Live Updates: LSU Tigers Baseball vs. North Dakota State Bison in Tuesday Showdown

Jay Johnson and the No. 1 ranked LSU Tigers will return to Alex Box Stadium on Tuesday night for a showdown against the North Dakota State Bison.

First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. CT with Johnson's crew looking to remain scorching hot following four victories in Texas last week.

The Tigers took down No. 17 Dallas Baptist, Kansas State, Nebraska and Sam Houston State during their imprerssive stretch in the Lone Star State.

Now, all focus shifts towards North Dakota State on Tuesday night in Baton Rouge.

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

Jay Johnson's Thoughts:

"Developing a team is about growing up, this is not an easy deal and you don’t just win games. I think our players have been very tough-minded in how they’re approaching each day. Our team is very together, and the players are genuinely happy for their teammates’ success.

"Last week was a great week for our team; we had some adversity, and we handled it really well. We handled it like a real team and played with great maturity. Now, we’ll turn our focus, we have five games at home this week, and we’re excited about that.”

The Starting Lineups: LSU Tigers vs. North Dakota State Bison

LSU Tigers	North Dakota State
LF Derek Curiel	SS Jake Schaffner
1B Jared Jones	RF Dante Smith
2B Daniel Dickinson	CF Kyle Law
DH Josh Pearson	3B Davis Hamilton
SS Steven Milam	C Noah Gordon
RF Jake Brown	LF Will Mann
C Cade Arrambide	1B Alex Urlaub
3B Michael Braswell	DH Tate Martin
CF Chris Stanfield	2B Tommy Simon
LHP Conner Ware	RHP Matt Sargeant

Pregame Notes:

- LSU has won six straight games, and the Tigers claimed the Frisco (Texas) College Baseball Classic championship with wins over Kansas State, Nebraska and Sam Houston. The win streak also includes a victory over No. 17 Dallas Baptist last Wednesday at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.

- Freshman outfielder Derek Curiel helped lead LSU to five straight wins, batting .421 (8-for-19) with two doubles, one triple, five RBI, seven runs, eight walks and a .607 on-base percentage.

- Shortstop Steven Milam batted .435 (10-for-23) last week over five games, with one double, two homers, nine RBI and six runs.

- North Dakota State, a member of The Summit League, is 1-9 this season, and the Bison were handed a three-game sweep by Alabama last weekend in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The Bison will play a three-game series at Tulane this weekend.

- North Dakota State is hitting .197 this season with nine doubles, seven home runs and nine steals in 15 attempts. The NDSU pitching staff has registered a 11.10 cumulative ERA and 60 strikeouts in 77 innings.

Live Updates:

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Top 1st:

Conner Ware (LSU) pitching.

- Schaffner: Fly out to left field

- Smith: Strikeout; reaches first base on wild pitch. Advances to third base on a throwing error.

- Law: RBI triple to center field; Smith scores [NDSU 1, LSU 0]

- Hamilton: RBI single to left field; Law scores [NDSU 2, LSU 0]

- Gordon: Strikeout

- Mann: Hit by pitch; Hamilton advances to second base

- Urlaud: Walked [loads bases]

- Martin: Walked; Hamilton scores from third base [NDSU 3, LSU 0]

- Simon: Strikeout

Score Update: NDSU 3, LSU 0

Bottom 1st:

Matt Sargeant (NDSU) pitching

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

- Jones: Walked; puts runners on first and second base

- Dickinson: Strikeout

- Pearson: Strikeout

- Milam: Lined out to third base

Score Update: NDSU 3, LSU 0

Top 2nd:

Conner Ware (LSU) pitching.

- Schaffner: Fly out to right field

- Smith: Strikeout

- Law: Strikeout

Score Update: NDSU 3, LSU 0

Bottom 2nd:

Matt Sarrgeant (NDSU) pitching.

- Brown: Single to right field; advances to second base on a passed ball

- Arrambide: Groundout to third base

- Braswell III: Fly out to right field, Brown advances to third base

- Stanfield: RBI single up the middle; Brown scores [NDSU 3, LSU 1]

- Curiel: Groundout to second base

Score Update: NDSU 3, LSU 1

Top 3rd:

Conner Ware (LSU) pitching.

- Hamilton: Hit by pitch; advances to second base on wild pitch

*LSU 3B Michael Braswell gets tangled up with Hamilton while stealing third base; interference is called. NDSU scores a runner [NDSU 4, LSU 1]*

*Pitching Change: Jaden Noot replaces Conner Ware*

- Gordon: Walked

- Mann: Reaches first base on a fielders choice; Gordon out at second base

- Urlaub: Single to left field; Mann advances to second base

- Martin: Walked [loads bases]

- Simon: RBI single to right field; Martin advances to second base; Urlaub advances to third base; Mann scores [NDSU 5, LSU 1]

*Pitching Change: DJ Primeaux replaces Jaden Noot*

- Schaffner: Reaches first base on a fielders choice; Simon out at second base. Martin advances to third base; scores on a throwing error. Urlaud scores. [NDSU 7, LSU 1]

- Smith: Walked

- Law: Strikeout

Score Update: NDSU 7, LSU 1

Bottom 3rd:

Matt Sargeant (NDSU) pitching.

- Jones: Walked

- Dickinson: Walked; Jones advances to second base

- Pearson: Walked; loads bases

- Milam: Grounded into double play; Dickinson advances to third base. Jones scores [NDSU 7, LSU 2]

- Brown: Reaches first base on a fielding error; Dickinson scores [NDSU 7, LSU 3]

- Arrambide: Two-run homer to left field [NDSU 7, LSU 5]

- Braswell III: Groundout to shortstop

Score Update: NDSU 7, LSU 5

Top 4th:

DJ Primeaux (LSU) pitching.

- Hamilton: Hit by pitch

- Gordon: Single up the middle; Hamilton advances to second base

- Mann: Groundout to pitcher; sacrifice. Hamilton advances to third base; Gordon advances to second base

*Pitching Change: Chandler Dorsey replaces DJ Primeaux*

*Gordon advanced to third base on a passed pitch; Hamilton scores* [NDSU 8, LSU 5]

- Urlaub: Strikeout

*Gordon scores from third base on a wild pitch* [NDSU 9, LSU 5]

- Martin: Fly out to center field

Score Update: NDSU 9, LSU 5

Bottom 4th:

- Stanfield: Fly out to center field

- Curiel: Walked

- Jones: Fly out to center field

- Dickinson: Two-run homer to left field [NDSU 9, LSU 7]

- Pearson: Groundout to shortstop

Score Update: NDSU 9, LSU 7

Top 5th:

Chandler Dorsey (LSU) pitching.

- Simon: Groundout to shortstop

- Schaffner: Groundout to pitcher

- Smith: Fly out to center field

Score Update: NDSU 9, LSU 7

Bottom 5th:

Landon Koenig (NDSU) pitching.

- Milam: Walked; advances to second base on wild pitch

- Brown: Fly out to right field

- Hernandez: Strikeout

- Reaves [pinch hitting for Braswell III]: Fly out

Score Update: NDSU 9, LSU 7

Top 6th:

Chandler Dorsey (LSU) pitching.

- Law: Groundout to third base

- Hamilton: Walked

*Pitching Change: Zac Cowan replaces Chandler Dorsey*

- Gordon: Groundout; Hamilton out at third base

Score Update: NDSU 9, LSU 7

Bottom 6th:

Landon Koenig (NDSU) pitching.

- Stanfield: Groundout to shortstop

- Curiel: Double to right center

- Jones: Singles to shortstop, Curiel remains at second base

- Dickinson: Singles to the pitcher; loads the bases

- Pearson: Reaches first base on a fielders choice; Dickinson out at second base; Jones advances to third base. Curiel scores [NDSU 9, LSU 8]

- Milam: RBI double to right center field; Pearson advances to third base; Jones scores [LSU 9, NDSU 9]

*Pitching Change: Danny Lachenmayer replaces Landon Koenig*

- Frey [pinch hitting for Brown]: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 9, NDSU 9

Top 7th:

Zac Cowan (LSU) pitching.

- Mann: Strikeout

- Urlaub: Strikeout

- Martin: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 9, NDSU 9

Bottom 7th:

Danny Lachenmayer (NDSU) pitching.

- Hernandez: Strikeout

- Reaves: Fly out to center field

- Stanfield: Right field

Score Update: LSU 9, NDSU 9

Top 8th:

Zac Cowan (LSU) pitching.

- Simon: Double to left field

- Schaffner: Fly out to center field; Simon advances to third base

- Smith: Lined out to second base

- Law: Lined out to cetnerr field

Score Update: LSU 9, NDSU 9

Bottom 8th:

Danny Lachenmayer (NDSU) pitching.

- Curiel: Strikeout

- Jones: Walked

- Dickinson: Single to left center; Jones advances to second

*Pitching Change: Skyler Riedinger replaces Danny Lachenmayer*

- Pearson: Walked; loads bases

- Milam: RBI double down the right field line; Pearson advances to third base; Jones and Dickinson scores [LSU 11, NDSU 9]

- Larson: Strikeout

- Hernandez: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 11, NDSU 9

Top 9th:

Casan Evans (LSU) pitching.

- Hamilton: Hit by pitch; advances to second base on a balk

- Gordon: Strikeout

- Mann: Strikeout

- Urlaub: Groundout to third base

FINAL: LSU 11, NDSU 9

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