Live Updates: LSU Baseball vs. Tulane in the Baton Rouge Regional

The LSU Tigers get their NCAA Tournament run started against the Tulane Green Wave with SEC Pitcher of the Year Paul Skenes taking the mound for Jay Johnson's group.

The Baton Rouge Regional consists of LSU, Oregon State, Sam Houston State and Tulane with the Tigers getting the first game of the weekend at 2pm.

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

Notes

- LSU enters the NCAA Regional with a 43-15 record, its best mark through 58 games since the 2015 Tigers were 48-10 … the Tigers were 1-2 in last week’s SEC Tournament 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.

- 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).

- LSU is No. 1 in the Southeastern Conference in nine offensive categories – batting average (.311), slugging percentage (.559), on-base percentage (.438), runs (540), hits (604), RBI (494), total bases (1,087), hit-by-pitch (121) and sacrifice flies (34) … LSU is No. 2 in the SEC in home runs (117) and plate appearances (2,458).

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 Paul Skenes

Tulane's Starting Lineup

LF Brady Hebert

CF Teo Banks

1B Brady Marget

3B Simon Baumgardt

DH Brennan Lambert

RF Jake LaPrairie

C Seth Beckstead

2B James Agabedis III

SS Gavin Schulz

P Dylan Carmouche

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Live Updates

Top First

Paul Skenes (LSU) pitching

Hebert: Strikeout

Banks: Popped up to shortstop

Marget: Strikeout

Bottom First

Dylan Carmouche (Tulane) pitching

Crews: Single to left field

White: Single to left field

Morgan: Grounds into double play, White out at first, Crews advances to third

Travinski: Double to left center, Crews scores (LSU 1, Tulane 0)

Beloso: Fly out to center field

Score Update: LSU 1, Tulane 0

Top Second

Paul Skenes (LSU) pitching

Baumgardt: Single to center field

Lambert: Strikeout

LaPrairie: Fly out to right field, Baumgardt out at first

Bottom Second

Dylan Carmouche (Tulane) pitching

Dugas: Single to first base

Jobert: Hit by pitch, Dugas advances to second

Thompson: Sacrifice bunt, Jobert advances to second, Dugas advances to third

Pearson: Groundout to second base, Dugas scores. Jobert advances to third (LSU 2, Tulane 0)

Crews: RBI double scores Jobert (LSU 3, Tulane 0)

White: Intentionally walked

Morgan: Fly out to left field

Score Update: LSU 3, Tulane 0

Top Third

Paul Skenes (LSU) pitching

Beckstead: Strikeout

Agabedis: Fly out to shortstop

Schulz: Strikeout

Bottom Third

Dylan Carmouche (Tulane) pitching

Travinski: Single to left field

Beloso: Single to center field, Travinski advances to second base

Dugas: Sacrifice bunt, Travinski advances to third, Beloso advances to second

Jobert: Groundout to first base, Travinski scores. Beloso advances to third base (LSU 4, Tulane 0)

Thompson: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 4, Tulane 0

Top Fourth

Paul Skenes (LSU) pitching

Hebert: Strikeout

Banks: Strikeout

Marget: Single to pitcher

Baumgardt: Strikeout

Bottom Fourth

Dylan Carmouche (Tulane) pitching

Pearson: Strikeout

Crews: Single to center field

White: Popped up to second base

Morgan: Popped up to shortstop

Score Update: LSU 4, Tulane 0

Top Fifth

Paul Skenes (LSU) pitching

Lambert: Single to shortstop

LaPrairie: Lines into double play, Lambert out at first

Beckstead: Fly out to left field

Bottom Fifth

Dylan Carmouche (Tulane) pitching

Travinski: Walk

Beloso: Single down right field line, Travinski advances to third base

*Pitching Change: Michael Lombardi enters the game for Tulane*

Dugas: Sacrifice fly to center field scores Travinski (LSU 5, Tulane 0)

Jobert: Walk, Beloso advances to second base

Thompson: Single to right field (loads bases)

Pearson: Sacrifice fly to left field scores Beloso (LSU 6, Tulane 0)

Crews: Groundout to second base

Score Update: LSU 6, Tulane 0

Top Sixth

Paul Skenes (LSU) pitching

Agabedis: Fly out to center field

Schulz: Strikeout

Hebert: Strikeout

Bottom Sixth

Michael Lombardi (Tulane) pitching

White: Groundout to shortstop

Morgan: Groundout to shortstop

Travinski: Line out to right field

Score Update: LSU 6, Tulane 0

Top Seventh

Paul Skenes (LSU) pitching

Banks: Fly out to center field

Marget: Single to left center

Baumgardt: Strikeout

Lambert: Two-run homer to right center (LSU 6, Tulane 2)

LaPrairie: Fly out to center field

Bottom Seventh

Michael Lombardi (Tulane) pitching

Beloso: Popped up to first base

Dugas: Popped up to second base

Jobert: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 6, Tulane 2

Top Eighth

Paul Skenes (LSU) pitching

Beckstead: Groundout to third base

Agabedis: Fly out to left field

Schulz: Single up the middle

Hebert: Single up the middle, Schulz advances to third

Banks: Fly out to right field

Bottom Eighth

Michael Lombardi (Tulane) pitching

Thompson: Single to right field

Pearson: Fly out to second base

Crews: Strikeout

*Pitching Change: Grant Cleavinger enters the game for Tulane*

White: Intentionally walked, Thompson advances to second base

*Pitching Change: Will Prigge enters the game for Tulane*

Morgan: Walk, loads bases

*Pitching Change: Colin Reilly enters the game for Tulane*

Travinski: Walk, Thompson scores (LSU 7, Tulane 2)

Beloso: Groundout to second base

Score Update: LSU 7, Tulane 2

Top Ninth

Paul Skenes (LSU) pitching

Marget: Fly out to center field

Baumgardt: Strikeout

Lambert: Groundout to shortstop

FINAL: LSU 7, Tulane 2