EUGENE — Gonzaga struck first, but LSU struck often and with more power.
Dylan Crews went 3 for 5 with an RBI double and AJ Labas struck out eight over 8.0 innings to lead the Tigers to a 9-4 win over the Bulldogs in a NCAA regional elimination game Sunday afternoon at PK Park.
LSU (36-23) advances to face No. 14 seed Oregon (39-14) in the regional final tonight at 7 p.m (ESPN3). The Ducks, who will start Brett Walker, need to win once and the Tigers need to win twice to advance to a Super Regional next weekend.
Gonzaga loaded the bases to open the game and plated two via a pair of RBI groundouts.
But LSU responded with four runs in the bottom of the first. Tre’ Morgan (2 for 5) hit an RBI double, Gavin Dugas tripled and a sacrifice fly made it 4-2.
The Tigers hit back-to-back doubles to open the bottom of the second to chase Bulldogs starter Alec Gomez after just an inning-plus, the second straight brief appearance for a GU starting pitcher. Gomez gave up six runs on six hits, four that went for extra bases, and a walk.
“It makes it almost impossible,” Gonzaga coach Mark Machtolf said. “You’re going to run out of pitching eventually and it was one thing that definitely hurt us for sure.”
GU’s Andrew Orzel hit an RBI double to cut the deficit to 6-3 in the third, but LSU scored two more on a pair of groundouts and Zach Arnold (2 for 4) added a solo home run to right-center in the sixth.
Labas settled in after the first and retired 10 straight before a single and double cut the gap to 8-4 in the sixth. He allowed four runs on six hits, two walks and a hit batter before handing it over to Trent Vietmeier for a 1-2-3 ninth.
“He found his groove and I thought his stuff was good,” Machtolf said. “He had good sink on his fastball and he threw his off-speed stuff and I was impressed with him.”
Ernie Yake went 2 for 4 with two runs scored and Michael Spellacy allowed three runs on for five hits, three walks and two hit batters over 6.0 innings for Gonzaga (34-19), which ends its season.
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