Live Updates: LSU Baseball vs. Florida in the College World Series Finals

The LSU Tigers match up against the Florida Gators in the College World Series Finals with two wins separating both programs from bringing a National Championship back home.

It'll be a rematch of the 2017 CWS Championship, and once again, it'll be a star-studded showdown on the diamond.

Ty Floyd takes the mound for the Tigers as LSU looks to claim Game 1 of the best-of-three series in Omaha.

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

Notes

· LSU enters the CWS Championship Series at or near the top of several NCAA statistical categories … the Tigers are No. 1 in the nation in shutouts pitched (12); No. 1 in runs scored (608); No. 2 in home runs (138); No. 2 in hit-by-pitch (135); No. 3 in walks received (389); No. 3 in strikeouts pitched per nine innings (11.6); No. 4 in on-base percentage (.430); No. 5 in slugging percentage (.556); No. 5 in hits allowed per nine innings (7.53); and No. 8 in scoring average (8.9 runs per game).

· 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).

· The Gators are batting .291 on the season with 136 homers and 69 steals in 85 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 31 homers and 84 RBI.

What Jay Johnson Said

“I’m obviously excited to be here as a college baseball coach. This is where you want to be this time of year. Very proud of the team, especially coming through the losers' bracket after a tough loss Monday night to, again, one of the best teams that I've seen in recent times, in Wake Forest, particularly on the pitching side of things. We’ve had a really good week that we put together to get back to this point. And now it's about moving forward."

Pregame

LSU's Starting Lineup:

CF Dylan Crews

3B Tommy White

1B Tre' Morgan

2B Gavin Dugas

DH Cade Beloso

RF Brayden Jobert

SS Jordan Thompson

LF Josh Pearson

C Alex Milazzo

RHP Ty Floyd

Florida's Starting Lineup:

2B Cade Kurland

CF Wyatt Langford

1B. Jac Caglianone

SS Josh Rivera

C BT Riopelle

DH Luke Heyman

LF Tyler Shelnut

RF Ty Evans

3B Colby Halter

RHP Brandon Sproat

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Live Updates

Top First

Brandon Sproat (Florida) pitching

Crews: Hit by pitch

White: Strikeout

Morgan: Groundout to second base, Crews advances to second base

Dugas: Walk

Beloso: Single to left field, Dugas advances to second base. Crews scores (LSU 1, Florida 0)

Jobert: Strikeout

Bottom First

Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching

Kurland: Fly out to right center field

Langford: Strikeout

Caglianone: Double to left field

Rivera: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 1, Florida 0

Top Second

Brandon Sproat (Florida) pitching

Thompson: Strikeout

Pearson: Walk

Milazzo: Single to right field, Pearson advances to second base

Crews: Walk (loads bases)

White: Lined out to third base

Morgan: Strikeout

Bottom Second

Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching

Riopelle: Strikeout

Heyman: Single to right field, advances to second base on passed ball

Shelnut: Strikeout

Evans: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 1, Florida 0

Top Third

Brandon Sproat (Florida) pitching

Dugas: Solo homer to left field (LSU 2, Florida 0)

Beloso: Single to right field

Jobert: Strikeout

Thompson: Reaches first base on fielding error, Beloso advances to second base

Pearson: Groundout to first base. Thompson advances to second base, Beloso advances to third base

Milazzo: Strikeout

Bottom Third

Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching

Halter: Strikeout

Kurland: Walk

Langford: Double to right center field, Kurland advances to third base

Caglianone: Groundout to first base, Langford advances to third base. Kurland scores (LSU 2, Florida 1)

Rivera: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 2, Florida 1

Top Fourth

Brandon Sproat (Florida) pitching

Crews: Fly out to right field

White: Groundout to third base

Morgan: Single up the middle

Dugas: Double to right center field, Morgan advances to third base

Beloso: Intentionally walked (loads bases)

Jobert: Strikeout

Bottom Fourth

Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching

Riopelle: Popped up to second base

Heyman: Strikeout

Shelnut: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 2, Florida 1

Top Fifth

Brandon Sproat (Florida) pitching

Thompson: Walk

*Pitching Change: LHP Cade Fisher enters the game for Florida*

Pearson: Strikeout

Milazzo: Groundout to third base, Thompson advances to second base

Crews: Strikeout

Bottom Fifth

Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching

Evans: Double down left field line

Halter: Sacrifice bunt advances Evans to third base

Kurland: Groundout to second base, Evans scores (LSU 2, Florida 2)

Langford: Groundout to shortstop

Score Update: LSU 2, Florida 2

Top Sixth

Cade Fisher (Florida) pitching

White: Single to right field

Morgan: Reaches first base on fielders choice, White out at second base

Dugas: Single to third base, Morgan advances to second base

Beloso: Strikeout

Jared Jones (pinch hitting for Jobert): Reaches first on fielders choice, Morgan out at third base

Bottom Sixth

Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching

Caglianone: Strikeout

Rivera: Strikeout

Riopelle: Solo homer to right field (Florida 3, LSU 2)

Heyman: Strikeout

Score Update: Florida 3, LSU 2

Top Seventh

Cade Fisher (Florida) pitching

Thompson: Groundout to third base

Pearson: Strikeout

Milazzo: Strikeout

Bottom Seventh

Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching

Shelnut: Strikeout

Evans: Strikeout

Halter: Strikeout

Score Update: Florida 3, LSU 2

Top Eighth

Cade Fisher (Florida) pitching

Crews: Groundout to shortstop

White: Solo homer to left field (LSU 3, Florida 3)

Morgan: Single to left field

*Pitching Change: Brandon Neely enters the game for Florida*

Dugas: Popped up to center field

Beloso: Strikeout

Bottom Eighth

Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching

Kurland: Strikeout

Langford: Popped up to second base

Caglianone: Strikeout

Note: Floyd has set the College World Series single-game strikeout record with 17.

Score Update: LSU 3, Florida 3

Top Ninth

Brandon Neely (Florida) pitching

Kling: Strikeout

Thompson: Strikeout

Pearson: Groundout to pitcher

Bottom Ninth

Riley Cooper (LSU) pitching

Rivera: Groundout to third base

Riopelle: Groundout to second base

Heyman: Walk, advances to second base on passed ball

Schiekofer: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 3, Florida 3

Top 10th

Brandon Neely (Florida) pitching

Travinski (pinch-hitting for Milazzo): Strikeout

Crews: Walk, advances to second base on wild pitch

White: Intentionally walked

Morgan: Popped up to second base

Dugas: Fly out to center field

Bottom 10th

Riley Cooper (LSU) pitching

Robertson: Fly out to left center field

Halter: Hit by pitch

Kurland: Single to pitcher, Halter advances to second base

Langford: Lined out to left field

Caglianone: Popped up to shortstop

Score Update: LSU 3, Florida 3

Top 11th

Brandon Neely (Florida) pitching

Beloso: Solo homer to right field (LSU 4, Florida 3)

Kling: Popped up to third base

Thompson: Groundout to pitcher

Pearson: Walk

Travinski: Fly out to left center

Bottom 11th

Riley Cooper (LSU) pitching

Rivera: Fly out to right field

Riopelle: Strikeout

Fabian: Strikeout

FINAL: LSU 4, Florida 3