Live Updates: LSU Tigers Baseball vs. Dallas Baptist Patriots on Wednesday Night

Jay Johnson and the No. 2 ranked LSU Tigers will hit the road to the Lone Star State for a midweek showdown against the Dallas Baptist Patriots on Wednesday night.

Johnson and Co. will face off against their first true test in Arlington (Tex.) at Globe Life Field with the Tigers eyeing victory No. 8 on the season.

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

Jay Johnson's Thoughts:

“I always like to have a team like DBU on our schedule, because you can just book them for 45 wins every year, and that helps our RPI. They’re a team that’s really well-coached, and it’s a team that hopefully we will play in a super-regional type atmosphere, or in Omaha.

"We want to get tested that way – they have big arms and big bats, and they will present a huge challenge for us.”

The Pitching Matchup:
LSU – Jr. LH Conner Ware (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 3.0 IP, 1 BB, 2 SO)
DBU – Jr. RH Ryan Borberg (0-0, 3.00 ERA, 3.0 IP, 0 BB, 4 SO)

LSU Tigers	Dallas Baptist Patriots
LF Derek Curiel	CF Nathan Humphreys
1B Jared Jones	3B Michael Dattalo
DH Ashton Larson	LF Tom Poole
2B Daniel Dickinson	C Grant Jay
SS Steven Milam	1B Chayton Krauss
C Luis Hernandez	RF Joey Nerat
RF Jake Brown	DH Jake Bennett
3B Michael Braswell III	2B Mason Swinney
CF Chris Stanfield	SS Luke Heefner
LHP Conner Ware	RHP Ryan Borberg

Pregame Notes:

• Junior first baseman Jared Jones is batting .444 (8-for-18) in the Tigers’ last five games with one double, one homer, nine RBI and five runs while recording a .522 on-base percentage … Jones was 3-for-5 in last Saturday’s 12-1 win over Omaha with a double, one run scored and five RBI, and he was 2-for-2 in Monday’s win over Nicholls with a homer, three RBI and two runs scored.

• Freshman leftfielder Derek Curiel is hitting .444 (8-for-18) in LSU’s last five games with one double, four BI and six runs … Curiel was 3-for-3 in LSU’s Feb. 18 win over Southern with three RBI and two runs scored … Curiel is hitting a team-high .414 (12-for-29) this season with one double, one homer, eight runs and seven RBI.

Live Updates:

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Top First Inning:

Ryan Borberg (DBU) pitching.

- Curiel: Walked

- Jones: RBI double to right center scores Curiel [LSU 1, DBU 0]

- Larson: Strikeout

- Dickinson: Groundout to shortstop

- Milam: Groundout to first base

Score Update: LSU 1, DBU 0

Bottom First Inning:

Conner Ware (LSU) pitching.

- Humphreys: Strikeout

- Dattalo: Groundout to shortstop

- Poole: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 1, DBU 0

Top Second Inning:

Ryan Borberg (DBU) pitching.

- Hernandez: Fly out to left field

- Brown: Double down the right field line

- Braswell III: Reaches first base on a fielders choice; Brown tagged out at third base

- Stanfield: Fly out to right field

Score Update: LSU 1, DBU 0

Bottom Second Inning:

Conner Ware (LSU) pitching.

- Jay: Strikeout

- Krauss: Groundout to second base

- Nerat: Fly out to center field

Score Update: LSU 1, DBU 0

Top Third Inning:

Ryan Borberg (DBU) pitching.

- Curiel: Fly out to left field

- Jones: Strikeout

- Larson: Fly out to left field

Score Update: LSU 1, DBU 0

Bottom Third Inning:

Conner Ware (LSU) pitching.

- Bennett: Groundout to shortstop

- Swinney: Fly out to right field

- Heefner: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 1, DBU 0

Top Fourth Inning:

Ryan Borberg (DBU) pitching.

- Dickinson: Single to left field

- Milam: Fly out to right field

- Hernandez: Reaches first base on a fielders choice; Dickinson out at second base

- Brown: Single to center field, Hernandez advances to third base

- Braswell III: Strikeout; Hernandez tagged out stealing home plate

Score Update: LSU 1, DBU 0

Bottom Fourth Inning:

Conner Ware (LSU) pitching.

- Humphreys: Strikeout

- Dattalo: Fly out to right field

- Poole: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 1, DBU 0

Top Fifth Inning:

Liam Watt (DBU) pitching.

- Stanfield: Groundout to third base

- Curiel: Walked

- Jones: Single up the middle; Curiel advances to third base

- Frey [pinch hitting for Larson]: RBI double to left center scores Curiel [LSU 2, DBU 0]; Jones out stealing second base

- Dickinson: Two-run homer to left field [LSU 4, DBU 0]

*Pitching Change: Dillon Haines replaces Liam Watt*

- Milam: Single to third base, advances to third base on a wild pitch

- Hernandez: Walked; Milam remains at third base

- John Pearson [pinch hitting for Brown]: RBI single scores Milam; Hernandez advances to second base [LSU 5, DBU 0]

- Braswell III: Walked [loads bases]

- Stanfield: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 5, DBU 0

Bottom Fifth Inning:

Conner Ware (LSU) pitching.

- Jay: Solo homer to left field [LSU 5, DBU 1]

*Pitching Change: Zac Cowan replaces Conner Ware*

- Krauss: Strikeout

- Nerat: Reaches first base on a fielding error

- Bennett: Two-run homer to left center field [LSU 5, DBU 3]

- Swinney: Strikeout

- Heefner: Fly out to right field

Score Update: LSU 5, DBU 3

Top Sixth Inning:

Jerrod Jenkins (DBU) pitching.

- Curiel: Double to left center

- Jones: Walked

- Josh Pearson [pinch hitting for Frey]: Reaches first base on a throwing error to load the bases

- Dickinson - Reaches first base on a fielding error at shortstop; Curiel scores from third base [LSU 6, DBU 3]. Jones advances to third base; Pearson advances to second base.

*Pitching Change: Mason Peters replaces Jerrod Jenkins*

- Milam: Fouled out to third base

- Hernandez: Lined out to center field, sacrifice fly. Jones scores from third base [LSU 7, DBU 3]

- Paul: Groundout to pitcher

Score Update: LSU 7, DBU 3

Bottom Sixth Inning:

Zac Cowan (LSU) pitching.

- Humphreys: Popped up to third base

- Dattalo: Double to right field, advances to third base on wild pitch

- Poole: Strikeout

- Jay: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 7, DBU 3

Top Seventh Inning:

Mason Peters (DBU) pitching.

- Braswell III: Fly out to right field

- Stanfield: Walked; advances to second base on a wild pitch

- Curiel: Hit by pitch

- Jones: Walked [loads the bases]

- Pearson: Fouled out to the catcher; Stanfield out at third base

Score Update: LSU 7, DBU 3

Bottom Seventh Inning:

Zac Cowan (LSU) pitching.

- Krauss: Fly out to center field

- Nerat: Strikeout

- Bennett: Walked

- Swinney: Lined out to left field

Score Update: LSU 7, DBU 3

Top Eighth Inning:

Mason Peters (DBU) pitching.

- Dickinson: Walked

- Milam: Single through the left side; Dickinson advances to second base

*Pitching Change: Ashton Branson replaces Mason Peters*

- Hernandez: Walked [loads the bases]

- Paul: Strikeout

- Costello [pinch hitting for Braswell III]: Popped up to first base

- Stanfield: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 7, DBU 3

Bottom Eighth Inning:

Cooper Williams (LSU) pitching.

- Berghult [pinch hitting for Heefner]: Walked (Grebeck enters as the pinch runner)

- Humphreys: Walked, Greback advances to second base

*Pitching Change: Casan Evans replaces Cooper Williams*

- Dattalo: Reaches first base on a fielders choice; Humphreys out at second base; Grebeck advances to third base

- Poole: Lined out to first base; Dattalo out at first base on double play

Score Update: LSU 7, DBU 3

Top Ninth Inning:

Ashton Branson (DBU) pitching.

- Curiel: Single to left field

- Jones: Fly out to right field

- Pearson: Fouled out to third base

- Dickinson: Reached first base on a fielders choice, Curiel out at second base

Score Update: LSU 7, DBU 3

Bottom Ninth Inning:

Casan Evans (LSU) pitching

- Jay: Strikeout

- Krauss: Strikeout

- Nerat: Groundout to second base

FINAL: LSU 7, DBU 3

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