Live Updates: LSU Baseball at Georgia Game 3

Tigers looking to sweep the Bulldogs after back-to-back wins, Javen Coleman takes the mound.

LSU clinched the series win against Georgia after taking down the Bulldogs in both Games 1 and 2, but Saturday afternoon's showdown gives them the chance to cap off the regular season with a win.

As the Tigers go for the series sweep, LSU suits up for their final game of the regular season as all attention shifts to postseason play.

Javen Coleman takes the mound for Jay Johnson's program on Saturday in Athens, Ga. 

Here are a few pregame notes, what Jay Johnson said of the matchup and a live game thread of Saturday's showdown:

Notes

Junior catcher Hayden Travinski is hitting .700 (7-for-10) in his last four games with one double, three homers and six RBI … he started two games behind the plate in the Mississippi State series, and he hit .600 (3-for-5) with a homer, two RBI and two runs scored … Travinski has homered once in each of LSU’s last four SEC series – at Ole Miss, Alabama, at Auburn and Mississippi State.

Georgia enters the final weekend of regular-season play in a tie for sixth place with Missouri (10-17) in the SEC Eastern Division … the Bulldogs would currently be the No. 12 seed in next week’s SEC Tournament.

Georgia is No. 7 in the SEC with a .289 team batting average, and the Bulldogs have 94 home runs and 33 steals in 39 attempts … Charlie Condon is No. 2 in the SEC with a .415 batting average, and he has collected 10 doubles, one triple, 24 homers and 65 RBI … Connor Tate is batting .390 with 19 doubles, 15 homers and 53 RBI.

What Jay Johnson Said

“We’re excited for this trip, we’re going to go to Athens to wrap up the regular season, and we want to finish it the right way. We’re excited to get on the road – we have some work we need to continue to do. It will be a very business-oriented trip, but I think it will be good for us to be together and work on improving our team. Georgia has a very talented, veteran roster, and (UGA head coach) Scott Stricklin is an excellent coach, so we know we’ll be facing another tremendous challenge in the SEC.”

Pregame

LSU's Starting Lineup:

CF Dylan Crews

3B Tommy White

LF Tre Morgan

C Hayden Travinski 

1B Cade Beloso

2B Gavin Dugas

DH Brayden Jobert

SS Jordan Thompson

RF Josh Pearson 

P Javen Coleman

Georgia's Starting Lineup:

How we're lining up on Senior Day!#GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/e9TrjOZ21L

— Georgia Baseball (@BaseballUGA) May 20, 2023

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Live Game Thread

Top First

Liam Sullivan (UGA) pitching

Crews: Single to shortstop 

White: Strikeout 

Morgan: Two-run homer to right field (LSU 2, UGA 0)

Travinski: Groundout to second base

Beloso: Walk

Dugas: Walk, Beloso advances to second

Jobert: Strikeout 

Bottom First

Javen Coleman (LSU) pitching 

Anderson: Fly out to centerfield 

Condon: Fly out to left field 

Tate: Fly out to centerfield 

Score Update: LSU 2, UGA 0

Top Second 

Liam Sullivan (UGA) pitching 

Thompson: Walk

Pearson: Fly out to centerfield, Thompson advances to second

Crews: Strikeout 

White: Intentionally walked

Morgan: Fly out to centerfield 

Bottom Second

Javen Coleman (UGA) pitching

Harber: Single to left field

David: Single to left center, Harber advances to second 

Gonzalez: RBI single to right field, David advances to third. Harber scores. (LSU 2, UGA 1)

Murillo: Strikeout 

LaPlante: Popped up to right field 

Allen: Reaches first on error at third base, Gonzalez advances to second. David scores. (LSU 2, UGA 2)

Anderson: Groundout to second base

Score Update: LSU 2, UGA 2

Top Third

Liam Sullivan (UGA) pitching 

Travinski: Fly out to centerfield 

Beloso: Groundout to third base

Dugas: Strikeout 

Bottom Third

Javen Coleman (LSU) pitching 

Condon: Fouled out to catcher 

Tate: Solo homer to right field (UGA 3, LSU 2)

Harber: Fly out to left field 

David: Walk, stole second

Tate (pinch hitting for Gonzalez): Strikeout 

Score Update: UGA 3, LSU 2

Top Fourth 

Liam Sullivan (UGA) pitching

Jobert: Groundout to third base

Thompson: Groundout to shortstop 

Pearson: Groundout to first base

Bottom Fourth 

Javen Coleman (LSU) pitching 

Murillo: Walk 

*Pitching Change: Sam Dutton enters the game for LSU*

LaPlante: Single to shortstop, Murillo advances to third

Allen: Strikeout 

Anderson: Fly out to centerfield, sacrifice fly. Murillo scores (UGA 4, LSU 2)

Condon: Two-run homer to left field (UGA 6, LSU 2)

Tate: Groundout to shortstop 

Score Update: UGA 6, LSU 2

Top Fifth

Liam Sullivan (UGA) pitching 

Crews: Fly out to centerfield 

White: Strikeout 

Morgan: Fly out to right field 

Bottom Fifth 

Sam Dutton (LSU) pitching 

Harber: Single to centerfield 

David: Fly out to centerfield 

Tate: Reaches on fielders choice, Harber out at second base

Murillo: Strikeout 

Score Update: UGA 6, LSU 2

Top Sixth

Liam Sullivan (UGA) pitching 

Travinski: Popped up to first base

Beloso: Solo homer to centerfield (UGA 6, LSU 3)

*Pitching Change: Luke Wagner enters the game for UGA*

Dugas: Strikeout 

Jobert: Single to right field 

Thompson: Single to right field, Jobert advances to third 

*Thompson steals second, Jobert steals home (UGA 6, LSU 4)*

Jared Jones (pinch hitting for Pearson): Fly out to centerfield 

Bottom Sixth

Christian Little (LSU) pitching 

LaPlante: Groundout to shortstop 

Allen: Walk

Anderson: Double to right field, Allen advances to third 

Condon: Reaches second on fielders choice, Allen tagged out at home, Anderson advances to third 

Tate: Intentionally walked (loads bases)

Harber: Walk, Anderson scores (UGA 7, LSU 4)

*Pitching Change: Blake Money enters the game for LSU*

David: Popped up to second base

Score Update: UGA 7, LSU 4

Top Seventh 

Luke Wagner (UGA) pitching 

Crews: Strikeout 

White: Solo homer to right field (UGA 7, LSU 5)

Morgan: Walk 

*Pitching Change: Leighton Finley enters the game for UGA*

Travinski: Walk, Morgan advances to second

Beloso: Fly out to right field 

Dugas: Reaches first on fielders choice, Morgan out at third

Bottom Seventh 

Blake Money (LSU) pitching 

Tate: Single to shortstop 

Murillo: Walked, Tate advances to second 

LaPlante: Singles on bunt attempt (loads bases)

Allen: Reaches first on fielders choice, Tate scores. LaPlante advances to second. Murillo out at third. (UGA 8, LSU 5)

*Pitching Change: Griffin Herring enters the game for LSU*

Anderson: Doubles to left field, Allen advances to third. LaPlante scores (UGA 9, LSU 5)

Condon: Strikeout 

Tate: Strikeout 

Score Update: UGA 9, LSU 5

Top Eighth 

Kolten Smith (UGA) pitching 

Jobert: Walk 

Thompson: Fouled out to first base

Kling: Walk, Jobert advances to second 

*Pitching Change: Chandler Marsh enters the game for UGA)*

Crews: Strikeout 

White: Groundout to third base

Bottom Eighth 

Griffin Herring (LSU) pitching 

Harber: Groundout to shortstop 

David: Double to centerfield 

Tate: Strikeout 

Murillo: Groundout to pitcher 

Top Ninth

Chandler Marsh (UGA) pitching 

Morgan: Walk

Travinski: Fouled out to third base

Beloso: Single to right field, Morgan advances to second 

Dugas: Walk (loads bases)

*Pitching Change: Collin Caldwell enters the game for UGA*

Jobert: Strikeout 

*Pitching Change: Nolan Crisp enters the game for UGA*

Thompson: Fly out to centerfield 

FINAL: UGA 9, LSU 5