Texas A&M infielder Chris Hacopian left Friday’s game against LSU after getting hit by a pitch in the mouth. He walked off under his own power and received treatment from the training staff on the bench.
Hacopian was up to bat with runners on first and second when Mavrick Rizy’s pitch got away. The fastball was clocked at 93 miles per hour, according to the ESPN broadcast. He went to the ground briefly before walking off with the trainers, who continued to attend to him on the bench after his departure. Travis Chestnut came in to replace him at second base.
At the time, Texas A&M had a 7-2 lead over LSU. However, on the first pitch to the following hitter, Rizy threw a wild pitch that allowed an Aggies runner to score and make it an 8-2 ballgame heading into the bottom of the eighth…