How to Watch: LSU Tigers Baseball vs. Texas Longhorns in Sunday's Game 3

Jay Johnson and the Tigers look to capture the SEC series, decisive Game 3 matchup in the Lone Star State.

Courtesy of LSU Tigers Baseball.

No. 2 LSU will return to the diamond on Sunday afternoon for a Game 3 matchup against the No. 5 ranked Texas Longhorns with the chance to capture back-to-back SEC series victories.

Following a Friday night win over the Longhorns, Jay Johnson and the Tigers dropped a Game 2 matchup on Saturday to Texas in an 11-7 loss.

Despite the loss, Johnson continues instilling confidence in his program with all attention shifting towards Sunday's decisive Game 3.

“I told the team that we just won 17 games in a row, that’s really hard to do in baseball, so I told them I was proud of them,” said LSU coach Jay Johnson. “We can’t let the disappointment from the loss tonight diminish that accomplishment.

"Now, we have to respond quickly, we have a short turnaround for Sunday’s game, and we have to re-set and get ready to go.”

The Preview: LSU Tigers vs. Texas Longhorns in Game 3

DATES/TIMES
• Sunday, March 23 at 2 p.m. CT
STADIUM
• Disch-Falk Field in Austin, Texas (7,211)
RANKINGS
• LSU – No. 2 D1 Baseball; No. 2 Baseball America; No. 2 USA Today
• UT – No. 5 Baseball America, No. 7 USA Today, No. 8 D1 Baseball
RADIO
• LSU Sports Radio Network affiliates
• Live audio at www.LSUsports.net/live; Live stats at www.LSUstats.com
HOW TO WATCH
• Sunday's game will be streamed live on SEC Network +

The Pitching Matchup:

LSU – So. RH Chase Shores (4-0, 3.80 ERA, 23.2 IP, 10 BB, 27 SO)
UT – TBA

The Scouting Report: Texas Longhorns Edition

• Texas is 18-3 this season, and the Longhorns opened SEC play last weekend by recording a three-game sweep at Mississippi State … the Longhorns are No. 10 in the SEC with a 2.96 team batting average, and the Longhorns have produced 49 doubles, six triples, 29 homers and 24 steals in 34 attempts … the Texas pitching staff is No. 4 in the SEC with a 3.22 cumulative ERA, and UT has recorded 166 strikeouts in 167.2 innings.

• The Longhorns are led at the plate by infielder Ethan Mendoza, who is batting a team-high .406 with three triples, four homers, and 16 RBI … outfielder Max Belyeu is batting .338 with seven doubles, four homers and 14 RBI, and catcher Rylan Galvan is hitting .314 with three doubles, seven homers and 19 RBI.

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