LSU powers past South Carolina 11-0

LSU’s Greg Deichmann (7) celebrates with the third base coach after hitting a home run against South Carolina on Saturday during the SEC tournament semifinals.

HOOVER, Ala. — Greg Deichmann homered twice to help LSU beat South Carolina 11-0 on Saturday in the Southeastern Conference tournament semifinals.

The game ended after the seventh inning under the 10-run mercy rule.

The Tigers (42-17) will try for their 12th league tournament championship Sunday against the Florida-Arkansas winner. They scored all 11 runs in the first three innings.

Deichmann hit a tworun homer in the first inning and a solo shot in the Tigers’ six-run third. He went 3 for 4.

Kramer Robertson also had three hits, including a homer and triple. He drove in two runs and scored three.

Zach Watson added a two-run triple. Jared Poche’ (10-3) allowed only two hits in six innings for LSU.

South Carolina (35-25) couldn’t capitalize on four LSU errors. Butch Dill / The Associated Press LSU in today’s championship game. LSU beat South Carolina 11-0, also in seven innings.

Spanberger had a tworun shot in the first and added a solo homer in the next inning while scoring three times. Like Spanberger, Dominic Fletcher and Eric Cole also homered, had three hits and scored three runs. Fletcher drove in four runs.

Jax Biggers had three hits and three RBIs.

Kacey Murphy (5-0) allowed two hits in seven innings for Arkansas. He struck out eight.

Jonathan India and Austin Langworthy had the only hits for the Gators (42-16). Florida had advanced with an eightrun 11th inning to rally past Mississippi State.