Tigers use wave of offense to beat Tulane in midweek road showdown

LSU took a trip to New Orleans to take on the Tulane Green Wave for a midweek matchup, and it will return home victorious.

LSU took a trip to New Orleans to take on the Tulane Green Wave for a midweek matchup and will return to Baton Rouge victorious after an 11-5 win.

Tulane drew first blood in the bottom of the first inning when they scored on an RBI single off of [autotag]Christian Little[/autotag] to make it 1-0.

LSU took their first lead of the game in the top of the third when [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] hit a two-RBI double to center field to make it 2-1 Tigers.

Tulane took the lead right back in the bottom of the inning when they hit a two-run homer off of [autotag]Blake Money[/autotag] to give them a 3-2 lead. In the top of the fourth, [autotag]Brayden Jobert[/autotag] hit an RBI single to left field to score [autotag]Jared Jones[/autotag] and tie the game 3-3.

In the top of the fifth inning, LSU took the lead back after a sacrifice fly by White and an RBI single by [autotag]Cade Beloso[/autotag] gave LSU a 5-3 lead.

In the top of the sixth inning, LSU scored a run on an RBI single by [autotag]Gavin Dugas[/autotag], and then Jobert hit a two-run bomb in the top of the seventh to give the Tigers an 8-3 lead.

In the bottom of the seventh, Tulane cut the lead to 8-4 after an RBI single to right field. In the top of the ninth, LSU got that run back with a solo shot by [autotag]Jordan Thompson[/autotag] to left field to make it 9-4. [autotag]Tre Morgan[/autotag] and [autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag] followed that with a couple of RBI singles to make the score 11-4. In the bottom of the ninth, Tulane was able to score one run but that was it as LSU won 11-5.

With the win, LSU moves to 27-5 on the year. The Tigers’ next matchup will be this Thursday when they take on the No. 12 Kentucky Wildcats at Alex Box Stadium. The first pitch for that series is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT.

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LSU loses Garrett Edwards but evens series against South Carolina with comeback win in Game 2

When LSU needed a clutch hit the most, Gavin Dugas came through with a grand slam to help lead the Tigers to an 8-7 win over the Gamecocks.

When LSU needed a clutch hit the most, [autotag]Gavin Dugas[/autotag] came through with a grand slam to boost the Tigers to an 8-7 win over South Carolina.

The Gamecocks have been unstoppable at home this season, entering Friday’s game with a 19-0 record in Columbia. [autotag]Ty Floyd[/autotag] was tasked with trying to break that streak in Game 1 of the scheduled doubleheader.

After a quiet first inning, the Gamecocks scored four runs in the bottom of the second when Floyd hit back-to-back batters with the bases loaded and then gave up a two-RBI double.

In the top of the fourth inning, LSU hit a pair of homers to trim the lead to 4-3. [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] hit a solo shot and [autotag]Jordan Thompson[/autotag] hit a two-run shot to left field. For once, LSU had hope.

In the bottom of the fifth inning, [autotag]Garrett Edwards[/autotag] exited the game after an injury, and the Gamecocks were able to get all three of the runs back. [autotag]Griffin Herring[/autotag] stopped the bleeding, but the Tigers found themselves down, 7-3, after five innings.

In the top of the eighth inning, LSU loaded the bases after [autotag]Cade Beloso[/autotag] and Thompson walked. [autotag]Brayden Jobert[/autotag] then singled to load the bases. Down 7-3 and running out of time to make a comeback, LSU had a chance to tie the game with one swing.

Insert [autotag]Gavin Dugas[/autotag], a man who always seems to find himself in these situations and usually produces.

He did just that. Dugas hit a grand slam to tie the game at 7 heading to the bottom of the eighth.

In the top of the ninth inning, [autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag] led off with a walk. White then grounded out to the pitcher but that got Crews to second. After a wild pitch got him to third, Crews scored on a Beloso RBI single to give LSU its first lead of the weekend heading to the bottom of the ninth.

[autotag]Gavin Guidry[/autotag] remained in the game to pitch the ninth inning for LSU. The Gamecocks put runners on first and second, but Guidry struck out the other three batters he faced to secure the 8-7 victory.

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Tigers drop series opener to South Carolina after rain delay

The stage was set for game one between two top-ten teams in Columbia, South Carolina. Paul Skenes vs Will Sanders.

The stage was set for game one between two top-ten teams in Columbia, South Carolina. [autotag]Paul Skenes[/autotag] vs [autotag]Will Sanders[/autotag]. Two teams coming into the game on fire.

For once this season, Skenes seemed human in a 13-5 loss to the Gamecocks.

South Carolina started the game off strong with a two-run blast in the bottom of the first to take a 2-0 lead. In the top of the second, LSU got one of those runs back thanks to a [autotag]Jordan Thompson[/autotag] single to cut the lead to 2-1.

In the bottom of the third inning, Carolina hit a solo shot to increase their lead to 3-1. After that, mother nature decided to intervene. The game was delayed in the top of the fourth inning. When play resumed both of the original starters were done for the day.

[autotag]Micah Bucknam[/autotag] came in to pitch for [autotag]Samuel Dutton[/autotag] in the fifth inning and South Carolina greeted him with a lot of noise. The Gamecocks hit a grand slam and a solo shot to increase their lead to 8-1 after five innings. Carolina scored another run in the bottom of the sixth with a sacrifice fly to make it 9-1.

In the top of the seventh, Thompson hit a two-run shot to left field to cut the lead to 9-3. In the bottom of the seventh, Carolina scored three more runs to take a 12-3 lead.

In the top of the eighth, [autotag]Cade Beloso[/autotag] hit a two-run homer to cut the lead to 12-5. The Gamecocks got one of those runs back on a fielder’s choice in the bottom of the inning.

With the loss, LSU drops to 25-5 and 6-4 in conference play. They will play a doubleheader Saturday starting at 11 a.m. CT. The Tigers will be fighting to stave off their first SEC series loss.

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Tigers take series over Tennessee with Game 2 win

LSU baseball will go for the sweep on Saturday.

LSU took down Tennessee 6-4 in Game 2 to take the series against the No. 10 team in the country.

Game 2 in Baton Rouge started with hot bats on both sides. The Tennessee Vols scored a run on a solo homer to give them a 1-0 lead before the Tigers scored three of their own in the bottom of the inning. [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag], [autotag]Cade Beloso[/autotag], and [autotag]Josh Pearson[/autotag] hit RBI doubles to give LSU a 3-1 lead after the first inning.

Tennessee scored another run in the top of the second with another solo homer to cut the lead to 3-2. In the top of the fourth, the Vols took the lead with a two-run homer to give them a 4-3 lead.

In the bottom of the fourth, LSU took the lead back due to [autotag]Gavin Dugas[/autotag] and [autotag]Brady Neal[/autotag] both hitting solo homers to give LSU a 5-4 lead.

In the bottom of the sixth, the Tigers got an insurance run when White hit a sacrifice fly to score Dugas and give LSU a 6-4 lead.

[autotag]Chase Shores[/autotag] and [autotag]Griffin Herring[/autotag] followed a good start by Floyd to close out Game 2 and win the series over No. 10 Tennessee at Alex Box Stadium. Game 3 will be Saturday with the first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m. CT.

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Jordan Thompson and Paul Skenes lead LSU to a win in Game 1 vs. Tennessee

The most anticipated series of the season has begun on the bayou.

The most anticipated series of the season has begun on the Bayou. The LSU Tigers and the Tennessee Volunteers went toe-to-toe in front of a sold-out crowd at Alex Box Stadium, and coach Jay Johnson’s team survived in a 5-2 win to start the series the right way.

The pitching matchup for night one could not have been better. Two of the best pitchers in the country, [autotag]Paul Skenes[/autotag] and [autotag]Chase Dollander[/autotag], took part in a pitcher’s duel that mirrored a high noon showdown between outlaws.

LSU threatened in the first two innings but couldn’t plate any runs. In the top of the fifth, Tennessee drew first blood on an RBI single to give itself a 1-0 lead.

LSU got that run back and added one as [autotag]Gavin Dugas[/autotag] hit a two-run bomb to score [autotag]Jordan Thompson[/autotag] and give LSU a 2-1 lead after five innings. The biggest crowd in Alex Box Stadium history might have registered on the Richter scale when the ball left the stadium.

Skenes’ night was done after he pitched seven innings as he gave up only one run on five hits, one walk and 12 strikeouts. He extended his streak of double-digit strikeout games to seven as well. [autotag]Nate Ackenhausen[/autotag] came in to pitch the eighth inning for the Tigers.

After getting the first batter to fly out, the next hitter singled up the middle and then advanced all the way to third after two wild pitches. That chased Ackenhausen from the game as [autotag]Garrett Edwards[/autotag] came in facing a full count with a runner on third and one out.

Tennessee tied the game on the next pitch as they scored on an RBI single to make it 2-2. Edwards got the next two hitters out and we headed to the bottom of the eighth tied 2-2.

In the bottom of the eighth, after [autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag] and [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] got out, [autotag]Cade Beloso[/autotag] reached on an error, [autotag]Paxton Kling[/autotag] hit an infield single, [autotag]Josh Pearson[/autotag] was hit by a pitch and the bases were loaded. Thompson stepped into the batter’s box and proceeded to clear the bases with a three-RBI double to give LSU a 5-2 lead after eight innings!

Edwards stayed on the mound to pitch the ninth inning to try and close the game with a win. He got the first batter to fly out but the next two batters reached base. One was due to an error and the other was a single. That put runners on the corners with one out. The tying run then came to the plate. Edwards struck out the next batter for out number two. The next batter flew out to center field and the Tigers won 5-2!

It was the first win for LSU over Tennessee since 2018 and that win moved LSU to 23-3 (its best start since 2015). Game 2 will be Friday with the first pitch scheduled for 6 p.m. CT.

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Tigers baseball run-rules Grambling in midweek matchup

LSU welcomed Grambling into Baton Rouge after winning a series against the Arkansas Razorbacks, and the offense picked up where it left off.

LSU welcomed Grambling into Baton Rouge after winning a series against the Arkansas Razorbacks and the offense picked up where it left off with a 17-5 run-rule win.

The Tigers scored two runs in the first two innings as [autotag]Gavin Dugas[/autotag] scored on a [autotag]Tre Morgan[/autotag] RBI single and [autotag]Jared Jones[/autotag] scored on a Dugas sacrifice fly to make it 2-0.

In the top of the third inning, Grambling took the lead on a three-run homer against [autotag]Blake Money[/autotag] to give them a 3-2 lead. That lead didn’t last long as LSU scored five runs in the bottom of the third. [autotag]Cade Beloso[/autotag] and Jones hit homers and [autotag]Jordan Thompson[/autotag] scored on an [autotag]Alex Milazzo[/autotag] single to make it 7-3 Tigers.

The Tigers never looked back after that. LSU scored eight runs in the bottom of the fourth off of a Beloso single, a [autotag]Paxton Kling[/autotag] single, a [autotag]Ben Nippolt[/autotag] single, a [autotag]Brayden Jobert[/autotag] single, and some throwing errors to make it 15-3 LSU after four innings.

Grambling scored one more run in the top of the sixth to cut the lead to 15-4 but LSU got that run back and another as they scored two in the bottom of the sixth. Kling scored on a sacrifice fly by [autotag]Ethan Frey[/autotag] and [autotag]Hayden Travinski[/autotag] scored on a wild pitch to make it 17-4 after six innings.

[autotag]Micah Bucknam[/autotag] pitched the seventh for the Tigers and Grambling welcomed him with a solo homer to cut the lead to 17-5. That wasn’t enough to stop the run rule as the Tigers won big.

LSU will welcome the Tennessee Vols to Alex Box Stadium this weekend for what should be a great series. The first pitch for Game 1 is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT Thursday.

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LSU baseball takes series over Arkansas with pair of doubleheader wins

Mel McDaniel would’ve been proud of this Louisiana Saturday Night as LSU beat Arkansas 14-5 to take the series!

Mel McDaniel would’ve been proud of this Louisiana Saturday Night as LSU beat Arkansas 14-5 in Game 3 in the second leg of a doubleheader to take the weekend series

Game 3 started out just like Game 2. Arkansas scored two runs in the top of the first inning. This time, they scored both of their runs on bases-loaded walks by [autotag]Thatcher Hurd[/autotag].

LSU answered in the bottom of the first when [autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag] hit a two-run Crews Missile to center field to tie the game.

Arkansas scored again in the top of the third inning when Cali hit a two-RBI double to give the Razorbacks a 4-2 lead. Once again, LSU answered in the bottom of that inning as [autotag]Gavin Dugas[/autotag] scored on a Crews RBI single, and Crews scored on a [autotag]Cade Beloso[/autotag] RBI single to tie the game at 4-4.

LSU got its first lead of the ball game in the bottom of the fourth inning when [autotag]Jordan Thompson[/autotag] hit a triple and then scored on a fielding error by Arkansas. That error resulted in [autotag]Brayden Jobert[/autotag] getting on first base. He was quickly brought home when Dugas hit a two-run bomb to left field to give LSU a 7-4 lead.

After a [autotag]Tre Morgan[/autotag] walk and an error that allowed Crews to reach first base, Tommy Tanks hit a three-run bomb to center to give LSU a 10-4 lead.

In the top of the fifth, Arkansas scored a run on a fielder’s choice with bases loaded to cut the lead to 10-5. LSU got that run back in the bottom of the sixth when Tommy Tanks hit a grand slam to right field to make it 14-5.

[autotag]Griffin Herring[/autotag] and [autotag]Garrett Edwards[/autotag] were the unsung heroes on the mound tonight for the Tigers as they LSU through six tough innings. Herring have up a run on two hits, one walk, and two strikeouts. Edwards gave up zero runs on two hits, one walk, and six strikeouts.

[autotag]Riley Cooper[/autotag] pitched the ninth inning for LSU as he slammed the door on the Razorbacks and secured the 14-5 victory.

LSU’s next game will be Tuesday as it welcomes Grambling State to Baton Rouge. The first pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT. The Tigers will then welcome Tennessee into town for a great weekend matchup.

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LSU baseball bounces back to take Game 2 vs. Arkansas

Ty Floyd had a quality start and the bats come to life as LSU run-ruled Arkansas 12-2 in Game 2 of the weekend series.

[autotag]Ty Floyd[/autotag] had a quality start and the bats came to life as LSU run-ruled Arkansas 12-2 in Game 2 of the weekend series on Saturday.

Game 2 could not have started out worse for LSU. [autotag]Ty Floyd[/autotag] gave up a two-run homer and then hit the next two batters he faced. After that, Floyd settled down and struck out the final two hitters of the inning to stop the bleeding at 2-0.

The LSU offense provided some run support for Floyd in the bottom of the second inning as the Tigers plated four runs. [autotag]Jordan Thompson[/autotag] hit an RBI double to score [autotag]Josh Pearson[/autotag]. [autotag]Gavin Dugas[/autotag] and [autotag]Tre Morgan[/autotag] followed that with back-to-back homers to give LSU its first lead of the series as the Tigers led 4-2 after two innings.

In the bottom of the third, LSU scored another run as Pearson hit an RBI triple to score [autotag]Cade Beloso[/autotag] and give LSU a 5-2 lead after three innings. The Tigers tacked on two more runs in the bottom of the fifth as [autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag] hit a Crews Missile and [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] scored on a wild pitch to make it 7-2.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, Morgan and Crews scored on a couple of sacrifice flyouts to give LSU a 9-2 lead. Floyd was replaced by [autotag]Garrett Edwards[/autotag] in the top of the seventh inning. He ended his day after 6.1 innings allowing two runs on three hits, two walks, and seven strikeouts.

In the bottom of the seventh, Morgan hit an RBI single with the bases loaded, Crews was hit by a pitch, and Milazzo scored on a sacrifice fly to make it 12-2 LSU. With the new run rule in conference games, the game was over. LSU won Game 2 12-2.

Game 3 will be played later Saturday night at 6:30 p.m. CT.

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5 takeaways as LSU baseball prepares to begin SEC play

Non-conference play is over, and it is time to find out if these LSU Tigers are as great as they look so far.

Non-conference play is over, and it is time to find out if these LSU Tigers are as great as we think they are.

After another 5-0 week for LSU last week, they started off this week strong with a 16-0 victory over New Orleans in its midweek game.

[autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] has returned at third base, which put Tre Morgan back at his original spot, first base.

Here, we will break down our takeaways as LSU is heading into conference play on the road against No. 11 Texas A&M this coming weekend. We’ll discuss the play of [autotag]Thatcher Hurd[/autotag] and [autotag]Jared Jones[/autotag], fielding percentage, strikeouts and stolen bases.

Jared Jones named SEC Freshman of the Week

Last weekend against Samford, it was Jones’ world, and we were all just living in it.

Last weekend against Samford, it was [autotag]Jared Jones[/autotag]’ world, and we were all just living in it.

Jones finished the series going 6-for-10 with four homers, 11 RBI and 5 runs. Those stats earned him SEC Freshman of the Week honors.

Jones is off to a hot start in his first season on the bayou. He currently holds a .356 batting average with 4 doubles, 6 homers, and 21 RBI.

[autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] is still trying to figure out how all of the puzzle pieces will fit into the lineup card every day, and Jones may be a Freshman, but he is making a case for being the starting first baseman for a majority of games this season.

Between Jones and [autotag]Cade Beloso[/autotag], LSU is in a good place at first base. We are still waiting on [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] to be back at third base to complete the infield, but so far so good. [autotag]Ben Nippolt[/autotag] and [autotag]Brayden Jobert[/autotag] have done well in his absence, though.

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