounded out to 2b (0-2).
Cresse pinch hit for Earnhart. Cresse fouled out to rf (3-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
South Alabama 6th - Cresse to c. Witten to rf for Bernhardt. Jackson struck
out (0-2). Stacy flied out to cf (1-2). Wiley fouled out to 1b (2-0). 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
LSU 6th - Touchstone to c for Wiley. Higgins flied out to cf (2-2). Barbier
flied out to rf (0-2). Larson struck out (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
South Alabama 7th - Salvagio struck out (1-2). Smith struck out (2-2).
Breazeale grounded out to 3b (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
LSU 7th - Furniss singled to right field (0-2). Horton pinch ran for Furniss.
Koerner lined into double play ss to 1b (2-1); Horton out on the play. Cuntz pinch
hit for McClure. Cuntz popped up to 2b (3-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
South Alabama 8th - Horton to 1b. Cuntz to 3b. Bennett to lf for Davis.
Curtis lined out to cf (0-0). Whitehurst struck out looking (3-2). Choron popped up
to 2b (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
LSU 8th - Masino to rf for Whitehurst. Crain to 2b for Choron. Bolton to 1b
for Curtis. Sutley to cf for Stacy. Granville to lf for Smith. Cooke to p for
Deason. Witten grounded out to 3b (0-0). Bennett singled to first base (1-1). Cresse
walked (3-2); Bennett advanced to second. Cresse advanced to second on a wild pitch;
Bennett advanced to third on a wild pitch. Cresse advanced to third on a wild pitch;
Bennett scored on a wild pitch. Higgins homered to right center, 2 RBI (3-2); Cresse
scored. Polozola pinch hit for Barbier. Polozola grounded out to ss (0-1).
Thibodeaux pinch hit for Larson. Thibodeaux grounded out to ss (1-0). 3 runs, 2
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
South Alabama 9th - Polozola to 2b. Thibodeaux to 3b. Cuntz to ss. Williamson
pinch hit for Jackson. Williamson grounded out to 2b (0-0). Sutley grounded out to
3b (0-0). Touchstone grounded out to 3b (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Plate appearance breakdown
1997 LSU Baseball
South Alabama at LSU (Game 1) - Plate Appearance Breakdown
May 26 at Baton Rouge (Alex Box)
South Alabama 4 (43-18)
----Plate appearances--- vs vs RBI With Adv With Lead Bases Runnr Rnrs Rnrs 2out Gnd Fly
Player TPA AB H BB HP SH SF CI Left Right Ops Runrs Ops 2outs Off% Full On3rd Adv LOB RBI Out Out
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Curtis cf......... 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1
Bolton 1b......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Whitehurst rf..... 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1
Masino rf......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Choron 2b......... 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-1 0-1 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 2 1
Crain 2b.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Jackson dh........ 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Williamson ph..... 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Stacy 1b.......... 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Sutley cf......... 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Wiley c........... 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Touchstone c...... 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Salvagio 3b....... 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2-3 0-0 2-2 2-2 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Smith lf.......... 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-3 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 3 0 0
Granville lf...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Breazeale ss...... 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-3 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1 0
Norton p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Deason p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Cooke p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals............ 33 31 6 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 6-31 1-3 3-8 3-8 4-11 1-9 0-0 0-1 0 2 4 8 7
------Batters faced----- vs vs With With Lead Gnd Fly
South Alabama BF AB H BB HP SH SF CI 2B 3B HR WP BK KL Left Right Runrs 2outs Off% Out Out NP
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Norton.............. 17 14 6 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0-3 6-11 5-8 4-6 1-3 2 3 65
Deason.............. 16 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2-6 0-8 1-3 1-6 1-4 3 8 71
Cooke............... 6 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2-2 0-3 1-1 0-1 0-1 3 0 20
1997 LSU Baseball
South Alabama at LSU (Game 1) - Plate Appearance Breakdown
May 26 at Baton Rouge (Alex Box)
LSU 14 (52-13)
----Plate appearances--- vs vs RBI With Adv With Lead Bases Runnr Rnrs Rnrs 2out Gnd Fly
Player TPA AB H BB HP SH SF CI Left Right Ops Runrs Ops 2outs Off% Full On3rd Adv LOB RBI Out Out
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Higgins dh........ 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-4 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-0 1-4 0-0 1-1 0 0 0 1 2
Barbier 2b........ 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Polozola ph/2b.... 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Larson ss......... 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-3 0-0 1-1 2-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Thibodeaux ph/3b.. 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Furniss 1b........ 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-3 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Horton pr/1b...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Koerner cf........ 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-3 1-1 1-2 2-3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 1 1
McClure 3b........ 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2-3 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1
Cuntz ph/3b....... 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1
Bernhardt rf...... 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-3 0-1 1-2 2-2 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 1
Witten rf......... 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Davis lf.......... 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2-3 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 4 1 0
Bennett lf........ 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Earnhart c........ 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0
Cresse ph/c....... 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1
Thompson p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals............ 39 33 10 5 1 0 0 0 0-0 10-33 5-8 7-12 11-15 5-13 2-8 0-0 1-1 1 1 7 8 11
------Batters faced----- vs vs With With Lead Gnd Fly
LSU BF AB H BB HP SH SF CI 2B 3B HR WP BK KL Left Right Runrs 2outs Off% Out Out NP
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Thompson............ 33 31 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 1-7 5-24 3-8 4-11 1-9 8 7 111