Live Updates: LSU Baseball vs. Mississippi State in Game 2

No. 2 LSU is back in action in Alex Box Stadium with Ty Floyd earning the start on the mound for the Tigers.

In search of another SEC series victory after claiming Game 1 on Friday, LSU has the chance to come out and handle business against the Bulldogs.

Here are a few pregame notes, what Jay Johnson said of the matchup and a live game log of Saturday's showdown in Baton Rouge:

Notes:

The Tigers’ eight-game SEC win streak ended with last Saturday’s loss at Auburn; the eight-game SEC win streak was LSU’s longest in a single season since 2017, when the Tigers won eight straight league games from May 6-May 20 … last Sunday’s loss at Auburn marked the first time this season that LSU has lost two games in a row.
LSU is No. 1 in the SEC in eight offensive categories – batting average (.313), slugging percentage (.566), on-base percentage (.442), runs (465), hits (497), RBI (426), doubles (94) and hit-by-pitch (105).
Catcher Hayden Travinski is hitting .538 (7-for-13) in the last four games he has played with one double, two homers and seven RBI … Travinski has homered once in each of LSU’s past three SEC series versus Ole Miss, Alabama and Auburn … second baseman Gavin Dugas is No. 3 in the nation in hit-by-pitch with 23.

What Jay Johnson Said:

“Mississippi State’s last two series have been against Tennessee and Arkansas, two of the best teams in the country. When I evaluate them, I see quality talent. I see an SEC team on offense that has a lot of speed. They have a good balance of left and right-handed hitters, and they have some power. On the mound, they have some really talented pitchers. It’s a tough league – the only reason Mississippi State is where they are in the standings is because they’re in the SEC. They would be near the top of any other league in the country.”

Pregame

LSU's Starting Lineup:

2B Gavin Dugas

LF Tre Morgan

CF Dylan Crews

3B Tommy White

DH Cade Beloso

C Hayden Travinski

RF Brayden Jobert

1B Jared Jones

SS Jordan Thompson

P Ty Floyd

Mississippi State's Starting Lineup:

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Live Game Log:

Top First

Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching

Larry: Popped up to first base

Ledbetter: Single up the middle, advances to second on a balk

Hines: Strikeout

Jordan: Strikeout

Bottom First

Cade Smith (MSU) pitching

Dugas: Fly out to left field

Morgan: Line out to right field

Crews: Groundout to shortstop

Score Update: LSU 0, MSU 0

Top Second

Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching

Clark: Double off the left field wall

Downs: Strikeout

Hancock: Groundout to second base, Clark advances to third

Alford: Groundout to second base

Bottom Second

Cade Smith (MSU) pitching

White: Double to left center

Beloso: Walk

Travinski: Popped up to shortstop

*Wild Pitch: White advances to third base, Beloso to second*

Jobert: Walk (loads bases)

Jones: Strikeout

Thompson: Walk, White scores

Dugas: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 1, MSU 0

Top Third

Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching

Mershon: Walk

Larry: Strikeout

Ledbetter: Fly out to center

Hines: Fly out to right field

Bottom Third

Cade Smith (MSU) pitching

Morgan: Groundout to first base

Crews: Strikeout

White: Single to left field

Beloso: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 1, MSU 0

Top Fourth

Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching

Jordan: Strikeout

Clark: Strikeout

Downs: Strikeout

Bottom Fourth

Cade Smith (MSU) pitching

Travinski: Solo homer to left field (LSU 2, MSU 0)

Jobert: Strikeout

Jones: Groundout to pitcher

Thompson: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 2, MSU 0

Top Fifth

Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching

Hancock: Single up the middle, advances to second on wild pitch

Alford: Fly out to centerfield, Hancock advances to third

Mershon: Double off the left field wall, Hancock scores (LSU 2, MSU 1)

Larry: Groundout to shortstop, Mershon advances to third

Ledbetter: Fouled out to shortstop

Bottom Fifth

Cade Smith (MSU) pitching

Dugas: Fouled out to first base

Morgan: Fly out to right field

Crews: Walk

White: Single to left field, Crews advances to second

Beloso: Fouled out to catcher

Score Update: LSU 2, MSU 1

Top Sixth

Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching

Hines: Strikeout

Jordan: Strikeout

Clark: Single to left field

Downs: Strikeout

Bottom Sixth

Cade Smith (MSU) pitching

Travinski: Fouled out to first base

Jobert: Walk

Jones: Strikeout

Thompson: Fly out to left field

Score Update: LSU 2, MSU 1

Top Seventh

Nate Ackenhausen (LSU) pitching

Hancock: Solo homer to right field (LSU 2, MSU 2)

Alford: Fly out to right field

Mershon: Single to left field, successfully steals second

Larry: Walk

*Wild Pitch: Mershon advances to third, Larry to second*

Ledbetter: Strikeout

Hines: Strikeout

Bottom Seventh

Colby Holcombe (MSU) pitching

Dugas: Hit by pitch, advances to second on wild pitch

Morgan: Hit by pitch

*Pitching Change: KC Hunt enters the game for Mississippi State*

Crews: Walk (loads bases)

White: Single to right field, Dugas scores (LSU 3, MSU 2)

Beloso: Grounds into double play, Morgan scores. Crews advances to third (LSU 4, MSU 2)

Travinski: Walk

Jobert: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 4, MSU 2

Top Eighth

Thatcher Hurd (LSU) pitching

Jordan: Double to left center

Clark: Two-run homer to left center (LSU 4, MSU 4)

Chance (pinch hitting for Downs): Strikeout, reaches first on wild pitch

Hancock: Walk

Alford: RBI single scores Chance (MSU 5, LSU 4)

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

Mershon: Groundout to catcher

Larry: Reaches first on fielders choice, Alford to second, Hancock out at third

Ledbetter: Three-run homer to right field (MSU 8, LSU 4)

Hines: Fly out to shortstop

Bottom Eighth

KC Hunt (MSU) pitching

Jones: Strikeout

Thompson: Double down the left field line

Dugas: Groundout to shortstop, Thompson advances to third

Morgan: Fly out to centerfield

Score Update: MSU 8, LSU 4

Top Ninth

Riley Cooper (LSU) pitching

Jordan: Strikeout

Clark: Strikeout

Chance: Single to right field

Hancock: Single to right field, Chance advances to second

Alford: Single to right field, Chance scores, Hancock to third (MSU 9, LSU 4)

Mershon: Fly out to centerfield

Bottom Ninth

KC Hunt (MSU) pitching

Crews: Fouled out to right field

White: Groundout to second base

Beloso: Single to right field

Milazzo: Reaches first on fielding error, Beloso advances to second

Kling: Reaches first on fielders choice, Milazzo out at second

FINAL: Mississippi State 9, LSU 4