Live Updates: LSU Baseball vs. Florida in the College World Series Finals

The SEC foes meet again in the CWS Finals with a National Championship within arms reach.

The LSU Tigers match up against the Florida Gators in the College World Series Finals with two wins separating both programs from bringing a National Championship back home. 

It'll be a rematch of the 2017 CWS Championship, and once again, it'll be a star-studded showdown on the diamond. 

Ty Floyd takes the mound for the Tigers as LSU looks to claim Game 1 of the best-of-three series in Omaha. 

Here are a few pregame notes, what Jay Johnson said of the matchup and live updates from Saturday's contest:

Notes

· LSU enters the CWS Championship Series at or near the top of several NCAA statistical categories … the Tigers are No. 1 in the nation in shutouts pitched (12); No. 1 in runs scored (608); No. 2 in home runs (138); No. 2 in hit-by-pitch (135); No. 3 in walks received (389); No. 3 in strikeouts pitched per nine innings (11.6); No. 4 in on-base percentage (.430); No. 5 in slugging percentage (.556); No. 5 in hits allowed per nine innings (7.53); and No. 8 in scoring average (8.9 runs per game).

· LSU centerfielder Dylan Crews is No. 1 in the nation in runs scored (94); No. 2 in on-base percentage (.563); No. 4 in walks (68) and No. 5 in batting average (.423) … third baseman Tommy White is No. 2 in the nation in RBI (100), and he is No. 4 in the nation in RBI per game (1.59). 

· The Gators are batting .291 on the season with 136 homers and 69 steals in 85 attempts … centerfielder Wyatt Langford is hitting .363 with 19 homers and 49 RBI; shortstop Josh Rivera is batting .361 with 19 homers and 71 RBI, and first baseman/DH Jac Caglianone is hitting .325 with 31 homers and 84 RBI.

What Jay Johnson Said

“I’m obviously excited to be here as a college baseball coach. This is where you want to be this time of year. Very proud of the team, especially coming through the losers' bracket after a tough loss Monday night to, again, one of the best teams that I've seen in recent times, in Wake Forest, particularly on the pitching side of things. We’ve had a really good week that we put together to get back to this point. And now it's about moving forward."

Pregame

LSU's Starting Lineup:

CF Dylan Crews

3B Tommy White

1B Tre' Morgan 

2B Gavin Dugas

DH Cade Beloso

RF Brayden Jobert

SS Jordan Thompson

LF Josh Pearson

C Alex Milazzo

RHP Ty Floyd 

Florida's Starting Lineup:

2B Cade Kurland 

CF Wyatt Langford

1B. Jac Caglianone 

SS Josh Rivera

C BT Riopelle 

DH Luke Heyman

LF Tyler Shelnut 

RF Ty Evans 

3B Colby Halter

RHP Brandon Sproat

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Live Updates

Top First

Brandon Sproat (Florida) pitching

Crews: Hit by pitch 

White: Strikeout 

Morgan: Groundout to second base, Crews advances to second base

Dugas: Walk

Beloso: Single to left field, Dugas advances to second base. Crews scores (LSU 1, Florida 0)

Jobert: Strikeout 

Bottom First 

Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching

Kurland: Fly out to right center field 

Langford: Strikeout 

Caglianone: Double to left field 

Rivera: Strikeout 

Score Update: LSU 1, Florida 0

Top Second

Brandon Sproat (Florida) pitching 

Thompson: Strikeout 

Pearson: Walk 

Milazzo: Single to right field, Pearson advances to second base

Crews: Walk (loads bases)

White: Lined out to third base

Morgan: Strikeout 

Bottom Second 

Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching 

Riopelle: Strikeout 

Heyman: Single to right field, advances to second base on passed ball 

Shelnut: Strikeout 

Evans: Strikeout 

Score Update: LSU 1, Florida 0

Top Third

Brandon Sproat (Florida) pitching 

Dugas: Solo homer to left field (LSU 2, Florida 0)

Beloso: Single to right field 

Jobert: Strikeout 

Thompson: Reaches first base on fielding error, Beloso advances to second base

Pearson: Groundout to first base. Thompson advances to second base, Beloso advances to third base

Milazzo: Strikeout 

Bottom Third 

Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching 

Halter: Strikeout 

Kurland: Walk 

Langford: Double to right center field, Kurland advances to third base

Caglianone: Groundout to first base, Langford advances to third base. Kurland scores (LSU 2, Florida 1)

Rivera: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 2, Florida 1

Top Fourth 

Brandon Sproat (Florida) pitching

Crews: Fly out to right field 

White: Groundout to third base

Morgan: Single up the middle

Dugas: Double to right center field, Morgan advances to third base

Beloso: Intentionally walked (loads bases)

Jobert: Strikeout 

Bottom Fourth 

Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching 

Riopelle: Popped up to second base

Heyman: Strikeout 

Shelnut: Strikeout 

Score Update: LSU 2, Florida 1

Top Fifth

Brandon Sproat (Florida) pitching 

Thompson: Walk

*Pitching Change: LHP Cade Fisher enters the game for Florida*

Pearson: Strikeout 

Milazzo: Groundout to third base, Thompson advances to second base

Crews: Strikeout 

Bottom Fifth

Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching 

Evans: Double down left field line 

Halter: Sacrifice bunt advances Evans to third base

Kurland: Groundout to second base, Evans scores (LSU 2, Florida 2)

Langford: Groundout to shortstop

Score Update: LSU 2, Florida 2

Top Sixth

Cade Fisher (Florida) pitching 

White: Single to right field 

Morgan: Reaches first base on fielders choice, White out at second base

Dugas: Single to third base, Morgan advances to second base

Beloso: Strikeout 

Jared Jones (pinch hitting for Jobert): Reaches first on fielders choice, Morgan out at third base

Bottom Sixth 

Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching 

Caglianone: Strikeout 

Rivera: Strikeout 

Riopelle: Solo homer to right field (Florida 3, LSU 2)

Heyman: Strikeout 

Score Update: Florida 3, LSU 2

Top Seventh 

Cade Fisher (Florida) pitching 

Thompson: Groundout to third base

Pearson: Strikeout 

Milazzo: Strikeout 

Bottom Seventh 

Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching

Shelnut: Strikeout 

Evans: Strikeout 

Halter: Strikeout 

Score Update: Florida 3, LSU 2

Top Eighth 

Cade Fisher (Florida) pitching 

Crews: Groundout to shortstop 

White: Solo homer to left field (LSU 3, Florida 3)

Morgan: Single to left field 

*Pitching Change: Brandon Neely enters the game for Florida*

Dugas: Popped up to center field 

Beloso: Strikeout 

Bottom Eighth 

Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching 

Kurland: Strikeout 

Langford: Popped up to second base

Caglianone: Strikeout 

Note: Floyd has set the College World Series single-game strikeout record with 17.

Score Update: LSU 3, Florida 3

Top Ninth

Brandon Neely (Florida) pitching 

Kling: Strikeout 

Thompson: Strikeout 

Pearson: Groundout to pitcher 

Bottom Ninth 

Riley Cooper (LSU) pitching 

Rivera: Groundout to third base

Riopelle: Groundout to second base

Heyman: Walk, advances to second base on passed ball 

Schiekofer: Strikeout 

Score Update: LSU 3, Florida 3

Top 10th 

Brandon Neely (Florida) pitching 

Travinski (pinch-hitting for Milazzo): Strikeout 

Crews: Walk, advances to second base on wild pitch 

White: Intentionally walked

Morgan: Popped up to second base

Dugas: Fly out to center field 

Bottom 10th 

Riley Cooper (LSU) pitching 

Robertson: Fly out to left center field 

Halter: Hit by pitch 

Kurland: Single to pitcher, Halter advances to second base

Langford: Lined out to left field 

Caglianone: Popped up to shortstop

Score Update: LSU 3, Florida 3

Top 11th

Brandon Neely (Florida) pitching 

Beloso: Solo homer to right field (LSU 4, Florida 3)

Kling: Popped up to third base 

Thompson: Groundout to pitcher 

Pearson: Walk

Travinski: Fly out to left center

Bottom 11th

Riley Cooper (LSU) pitching

Rivera: Fly out to right field 

Riopelle: Strikeout 

Fabian: Strikeout 

FINAL: LSU 4, Florida 3