Live Updates: LSU Baseball vs. Georgia

LSU hits the road to Athens, Ga. for their final SEC series of the season before postseason play begins. After dropping back-to-back games last weekend, the Tigers take on the Georgia Bulldogs with something to prove.

Paul Skenes hits the mound for the Tigers as he looks to continue his dominant 2023 season. After putting together a masterclass showing against Mississippi State last Friday, he looks to carry his success against Georgia.

Here are a few pregame notes, what Jay Johnson said of the matchup and a live game log of Friday's contest:

Notes:

LSU enters the final weekend of the regular season in second place in the SEC Western Division, 1.5 games behind division leader Arkansas … the Tigers are in third place in the overall league standings, 1.5 games behind Arkansas and 0.5 behind Florida, which leads the SEC Eastern Division.
Junior right-hander Paul Skenes defeated Mississippi State last Friday night, working 7.0 innings and allowing one run three six hits with one walk and 13 strikeouts … he was credited with his first complete game of the season, as LSU established an 11-run margin in the bottom of the seventh inning to activate the 10-run rule … Skenes improved to 10-1 on the year, and he leads the nation with 152 strikeouts – his strikeouts total is already No. 7 on LSU’s all-time list for single-season strikeouts … Skenes is No. 1 in the SEC in ERA (1.69), innings pitched (79.2) and opponent batting average (.162).
Sophomore third baseman Tommy White is hitting .619 (13-for-21) in LSU’s last five games with five doubles, two homers and 11 RBI … in LSU’s SEC series last weekend versus Mississippi State, White batted .571 (8-for-14) with three doubles, one homer, five RBI and three runs … White has 86 RBI, already the sixth-highest single-season total in LSU history … he is No. 1 in the nation in RBI per game (1.79), and he is No. 2 in the nation in total RBI.

What Jay Johnson Said:

“We’re excited for this trip, we’re going to go to Athens to wrap up the regular season, and we want to finish it the right way. We’re excited to get on the road – we have some work we need to continue to do. It will be a very business-oriented trip, but I think it will be good for us to be together and work on improving our team. Georgia has a very talented, veteran roster, and (UGA head coach) Scott Stricklin is an excellent coach, so we know we’ll be facing another tremendous challenge in the SEC.”

Pregame

LSU's Starting Lineup:

2B Gavin Dugas

LF Tre Morgan

CF Dylan Crews

3B Tommy White

DH Hayden Travinski

1B Cade Beloso

SS Jordan Thompson

RF Brayden Jobert

C Alex Milazzo

P Paul Skenes

Georgia's Starting Lineup:

How we're lining up tonight for Game 1.#GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/iQzhEIKBWX
— Georgia Baseball (@BaseballUGA) May 18, 2023

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Live Game Log

Top First

Jarvis Evans (Georgia) pitching

Dugas: Walk

Morgan: Popped up to centerfield

Crews: Strikeout

White: Fouled out

Bottom First

Paul Skenes (LSU) pitching

Anderson: Strikeout

Condon: Groundout to second base

Tate: Groundout to shortstop

Score Update: LSU 0, Georgia 0

Top Second

Jarvis Evans (Georgia) pitching

Travinski: Strikeout

Beloso: Strikeout

Thompson: Walk, stole second base, stole third base

Jobert: Two-run homer to right field (LSU 2, UGA 0)

Milazzo: Fly out to centerfield

Bottom Second

Paul Skenes (LSU) pitching

Harber: Strikeout

Gonzales: Fly out to right field

David: Fly out to right field

Score Update: LSU 2, Georgia 0

Top Third

Jarvis Evans (Georgia) pitching

Dugas: Fly out to right field

Morgan: Single to right field

Crews: Single to shortstop, Morgan advances to second

White: Fly out to right field, Morgan advances to third

Wild Pitch: Crews advances to second, Morgan out at home

Bottom Third

Paul Skenes (LSU) pitching

Murillo: Fly out to left field

LaPlante: Strikeout

Thomas: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 2, Georgia 0

Top Fourth

Jarvis Evans (Georgia) pitching

Travinski: Popped up to second base

Beloso: Single to right field

Thompson: Walk, Beloso advances to second

Jobert: Strikeout

*Pitching Change: Nolan Crisp enters the game for Georgia*

Milazzo: Lined out to first base

Bottom Fourth

Paul Skenes (LSU) pitching

Anderson: Strikeout

Condon: Groundout to second base

Tate: Walk

Harber: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 2, Georgia 0

Top Fifth

Nolan Crisp (Georgia) pitching

Dugas: Groundout to third base

Morgan: Strikeout

Crews: Reaches first on an error, successfully steals second

White: Intentionally walked

Travinski: Groundout to second base

Bottom Fifth

Paul Skenes (LSU) pitching

Gonzales: Groundout to second base

David: Solo homer to centerfield (LSU 2, UGA 1)

Murillo: Double to left center

LaPlante: Single to centerfield, Murillo scores (LSU 2, UGA 2)

Thomas: Strikeout

Anderson: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 2, Georgia 2

Top Sixth

Nolan Crisp (Georgia) pitching

Beloso: Walk

Thompson: Fly out to left field

Jobert: Single to second base, Beloso advances to second

Milazzo: Grounds into double play

Bottom Sixth

Paul Skenes (LSU) pitching

Condon: Strikeout, reaches first on wild pitch

Tate: Single to centerfield, Condon advances to second

Harber: Strikeout

Gonzalez: Groundout, Condon advances to third, Tate advances to second

David: Fly out to right field

Score Update: LSU 2, Georgia 2

Top Seventh

Leighton Finley (Georgia) pitching

Dugas: Strikeout

Morgan: Fly out to right field

Crews: Groundout to shortstop

Bottom Seventh

Paul Skenes (LSU) pitching

Murillo: Strikeout

LaPlante: Groundout to shortstop

Thomas: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 2, Georgia 2

Top Eighth

Leighton Finley (Georgia) pitching

White: Strikeout

Travinski: Solo homer to left field (LSU 3, UGA 2)

Beloso: Strikeout

Thompson: Solo homer to right field (LSU 4, UGA 2)

*Pitching Change: Collin Caldwell enters the game for Georgia*

Jobert: Single to centerfield

Milazzo: Strikeout

Bottom Eighth

Riley Cooper (LSU) pitching

Anderson: Walk

*Pitching Change: Thatcher Hurd enters the game for LSU*

Condon: Strikeout

Tate: Walk, Anderson advances to second

Harber: Reaches first on fielders choice, Tate out at second, Anderson advances to third

Gonzalez: Reaches second on error, Harber advances to third, Anderson scores (LSU 4, UGA 3)

David: Popped up to second base

Score Update: LSU 4, Georgia 3

Top Ninth

Dalton Rhadans (Georgia) pitching

Dugas: Fly out to left field

Morgan: Line out to third base

Crews: Solo homer to left field (LSU 5, UGA 3)

White: Fly out to left field

Bottom Ninth

Thatcher Hurd (LSU) pitching

Murillo: Solo homer to right field (LSU 5, UGA 4)

LaPlante: Groundout to shortstop

Spikes (pinch hitting for Thomas): Fly out to centerfield

Anderson: Solo homer to right field (LSU 5, UGA 5)

Condon: Groundout to shortstop

Score Update: LSU 5, Georgia 5

Top 10th

Chandler Marsh (Georgia) pitching

Travinski: Strikeout

Pearson: Strikeout

Thompson: Strikeout

Bottom 10th

Thatcher Hurd (LSU) pitching

Tate: Single to centerfield

Harber: Grounds into double play

Gonzalez: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 5, Georgia 5

Top 11th

Chandler Marsh (Georgia) pitching

Jobert: Hit by pitch

Milazzo: Sacrifice bunt advances Kling (pinch running for Jobert) to second, Milazzo out at first

Nippolt: Walk

Morgan: Walk (loads bases)

Crews: Strikeout

White: Groundout

Bottom 11th

Thatcher Hurd (LSU) pitching

David: Groundout to shortstop

Murillo: Strikeout

LaPlante: Popped up to pitcher

Score Update: LSU 5, Georgia 5

Top 12th

Chandler Marsh (Georgia) pitching

Travinski: Double to left center, advances to third on wild pitch

Pearson: Two-run homer (LSU 7, UGA 5)

*Pitching Change: Will Pearson enters the game for Georgia*

Thompson: Solo home run to right field (LSU 8, UGA 5)

Kling: Groundout to shortstop

Milazzo: Fly out to right field

Nippolt: Single to right field

Morgan: Hit by pitch, Nippolt advances to second

Crews: Strikeout

Bottom 12th

Thatcher Hurd (LSU) pitching

Spikes: Groundout to second base

Anderson: Strikeout

Condon: Strikeout

FINAL: LSU 8, Georgia 5