Tulane 12, LSU 5

Tulane actually played small ball in this game; lots of singles, some hit-and-runs, and a few stolen bases here and there. In a ballpark like Zephyr, Tulane will have to do those types of things towards the end of the season to have a shot at getting a decent seeding in the NCAAs. LSU had a couple of errors, but even without those errors Tulane still beats the Tigers handily. Nice crowd too; most of the seats looked filled and there a ton of people standing watching the game from the concourse/concession areas.

There was a particularly annoying Tiger fan in my section who was talking trash with a Green Wave fan. He basically had two answers to "shut-up" the Tulane fan: 1) "What's the score (it was 1-0 after the 1st)? and 2) Five! (as in national championships...or maybe that was as high as he could count).

Thankfully, Tulane put up a couple of fives of their own and shut him up...didn't see him in his seats after the 6th either.

I know, a meaningless midweek game watched by one of the largest crowds in the college baseball between two clubs who are no longer rivals...

As Tulane was giving it to LSU, I was trying to think up of some Times Picayune headlines for the next day:

"LSU gives Tulane pity, plays offense with only two outs in the inning instead of three..."

"LSU scores in more innings than Green Wave but still loses somehow..."

"Tigers send JV team to Zephyr, make it competitive game against Tulane starters..."

"LSU bus breaks down, team sends jerseys to Rummel high school team to use against Tulane..."

"LSU tries Bizarro game against Tulane, with righties swinging left and lefties swinging right, actually scores 5 runs..."