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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 baseball makes quick work of Nicholls in midweek win

It was business as usual for LSU as it run-ruled Nicholls on Tuesday night.

It was business as usual for LSU in its midweek game — another run-rule victory as the Tigers beat Nicholls 12-2 in seven innings.

Nicholls scored the first run of the ball game when they scored on an RBI double in the top of the second inning to give them their only lead of the game.

LSU answered back in the bottom of the third as the Tigers plated five runs thanks to a sacrifice fly from [autotag]Gavin Dugas[/autotag], a wild pitch, and a [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] three-run homer to make it 5-1.

In the bottom of the fourth, LSU scored two more runs as [autotag]Alex Milazzo[/autotag] hit an RBI single and Dugas hit an RBI double to make it 7-1. In the top of the fifth, Nicholls got one of those runs back on a sacrifice fly to cut the lead to 7-2. In the bottom of the fifth, [autotag]Jared Jones[/autotag] hit a long homer to left to give LSU an 8-2 lead.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, Dugas hit an RBI triple, [autotag]Tre Morgan[/autotag] hit a sacrifice fly for an RBI, and White hit a two-run blast to right field to give LSU a 12-2 lead. The Tigers would prevent Nicholls from scoring in the top of the seventh and the Tigers won via run rule.

LSU will travel to Columbia, South Carolina, this Thursday to take on the No. 6 South Carolina Gamecocks in what should be a very interesting series.

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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 stays atop On3’s SEC baseball power rankings after top-5 series win against Arkansas

The Tigers have dropped a pair of SEC games, but that hasn’t impacted their spot in On3’s power rankings.

Two weekends of SEC down, two series wins.

LSU baseball has looked the part so far this season after entering as the unanimous preseason No. 1 team. The Tigers sit at 21-3 (4-2 SEC) and have won back-to-back series two games to one against ranked opponents in Texas A&M and Arkansas, the latter of which ranked No. 3.

There have been a couple of slipups for coach Jay Johnson’s team, but with All-American caliber pitching from [autotag]Paul Skenes[/autotag] and stars in the lineup like [autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag], [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag], [autotag]Jared Jones[/autotag] and more, this looks like a squad poised for a run to the College World Series.

On3 concurs, and LSU stands atop the most recent SEC power rankings from Jonathan Wagner.

Weekly record: 3-1 (2-1 in SEC play)

Overall record: 21-3 (4-2)

Previous ranking: No. 1

LSU had another good week to begin SEC play, keeping the Tigers atop the loaded conference. On Tuesday, LSU began the week with a 10-4 victory at home against Central Arkansas. Then, a highly anticipated series against No. 5 Arkansas awaited over the weekend. The Razorbacks took Friday’s series opener 9-3, but LSU responded with two wins on Saturday during a doubleheader, winning the first game 12-2 and the second 14-5.

LSU is now 21-3 overall and off to a 4-2 start in SEC play. The Tigers are back in action on Tuesday night vs. Grambling before hosting No. 10 Tennessee for a three-game series starting on Thursday.

Next weekend’s series will be another big test. Despite sitting at 3-3 in SEC play, the Vols are among the most talented teams in the country and are coming off a sweep over a Texas A&M team that took a game against LSU.

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LSU baseball bounces back against Central Arkansas with midweek win

Blake Money got roughed up in his first start of the season, but in the end, it didn’t matter.

[autotag]Blake Money[/autotag] got roughed up in his first start of the season but in the end, it didn’t matter as the Tigers beat Central Arkansas 10-4.

[autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag] got the scoring started in the bottom of the first inning with a two-run Crews Missile to right to give LSU a 2-0 lead after one inning.

In the bottom of the second, [autotag]Jared Jones[/autotag] scored on an [autotag]Alex Milazzo[/autotag] sacrifice bunt to make it 3-0 Tigers after two innings. The Bears came roaring back in the top of the fourth as they scored three runs on Money to chase him from the mound and give them a 4-3 lead.

The Tigers tied it up in the bottom of the fourth when [autotag]Jordan Thompson[/autotag] scored on a [autotag]Josh Pearson[/autotag] RBI single. In the bottom of the sixth, the Tigers got some well-needed insurance as Thompson hit a three-run bomb to left field to give LSU a 7-4 lead.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, Crews scored on a balk. [autotag]Gavin Dugas[/autotag] and [autotag]Tre Morgan[/autotag] scored on a throwing error by Central Arkansas to make it 10-4 LSU after six innings.

With the win, LSU moves to 19-2 on the season. The Tigers will welcome the No. 3 Arkansas Razorbacks to The Box this weekend for an outstanding SEC series.

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Tigers blow late lead to the Aggies in Game 3 for 2nd loss of the season

LSU squandered a two-run lead in the eighth inning as it took its second loss of the year.

LSU took an early lead in Game 3, but Texas A&M used an eighth-inning rally to overcome a two-run deficit and take the 8-6 win to avoid a sweep and hand the Tigers their second loss of the season.

LSU (18-2, 2-1 SEC) started game three strong. After two walks and an error by the Aggie pitcher, A&M walked a run in to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead. [autotag]Josh Pearson[/autotag] hit a two-RBI single to right field to score [autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag] and [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] and [autotag]Jordan Thompson[/autotag] hit an RBI single to score [autotag]Gavin Dugas[/autotag] to give LSU a 4-0 lead after half an inning.

The Aggies got one of those runs back when they hit a solo homer in the bottom of the first inning to cut the lead to 4-1.

White hit an RBI single in the top of the second to score Crews and extend the lead to 5-1. The Tiger bats would go cold after that as the Aggies clawed their way back into the game over the next few innings.

Texas A&M scored a run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the third inning and in the bottom of the fifth inning, they scored two on a two-RBI double to cut the LSU lead to 5-4.

In the top of the seventh, LSU got some insurance as Pearson scored on a [autotag]Brady Neal[/autotag] sacrifice fly to make it 6-4.

LSU got themselves in a bind in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Aggies loaded the bases with no one out after a single and a hit batter by [autotag]Chase Shores[/autotag]. [autotag]Christian Little[/autotag] entered the game to try and get the Tigers out of the jam. He walked the first batter he faced which loaded the bases with no outs. Little struck out two batters in a row before he walked in a run to cut the lead to 6-5.

The Aggies followed that with a two-RBI single to left field to give the Aggies their first lead of the ball game. Haas then singled to score another run to give A&M an 8-6 lead after eight innings.

In the top of the ninth inning, all the Tigers could manage was a [autotag]Jared Jones[/autotag] single. The Aggies pulled out an 8-6 victory in game three.

With the loss, LSU drops to 18-2 this season. The Tigers will face Central Arkansas on Tuesday night before welcoming the Arkansas Razorbacks to Baton Rouge next weekend.

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LSU erases 4-0 deficit to beat Texas A&M in Game 2, win opening SEC series

LSU rode its relentless offense to a comeback victory over Texas A&M on Saturday to take the weekend series.

In Game 2, LSU rode its relentless offense to a comeback victory as it beat Texas A&M 12-7 on Saturday to take the weekend series.

LSU wasted bases-loaded opportunities in the first and second innings where it could’ve blown the game open. The Aggies took advantage of that as they scored two runs in both the second and third innings to take a 4-0 lead heading into the fourth.

In the top of the fourth, though, the Tiger bats came to life. LSU scored six runs to take a 6-4 lead. [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] hit a two-RBI single with bases loaded to score [autotag]Jordan Thompson[/autotag] and [autotag]Brady Neal[/autotag]. [autotag]Gavin Dugas[/autotag] hit an RBI single to score Crews. [autotag]Josh Pearson[/autotag] hit an RBI double to right field. [autotag]Jared Jones[/autotag] hit a two-RBI single to score Pearson and Dugas to take a 6-4 lead.

The Aggies got one of those runs back on an RBI groundout in the bottom of the inning to cut the lead to 6-5.

LSU got some insurance in the top of the sixth inning when Jones hit a three-run homer to left field to make it 9-5.

The Aggies scored one run in the bottom of the sixth to try and claw their way back into the game. With the score 9-6 in the top of the seventh, White hit an RBI single and Jones hit a two-RBI single to double the score of the Aggies as LSU led 12-6 heading into the eighth inning.

[autotag]Ty Floyd[/autotag] got the start on the mound and he got roughed up a bit. He allowed five runs (3 earned runs) on four hits, two walks, and three strikeouts in only 3.1 innings. [autotag]Garrett Edwards[/autotag] came in to pitch after Floyd and gave up one run on three hits, three walks, and five strikeouts in 3.1 innings.

[autotag]Riley Cooper[/autotag] and [autotag]Blake Money[/autotag] came out of the bullpen to finish the game and secure the victory. With the win, LSU takes the series and they will look for the sweep in Game 3 on Sunday at 1 p.m. CT.

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LSU starts conference play strong with a win over Texas A&M in Game 1

Paul Skenes is as good as advertised.

[autotag]Paul Skenes[/autotag] is as good as advertised. He went 6.1 innings on Friday night, allowing four hits as he totaled 11 strikeouts against Texas A&M as LSU secured a 9-0 victory.

There were questions surrounding this LSU team as it entered conference play about the validity of its record. It entered the game 16-1 but hadn’t played a lot of good teams.

LSU put those talks to rest as they took Game 1 on the road in College Station.

[autotag]Gavin Dugas[/autotag] got it started in the top of the first inning as his sacrifice fly scored [autotag]Tre Morgan[/autotag] and [autotag]Josh Pearson[/autotag]’s RBI single to score [autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag] made it 2-0 Tigers after one inning.

In the top of the third inning, LSU would tack on two more runs as Morgan scored on a wild pitch and Crews scored on a [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] single to make it 4-0.

[autotag]Nate Ackenhausen[/autotag] came into pitch for Skenes in the bottom of the sixth inning and he did an incredible job as he went 1.1 innings allowing zero runs on three walks and three strikeouts.

In the top of the ninth inning, LSU blew the game wide open. White started it off with a two-RBI single. With bases loaded, Pearson walked to bring home another run. [autotag]Jared Jones[/autotag] hit a sacrifice fly and Dugas scored on a groundout by [autotag]Alex Milazzo[/autotag] to take a 9-0 lead.

[autotag]Christian Little[/autotag] got the Tigers out of a jam in the bottom of the eighth inning and he stayed in to finish the game in the ninth. He retired all three batters he faced to secure the 9-0 win.

With the win, LSU moves to 17-1 this season. They will play Game 2 in College Station on Saturday at 2 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.

LSU overcomes slow start to breeze past New Orleans in midweek blowout

After four scoreless innings, the Tigers erupted to capture a 16-0 win in the final game before conference play.

It has been said that anything done three or more times becomes a pattern. If that is true, the LSU Tigers have a habit of getting to the bottom of the sixth or seventh inning and deciding they are ready to end the game.

The Tigers used a seven-run bottom of the sixth inning to blast New Orleans 16-0 in the last game before conference play starts this weekend.

[autotag]Chase Shores[/autotag] got the start on the mound but only pitched 2.1 innings before [autotag]Garrett Edwards[/autotag] came in for him in the third inning. Neither of them gave up a run and they gave up a combined 2 hits on 7 strikeouts and one walk.

Neither team scored a run until the bottom of the fifth inning when [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] hit a three-run bomb to left field to score [autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag] and [autotag]Paxton Kling[/autotag] to make the game 3-0 after five innings.

That was the shot in the arm that the LSU offense needed. In the bottom of the sixth inning, [autotag]Jordan Thompson[/autotag], [autotag]Jared Jones[/autotag], and [autotag]Alex Milazzo[/autotag] scored on a throwing error, Kling scored on a [autotag]Tre Morgan[/autotag] flyout, Crews scored on a White single, and [autotag]Gavin Dugas[/autotag] hit a two-run homer to make it 10-0 after six innings.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, [autotag]Josh Pearson[/autotag] hit a two-RBI double to left, [autotag]Brayden Jobert[/autotag] walked to bring home a run, [autotag]Jack Merrifield[/autotag] walked, and [autotag]Hayden Travinski[/autotag] hit a two-RBI double to make it 16-0.

[autotag]Riley Cooper[/autotag], [autotag]Blake Money[/autotag], and [autotag]Christian Little[/autotag] got some work out of the bullpen in the final three innings. They finished off the scoreless night as the Tigers won 16-0.

SEC play starts this weekend as the Tigers travel to Texas A&M for their first series. The first pitch for that series is scheduled for Friday night at 6 p.m. CT.

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