Live Updates: LSU Baseball vs. West Virginia in Game 2 of Baton Rouge Super Regional

Jay Johnson and the LSU Tigers will square off against the West Virginia Mountaineers on Sunday night at Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field in Game 2 of the Baton Rouge Super Regional.

First pitch is set for 7:56 p.m. CT.

LSU will send right-hander Anthony Eyanson to the mound on Sunday with the Tigers one win away from punching their ticket to the College World Series.

Here's what LSU head coach Jay Johnson said of the matchup, the starting lineups, pregame notes, and a live thread from Sunday in Baton Rouge:

Jay Johnson's Thoughts:

“West Virginia is a championship-level team with a lot of very talented and experienced players, and they will present a number of challenges for our team. Our players gained a lot of confidence from enjoying success in the high-stakes environment last week’s regional provided.

"They responded in an appropriate fashion last week when faced with adversity, and that should give them great confidence. The most important factor is how we play, and when we play in character, we can be very good.”

The Starting Lineups:

LSU Tigers	West Virginia Mountaineers
LF Derek Curiel	3B Armani Guzman
DH Ethan Frey	C Logan Sauve
SS Steven Milam	LF Kyle West
RF Jake Brown	DH Sam White
1B Jared Jones	2B Gavin Kelly
2B Danny Dickinson	CF Skylar King
3B Tanner Reaves	RF Jace Rinehart
C Luis Hernandez	1B Ben Lumsden
CF Chris Stanfield	SS Brodie Kresser
RHP Anthony Eyanson	RHP Jack Kartsonas

Pregame Notes: Tigers to Know

• Junior right-hander Anthony Eyanson, a semifinalist for the College Baseball Foundation National Pitcher of the Year Award, is No. 3 in the nation in strikeouts with 135, and he is No. 9 in the nation in strikeouts per nine innings (12.97). He is No. 1 in the SEC in ERA (2.50) and wins (10), No. 3 in the league in strikeouts (135), No. 3 in innings pitched (93.2) and No. 7 in opponent batting average (.209).

• LSU junior first baseman Jared Jones, a semifinalist for the 2025 Dick Howser Trophy, has moved into sole possession of third place on the LSU career homers list – he has 62 homers in three seasons, trailing only catcher Brad Cresse (78 HR, 1997-2000) and first baseman Eddy Furniss (80 HR, 1995-98).

Live Updates: LSU Tigers vs. West Virginia Mountaineers [Game 2]

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Top First Inning:

RHP Jack Kartsonas (WVU) pitching.

- Curiel: Leadoff double to left center.

- Frey: Fly out to center field. Curiel advances to third base.

- Milam: Walked

- Brown: Reaches first base on a fielder's choice. Milam out at second base. Curiel scores from third base. [LSU 1, WVU 0]

- Jones: Single to left field; Brown advances to second base.

- Dickinson: Fly out to right field.

Score Update: LSU 1, West Virginia 0

Bottom First Inning:

Anthony Eyanson (LSU) pitching.

- Guzman: Strikeout

- Sauve: Strikeout

- West: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 1, West Virginia 0

Top Second Inning:

Jack Kartsonas (WVU) pitching.

- Reaves: Groundout to shortstop.

- Hernandez: Lined out to shortstop.

- Stanfield: Walked

- Curiel: Walked. Stanfield advances to second base.

- Frey: Walked [bases loaded].

- Milam: RBI double down the right field line scores Stanfield, Curiel and Frey. [LSU 4, WVU 0]

- Brown: RBI single scores Milam from second base. [LSU 5, WVU 0]

*Wild Pitch: Brown advances to second base.*

- Jones: Single to center field scores Brown from second base. [LSU 6, WVU 0]

- Dickinson: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 6, West Virginia 0

Bottom Second Inning:

Anthony Eyanson (LSU) pitching.

- White: Strikeout

- Kelly: Walked

*Wild Pitch: Kelly advances to second base.*

- King: Groundout to second base; Kelly advances to third base.

- Rinehart: Fly out to cennter field.

Score Update: LSU 6, West Virginia 0

Top Third Inning:

Chase Meyer (WVU) pitching. [Replaces starter Jack Kartsonas]

- Reaves: Walked

- Hernandez: Fly out to right field.

- Stanfield: Fly out to left field.

- Curiel: Walked; Reaves advances to second base.

- Frey: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 6, West Virginia 0

Bottom Third Inning:

Anthony Eyanson (LSU) pitching.

- Lumsden: Groundout to second base.

- Kresser: Walked

- Guzman: Single to shortstop, Kresser advances to second base.

- Sauve: Fly out to right field; Kresser advanves to third base.

- West: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 6, West Virginia 0

Top Fourth Inning:

Chase Meyer (WVU) pitching.

- Milam: Lined out to shortstop.

- Brown: Hit by pitch.

- Jones: Single to right center field; Brown advances to third base.

- Dickinson: Groundout to pitcher; Jones advances to second base.

- Reaves: Fly out to center field

Score Update: LSU 6, West Virginia 0

Bottom Fourth Inning:

Anthony Eyanson (LSU) pitching.

- White: Solo homer to right center field [LSU 6, WVU 1]

- Kelly: Strikeout

- King: Groundout to shortstop

- Rinehart: Single to left field

- Lumsden: Two-run homer to right field [LSU 6, WVU 3]

- Kresser: Groundout to third base

Score Update: LSU 6, West Virginia 3

Top Fifth Inning:

Chase Meyer (WVU) pitching.

- Hernandez: Single up the middle.

- Stanfield: Grounds into double play; Hernandez out at second base.

- Curiel: Groundout to first base.

Score Update: LSU 6, West Virginia 3

Bottom Fifth Inning:

Anthony Eyanson (LSU) pitching.

- Guzman: Walked; advances to second base on a throwing error.

- Sauve: Reaches first base on fielder's choice, Guzman advances to third base.

- West: Strikeout

- White: RBI single scores Guzman; Sauve advances to second base. [LSU 6, WVU 4]

- Kelly: Reaches first base on fielder's choice; White out at second base; Sauve advances to third base.

- King: Lined out to shortstop.

Score Update: LSU 6, West Virginia 4

Top Sixth Inning:

Chase Meyer (WVU) pitching.

- Frey: Groundout to third base.

- Milam: Walked

- Brown: Lined out to second base.

- Jones: Fly out to center field.

Score Update: LSU 6, West Virginia 4

Bottom Sixth Inning:

Anthony Eyanson (LSU) pitching.

- Rinehart: Hit by pitch.

*Pitching Change: Cooper Williams replaces Eyanson with one on and zero out.*

- Lumsden: Grounds out to second base; Rinehart advances to second base.

- Kresser: Popped up to shortstop

- Guzman: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 6, West Virginia 4

Top Seventh Inning:

Chase Meyer (WVU) pitching.

- Dickinson: Reaches first base on a fielding error at second base.

- Reaves: Walked; Dickinson advances to second base.

- Hernandez: Hit by pitch [loads bases].

*Pitching Change: Reese Bassinger replaces Chase Meyer with the bases loaded.*

- Stanfield: RBI single through right side scores Reaves and Dickinson. Hernandez advances to third base. [LSU 8, WVU 4]

*Pick off: Hernandez picked off at third base.*

- Curiel: Reaches first base on fielder's choice; Stanfield out at second base.

*Stolen base: Curiel steals second base; advances to third base on throwing error.*

- Frey: RBI single to shortstop scores Curiel from third base. [LSU 9, WVU 4]

- Milam: RBI double to right field scores Frey from first base. [LSU 10, WVU 4]

- Brown: Two-run home run to center field. [LSU 12, WVU 4]

- Jones: Hit by pitch.

*Pitching Change: Ben McDougal replaces Reese Bassinger.*

- Dickinson: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 12, West Virginia 4

Bottom Seventh Inning:

Cooper Williams (LSU) pitching.

- Sauve: Fly out to second base.

- West: Fly out to center field.

- White: Fly out to left field.

Score Update: LSU 12, West Virginia 4

Top Eighth Inning:

Ben McDougal (WVU) pitching.

- Braswell III: Strikeout

- Hernandez: Groundout to the pitcher.

- Stanfield: Walked

- Curiel: Groundout to the pitcher

Score Update: LSU 12, West Virginia 4

Bottom Eighth Inning:

Cooper Williams (LSU) pitching.

- Kelly: Fly out to right field.

- King: Groundout to second base.

- Rinehart: Solo homer to left center field. [LSU 12, WVU 5]

- Chase Swain [pinch hitting for Lumsden]: Walked

*Pitching Change: Chase Shores replaces Cooper Williams.*

- Kresser: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 12, West Virginia 5

Top Ninth Inning:

Ben McDougal (WVU) pitching.

- Frey: Strikeout

- Milam: Groundout to third base

- Josh Pearson [pinch hitting for Brown]: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 12, West Virginia 5

Bottom Ninth Inning:

Chase Shores (LSU) pitching.

- Guzman: Fly out to left field.

- Sauve: Strikeout

- West: Strikeout

FINAL: LSU 12, West Virginia 5

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