Live Updates: LSU Baseball vs. Florida in Game Three of the CWS Finals
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The LSU Tigers suit up one final time in Omaha as this program goes to battle against the Florida Gators in search of National Championship No. 7.
Dylan Crews and Co. lace up there cleats for the last time in an LSU uniform and the lights couldn't be any brighter.
LSU. Florida. A chance to cement their legacy in college baseball history with a National Championship on the line. It's now or never for the pair of SEC powerhouses with the opportunity to bring a title back home.
Here are a few pregame notes, what Gavin Dugas said ahead of the matchup and live updates from Monday's primetime showdown:
Notes
· LSU centerfielder Dylan Crews is No. 1 in the nation in runs scored (94); No. 2 in on-base percentage (.563); No. 4 in walks (68) and No. 5 in batting average (.423) … third baseman Tommy White is No. 2 in the nation in RBI (100), and he is No. 4 in the nation in RBI per game (1.59).
· LSU right-hander Paul Skenes is No. 1 in the nation in strikeouts (209), strikeouts per nine innings (15.33) and WHIP (0.75), and he is No. 2 in the nation in ERA (1.69) ... he is No. 3 in the nation in strikeout-to-walk ratio (10.45), and No. 5 in hits allowed per nine innings (5.28) ... LSU second baseman Gavin Dugas is No. 2 in the nation in hit-by-pitch (31).
· The Gators are batting .291 on the season with 142 homers and 70 steals in 86 attempts … centerfielder Wyatt Langford is hitting .363 with 19 homers and 49 RBI; shortstop Josh Rivera is batting .361 with 19 homers and 71 RBI, and first baseman/DH Jac Caglianone is hitting .325 with 32 homers and 84 RBI.
What Gavin Dugas Said
"Honestly, we're not lost. We're ready to go. We're going to do what we need to do to get ready for [Monday] night. We're going to prepare like we always do. And we'll be ready to go [Monday]. So nothing changes for us. We're going to keep playing baseball the way we always do."
Pregame
LSU's Starting Lineup
DH Cade Beloso
CF Dylan Crews
3B Tommy White
1B Tre' Morgan
2B Gavin Dugas
RF Brayden Jobert
SS Jordan Thompson
LF Josh Pearson
C Alex Milazzo
RHP Thatcher Hurd
Florida's Starting Lineup
2B Cade Kurland
CF Wyatt Langford
P Jac Caglianone
SS Josh Rivera
C BT Riopelle
1B Luke Heyman
RF Ty Evans
LF Tyler Shelnut
3B Colby Halter
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Live Updates
Top First
Jac Caglianone (UF) pitching
Beloso: Hit by pitch
Crews: Fly out to right field
White: Strikeout
Morgan: Strikeout
Bottom First
Thatcher Hurd (LSU) pitching
Kurland: Single to left center, advances to second base on wild pitch
Langford: Two-run homer to left field (UF 2, LSU 0)
Caglianone: Strikeout
Rivera: Groundout to pitcher
Riopelle: Popped up to center field
Score Update: UF 2, LSU 0
Top Second
Jac Caglianone (UF) pitching
Dugas: Walk, advances to second base on a wild pitch
Jobert: Single to left field, Dugas advances to third base
Thompson: RBI single scores Dugas, Jobert advances to second base (UF 2, LSU 1)
Pearson: Reaches first base on fielders choice, Thompson out at second. Jobert advances to third
Milazzo: Walk (loads bases)
Beloso: Hit by pitch, Jobert scores (LSU 2, UF 2)
Crews: Walk, Pearson scores (LSU 3, UF 2)
*Pitching Change: Cade Fisher enters the game for Florida*
White: RBI single scores Milazzo (LSU 4, UF 2). Crews advances to second base. Beloso advances to third base
Morgan: Sacrifice fly scores Beloso (LSU 5, UF 2). Crews advances to third base
Dugas: RBI single scores Crews (LSU 6, UF 2). White advances to second base
Jobert: Single to right field (loads bases)
Thompson: Fly out to center field
Bottom Second
Thatcher Hurd (LSU) pitching
Heyman: Strikeout
Evans: Popped up to shortstop
Shelnut: Strikeout
Score Update: LSU 6, UF 2
Top Third
Cade Fisher (UF) pitching
Pearson: Fouled out to third base
Milazzo: Walk
Beloso: Strikeout
Crews: Single to right field, Milazzo advances to second base
*Pitching Change: Ryan Slater enters the game for Florida*
White: Groundout to shortstop
Bottom Third
Thatcher Hurd (LSU) pitching
Halter: Fly out to left center field
Kurland: Popped up to center field
Langford: Walk
Caglianone: Hit by pitch
Rivera: Strikeout
Score Update: LSU 6, UF 2
Top Fourth
Ryan Slater (UF) pitching
Morgan: Groundout to pitcher
Dugas: Fouled out to first base
Jobert: Double down right field line
Thompson: RBI single scores Jobert (LSU 7, UF 2). Advances to second base on erro
Pearson: Two-run homer to right field (LSU 9, UF 2)
Milazzo: Single to right field
*Pitching Change: Tyler Nesbitt enters the game for Florida*
Beloso: Single to right center field scores Milazzo (LSU 10, UF 2)
Crews: Groundout to shortstop
Bottom Fourth
Thatcher Hurd (LSU) pitching
Riopelle: Lined out to shortstop
Heyman: Fly out to center field
Evans: Fouled out to third base
Score Update: LSU 10, UF 2
Top Fifth
Tyler Nesbitt (UF) pitching
White: Single up the middle
Morgan: Fly out to left field
Dugas: Hit by pitch, White advances to second base
Jobert: Groundout to third base, Dugas advances to second base. White advances to third base
Thompson: Fly out to center field
Bottom Fifth
Thatcher Hurd (LSU) pitching
Shelnut: Popped up to shortstop
Halter: Strikeout
Kurland: Strikeout
Top Sixth
Tyler Nesbitt (UF) pitching
Pearson: Strikeout
Travinski: Strikeout
Beloso: Single to right field
Crews: Single to left field, Beloso advances to second base
White: Popped up to right center field
Bottom Sixth
Thatcher Hurd (LSU) pitching
Langford: Lined out to shortstop
Caglianone: Strikeout
Rivera: Fly out to center field
Score Update: LSU 10, UF 2
Top Seventh
Tyler Nesbitt (UF) pitching
Morgan: Single down the left field line
Dugas: Walk, Morgan advances to second base
*Wild Pitch: Morgan advances to third base, Dugas advances to second base*
Jobert: Strikeout
Thompson: Strikeout
Pearson: Walk (loads bases)
*Pitching Change: Blake Purnell enters the game for Florida*
Travinski: Walk, Morgan scores (LSU 11, UF 2)
Beloso: Out
Bottom Seventh
Riley Cooper (LSU) pitching
Heyman: Fly out to center field
Evans: Solo homer to right field (LSU 11, UF 3)
Shelnut: Fly out to center field
Halter: Groundout to shortstop
Score Update: LSU 11, UF 3
Top Eighth
Blake Purnell (UF) pitching
Crews: Triple to right center field
White: RBI single scores Crews (LSU 12, UF 2)
Morgan: Single to right field, White advances to second base
Dugas: Walk (loads bases)
Jobert: Reaches first base on fielders choice, Dugas out at second base. Morgan advances to third. White scores (LSU 13, UF 3)
Thompson: Sacrifice fly scores Morgan (LSU 14, UF 3)
Pearson: Hit by pitch
Travinski: Single to shortstop (loads bases)
Beloso: Groundout to second base
Bottom Eighth
Gavin Guidry (LSU) pitching
Kurland: Solo homer to right field (LSU 14, UF 4)
Langford: Fouled out to second base
Caglianone: Strikeout
Rivera: Groundout to second base
Score Update: LSU 14, UF 4
Top Ninth
Blake Purnell (UF) pitching
Crews: Single to center field
White: Double down the left field line scores Crews (LSU 15, UF 4)
Morgan: RBI double to left center scores White (LSU 16, UF 4)
Dugas: Fly out to center field, Morgan advances to third base
Jobert: Two-run homer to right field (LSU 18, UF 4)
Thompson: Popped up to center field
Jones: Single up the middle
Travinski: Strikeout
Bottom Ninth
Gavin Guidry (LSU) pitching
Heyman: Groundout to shortstop
Evans: Groundout to shortstop
Thomas: Single to left field
FINAL: LSU 18, UF 4