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

Ty Floyd takes the mound for the LSU Tigers as Jay Johnson's group looks to punch their ticket to the College World Series semifinals.

With the No. 1 seeded Wake Forest Demon Deacons in their way, it'll be a dogfight in Omaha on Monday with two offensive juggernauts going head-to-head.

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

Notes

- The LSU pitching staff has established the school single-season record for strikeouts with 709; the previous school mark was 682 set in 1997 ... LSU has 135 home runs this season, the third-highest total in school history ... LSU hit an NCAA-record 188 homers in 1997 and 157 homers in 1998.

- LSU centerfielder Dylan Crews is No. 2 in the nation in on-base percentage (.573); No. 2 in runs scored (90); No. 3 in batting average (.433) and No. 4 in walks (65) … third baseman Tommy White is No. 2 in the nation in RBI (97), and he is No. 4 in the nation in RBI per game (1.64)

- Wake Forest is the NCAA No. 1 National Seed and completed the regular season as the No. 1 team in all of the college baseball polls … the Deacons are hitting .308 as a team with 130 home runs and 43 steals in 45 attempts.

What Jay Johnson Said

“Wake Forest is a great team; their talent is exceptional and their style of play is really good. They have a lot of options on the mound and a really good identity at the plate. We’re really looking forward to this game.

“They have dominated from the pitcher’s mound, and they’ve hit with a lot of power. They know what they’re doing; they can execute the small game if they need to. They play extremely hard, and they definitely mirror our team in that regard.”

Pregame

LSU's Starting Lineup:

CF Dylan Crews

3B Tommy White

1B Tre Morgan

C Hayden Travinski

DH Cade Beloso

2B Gavin Dugas

RJ Brayden Jobert

SS Jordan Thompson

LF Josh Pearson

P Ty Floyd

Wake Forest's Starting Lineup:

CF Tommy Hawke

RF Pierce Bennett

1B Nick Kurtz

3B Brock Wilken

2B Justin Johnson

DH Danny Corona

C Bennett Lee

LF Adam Cecere

SS Marek Houston

P Josh Hartle

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Live Updates

Top First

Josh Hartle (Wake Forest) pitching

Crews: Strikeout

White: Groundout to third base

Morgan: Groundout to second base

Bottom First

Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching

Hawke: Popped up to shortstop

Bennett: Walk

Kurtz: Strikeout

Wilken: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 0, WF 0

Top Second

Josh Hartle (Wake Forest) pitching

Travinski: Strikeout

Beloso: Walk

Dugas: Walk, Beloso advances to second base

Jobert: Grounds into double play, Dugas out at second base

Bottom Second

Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching

Johnson: Groundout to shortstop

Corona: Strikeout

Lee: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 0, WF 0

Top Third

Josh Hartle (Wake Forest) pitching

Thompson: Strikeout

Pearson: Walk, successfully steals second base

Crews: Strikeout

White: Single to center field, advances to second base on fielding error. Pearson scores (LSU 1, WF 0)

Morgan: Triple to left field, White scores (LSU 2, WF 0)

Travinski: Strikeout

Bottom Third

Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching

Cecere: Strikeout

Houston: Fly out to right field

Hawke: Lined out to left field

Score Update: LSU 2, WF 0

Top Fourth

Josh Hartle (Wake Forest) pitching

Beloso: Groundout to first base

Dugas: Walk

Jobert: Strikeout

Thompson: Strikeout

Bottom Fourth

Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching

Bennett: Single to right field, advances to second base on passed ball

Kurtz: Strikeout

Wilken: Strikeout

Johnson: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 2, WF 0

Top Fifth

Josh Hartle (Wake Forest) pitching

Pearson: Strikeout

Crews: Groundout to second base

White: Single to left center

Morgan: Line out to right field

Bottom Fifth

Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching

Corona: Strikeout

Lee: Single to center field

Cecere: Strikeout

Houston: Fly out to right field

Score Update: LSU 2, WF 0

Top Sixth

Josh Hartle (WF) pitching

Travinski: Groundout to third base

Beloso: Single to right field

Dugas: Strikeout

Jobert: Fly out to right field

Bottom Sixth

Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching

Hawke: Walk, advances to second base on failed pickoff

Bennett: Walk

Kurtz: Walk (loads bases)

*Pitching Change: Thatcher Hurd enters the game for LSU*

Wilken: Single up the middle, Hawke scores (LSU 2, WF 1)

Johnson: Grounded into double play, Kurtz advances to third base. Bennett scores. (LSU 2, WF 2)

Corona: Hit by pitch

Lee: Walk (loads bases)

Cecere: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 2, WF 2

Top Seventh

Cole Roland (Wake Forest) pitching

Thompson: Strikeout

Pearson: Strikeout

Crews: Walk

*Pitching Change: Michael Massey enters the game for Wake Forest*

White: Groundout to second base

Bottom Seventh

Thatcher Hurd (LSU) pitching

Houston: Walk

Hawke: Lined out to third base, bunt

Bennett: Popped up to second base

Kurtz: Walk, Houston advances to second base

Wilken: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 2, WF 2

Top Eighth

Michael Massey (Wake Forest) pitching

Morgan: Double down the right field line

Travinski: Reached first base on fielding error, Morgan advances to third base. (Merrifield in to pinch run for Travinski)

Beloso: Reaches first base on fielders choice, Merrifield advances to second base. Morgan tagged out at home

*Pitching Change: Camden Minacci enters the game for Wake Forest*

Dugas: Grounded into double play, Beloso out at second base

Bottom Eighth

Thatcher Hurd (LSU) pitching

Johnson: Strikeout

Corona: Double down right field line

Lee: Single to left field, Corona scores (WF 3, LSU 2)

Costello: Strikeout

Houston: Strikeout

Score Update: WF 3, LSU 2

Top Ninth

Camden Minacci (Wake Forest) pitching

Jobert: Strikeout

Thompson: Strikeout

Pearson: Groundout to pitcher

FINAL: Wake Forest 3, LSU 2