One of the strangest box scores in a while comes from NCAA baseball, where the Ole Miss Rebels beat the LSU Tigers 19-15 in 10 innings Sunday to earn a road win. The No. 13 Rebels (now 32-17 after the win) were up 10-1 on the No. 9 Tigers (now 30-18) in the top of the fifth, and led 15-9 with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, but LSU promptly plated six runs to force an extra frame. And they did so in pretty stunning fashion, including back-to-back-to-back home runs:
That was the most insane thing I've ever seen. #LSU was down to its last out and went:
Single
Single
Single
Homer
Homer
Homer— James Moran (@SmartestMoran) May 5, 2019
Here’s that game-tying home run, from Tigers’ shortstop and cleanup hitter Josh Smith (whose second-inning error helped the Rebels score four runs there):
Ladies and gentlemen, @josh_smith8 with the game-tying home run! #GeauxTigers🐯
💻: https://t.co/gcTZ1gI5k6 pic.twitter.com/3xxozYC4Rz
— LSU Baseball (@LSUbaseball) May 5, 2019
Afterwards, Smith said he didn’t fixate on the mistake, and that paved the way for his later success:
Josh Smith on hitting the game tying homer after a costly second inning error: “I don’t ever really get down on myself. Baseball happens. You’re going to make mistakes. But I think the best ones are the ones set put that stuff behind them and move on.”
— Cody Worsham (@CodyWorsham) May 6, 2019
But Ole Miss managed to score four runs of their own in the top of the 10th, and then shut down the Tigers for the win. But this was still a memorable game, and one that went four hours and 21 minutes. That, like most of the rest of this box score, isn’t exactly a common occurrence.
