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How to watch, preview for LSU baseball’s NCAA Tournament opener against Kennesaw State

The Tigers begin their postseason against the No. 3-seeded Owls at the Hattiesburg Regional on Friday night.

The Tigers are hitting the road for the regional round of the 2022 NCAA Baseball Tournament, but they won’t have to go very far.

LSU will take the approximately three-hour trek east to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for a regional hosted by Southern Miss, the No. 11 national seed. First up for the No. 2-seeded Tigers is a matchup against the region’s No. 3 seed, the Kennesaw State Owls.

The Owls are just 35-26 on the season but made the tournament by virtue of a phenomenal run in the Atlantic Sun Tournament as the third-seeded team. After dropping the first two games, KSU won out and captured the league’s autobid with an upset against Liberty in the championship.

LSU, meanwhile, is coming off a disappointing performance in the SEC Tournament. As the No. 4 seed, it won its first game against Kentucky but dropped the next two matchups, ultimately being eliminated in a rematch against the Wildcats.

The Tigers will hopefully have two of its key players back in infielders [autotag]Jacob Berry[/autotag] and [autotag]Cade Doughty[/autotag], who were held out of SEC Tournament competition last week as a precaution.

We could see LSU’s Day 1 starter on the mound in [autotag]Ma’Khail Hilliard[/autotag], but coach [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] may choose to save his arm for a potential matchup against the top-seeded Golden Eagles on Saturday. If that’s the case, we would likely see [autotag]Ty Floyd[/autotag] or [autotag]Samuel Dutton[/autotag] take the bump.

The Tigers will look to emerge out of the regional as an underdog, and that run will begin with Friday night’s opener at 6 p.m. CT.

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Tigers fall in SEC Tournament vs. Tennessee, face elimination on Saturday

LSU didn’t have enough on offense to topple the Volunteers, and it will have to win a rematch against Kentucky on Saturday to stay alive.

Round 3 in the winner’s bracket of the 2022 SEC Tournament pitted the Tigers against the No. 1 team in the Southeastern Conference and the whole country, the Tennessee Volunteers.

The Vols proved they are the top team for a reason, as they won 5-2 to advance to the semifinals. LSU meanwhile, faces elimination in a rematch against Kentucky on Saturday.

[autotag]Ty Floyd[/autotag] got the start on the mound, and UT did not greet him kindly as it scored three runs in the first two innings to jump out to an early lead that it held until the top of the fifth. In that frame, [autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag] hit an RBI double to score [autotag]Drew Bianco[/autotag], and [autotag]Josh Pearson[/autotag] followed that with an RBI of his own to cut the lead to 3-2.

Tennessee scored two more runs on Floyd in the bottom of the fifth to increase its lead back to three runs.

[autotag]Trent Vietmeier[/autotag] came in to pitch for the final out of the fifth inning. Floyd’s final line was 4.2 innings pitched allowing five runs on six hits, three walks and five strikeouts.

Vietmeier stayed in to pitch for the rest of the game as he went 3.1 innings allowing zero runs on zero hits and three strikeouts. However, LSU was unable to score any more runs against the potent Tennessee pitching staff.

With the loss, LSU moves to the loser’s bracket and now has a date with the Wildcats, who have been something of a tournament darling as they’ve won two games as a 12-seed. The first pitch for that game will likely be 30 minutes after the conclusion of Alabama vs. Florida, which begins at 9:30 a.m. CT.

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Tigers ‘Crews’ to a win over Vandy in final SEC series

LSU captured its final SEC series and potentially a top-five seed at the conference tournament in Hoover.

LSU might not wear anything other than their gold uniform for the rest of the season. After a huge win on Thursday night, the Tigers went back to the gold for Friday night’s contest, and the Tigers had another great game at the ballpark with a 6-1 win over Vanderbilt to take the series.

[autotag]Ty Floyd[/autotag] got the start on the mound and in his first start in months, he looked great. Floyd finished with 5.1 innings pitched allowing one run on four hits and seven strikeouts.

[autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag] started it off strong in the top of the first inning when he swung at the first pitch and blasted it over the left-field wall to make it 1-0 Tigers.

LSU then had a monster second inning to give them some breathing room. [autotag]Cade Doughty[/autotag] scored on a passed ball for the first run of the second inning, [autotag]Tyler McManus[/autotag] grounded out but [autotag]Jordan Thompson[/autotag] scored to make it 3-0, and then Crews came up and hit another Crews missile, this time a two-run shot over the green monster in left field to make it 5-0 Tigers.

The Commodores got on the board in the bottom of the second inning with a solo homer to cut the lead to 5-1. In the top of the fourth inning, [autotag]Josh Pearson[/autotag] beat the throw on what would’ve been an inning-ending double play and allowed McManus to score and make it 6-1.

In the top of the seventh inning, the Tiger bats were back at it again as Doughty hit an RBI double to score [autotag]Tre Morgan[/autotag], and Thompson brought Doughty home on an RBI single to make it 8-1 LSU.

[autotag]Jacob Hasty[/autotag] came in to relieve Floyd in the fifth inning and in the bottom of the ninth inning, he gave up a two-run homer down the right-field line to cut the lead to 8-3 with no outs.

[autotag]Paul Gervase[/autotag] then came in to try and close the game. He retired the batters he faced, and the Tigers won 8-3. LSU clinched the series win over the Commodores and possibly locked up the No. 5 seed for the SEC Tournament next week. Game 3 will be on Saturday at 1 p.m. CT.

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Rebels take Game 1 at The Box after weather delay

After a strange Game 1 that saw play paused for the night on Friday, the Tigers will have to dig their way out of a deficit against Ole Miss.

It was “Mike Day” once again in Baton Rouge, but it didn’t go as planned as Ole Miss won Game 1 in 5-3 fashion after the game had to be paused on Friday night before resuming on Saturday morning due to a lightning delay.

The Tigers welcomed the Ole Miss Rebels into town for the last home series of the regular season. The first inning was just about as good as it gets if you are a Tiger fan as [autotag]Ma’Khail Hilliard[/autotag] struck out two of the three hitters he faced. In the bottom of the inning [autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag] hit a Crews Missile to right field to give LSU a 2-0 lead.

In the top of the second, the Rebels got both of those runs back plus two more as they plated four runs on a pair of two-RBI singles.

In the words of Garth Brooks, the thunder rolled and the lightning struck Baton Rouge in the middle of the third inning. That led to the game being suspended until Saturday at 11 a.m. CT.

When play resumed, it was the bottom of the third inning and the Tigers were up to bat. Ole Miss kept the same starting pitcher on the mound as they had last night, but LSU swapped its pitcher after the long break.

Hilliard’s game was done after three innings after giving up four runs on four hits, two walks, and four strikeouts. It then became the [autotag]Ty Floyd show[/autotag]. In the top of the fifth inning, the Rebels hit a solo homer off of Floyd to extend their lead to 5-2.

That score held until the bottom of the eighth inning when [autotag]Jordan Thompson[/autotag] hit a solo homer of his own to cut the lead to 5-3.

That was the last run the Tigers managed to score in the game as they fell in game one 5-3. LSU will look to tie the series in game two which is starting shortly after Game 1. As soon as that game ends, there will be a recap right here on LSU Wire.

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Alabama evens series against Tigers in Game 2

Without Jacob Berry in the lineup, LSU couldn’t clinch a series win on Saturday night and will look to take Sunday’s rubber match.

It was a rough night to be a pitcher for LSU on Saturday evening as the Tigers lost to Alabama 8-3 to tie the series up at one game each.

Before the game, news came out that [autotag]Jacob Berry[/autotag] would be out with a broken finger for the foreseeable future. Strike one. [autotag]Blake Money[/autotag] was pulled after not recording an out. Strike two. Bama scored five runs in the first two innings. Strike three.

The game started off on the right foot, as [autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag] sent a Crews Missile to center field to take a 1-0 lead. Sadly, that was the only time LSU would lead in the ball game.

In the bottom of the first inning, the wheels fell off for LSU. Money got the start on the mound for LSU and he threw 13 total pitches and gave up two runs with two walks and no outs recorded. [autotag]Grant Taylor[/autotag] came in to try and save the day and he limited the Tide to only two runs in the first inning.

In the bottom of the second inning, a plethora of errors led to three more Tide runs and it was 5-1 ‘Bama before you could even blink an eye. Taylor was charged with three earned runs over his four innings of work as Alabama scored two more runs against him in the bottom of the fourth inning to make it 7-1.

In the top of the seventh, LSU cut into the Bama lead with another Crews Missile to make it 7-3.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, Alabama got one of those runs back against [autotag]Ty Floyd[/autotag] to score the final run of the game and make it 8-3 headed to the ninth inning. LSU had runners on the corners with two outs, but it was unable to score anymore. With the loss, LSU drops to 31-14 overall and 13-9 in SEC play. The rubber match will be on Sunday at 1 p.m. CT.

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LSU baseball drops midweek matchup in the Big Easy

The Tigers’ four-game winning streak came to an end against New Orleans on Tuesday night.

After a perfect 4-0 showing last week, the Tigers crashed back down to Earth in a midweek matchup on the road against New Orleans on Tuesday night.

LSU lost to the Privateers 9-4 to end the winning streak, and now it will have to hope for better luck against a ranked opponent this weekend when the Georgia Bulldogs come to town.

[autotag]Ty Floyd[/autotag] got the start on the mound in a short outing as he only went 1.1 innings, allowing four runs on four hits and two walks. LSU started off hot as it scored the first two runs of the game thanks to a throwing error by New Orleans and a [autotag]Josh Pearson[/autotag] RBI double to make it 2-0 LSU headed to the bottom of the second inning.

The Privateers came out swinging in the bottom of the second as they scored four runs on Floyd. Those came on a wild pitch, an RBI single, a fielder’s choice and a throwing error. In the top of the third inning, [autotag]Luke Leto[/autotag] grounded out but scored [autotag]Tre Morgan[/autotag] in the process to cut the lead to 4-3.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, New Orleans blew the game wide open as they scored four more runs. One run scored on an RBI single and later three runs scored on a three-RBI triple with a full count and two outs.

Headed to the top of the seventh, LSU had dug itself into an 8-3 hole. The question was, could it somehow dig its way out of it?

In the bottom of the eighth inning, the Privateers plated another run on an RBI single to make it 9-3 headed to the ninth inning. In the top of the ninth inning, Pearson hit a solo home run to cut the lead to 9-4, but that was the only run LSU would get as it lost the game and its winning streak came to an end at four games.

With the loss, LSU drops to 27-13 (10-8 SEC) on the year. The Tigers start a three-game series with the Bulldogs on Friday night at Alex Box Stadium with the first pitch scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT.

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LSU baseball bounces back in midweek win over Louisiana

The Tigers got back into form with a big win on Tuesday night.

After a rough weekend against Arkansas, where LSU was swept in three games by the Razorbacks, it got back in the win column on Tuesday night with a commanding 8-4 win over ULL.

[autotag]Ty Floyd[/autotag] got the start on the mound and pitched five innings, allowing two runs on four hits and eight strikeouts. LSU drew first blood in the bottom of the second inning when [autotag]Tre Morgan[/autotag] hit a solo home run to make it 1-0 Tigers after two innings.

However, the Ragin’ Cajuns took the lead after two solo home runs, one in the third inning and one in the fourth inning as they took a 2-1 lead.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, LSU broke the score open with five runs in the inning. It started with a two-run home run by [autotag]Jordan Thompson[/autotag] to make it 3-2 Tigers.

[autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag] followed that with a two-RBI single with bases loaded to increase their lead to 5-2.

[autotag]Cade Doughty[/autotag] was hit by a pitch with bases loaded to score the final run of the fourth inning and make it 6-2 LSU. In the bottom of the fifth inning, LSU tagged on two more runs as [autotag]Josh Stevenson[/autotag] hit a sacrifice fly to make it 7-2 Tigers and then [autotag]Josh Pearson[/autotag] hit an RBI double to score the Tigers’ second run of the fifth inning and make it 8-2 LSU.

After an LSU error in the top of the seventh inning, the Ragin Cajuns scored two runs to cut the lead to 8-4. That was the closest UL would come to making a comeback.

With the win, LSU moves to 24-12 on the year. It will start a three-game series against Missouri this Thursday night at Alex Box Stadium. The first pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT.

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LSU baseball brings out the brooms in Game 3 win over Mississippi State

LSU secured the sweep with a dominant performance on Sunday.

LSU came into Sunday’s Game 3 going for its first SEC series sweep of the year, but in order to bring out the brooms, the offense needed to bring out the sticks.

The Tigers did just that in a blowout 13-3 win that capped off an impressive road series.

[autotag]Samuel Dutton[/autotag] got the start on the mound for the Tigers and, in the bottom of the first inning, Mississippi State hit a solo home run off of him to take a 1-0 lead. In the top of the third inning, [autotag]Tre Morgan[/autotag] hit into a double play, but [autotag]Brayden Jobert[/autotag] was able to score and tie the game at 1-1.

Dutton was replaced by [autotag]Grant Taylor[/autotag] after pitching three innings, his final line was 3 innings pitched with four hits, one run, and one strikeout. In the top of the fifth inning, LSU busted the game open with a five-run inning. It started with a [autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag] RBI single that scored [autotag]Tyler McManus[/autotag].

[autotag]Jacob Berry[/autotag] followed that up with an RBI single to score Josh Stevenson. That was followed by a three-run bomb by [autotag]Josh Pearson[/autotag] to make it 6-1 Tigers.

In the top of the sixth inning, Morgan hit an RBI double to score McManus and make it 7-1 LSU through six innings of play.

In the top of the seventh, [autotag]Cade Doughty[/autotag] hit a solo home run to extend the lead to 8-1.

That was followed by another Pearson homer as it was the freshman’s best day at the plate so far this season, and he made it 9-1.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, the Bulldogs cut into the lead as they hit a two-run home run against Tayor to cut the lead to 9-3. But LSU got those runs back, plus more. Crews started it off with a two-RBI double.

Doughty followed with an RBI double and Pearson had an RBI single to make it 13-3 LSU headed to the bottom of the eighth. [autotag]Ty Floyd[/autotag] came in to pitch the bottom of the ninth inning and secured the sweep for the Tigers.

With the win and the sweep, LSU moves to 23-9 (7-5 SEC) on the year. The next game will be Tuesday night against Lamar University with the first pitch scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT.

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LSU baseball dominates Louisiana-Monroe, extends winning streak to 3

It’s Brayden Jobert’s world, and we’re all just living in it.

“YOU CAN PUCKER UP AND KISS THAT BABY GOODBYE! HE’S HOTTER THAN A FIRE ANT ON A FEVER BLISTER! Jobert, swinging it like Excalibur right now,” play-by-play commentator Lyn Rollins proclaimed during Tuesday night’s game against Louisiana-Monroe.

It is truly Brayden Jobert’s world; we are all just living in it. Facing the Warhawks at Alex Box Stadium, the Tigers picked up right where they left off on Sunday.

[autotag]Tyrann Mathieu[/autotag] was back in the bayou to make the first pitch, and that was the start of a great night for LSU as it pushed its winning streak to three games with a dominant 15-4 win heading into a weekend series against the Auburn Tigers.

In the top of the first inning, ULM hit a solo home run to take a 1-0 lead, but that was the last sliver of hope it would get in this game. In the bottom of the inning, the scoring spree started for the Tigers. First, [autotag]Josh Berry[/autotag] tied the game up on an RBI single.

Second, Jobert hit a three-RBI double to make it 4-1.

Third, [autotag]Gavin Dugas[/autotag] hit an RBI double, and last, [autotag]Hayden Travinski[/autotag] hit an RBI single to make the score 6-1 LSU after one inning. The Tigers would get on the board again in the bottom of the third when Dugas hit a solo home run to left field to make it 7-1.

In the top of the fourth, [autotag]Cale Lansville[/autotag] came in to pitch and he surrendered three Warhawk runs to make it 7-4 after four innings. LSU scored again in the bottom of the sixth when Jobert hit a solo homer to make it 8-4.

That was followed by a [autotag]Cade Doughty[/autotag] sacrifice fly to make it 9-4 after six innings. In the bottom of the seventh, [autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag] scored on a past ball and Jobert hit yet another home run. This time, it was a three-run shot to make it 13-4 LSU after seven innings.

In the bottom of the eighth, [autotag]Drew Bianco[/autotag] was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to score another run, and [autotag]Jack Merrifield[/autotag] hit a sacrifice fly to make it 15-4 headed to the top of the ninth. [autotag]Ty Floyd[/autotag] came in to finish the game on the mound in the ninth and worked a quick 1-2-3 inning.

With the win, LSU moves to 18-7 on the year and 3-3 in conference play. It will play the Auburn Tigers at home starting this Thursday, with the first pitch of Game 1 scheduled for 6 p.m. CT at The Box.

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Tigers going ‘back to the drawing board’ after rough weekend on the mound

LSU coach Jay Johnson said the Tigers are reevaluating pitching ahead of this weekend’s series at Florida.

Last weekend, coach Jay Johnson and the LSU Tigers dropped their first conference series of the season to Texas A&M. One of the major reasons was starting pitching.

Going into the weekend series, only Johnson knew the status of the Tigers’ ace Blake Money after he suffered an injury in the Tulane game. Ty Floyd got the start on the mound for the Friday night game, instead.

A key goal for any starting pitcher is to try and get a “quality start” every time you pitch. Per MLB.com, “a starting pitcher records a quality start when he pitches at least six innings and allows three earned runs or fewer. A starting pitcher has two jobs: to prevent runs and get outs. The quality start statistic helps to quantify which pitchers did a “quality” job in those two departments.”

Out of the three conference games last week, LSU recorded zero quality starts. Floyd pitched for only two innings and gave up two runs, Money pitched 3 1/3 innings and gave up four runs, and Hilliard pitched four innings and gave up five runs.

That is a total of 11 earned runs in only 9 1/3 innings, good for an ERA of 10.88.

That is an abhorrent number for any pitching staff. Those numbers have led coach Johnson to make some changes. The Tigers take on Louisiana Tech on Wednesday before traveling to Florida to take on the No. 8 Gators in Gainesville this weekend.

Something has to give for this pitching staff. According to Johnson, the Tigers are going to go “back to the drawing board” as far as the starting rotation is concerned and re-evaluate every pitcher on the roster to see who can get some quality starts and win some games.

The Tigers currently sit at 15-5 and they are ranked the No. 18 team in the country, but coach Johnson knows this team is capable of playing much better than it is right now.

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