Live Updates: LSU Baseball vs. North Carolina (NCAA Regional Final)

The Tigers square off against North Carolina with a chance to punch their ticket to Super Regionals.

With their backs against the wall, the reigning National Champion LSU Tigers kept their 2024 season alive on Sunday night after back-to-back elimination game victories.

Jay Johnson and Co. took down Wofford to kick off the action-packed day followed by a big-time win over the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Now, it'll be LSU vs. North Carolina Part III in the Chapel Hill Regional Championship with both programs looking to punch their ticket to Super Regionals.

Here's a look into both programs starting lineups, what Jay Johnson said ahead of the showdown and live updates from Monday in Chapel Hill:

LSU's Starting Lineup	North Carolina's Starting Lineup
3B Tommy White	CF Vance Honeycutt
2B Steven Milam	LF Casey Cook
1B Jared Jones	1B Parks Harber
LF Josh Pearson	RF Anthony Donofrio
SS Michael Braswell III	DH Alberto Osuna
C Brady Neal	C Luke Stevenson
DH Hayden Travinski	3B Gavin Gallaher
CF Jake Brown	2B Alex Madera
RF Ashton Larson	SS Colby Wilkerson
RHP Sam Dutton	RHP Jason DeCaro

What Jay Johnson Said:

“North Carolina is an elite team, so you’ve just got keep playing. You just have to keep playing. I have a saying that everything is training for something. We’re trained and ready for [Monday].”

LIVE UPDATES:

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Top First:

Sam Dutton (LSU) pitching

Honeycutt: Single up the middle

Cook: Single to right field, Honeycutt advances to second base

Harber: Single to center field, loads the bases

*Pitching Change: Javen Coleman replaces Sam Dutton*

Donofrio: Walked, RBI (North Carolina 1, LSU 0)

Osuna: Grounds into double play, Donofrio out at second base. Harber advances to third base, Cook scores (North Carolina 2, LSU 0)

Stevenson: Fly out to right field

Score Update: North Carolina 2, LSU 0

Bottom First:

Jason DeCaro (UNC) pitching

White: Single up the middle

Milam: Strikeout

Jones: Hit by pitch, White advances to second base

*Wild Pitch: White advances to third base, Jones advances to second base*

Pearson: Groundout to second base, RBI. Jones advances to third base, White scores (North Carolina 2, LSU 1)

Braswell: Fly out to center field

Score Update: North Carolina 2, LSU 1

Top Second:

Javen Coleman (LSU) pitching

Gallaher: Strikeout

Madera: Walked

Wilkerson: Hit by pitch, Madera advances to second base

*Pitching Change: Will Hellmers replaces Javen Coleman*

Honeycutt: Strikeout

Cook: Walked, loads bases

Harber: Fly out to left field

Score Update: North Carolina 2, LSU 1

Bottom Second:

Jason DeCaro (UNC) pitching

Neal: Groundout to second base

Travinski: Strikeout

Brown: Solo homer to right field (LSU 2, North Carolina 2)

Larson: Groundout to second base

Score Update: LSU 2, North Carolina 2

Top Third:

Will Hellmers (LSU) pitching

Donofrio: Single up the middle

Osuna: Fly out to center field

Stevenson: Strikeout

Gallaher: Reaches first base on fielders choice, Donofrio out at second base

Score Update: LSU 2, North Carolina 2

Bottom Third:

Matthew Matthijs (UNC) pitching

White: Groundout to second base

Milam: Strikeout

Jones: Solo homer to center field (LSU 3, North Carolina 2)

Pearson: Double down the right field line

Braswell: Hit by pitch

Neal: Groundout to second base

Score Update: LSU 3, North Carolina 2

Top Fourth:

Will Hellmers (LSU) pitching

Madera: Groundout to second base

Wilkerson: Strikeout

Honeycutt: Fly out to right field

Score Update: LSU 3, North Carolina 2

Bottom Fourth:

Matthew Matthijs (UNC) pitching

Travinski: Fly out to right field

Brown: Groundout to second base

Larson: Groundout to second base

Score Update: LSU 3, North Carolina 2

Top Fifth:

Will Hellmers (LSU) pitching

Cook: Strikeout

Harber: Groundout to shortstop

Donofrio: Groundout to second base

Score Update: LSU 3, North Carolina 2

Bottom Fifth:

Matthew Matthijs (UNC) pitching

White: Groundout to third base

Milam: Groundout to second base

Jones: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 3, North Carolina 2

Top Sixth:

Will Hellmers (LSU) pitching

Osuna: Groundout to shortstop

Stevenson: Groundout first base

Gallaher: Groundout to third base

Score Update: LSU 3, North Carolina 2

Bottom Sixth:

Matthew Matthijs (UNC) pitching

Pearson: Fly out to center field

Braswell: Lined out to first base

Neal: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 3, North Carolina 2

Top Seventh:

Will Hellmers (LSU) pitching

Madera: Single to right field

Wilkerson: Groundout to catcher, SAC bunt. Madera advances to second base

Honeycutt: Groundout to third base

Cook: Fly out to left field

Score Update: LSU 3, North Carolina 2

Bottom Seventh:

Matthew Matthijs (UNC) pitching

Travinski: Groundout to third base

*Pitching Change: Dalton Pence replaces Matthew Matthjis*

Brown: Groundout to shortstop

Frey (pinch hitting for Larson): Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 3, North Carolina 2

Top Eighth:

Will Hellmers (LSU) pitching

Harber: Walked

*Pitching Change: Nate Ackenhausen replaces Will Hellmers*

Donofrio: Strikeout

Osuna: Strikeout

Castagnozzi (pinch hitting for Stevenson): Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 3, North Carolina 2

Bottom Eighth:

Dalton Pence (UNC) pitching

White: Strikeout

Milam: Fouled out to first base

Jones: Walked

Pearson: Reaches first base on an error at shortstop, Jones advances to second base

Braswell: Fly out to right field

Score Update: LSU 3, North Carolina 2

Top Ninth:

Gage Jump (LSU) pitching

Gallaher: Double to left field

Madera: Strikeout

Wilkerson: RBI single to left field scores Gallaher (LSU 3, North Carolina 3)

Honeycutt: Walked, Wilkerson advances to second base

Cook: Lined out to second base

Harber: Groundout to shortstop

Score Update: LSU 3, North Carolina 3

Bottom Ninth:

Dalton Pence (UNC) pitching

Neal: Strikeout

Travinski: Single to right field, Bingham in to pinch run

Brown: Fly out to center field

Kling: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 3, North Carolina 3

Top 10th:

Gage Jump (LSU) pitching

Donofrio: Fly out to left field

Osuna: Strikeout

Castagnozzi: Double to right field, error

Gallaher: Intentionally walked

Madera: RBI single up the middle, Gallaher advances to third base (North Carolina 4, LSU 3)

Wilkerson: Strikeout

Score Update: North Carolina 4, LSU 3

Bottom 10th:

Dalton Pence (UNC) pitching

White: Fly out to right field

Milam: Fly out to right field

Jones: Walked

Pearson: Fly out to center field

FINAL: North Carolina 4, LSU 3

Other LSU News:

Staying Alive: LSU Defeats North Carolina 8-4 to Remain Alive in Chapel Hill

The Recap: LSU Takes Down Wofford in Pivotal Elimination Game

The Bracket: The Updated Chapel Hill Regional Bracket

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