Live Updates: LSU Baseball vs. Tennessee (SEC Championship Game)

LSU looks to make history in Hoover, take on the Tennessee Volunteers in the SEC Title Game.

May 23 2024; Hoover, AL, USA; LSU batter Michael Braswell III (10) celebrates after driving in the go-ahead run at the Hoover Met during the SEC Tournament. LSU won 11-10 with 9th inning heroics. / Gary Cosby Jr.-Tuscaloosa News / USA

Jay Johnson and the LSU Tigers look to make SEC Tournament history on Sunday afternoon in Hoover with a showdown against the Tennessee Volunteers on the horizon.

It'll be an anticipated matchup between the No. 1 seeded Volunteers dialed in against the No. 11 seeded Tigers, who're clicking on all cylinders.

After four wins in five days, LSU looks to make history in the SEC Tournament Championship Game.

Here's a look into both programs starting lineups, what Jay Johnson said ahead of the showdown and live updates from Sunday in Hoover:

LSU's Starting Lineup	Tennessee's Starting Lineup
SS Michael Braswell	2B Christian Moore
3B Tommy White	1B Blake Burke
1B Jared Jones	3B Billy Amick
LF Josh Pearson	LF Dylan Dreiling
DH Hayden Travinski	CF Hunter Ensley
2B Steven Milam	RF Kavares Tears
CF Jake Brown	SS Dean Curley
RF Ashton Larson	DH Cannon Peebles
C Alex Milazzo	C Cal Stark
LHP Nate Ackenhausen	RHP AJ Russell

What Jay Johnson Said:

“We’re playing as well as we have all year, as well as anybody in the country. It was tough at the midway point of our league schedule, we were not in a good place. I don’t think there are five teams in the country that could accomplish what we just did on the back half of our schedule. I’m really excited, I want to keep playing baseball with this team. I’m really proud of our team based on their response to where we were earlier in the season. We’re playing a brand of baseball right now that is sustainable at the highest level.”

LIVE UPDATES:

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Top First:

Nate Ackenhausen (LSU) pitching

Moore: Strikeout

Burke: Strikeout

Amick: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 0, Tennessee 0

Bottom First:

AJ Russell (Tennessee) pitching

Braswell: Groundout to shortstop

White: Fly out to left field

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

Pearson: Popped up to shortstop

Score Update: LSU 1, Tennessee 0

Top Second:

Nate Ackenhausen (LSU) pitching

Dreiling: Strikeout

Ensley: Double to center field

Tears: Strikeout

Curley: Popped up to second base

Score Update: LSU 1, Tennessee 0

Bottom Second:

Dylan Loy (Tennessee) pitching

Travinski: Single to left field

Milam: Strikeout

Brown: Strikeout

Larson: Lined out to second base

Score Update: LSU 1, Tennessee 0

Top Third:

Nate Ackenhausen (LSU) pitching

Peebles: Strikeout

Stark: Groundout to pitcher

*Pitching Change: Fidel Ulloa replaces Nate Ackenhausen*

Moore: Single to right field

Burke: Walked, Moore advances to second base

Amick: Three-run homer to left field (Tennessee 3, LSU 1)

*Pitching Change: Christian Little replaces Fidel Ulloa*

Dreiling: Groundout to pitcher

Score Update: Tennessee 3, LSU 1

Bottom Third:

Dylan Loy (Tennessee) pitching

Milazzo: Groundout to third base

Braswell: Fly out to right field

White: Double to left field

Jones: Intentionally walked

Pearson: Strikeout

Score Update: Tennessee 3, LSU 1

Top Fourth:

Christian Little (LSU) pitching

Ensley: Single to right field

Tears: Strikeout

Curley: Strikeout

*Wild Pitch: Ensley advances to second base*

Peebles: Walked

*Pitching Change: Sam Dutton replaces Christian Little*

Stark: Walked, loads bases

Moore: Groundout to second base

Score Update: Tennessee 3, LSU 1

Bottom Fourth:

Dylan Loy (Tennessee) pitching

Travinski: Groundout to shortstop

Milam: Fly out to center field

Brown: Popped up to shortstop

Score Update: Tennessee 3, LSU 1

Top Fifth:

Sam Dutton (LSU) pitching

Burke: Groundout

Amick: Reaches first base on throwing error

Dreiling: Fly out to center field

Ensley: Single to right center field, Amick advances to third base

Tears: Strikeout

Score Update: Tennessee 3, LSU 1

Bottom Fifth:

Dylan Loy (Tennessee) pitching

Larson: Strikeout

Milazzo: Groundout to shortstop

Braswell: Groundout to third base

Score Update: Tennessee 3, LSU 1

Top Sixth:

Thatcher Hurd (LSU) pitching

Curley: Strikeout

Peebles: Strikeout

Stark: Groundout to shortstop

Score Update: Tennessee 3, LSU 1

Bottom Sixth:

Dylan Loy (Tennessee) pitching

White: Walked

Jones: Strikeout

Pearson: Fly out to right field

*Pitching Change: Andrew Behnke replaces Dylan Loy*

Travinski: Walked, White advances to second base

Milam: Walked, loads the bases

*PItching Change: Kirby Connell replaces Andrew Behnke*

*Milam picked off at first base with Frey pinch hitting for Brown*

Score Update: Tennessee 3, LSU 1

Top Seventh:

Thatcher Hurd (LSU) pitching

Moore: Popped up to first base

Burke: Single to right field

Amick: Walked, Burke advances to second base

Dreiling: Lined out to second base

Ensley: RBI single, Burke scores. Amick advances to second base (Tennessee 4, LSU 1)

*Pitching Change: Justin Loer replaces Thatcher Hurd*

Tears: Strikeout

Score Update: Tennessee 4, LSU 1

Bottom Seventh:

Kirby Connell (Tennessee) pitching

Bingham: Fly out to centerfield

Larson: Strikeout

Milazzo: Groundout to second base

Score Update: Tennessee 4, LSU 1

Top Eighth:

Will Hellmers (LSU) pitching

Curley: Fouled out to third base

Peebles: Strikeout

Stark: Popped up to first base

Score Update: Tennessee 4, LSU 1

Bottom Eighth:

Kirby Connell (Tennessee) pitching

Braswell: Groundout to second base

White: Fly out to left field

Jones: Strikeout

Score Update: Tennessee 4, LSU 1

Top Ninth:

Will Hellmers (LSU) pitching

Moore: Fly out to center field

*Pitching Change: Kade Anderson replaces Will Hellmers*

Burke: Single up the middle

*Wild Pitch: Burke advances to second base*

Amick: Groundout to shortstop

Dreiling: Strikeout

Score Update: Tennessee 4, LSU 1

Bottom Ninth:

Kirby Connell (Tennessee) pitching

Pearson: Groundout to shortstop

Travinski: Double to right field

*Pitching Change: Aaron Combs replaces Kirby Connell*

Milam: RBI double to right field, Travinski scores (Tennessee 4, LSU 2)

Bingham: Reaches on fielding error at third base, advances to second base. Milam scores from second base (Tennessee 4, LSU 3)

Larson: Strikeout

Milazzo: Strikeout

FINAL: Tennessee 4, LSU 3

Other LSU News:

Jay Johnson's Status for SEC Championship Game Revealed Following Ejection

The Recap: LSU Punches Ticket to SEC Title Game, Milam Propels the Tigers

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