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

The LSU Tigers take the field in Omaha for the first time since 2017 as they begin their College World Series quest.

Jay Johnson and Co. are clicking on all cylinders as they prepare to take on a scorching hot Tennessee Volunteers squad in their opener.

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

Notes

- LSU enters the College World Series with a 48-15 record, its best mark through 63 games since the 2015 Tigers were 53-10 entering the CWS ... the Tigers last weekend won the NCAA Baton Rouge Super Regional with 14-0 and 8-3 victories over Kentucky ... LSU two weeks ago won the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional with consecutive victories over Tulane and Oregon State (twice) ... the Tigers were 1-2 in the SEC Tournament three weeks ago in Hoover, Ala. ... LSU was the No. 3 SEC Tournament seed, its highest since the 2017 Tigers were the No. 1 seed in the event.

- 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.

What Jay Johnson Said

“Our players have done everything that we've asked them to do for the past two seasons. When we took the field last weekend (for the Super Regional), there was a really solid peace of mind that these guys were going to advance to the College World Series. To see the fans get behind them, they're going to get behind LSU no matter what, but this is a really easy group to get behind, how hard they play, how much they care, how invested they are in the program.

“So we have an amazing collection of talent, but in the first meeting I said that doesn't make us a team. Developing them as people, developing them as teammates, not just accepting their role, but embracing it, and communicating it might look different in Game 1 than in Game 10; it might look different in Game 20, Game 50, and then in Omaha.”

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 Paul Skenes

Tennessee's Starting Lineup

SS Maui Ahuna

CF Hunter Ensley

LF Jared Dickey

2B Christian Moore

3B Zane Denton

DH Griffin Merritt

1B Blake Burke

RF Christian Scott

P Andrew Lindsey

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Live Updates

4:43pm CT - Game 4 between LSU and Tennessee will start at a minimum of 65 minutes following the conclusion of Game 3 between Stanford and Wake Forest. Game 3 went into a weather delay of over an hour and 20 minutes and resumed play at 4:45PM CT.

5:30PM CT - LSU and Tennessee will start at 6:40pm CT.

Top First

Paul Skenes (LSU) pitching

Ahuna: Strikeout

Ensley: Single to shortstop

Dickey: Line out to third base

Moore: Strikeout

Bottom First

Andrew Lindsey (Tennessee) pitching

Crews: Groundout to shortstop

White: Strikeout

Morgan: Single up the middle

Travinski: Fly out to right field

Score Update: LSU 0, Tennessee 0

Top Second

Paul Skenes (LSU) pitching

Denton: Strikeout

Merritt: Strikeout

Burke: Strikeout

Bottom Second

Andrew Lindsey (Tennessee) pitching

Beloso: Groundout to first base

Dugas: Solo homer to left field (LSU 1, Tennessee 0)

Jobert: Groundout to pitcher

Thompson: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 1, Tennessee 0

Top Third

Paul Skenes (LSU) pitching

Scott: Strikeout

Stark: Popped up to shortstop

Ahuna: Strikeout

Bottom Third

Andrew Lindsey (Tennessee) pitching

Pearson: Single to right field

Crews: Single to right field, Pearson advances to second

White: Groundout to pitcher, runners advance

Morgan: Groundout to pitcher, Pearson scores (LSU 2, Tennessee 0), Pearson advances to third base

Travinski: Groundout to first base

Score Update: LSU 2, Tennessee 0

Top Fourth

Paul Skenes (LSU) pitching

Ensley: Single to left field

Dickey: Fly out to left field

Moore: Fly out to left field

*Ensley caught stealing second base*

Bottom Fourth

Andrew Lindsey (Tennessee) pitching

Beloso: Strikeout

Dugas: Walk

Jobert: Double to right field, Dugas advances to third base

Thompson: Strikeout

*Pitching Change: Aaron Combs enters the game for Tennessee*

Pearson: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 2, Tennessee 0

Top Fifth

Paul Skenes (LSU) pitching

Denton: Strikeout

Merritt: Single to right field

Burke: Fly out to left field

Scott: Strikeout

Bottom Fifth

Seth Halvorsen (Tennessee) pitching

Crews: Fly out to right field

White: Groundout to shortstop

Morgan: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 2, Tennessee 0

Top Sixth

Paul Skenes (LSU) pitching

Stark: Fouled out to third base

Ahuna: Fly out to center field

Ensley: Groundout to shortstop

Bottom Sixth

Seth Halvorsen (Tennessee) pitching

Travinski: Walk, advances to second base on wild pitch

Beloso: Fly out to left field

Dugas: Strikeout

Jobert: Triple to right center field, Travinski scores (LSU 3, Tennessee 0)

Thompson: RBI single to shortstop scores Jobert (LSU 4, Tennessee 0)

*Pitching Change: Kirby Connell enters the game for Tennessee*

Pearson: Groundout to first base

Score Update: LSU 4, Tennessee 0

Top Seventh

Paul Skenes (LSU) pitching

Dickey: Fouled out to left field

Moore: Strikeout

Denton: Walk

Merritt: Strikeout

Bottom Seventh

Camden Sewell (Tennessee) pitching

Crews: Double to right field

White: Single to left center, Crews advances to third base

Morgan: Sacrifice fly to center field scores Crews (LSU 5, Tennessee 0)

Travinski: Strikeout

Beloso: Walk

Dugas: Fly out to centerfield

Score Update: LSU 5, Tennessee 0

Top Eighth

Paul Skenes (LSU) pitching

Burke: Line out to center field

Scott: Double to center field

Drelling (pinch hitting for Stark): Strikeout

Ahuna: Single up the middle, Scott scores (LSU 5, Tennessee 1)

*Pitching Change: Gavin Guidry enters the game for LSU*

Ensley: Two-run homer to center field (LSU 5, Tennessee 3)

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

Dickey: Single to shortstop

Moore: Strikeout

Bottom Eighth

Fanning (Tennessee) pitching

Jobert: Solo homer to right field (LSU 6, Tennessee 3)

Thompson: Groundout to shortstop

Pearson: Groundout to first base

*Pitching Change: AJ Russell enters the game for Tennessee*

Crews: Fly out to center field

Score Update: LSU 6, Tennessee 3

Top Ninth

Riley Cooper (LSU) pitching

Denton: Strikeout

Merritt: Fly out to left field

Burke: Reaches first base on fielding error, advances to second base

Scott: Lined out to pitcher

FINAL: LSU 6, Tennessee 3