LSU right fielder Alix Franklin raced back toward the wall, futilely it seemed trying to chase down a long fly off the bat of Virginia Tech’s Addison Foster.

In many ways, Saturday night at Bryant-Denny Stadium was vintage Alabama-LSU football. The 90th meeting in the all-time series belonged to the Crimson Tide (8-1 overall, 6-0 SEC), who kept the Tigers (5-4, 2-4) out of the end-zone thanks to a solid ...