Live Updates: LSU Baseball vs. Arkansas in the SEC Tournament

Paul Skenes takes the mound for the LSU Tigers as they take on the Arkansas Razorbacks in an SEC Tournament showdown.

The Tigers took down South Carolina on Wednesday to get their tourney run started, but facing off against a fiery Razorbacks squad on Thursday, it's set the table for a highly anticipated matchup.

Here are a few pregame notes, what Jay Johnson said of the matchup and live updates from Thursday's contest:

Notes

The Tigers, the SEC’s No. 4 seed last season, have finished in the Top 4 in the overall SEC standings in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2014 and 2015. LSU’s second-place finish in the SEC Western Division is its best since the Tigers won the Western Division in 2017.
LSU has reached the 40-win mark in back-to-back years for the first time since the 2016 and 2017 seasons … LSU finished 40-22 in 2022.
LSU enters the SEC Tournament at or near the top of several NCAA statistical categories … the Tigers are No. 1 in the nation in shutouts pitched (9); No. 2 in on-base percentage (.440); No. 3 in hit-by-pitch (119); No. 3 in strikeouts pitched per nine innings (11.6); No. 4 in runs scored (522); No. 4 in slugging percentage (.568); No. 6 in scoring average (9.5 runs per game); and No. 9 in hits allowed per nine innings (7.70).

What Jay Johnson Said

“Our team has done such a great job this season; we’ve played our way into where we want to be. I want our guys to get to Omaha and experience Omaha, and we’ve done what we need to do relative to playing at home for the NCAA Tournament. With that being said, when you put the Tiger uniform on, there’s an expectation that we’re competing to win. Our guys are winners, and we play to win every game. We’re excited to be here for the SEC Tournament; it’s one of the best events in all of amateur baseball.”

Pregame

LSU's Starting Lineup:

CF Dylan Crews

LF Josh Pearson

3B Tommy White

DH Hayden Travinski

1B Tre Morgan

SS Jordan Thompson

RF Brayden Jobert

2B Gavin Dugas

C Alex Milazzo

P Paul Skenes

Arkansas Starting Lineup:

Today's starters in Hoover 🐗 pic.twitter.com/2mBMoI51Yh
— Arkansas Baseball (@RazorbackBSB) May 25, 2023

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Live Updates

Top First

Hagen Smith (Arkansas) pitching

Crews: Strikeout

Pearson: Strikeout

White: Single to left field

Travinski: Single to right field, White advances to third

Morgan: RBI single scores White, Travinski advances to second (LSU 1, Arkansas 0)

Thompson: Strikeout

Bottom First

Paul Skenes (LSU) pitching

Josenberger: Walk

Diggs: Fly out to right field

Bohrofen: Line out to shortstop

Wegner: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 1, Arkansas 0

Top Second

Hagen Smith (Arkansas) pitching

Jobert: Strikeout

Dugas: Strikeout

Milazzo: Groundout to shortstop

Bottom Second

Paul Skenes (LSU) pitching

Slavens: Fly out to right field

Cali: Line out to shortstop

Holt: Single to right field

Coll: Groundout to shortstop

Score Update: LSU 1, Arkansas 0

Top Third

Hagen Smith (Arkansas) pitching

Crews: Strikeout

Pearson: Groundout to first base

White: Strikeout

Bottom Third

Paul Skenes (LSU) pitching

Rowland: Hit by pitch

Josenberger: Fly out to right field

Bohrofen: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 1, Arkansas 0

Top Fourth

Hagen Smith (Arkansas) pitching

Travinski: Single to left field

Morgan: Single to left field, Travinski advances to second

Thompson: Strikeout

Jobert: Strikeout

Dugas: Walk (loads bases)

*Pitching Change: Hunter Hollan enters the game for Arkansas*

*Wild Pitch: Travinski scores, Morgan advances to third base, Dugas to second base* (LSU 2, Arkansas 0)

Milazzo: Strikeout

Bottom Fourth

Paul Skenes (LSU) pitching

Wegner: Hit by pitch

Slavens: Single to centerfield, Wegner advances to third

Cali: RBI single scores Wegner, Slavens advances to second (LSU 2, Arkansas 1)

Holt: RBI single scores Slavens, Cali advances to second (LSU 2, Arkansas 2)

Coll: Fly out to centerfield

Rowland: Walk (loads bases)

Josenberger: Popped up to second base

*Pitching Change: Riley Cooper enters the game for LSU*

Diggs: Reaches first on catchers interference, Rowland advances to second, Holt to third, Cali scores (Arkansas 3, LSU 2)

Bohrofen: RBI single scores both Holt and Rowland, Diggs advances to third (Arkansas 5, LSU 2)

Wegner: Groundout to second base

Score Update: Arkansas 5, LSU 2

Top Fifth

Hunter Hollan (Arkansas) pitching

Crews: Groundout to third base

Pearson: Strikeout

White: Strikeout

Bottom Fifth

Riley Cooper (LSU) pitching

Slavens: Fly out to left field

Cali: Fly out to right field

Holt: Fouled out to right field

Score Update: Arkansas 5, LSU 2

Top Sixth

Hunter Hollan (Arkansas) pitching

Travinski: Single to left center

Morgan: Single to center field, Travinski advances to second

Thompson: Reaches first on fielders choice, Morgan out at second base, Travinski out at third base

Jobert: Fly out to right field

Bottom Sixth

Riley Cooper (LSU) pitching

Coll: Popped up to shortstop

Rowland: Strikeout

Josenberger: Strikeout

Score Update: Arkansas 5, LSU 2

Top Seventh

Hunter Hollan (Arkansas) pitching

Dugas: Single to shortstop

Milazzo: Strikeout

Crews: Walk, Dugas advances to second

Pearson: Strikeout

White: Groundout to third base

Bottom Seventh

Riley Cooper (LSU) pitching

Diggs: Groundout to second base

Bohrofen: Strikeout

Wegner: Strikeout

Score Update: Arkansas 5, LSU 2

Top Eighth

Hunter Hollan (Arkansas) pitching

Travinski: Single to left field

Morgan: Strikeout

*Wild Pitch: Travinski advances to second base*

Thompson: RBI single scores Travinski (Arkansas 5, LSU 3)

Jobert: Fly out to center field

Dugas: Strikeout

Bottom Eighth

Riley Cooper (LSU) pitching

Slavens: Strikeout

Cali: Single down right field line

Holt: Strikeout

Coll: Strikeout

Score Update: Arkansas 5, LSU 3

Top Ninth

Hunter Hollan (Arkansas) pitching

Jared Jones (pinch hitting for Milazzo): Fouled out to first base

Crews: Solo homer to left field (Arkansas 5, LSU 4)

Kling (pinch hitting for Pearson): Strikeout

White: Groundout to shortstop

FINAL: Arkansas 5, LSU 4