Live Updates: LSU Baseball vs. Oregon State
The LSU Tigers are back in action with the chance to take control of the Baton Rouge Regional with a win over the Oregon State Beavers on Sunday afternoon.
After taking down Tulane on Friday behind a masterclass performance by Paul Skenes, the Tigers are hitting their stride as they look to take down an offensive juggernaut in Oregon State.
Here are a few pregame notes, what Jay Johnson said of the matchup and live updates from Sunday afternoon:
Notes
- The Tigers completed the 2023 regular season 42-13 overall and 19-10 in conference play … LSU recorded its most SEC regular-season wins since the 2017 club won 21 SEC games, and the Tigers posted their most overall regular-season wins since the 2015 squad ended the regular season with 46 victories.
- LSU enters the NCAA 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 (.438); No. 3 in strikeouts pitched per nine innings (11.6); No. 4 in home runs (117); No. 4 in runs scored (540); No. 4 in hit-by-pitch (121); No. 4 in scoring average (9.3 runs per game); No. 5 in slugging percentage (.559); No. 8 in walks received (344); and No. 8 in hits allowed per nine innings (7.64).
- LSU centerfielder Dylan Crews is No. 2 in the nation in on-base percentage (.567); No. 2 in runs scored (82); No. 7 in batting average (.420) and No. 10 in walks (58) … third baseman Tommy White is No. 2 in the nation in RBI per game (1.72), and he is No. 3 in the nation in total RBI (91).
What Jay Johnson Said
“Our approach to this season has been to consider every game as a playoff game. By doing that, you put yourselves in a position with talented players to play home baseball at this time of the year. The other phase of it is, you don’t have to change anything when you get to this point. If there is a team that deserves to play with a lot of confidence based on what they’ve accomplished, our team deserves that. They have respected the process to get here, they know what it looks like, and I trust them a lot.”
Pregame
LSU's Starting Lineup
CF Dylan Crews
3B Tommy White
1B Tre Morgan
C Hayden Travinski
DH Cade Beloso
2B Gavin Dugas
RF Brayden Jobert
SS Jordan Thompson
LF Josh Pearson
P Ty Floyd
Oregon State's Starting Lineup
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Top First
Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching
Bazzana: Strikeout
Forrester: Single up the middle
McDowell: Strikeout
Guerra: Strikeout
Bottom First
AJ Lattery (OSU) pitching
Crews: Strikeout
White: Single to right field
Morgan: Walk, White advances to second
Travinski: Strikeout
Beloso: Walk (loads bases)
Dugas: Groundout to shortstop
Score Update: LSU 0, OSU 0
Top Second
Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching
Turley: Double down the left field line
Kane: Strikeout
Kasper: Walk
Smith: Fly out to center field
Dernedde: Groundout to shortstop
Bottom Second
AJ Lattery (OSU) pitching
Jobert: Fly out to right field
Thompson: Hit by pitch
Pearson: Walk, Thompson advances to second base
Crews: Walk (loads bases)
White: Strikeout
Morgan: Groundout to second base
Top Third
Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching
Bazzana: Solo homer (OSU 1, LSU 0)
Forrester: Double to left field
McDowell: Single to third base, Forrester advances to third base
Guerra: Strikeout
Turley: Walk
Kane: Fly out to left field
WEATHER DELAY: Lightning strike in the area forces a weather delay in Alex Box Stadium ahead of the bottom of the third inning. - 3:12pm
WEATHER UPDATE: The field crew began removing the tarp from the field at 5:32pm. Once the tarp is removed, it'll be 30 minutes until the game resumes.
UPDATE: The game will resume at 6:15pm on ESPN+.
Bottom Third
Nelson Keljo (OSU) pitching
Travinski: Fly out to center field
Beloso: Hit by pitch
Dugas: Strikeout
Jobert: Reaches first on fielders choice, Beloso out at second base
Score Update: OSU 1, LSU 0
Top Fourth
Thatcher Hurd (LSU) pitching
Kasper: Solo homer to left field (OSU 2, LSU 0)
Smith: Double to left field
Dernedde: Sacrifice bunt, Smith advances to third base
Bazzana: Single to second base, advances to second base on a throwing error. Smith scores (OSU 3, LSU 0)
Forrester: Strikeout
McDowell: Strikeout
Bottom Fourth
AJ Hutcheson (OSU) pitching
Thompson: Strikeout
Pearson: Triple to right field
Crews: Two-run homer to left center (OSU 3, LSU 2)
*Pitching Change: Ben Ferrer enters the game for Oregon State*
White: Groundout to shortstop
Morgan: Strikeout
Score Update: OSU 3, LSU 2
Top Fifth
Thatcher Hurd (LSU) pitching
Guerra: Single to left field
Turley: Strikeout
Kane: Strikeout
Kasper: Strikeout
Bottom Fifth
Ben Ferrer (OSU) pitching
Travinski: Solo homer to left field (LSU 3, OSU 3)
Beloso: Solo homer to right field (LSU 4, OSU 3)
Dugas: Groundout to shortstop
Jobert: Strikeout
Thompson: Popped out to first base
Score Update: LSU 4, OSU 3
Top Sixth
Thatcher Hurd (LSU) pitching
Smith: Strikeout
Dernedde: Walk
Bazzana: Sacrifice bunt advances Dernedde to second base
Forrester: Strikeout
Bottom Sixth
Ben Ferrer (OSU) pitching
Pearson: Solo homer to right center (LSU 5, OSU 3)
Crews: Fly out to center field
White: Groundout to shortstop
Morgan: Fly out to shortstop
Score Update: LSU 5, OSU 3
Top Seventh
Thatcher Hurd (LSU) pitching
McDowell: Single to left field
Guerra: Fly out to right field
Turley: Two-run homer to centerfield (LSU 5, OSU 5)
Kane: Single to shortstop, advances to second base on a passed ball
Kasper: Walk
Smith: Strikeout
Dernedde: Strikeout
Bottom Seventh
Ben Ferrer (OSU) pitching
Travinski: Strikeout
Beloso: Strikeout
Dugas: Strikeout
Score Update: LSU 5, OSU 5
Top Eighth
Thatcher Hurd (LSU) pitching
Bazzana: Strikeout
Forrester: Walk
McDowell: Strikeout
Guerra: Strikeout
Bottom Eighth
Ben Ferrer (OSU) pitching
Jobert: Solo homer to right center (LSU 6, OSU 5)
Thompson: Single to left center
*Pitching Change: Ryan Brown enters the game for Oregon State*
Pearson: Fly out to center field
Crews: Single to centerfield, Thompson advances to second base
White: Strikeout
Morgan: Single to shortstop (loads bases)
Travinski: Strikeout
Score Update: LSU 6, OSU 5
Top Ninth
Gavin Guidry (LSU) pitching
Turley: Strikeout
Kane: Single to right field
Kasper: Reaches first base on a fielders choice, Kane out at second
*Passed Ball: Kasper advances to second base*
Peterson (pinch hitting for Smith): Strikeout
FINAL: LSU 6, OSU 5