Live Updates: LSU Baseball vs. Alabama in Game 2

Tigers prepared for Game 2 against the Crimson Tide in Alex Box Stadium.

No. 1 LSU looks to claim another SEC series as they take on the Alabama Crimson Tide in Game 2 of the weekend series in Alex Box Stadium.

After a Paul Skenes masterclass showing once again on Friday night, the Tigers took down Alabama 8-6 to earn the win in Game 1. 

With homers from both Dylan Crews and Tommy White, this LSU offense looked potent once again. Ahead of Game 2, the Tigers will look to get much of the same from this group.

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

Notes: 

• The Tigers have recorded 16 come-from-behind wins this season, including comebacks from a four-run deficit on three occasions – LSU trailed Southern, 4-0, in the bottom of the third inning on Feb. 21 (W, 18-4); the Tigers trailed Texas A&M, 4-0, in the top of the fourth inning on March 18 (W, 12-7); and LSU trailed South Carolina, 7-3, in the top of the eighth inning on April 7 (W, 8-7).
• Junior right-hander Ty Floyd defeated Ole Miss last Saturday in the longest outing of his career, as he worked 8.1 innings to post the win over the Rebels … Floyd limited Ole Miss to three runs on five hits with one walk and eight strikeouts, tying his career high for strikeouts … Floyd threw 111 pitches, including 76 for strikes to improve to 6-0 on the year.
• Alabama (9-10) is tied with Texas A&M for third place in the SEC Western Division, 3.5 games behind first-place LSU and two games behind second-place Arkansas … the Crimson Tide is No. 2 in the league with a .308 team batting average, trailing only LSU, which is hitting .320 on the year.

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 

C Hayden Travinski 

RF Brayden Jobert

1B Jared Jones 

P Ty Floyd 

Alabama's Starting Lineup:

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Live Game Log:

Top First 

Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching 

Jarvis: Solo homer to right field (Alabama 1, LSU 0)

Seidl: Double to right center

Pinckney: Advances to first base on an error at third base 

Williamson: Strikeout 

Tamez: Double off the left field wall, Seidl scores (Alabama 2, LSU 0)

Shelton: Strikeout 

Rose: Groundout to shortstop 

Bottom First 

Garrett McMillan (Alabama) pitching

Dugas: Groundout to shortstop 

Morgan: Fly out to centerfield 

Crews: Groundout to third base

Score Update: Alabama 2, LSU 0

Top Second 

Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching 

West: Fly out to left field 

Johnson: Popped out to shortstop 

Jarvis: Walk 

Seidl: Fly out to left field 

Bottom Second

Garrett McMillan (Alabama) pitching 

White: Walk

Beloso: Single to right field, White advances to third 

*Alabama Coach Brad Bohannon has been ejected*

Thompson: Hit by pitch

Travinski: Grounds into double play, White scores, Beloso advanves to third 

Jobert: Strikeout 

Score Update: Alabama 2, LSU 1

Top Third

Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching 

Pinckney: Popped out to shortstop 

Williamson: Fly out to left center

Tamez: Walk 

Shelton: Walk

Rose: Double to left field, Tamez scores (Alabama 3, LSU 1)

West: Walk (loads bases)

*Shelton scores on wild pitch* (Alabama 4, LSU 1)

Johnson: Single scores West and Rose (Alabama 6, LSU 1)

Jarvis: Single to left center, Johnson advances to second

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

Seidl: Pop out to shortstop  

Bottom Third

Garrett McMillan (Alabama) pitching

Jones: Groundout to shortstop 

Dugas: Hit by pitch

Morgan: Single to left field, Dugas advances to second

Crews: Fly out to right field, Morgan advances to third, Dugas to second

White: Three-run homer to right field (Alabama 6, LSU 4)

Beloso: Groudnout to second base

Score Update: Alabama 6, LSU 4

Top Fourth 

Sam Dutton (LSU) pitching 

Pinckney: Solo homer to right field (Alabama 7, LSU 4)

Williamson: Fly out to center 

Tamez: Strikeout 

*Pitching Change: Javen Coleman enters the game for LSU*

Shelton: Walk 

Rose: Fly out to left field 

Bottom Fourth 

Garrett McMillan (Alabama) pitching 

Thompon: Fly out to left field 

Travinski: Strikeout 

Jobert: Strikeout 

Score Update: Alabama 7, LSU 4

Top Fifth 

Javen Coleman (LSU) pitching 

West: Strikeout

Johnson: Strikeout 

Jarvis: Strikeout 

Bottom Fifth

Riley Quick (Alabama) pitching 

Jones: Groundout to third base 

Dugas: Fly out to right field 

Morgan: Groundout to second base

Score Update: Alabama 7, LSU 4

Top Sixth

Javen Coleman (LSU) pitching 

Seidl: Walk 

Pinckney: Strikeout, Seidl steals second 

Williamson: Strikeout 

Tamez: Intentionally walked 

Shelton: Strikeout

Bottom Sixth

Riley Quick (Alabama) pitching 

Crews: Walk

White: Single to right field, Crews advances to third

Beloso: Reaches first on an error, White advances to second, Crews scores (Alabama 7, LSU 5)

Thompson: Fly out to centerfield 

*Pitching Change: Alton Davis II enters the game for Alabama* 

Travinski: Three-run homer to left field (LSU 8, Alabama 7)

Frey (pinch hitting for Jobert): Strikeout 

Jones: Walk

Dugas: Fly out to right field 

Score Update: LSU 8, Alabama 7

Top Seventh 

Blake Money (LSU) pitching 

Rose: Fly out to centerfield 

West: Groundout to shortstop 

Johnson: Groundout to shortstop 

Bottom Seventh 

Alton Davis II (Alabama) pitching 

Morgan: Strikeout

Crews: Single to shortstop 

White: Single to right field, Crews advances to third 

Beloso: Sacrifice bunt scores Crews, White advances to second (LSU 9, Alabama 7)

Thompson: Fly out to right field 

Score Update: LSU 9, Alabama 7

Top Eighth

Nate Ackenhausen (LSU) pitching 

Jarvis: Groundout to second base

*Pitching Change: Gavin Guidry enters the game for LSU*

Seidl: Single to centerfield, steals second base

Pinckney: Single to left field, Seidl advances to third base

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

*Seidl scores on a wild pitch, Pickney to second (LSU 9, Alabama 8)*

Williamson: Walk

*Pitching Change: Thatcher Hurd enters the game for LSU*

Tamez: Strikeout

Hodo (pinch hitting for Eblin): Fly out to right field 

Bottom Eighth 

Alton Davis II (Alabama) pitching 

Travinski: Walk 

Kling: Reached first on fielders choice, Milazzo (pinch runner) out at second

Jones: Two-run homer to left field (LSU 11, Alabama 8)

Dugas: Double to left center

Morgan: Groundout to shortstop 

*Pitching Change: Jake Leger enters the game for Alabama*

Crews: Single to centerfield, Dugas scores from second (LSU 12, Alabama 8)

White: Fly out to centerfield 

Score Update: LSU 12, Alabama 8 

Top Ninth 

Thatcher Hurd (LSU) pitching 

Rose: Groundout to third base

West: Fly out to centerfield 

Johnson: Fly out to right field 

FINAL: LSU 12, Alabama 8