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How to watch LSU baseball face Tennessee in College World Series elimination game on Tuesday night

The Tigers have their backs against the wall as they face potential elimination on Tuesday night against the Volunteers.

LSU suffered its first loss in the NCAA tournament on Monday night, falling short against No. 1 overall seed Wake Forest in a battle of the titans.

After that disappointing 3-2 loss, the Tigers are set to play for their season on Tuesday night against Tennessee in an elimination game. It’s a rematch of LSU’s College World Series opener on Saturday night, which it won 6-3.

But unlike in that game, the Tigers will be at a pitching disadvantage in this contest. [autotag]Paul Skenes[/autotag], [autotag]Ty Floyd[/autotag] and [autotag]Thatcher Hurd[/autotag] are unavailable.

Coach Jay Johnson’s team has to win three straight games to reach the championship series, and that will require back-to-back wins against the Demon Deacons. First, though, LSU faces the Vols in a loser-goes-home matchup in Omaha on Tuesday night.

Here’s everything you need to know to watch it.

5 takeaways from LSU’s College World Series loss to Wake Forest

LSU now has to fight out of the losers bracket after its loss to Wake Forest.

LSU dropped its second game of the College World Series to Wake Forest on Monday night.

The Tigers got a good start from [autotag]Ty Floyd[/autotag] and held a 2-0 lead for a few innings, but Wake’s offense struck back.

Wake’s bullpen was able to silence LSU in the late innings and LSU lacked a response.

LSU now moves on to face Tennessee in an elimination game. A win would pit LSU back against Wake Forest, with the Tigers needing to beat them twice to move on to the final.

Here are five takeaways from LSU’s 3-2 loss.

Photos: LSU suffers first loss in NCAA tournament against Wake Forest

The Tigers couldn’t hold on to a 2-0 lead against the best team in the country.

The Tigers led for much of Monday night’s game against Wake Forest, but it wasn’t enough to knock off the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament in the winners’ bracket of the College World Series.

Despite one of the best starts all year from [autotag]Ty Floyd[/autotag], who allowed just runs against a talented Demon Deacons lineup, it wasn’t enough for the Tigers to survive a late Wake rally as they lost 3-2.

LSU burned [autotag]Thatcher Hurd[/autotag] in relief, and though he was solid, he was credited with the loss. With him unavailable moving forward, there are a lot of questions about who coach [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] will turn to with the Tigers’ season on the line on Tuesday night in an elimination game against Tennessee.

In the meantime, here were the photos from Monday night’s tough loss.

Wake Forest rallies to hand LSU its first loss in NCAA tournament

LSU will now play Tennessee in an elimination game on Tuesday at 6 p.m. CT.

LSU has played a lot of high-profile contests this season, but none have been as highly anticipated as the winners’ bracket matchup against No. 1 Wake Forest in the College World Series.

[autotag]Ty Floyd[/autotag] was on the mound as he looked to lead the Tigers to a 2-0 record in Omaha. Though LSU battled and led 2-0 for much of the game, a Wake Forest rally ultimately sealed a 3-2 win as LSU suffered its first loss of the entire NCAA tournament and now faces potential elimination on Tuesday.

LSU drew first blood in the top of the third inning when [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] hit an RBI single to score [autotag]Josh Pearson[/autotag] to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead. [autotag]Tre Morgan[/autotag] followed that with an RBI triple to score White and extend the lead to 2-0.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, Floyd was chased from the mound after Wake Forest loaded the bases. [autotag]Thatcher Hurd[/autotag] entered the game and was greeted with an RBI single to cut the lead to 2-1. [autotag]Jordan Thompson[/autotag] then executed a 6-3 double play for the first two outs of the inning, but a run scored to tie the game.

Hurd walked the next batter to load the bases again. He struck out the next hitter to stop the bleeding and keep the game tied. Floyd’s night was finished after pitching five innings and giving up two runs on two hits, 10 strikeouts, and four walks.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, Wake Forest scored on an RBI single to give them a 3-2 lead. That’s all they would need as they retired LSU 1-2-3 in the ninth to win the game.

LSU will now play Tennessee in an elimination game on Tuesday at 6 p.m. CT.

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College World Series Preview: What LSU fans should know about Wake Forest

Here’s what LSU baseball is up against when it faces Wake Forest on Monday night.

LSU won its first game of the College World Series behind a dominant performance from pitcher [autotag]Paul Skenes[/autotag].

Skenes struck out 12, with nine of those Ks coming in the first five innings.

The offense did its job too, led by a standout performance from [autotag]Brayden Jobert[/autotag].

LSU will face a completely different animal in Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons are the top overall seed and have been No. 1 in the country since taking it from LSU midseason.

Wake’s loaded at the plate and on the mound and one look at the stats sheet makes it obvious why they were so good.

Here’s what you need to know before LSU faces Wake Forest on Monday night.

LSU baseball lands a left-handed pitcher in the transfer portal

While everyone has been focused on the Tigers trying to make a run in Omaha, LSU received some great news in the transfer portal. 

While everyone has been focused on the Tigers trying to make a run in Omaha, LSU received some great news in the transfer portal.

[autotag]Justin Loer[/autotag], a left-handed pitcher from Xavier University, has announced his commitment to LSU via his Twitter. Loer pitched 57 innings this season as he was a star out of the bullpen for the Musketeers. He finished the season with a 6-3 record, seven saves, and a 1.89 ERA with 63 strikeouts and 22 walks.

Loer is a guy that can be used out of the bullpen or as a weekend starter by [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] next season. He led the Musketeers to a regional final against Oregon after beating Vanderbilt in Nashville. We will cross that bridge when we get there. For now, the Tigers are 1-0 with Omaha.

LSU will face No. 1 Wake Forest on Monday night at 6 p.m. as [autotag]Ty Floyd[/autotag] will look to lead LSU to a 2-0 record and to put LSU one win away from playing for a national title.

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LSU’s pitching staff breaks program strikeout record

All of those stats will be put to the ultimate test as the Tigers will play in Omaha for a shot at a national championship.

We all know how great [autotag]Paul Skenes[/autotag] has been this year. He’s the No. 1 pitcher in the country. He has a 12-2 record with a 1.77 ERA with 188 strikeouts and 18 walks.

Lost in the shuffle are all of the other great pitchers on the staff, which now holds the schools single-season record for strikeouts in a season with 684, surpassing the 682 the team totaled in 1997.

[autotag]Ty Floyd[/autotag] has been the No. 2 starter for the entire season and has a 7-0 record with a 4.50 ERA, 93 strikeouts and 32 walks.

That doesn’t include the job that the bullpen has done as well. Even with all of the injuries the pitching staff has suffered, they have still remained effective and efficient at times.

All of those stats will be put to the ultimate test as the Tigers will play in Omaha for a shot at a national championship. That journey will start with a meeting with the Tennessee Volunteers this Saturday night at 6 p.m. CT.

The pitching matchup has not been announced yet, but I would assume that it will be Paul Skenes vs Chase Dollander Part 2.

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PHOTOS: LSU sweeps Kentucky, punches ticket to Omaha with Game 2 win

LSU locked up a spot at the College World Series with an 8-3 win over the Wildcats in Sunday’s Game 2.

For the 19th time in program history — and the first since 2017 — LSU is heading to the College World Series in Omaha.

The Tigers took down Kentucky in a two-game sweep at the Baton Rouge Super Regional at Alex Box Stadium this weekend. After a 14-0 win on Saturday, the Tigers followed it up with an 8-3 win on Sunday to clinch a spot in the CWS.

It wasn’t the greatest outing from starter [autotag]Ty Floyd[/autotag], but the bullpen pitched a shutout while [autotag]Cade Beloso[/autotag] and [autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag] came up clutch with a three-run homer and two-RBI double, respectively.

Now, LSU will await the winner of the Hattiesburg Regional between Tennessee and Southern Mississippi in its first game at Omaha. That series is going to Game 3, and it will either pit LSU against an SEC foe or the team that knocked it out of the tournament last year.

In the meantime, here were the best photos from Sunday’s win.

Omaha Bound: LSU sweeps Kentucky to advance to College World Series

The Tigers are heading to the CWS for the 19th time after a super regional sweep over the Wildcats.

The LSU Tigers are heading to the College World Series.

Coach Jay Johnson’s team beat Kentucky 8-3 in Game 2 of the Baton Rouge Super Regional on Sunday night to secure a series sweep and a spot in Omaha.

With a trip to the CWS on the line, it was up to [autotag]Ty Floyd[/autotag] to try and pull the Tigers through.

Kentucky drew first blood in the bottom of the first inning with a solo shot to give them a 1-0 lead before LSU tied it in the top of the second on an RBI fielder’s choice by [autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag].

[autotag]Jordan Thompson[/autotag] made one of the best plays all season in the bottom of the second inning when he made an incredible throw for out No. 2 in the inning.

In the top of the third, [autotag]Cade Beloso[/autotag] gave the Tigers their first lead of the game via a three-run homer to make the score 4-1. [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] followed that with an RBI single of his own to increase the lead to 5-1.

Kentucky chased Floyd from the mound in the bottom of the fourth inning after hitting two solo homers to cut the lead to 5-3. [autotag]Riley Cooper[/autotag] was called on out of the bullpen to try and shut the Wildcats down. Cooper pitched two innings, allowing zero runs on two hits, two strikeouts, and a walk.

[autotag]Gavin Guidry[/autotag] entered the game in the bottom of the seventh inning as he looked to go the rest of the way for the Tigers. In the top of the ninth inning, LSU got some more breathing room after [autotag]Gavin Dugas[/autotag] scored on a wild pitch and Crews hit a two-RBI double to extend the lead to 8-3.

Gavin Guidry stayed in the game and closed out the 8-3 victory, and now LSU will await either Tennessee or Southern Mississippi for its first game in Omaha.

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How to watch as LSU baseball takes on Kentucky in super regional Game 2 with chance to clinch CWS berth

The Tigers can clinch a spot in Omaha with a win over the Wildcats on Sunday.

LSU can punch its ticket to the College World Series Omaha on Sunday night.

After a weather delay that lasted more than seven hours, the Tigers had no problems with Paul Skenes on the mound in Game 1 late on Saturday night. He pitched a shutout while the offense came alive in a 14-0 win.

Now, in Sunday’s Game 2, LSU can clinch a spot in the CWS by winning the series against the Wildcats. We expect [autotag]Ty Floyd[/autotag] to get the nod in that one.

Here’s what you need to know to watch as LSU looks to secure a spot in Omaha for the first time since 2017.