BATON ROUGE, La.| The Grambling State University baseball team built a 3-1 lead over five innings, but No. 14 LSU exploded for six runs in the bottom of the seventh to rally for 10-3 victory on Tuesday night at Skip Bertman Field.
 
Grambling State (4-5) struck for one run on one hit in the first inning as GSU took advantage of three walks to get the early 1-0 lead.
 
Chris Campbell began the game with a walk and advanced to second when Marshawn Taylor reached on a one-out single through the right side. Richard Ortiz followed with a walk to load the bases and Isaiah Torres drew a base on balls to bring Campbell in from third, giving Grambling State a 1-0 lead.
 
Grambling State added to the lead in the second when Rafael Ramirez III doubled to the wall in right center and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Chris Perez. A wild pitch brought Ramirez home as GSU led, 2-0.
 
Grambling State continued to add to the advantage in the fourth as Ramirez doubled with one out. Perez followed with a walk and both runners advanced a base on a wild pitch. Campbell plated Ramirez with a sacrifice bunt on the suicide squeeze, giving GSU a 3-0 lead.
 
LSU (5-3) got a run back in the bottom of the fourth to cut the margin to 3-1.
 
LSU took the lead in the sixth as Christian Marquez was lifted for Andy Escano, LSU went right to work in the frame.
 
Antoine Duplantis led off the inning with a single through the left side and advanced to second on a ground out. Beau Jordan singled to right and advanced to second on an error as Duplantis stopped at third. Brice Jordan followed with a homer to left center to give LSU a 4-3 lead.
 
LSU broke the game open in the bottom of the seventh with six runs on seven hits, including a solo home run by Hal Hughes and a two-run homer by Austin Bain, to take a 10-3 lead.
 
Inside The Numbers
* Grambling State finished with eight hits and stranded seven on base.
* Marshawn Taylor and Rafael Ramirez each went 2-for-4.
* Chris Campbell, D'Quan Matthews, Isaiah Torres and Chris Perez each had one hit.
* LSU finished with 14 hits and left six on base.
* Beau Jordan registered three hits, while Antoine Duplantis, Hal Hughes and Jake Slaughter each recorded two.
* Brandt Broussard, Austin Bain, Hunter Feduccia, Brice Jordan and Nick Webre registered one hit apiece.
* Both starting pitchers did not figure into the decision.
* Christian Marquez surrendered just one earned on four hits, struck out five and walked one in five innings.
* Cam Sanders gave up three earned runs on five hits, fanned eight and walked four in four innings of work.
* Andy Escano (0-1) took the loss as he surrendered seven runs on seven hits to take the loss in 1.1 innings of relief.
* Daniel Beizer worked 1.2 innings of relief with one walk and one strikeout.
* Ma'Khail Hillard (2-0) picked up the win in pitching four innings. He gave up three hits and fanned four.
* Daniel Cabrera worked the final inning in relief for LSU.
 
News & Notes
* Grambling State played its first ranked opponent this season, with LSU coming into the game No. 14.
* Tuesday's game was broadcasted live on the SEC Network+
* LSU leads the all-time series, 7-0, which began in 2009.
* LSU captured a 13-2 victory over Grambling State in its last matchup (April 4).
* Christian Marquez started the game last season against LSU and did not record an out.
* In the series, LSU had scored at least one run within the first three innings, a streak that ended on Tuesday night against Grambling State.
* Grambling State and LSU met in a "throwback game."
* The paid attendance for Tuesday night's game was 10,262 at Skip Bertman Field.
* Tuesday night's game was the first of two against SEC opponents as GSU faces Arkansas on April 10 at Dickey Stephens Park in Little Rock, Ark.
* The Grambling State game was the lone SWAC opponent for LSU.
 
Up Next
Gambling State opens a three-game Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) series starting on Friday at Wilbert Ellis Field at R.W.E. Jones Park as Prairie View A&M comes to town. First pitch for Friday's game is set for 6 p.m. Saturday the two teams will meet at 3 p.m., with the series finale on Sunday, with a 1 p.m. first pitch.
 
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