LSU Baseball vs. Tennessee Volunteers Start Time, Starting Lineups and TV Channel

The LSU Fightin' Tigers will hit the road to Knoxville this weekend for an SEC showdown against the Tennessee Volunteers with Game 1 set for Friday afternoon at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

In what will be another pivotal Southeastern Conference clash for Jay Johnson and Co., LSU is gearing up for the challenge in the Volunteer State.

“We’ve had a lot of history with Tennessee in recent years, playing them in the 2023 College World Series and in the 2024 SEC Tournament championship game, and this is the fourth year in a row we’ve faced them during the regular season," Johnson said.

"Tennessee is a very talented team, well-recruited with a lot of upside and future Major League players. They’ve renovated their stadium, and they have great fan support, so we’re looking forward to it. It’s a challenge our team hasn’t had yet, playing a road series in a very hostile environment. I think their fans will show up, and it should be a great weekend.”

LSU Fighting Tigers (20-10, 4-5) at Tennessee Volunteers (19-10, 3-6)

DATES/TIMES
• Friday, April 3 at 4:30 p.m. CT (SEC Network)
STADIUM
• Lindsey Nelson Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. (8,012)
RADIO
• LSU Sports Radio Network affiliates
• Live audio at www.LSUsports.net/live; Live stats at www.LSU

PITCHING MATCHUPS
Game 1
LSU – So. RH Casan Evans (2-1, 5.00 ERA, 36.0 IP, 19 BB, 53 SO)
UT – So. RH Landon Mack (3-2, 3.89 ERA, 37.0 IP, 16 BB, 48 SO)

The Starting Lineup: LSU Edition

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The Scouting Report: Tennessee Edition

• Tennessee is 19-10 overall this season, 3-6 in the SEC; the Volunteers were swept in a three-game series at Vanderbilt last weekend, and they recorded a 13-4 win over Austin Peay on Tuesday … Tennessee is 16-4 this season in its home games at Lindsey Nelson Stadium, which has been expanded to a seating capacity of 8,012, nearly double its previous capacity … Vols skipper Josh Elander is in his first season as head coach after working for eight seasons as an assistant in the UT program.
• The Vols are batting .273 as a team with 64 doubles, three triples, 44 homers and 24 steals in 32 attempts … Tennessee is led at the plate by INF/OF Henry Ford, who is hitting .328 with team highs of 10 homers and RBI … outfielder Blaine Brown is batting .272 with eight doubles, eight homers and 25 RBI, and infielder Manny Marin is hitting .330 with four doubles, four homers and 19 RBI.
• The Tennessee pitching staff has a 3.70 cumulative ERA, and the Volunteers have recorded 318.1 strikeouts in 260.1 innings while allowing 28 home runs and a .223 opponent batting average.

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