Live Updates: LSU Baseball vs. Alabama Game 3

Tigers going for the sweep against the Crimson Tide, Christian Little takes the mound.

No. 1 LSU goes for the sweep over the Alabama Crimson Tide after claiming victories in Games 1 and 2. Jay Johnson's group will put Christian Little on the mound for Sunday afternoon's Game 3. 

Tommy White and Hayden Travinski powered LSU over Alabama on Saturday night to clinch another SEC series. 

Here are a few pregame notes, what Jay Johnson said of the matchup and a live game log:

Notes:

• Junior right-hander Christian Little delivered his best performance in an LSU uniform last Sunday at Ole Miss, as he worked the first 5.1 innings and limited the Rebels to three runs on six hits with one walk and three strikeouts … LSU homered six times in the Ole Miss series, including a fifth-inning grand slam in Game 1 by sophomore third baseman Tommy White, which erased a 3-2 Ole Miss lead and proved to be the game-winning hit … the blast was White’s third grand slam and 13th home run of the season … graduate designated hitter Cade Beloso has homered in three consecutive games – at Ole Miss last Saturday and Sunday, and vs. Nicholls on Tuesday night, increasing his season total to eight dingers.
• Infielder Drew Williamson leads Alabama in RBI with 43, and he has 10 home runs this season … infielder Colby Shelton has a team-high 16 homers, and he is second on the club in RBI with 35 … Alabama’s hitters have struck out only 295 times, which is the third-best total in the league.

What Jay Johnson Said:

“Alabama is a veteran team; it’s almost the identical team we played last year in Tuscaloosa. They’re an older team that’s won five SEC games in a row, and they’re playing really well. They’re not going to be overwhelmed by the situation or the environment. We’re going to have to pitch, defend, run the bases and play good offense in order to have a chance to win. We need our fans out here; it should be a great weekend, and we only have two SEC home weekends left, so we definitely want to see our fans out here.”

Pregame:

LSU's Starting Lineup

2B Gavin Dugas

LF Tre Morgan

CF Dylan Crews

3B Tommy White

DH Cade Beloso

SS Jordan Thompson

1B Jared Jones

RF Josh Pearson

C Alex Milazzo  

P Christian Little  

Alabama's Starting Lineup

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Live Game Log: 

Top First 

Christian Little (LSU) pitching 

Jarvis: Single to right field 

Seidl: Strikeout

Pinckney: Walk

Williamson: Walk 

Tamez: Reaches second on fielding error, Jarvis scores. Base running error results in an out. (Alabama 1, LSU 0)

Rose: Fly out to right field 

Bottom First 

Jacob McNairy (Alabama) pitching

Dugas: Groundout to third base

Morgan: Hit by pitch 

Crews: Strikeout, called for batter interference on Morgan's steal attempt to second. Morgan ruled out.

Score Update: Alabama 1, LSU 0

Top Second 

Christian Little (LSU) pitching 

Shelton: Strikeout

Johnson: Fly out to left field 

Guscette: Fly out to right field 

Bottom Second

Jacob McNairy (Alabama) pitching 

White: Fly out to left field 

Beloso: Strikeout 

Thompson: Single to right center

Jones: Two-run homer to left center (LSU 2, Alabama 1)

Pearson: Hit by pitch

Milazzo: Fly out to left field 

Score Update: LSU 2, Alabama 1

Top Third

Christian Little (LSU) pitching 

Jarvis: Walk 

Seidl: Fouled out to third base 

Pinckney: Strikeout 

Williamson: Walk

Tamez: Walk (loads bases)

Rose: Strikeout 

Bottom Third

Jacob McNairy (Alabama) pitching 

Dugas: Groundout to third 

Morgan: Popped up shortstop 

Crews: Home-run to right field (LSU 3, Alabama 1)

White: Groundout to shortstop 

Score Update: LSU 3, Alabama 1

Top Fourth 

Christian Little (LSU) pitching

Shelton: Hit by pitch

Johnson: Double down left field line, Shelton scores (LSU 3, Alabama 2)

Guscette: Strikeout 

*Pitching Change: Nate Ackenhausen enters the game for LSU*

Jarvis: Double to right field, Johnson scores (LSU 3, Alabama 3)

Seidl: Single, Jarvis advances to third 

Pinckney: Sacrifice fly scores Jarvis (Alabama 4, LSU 3)

*Seidl caught stealing second*

Bottom Fourth 

Jacob McNairy (Alabama) pitching

Beloso: Groundout to second base

Thompson: Strikeout 

Jones: Walk

Pearson: Strikeout 

Score Update: Alabama 4, LSU 3

Top Fifth

Nate Ackenhausen (LSU) pitching 

Williamson: Home-run to right center (Alabama 5, LSU 3)

Tamez: Walk 

Rose: Fly out to left field 

Shelton: Single to right field 

Johnson: Reaches second on throwing error, Shelton moves to third and Tamez scores (Alabama 6, LSU 3)

Guscette: Sacrifice fly scores Shelton (Alabama 7, LSU 3)

Jarvis: Fouled out to third base

Bottom Fifth 

Jacob McNairy (Alabama) pitching 

Milazzo: Reaches second on throwing error 

Dugas: Walk

*Pitching Change: Hunter Furtado enters the game for Alabama*

Morgan: Walk (loads base)

Crews: Single to left field scores Milazzo (Alabama 7, LSU 4)

White: Single to right field scores Dugas (Alabama 7, LSU 5)

Beloso: Walk, Morgan scores (Alabama 7, LSU 6)

*Pitching Change: Hunter Hoopes enters the game for Alabama*

Thompson: Walk, Crews scores (LSU 7, Alabama 7)

Jones: Sacrifice fly scores White, Beloso advances to third, Thompson to second (LSU 8, Alabama 7)

Pearson: Walk (loads bases)

Milazzo: Single to right field scores Beloso (LSU 9, Alabama 7)

Dugas: Strikeout 

Morgan: Popped out to shortstop 

Score Update: LSU 9, Alabama 7

Top Sixth

Blake Money (LSU) pitching 

Seidl: Single to right field 

Pinckney: Hit by pitch

Williamson: Fly out to right field, Seidl advances to third 

Tamez: Sacrifice fly to right field, Seidl scores (LSU 9, Alabama 8)

Rose: Strikeout

Bottom Sixth 

Hunter Hoopes (Alabama) pitching 

Crews: Walk

White: Grounds into double play 

Beloso: Fly out to left field 

Score Update: LSU 9, Alabama 8

Top Seventh 

Blake Money (LSU) pitching 

Shelton: Reached first on infield error

Johnson: Fly out to right field 

Guscette: Strikeout 

Jarvis: Double to left center scores Shelton (LSU 9, Alabama 9)

*Pitching Change: Bryce Collins enters the game for LSU*

Seidl: Hit by pitch

Pinckney: Walk (loads bases)

*Pitching Change: Riley Cooper enters the game for LSU*

Williamson: Strikeout 

Bottom Seventh 

Hunter Hoopes (Alabama) pitching 

Thompson: Fly out to left field 

Jones: Strikeout 

Pearson: Double to left field 

Milazzo: Single to left center scores Kling (pinch running for Pearson) [LSU 10, Alabama 9]

*Pitching Change: Zane Probst enters the game for Alabama* 

Dugas: Hit by pitch 

Morgan: Walk (loads bases)

Crews: Walk, Milazzo scores (LSU 11, Alabama 9)

White: Fly out to left field 

Score Update: LSU 11, Alabama 9

Top Eighth

Riley Cooper (LSU) pitching 

Tamez: Fly out to right field 

Rose: Fly out to left field 

Shelton: Strikeout 

Bottom Eighth 

Braylon Myers (Alabama) pitching 

Beloso: Fly out to right center

Thompson: Solo homer to right field (LSU 12, Alabama 9)

Jones: Strikeout 

Kling: Solo homer to left center (LSU 13, Alabama 9)

Milazzo: Fly out to right field 

Score Update: LSU 13, Alabama 9

Top Ninth

Riley Cooper (LSU) pitching 

Johnson: Single to right field 

West: Fly out to centerfield 

Jarvis: Strikeout 

Seidl: Two-run homer to centerfield (LSU 13, Alabama 11)

Pinckney: Reaches first on infield error

Williamson: Fly out to left field 

FINAL: LSU 13, Alabama 11