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

Luke Holman takes the mound for the reigning National Champions, look to punch ticket to Regional Championship.
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Jay Johnson and the LSU baseball program return to Boshamer Stadium on Saturday evening with a showdown against the North Carolina Tar Heels locked in.

The Tigers will face the No. 1 seeded Tar Heels with both teams looking to punch their ticket to the Chapel Hill Regional Championship.

After a thrilling Day 1 of Regional play, LSU and North Carolina both came out victorious after walk-off homers against their Friday foes.

Now, all attention shifts to Saturday's anticipated matchup between the top two seeds in the Regional.

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

LSU's Starting Lineup

North Carolina's Starting Lineup

SS Michael Braswell

CF Vance Honeycutt

3B Tommy White

LF Casey Cook

1B Jared Jones

1B Parks Harber

LF Josh Pearson

RF Anthony Donofrio

DH Hayden Travinski

DH Alberto Osuna

2B Steven Milam

C Luke Stevenson

RF Ashton Larson

3B Gavin Gallaher

C Alex Milazzo

2B Alex Madera

CF Jake Brown

SS Colby Wilkerson

RHP Luke Holan

LHP Shea Sprague

What Jay Johnson Said:

"It's just who we are now. We got cut, we got blistered, we got bloodied, we got punched in the gut. It felt like 50 times in the first five weeks of the SEC play," Johnson said on Friday. "But we got out of the hospital and this is who we are now.”

LIVE UPDATES:

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Top First:

Shea Sprague (UNC) pitching

Braswell: Strikeout

White: Single to left field

Jones: Strikeout

Pearson: Single to the pitcher, White advances to second base

Travinski: Reaches first base on fielders choice, White out at third base

Score Update: LSU 0, North Carolina 0

Bottom First:

Luke Holman (LSU) pitching

Honeycutt: Strikeout

Cook: Fly out to right field

Harber: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 0, North Carolina 0

Top Second:

Shea Sprague (North Carolina) pitching

Milam: Groundout to shortstop

Larson: Hit by pitch

Milazzo: Single to left field, Larson advances to second base

Brown: Grounds into double play, Milazzo out at second base. Call is reviewed and upheld.

Score Update: LSU 0, North Carolina 0

Bottom Second:

Luke Holman (LSU) pitching

Donofrio: Strikeout

Osuna: Fly out to right field

Stevenson: Single to third base

Gallaher: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 0, North Carolina 0

Top Third:

Shea Sprague (UNC) pitching

Braswell: Groundout to third base

White: Groundout to third base

Jones: Walked

Pearson: Groundout to first base

Score Update: LSU 0, North Carolina 0

Bottom Third:

Luke Holman (LSU) pitching

Madera: Groundout to second base

Wilkerson: Walked

Honeycutt: Strikeout

Cook: Single up the middle, Wilkerson advances to second base

Harber: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 0, North Carolina 0

Top Fourth:

Shea Spargue (UNC) pitching

Travinski: Fly out to right field

Milam: Fly out to center field

Larson: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 0, North Carolina 0

Bottom Fourth:

Luke Holman (LSU) pitching

Donofrio: Popped up to third base

Osuna: Fly out to center field

Stevenson: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 0, North Carolina 0

Top Fifth:

Shea Sprague (UNC) pitching

MIlazzo: Walked

Brown: Fly out to right field

Braswell: Single to left field, Milazzo advances to second base

*Pitching Change: Ben Peterson replaces Shea Sprague*

White: Grounds into double play, Braswell out at second base

Score Update: LSU 0, North Carolina 0

Bottom Fifth:

Luke Holman (LSU) pitching

Gallaher: Fly out to left field

Madera: Single, bunt

Wilkerson: Double down the right field line, Madera advances to third base

Honeycutt: Three-run homer to left field (North Carolina 3, LSU 0)

Cook: Single up the middle

*Failed pickoff attempt: Cook advances to second base*

Harber: Popped up to second base

*Wild Pitch: Cook advances to third base*

Donofrio: Strikeout

Score Update: North Carolina 3, LSU 0

Top Sixth:

Ben Peterson (UNC) pitching

Jones: Strikeout

Pearson: Fly out to center field

Travinski: Hit by pitch

Milam: Walked, Travinski advances to second base

Larson: Fly out to right fied

Score Update: North Carolina 3, LSU 0

Bottom Sixth:

Luke Holman (LSU) pitching

Osuna: Fly out to center field

Stevenson: Strikeout

Gallaher: Strikeout

Score Update: North Carolina 3, LSU 0

Top Seventh:

Ben Peterson (UNC) pitching

Milazzo: Single to right field

Brown: Lined out to shortstop

Braswell: Single to right center field, Milazzo advances to second base

White: Single to left field, Braswell advances to second base, Milazzo advances to third base

Jones: Walk, Milazzo scores. Braswell advances to third base, White advances to second base. (North Carolina 3, LSU 1)

*Pitching Change: Dalton Pence replaces Ben Peterson*

Frey (pinch hitting for Pearson): Walked, Braswell scores. White advances to third base, Jones advances to third base. (North Carolina 3, LSU 2)

*Pinch Runner: Paxton Kling replaces Ethan Frey*

Travinski: Grounds into double play

Score Update: North Carolina 3, LSU 2

Bottom Seventh:

Luke Holman (LSU) pitching

Madera: Fly out to center field

Walkerson: Strikeout

Honeycutt: Solo homer to left field (North Carolina 4, LSU 2)

*Pitching Change: Justin Loer replaces Luke Holman*

Cook: Popped up to third base

Score Update: North Carolina 4, LSU 2

Top Eighth:

Dalton Pence (UNC) pitching

Milam: Fly out to center field

Larson: Fly out to left field

Milazzo: Strikeout

Score Update: North Carolina 4, LSU 2

Bottom Eighth:

Sam Dutton (LSU) pitching

Harber: Walked

Donofrio: Double to left field, Harber advances to third base

Osuna: Groundout to shortstop

Stevenson: Intentionally walked

*Pitching Change: Will Hellmers replaces Sam Dutton*

Gallaher: RBI single. Stevenson advances to second base, Donofrio advances to third base. (North Carolina 5, LSU 2)

Madera: Groundout to second base, RBI. Donofrio scores, Gallaher advances to third base, Stevenson advances to third base. (North Carolina 6, LSU 2)

*Pitching Change: Aiden Moffett replaces Will Hellmers*

Wilkerson: Strikeout

Score Update: North Carolina 6, LSU 2

Top Ninth:

Dalton Pence (UNC) pitching

Brown: Strikeout

Braswell: Fly out to right field

White: Groundout to third base

FINAL: North Carolina 6, LSU 2

Other LSU News:

The Bracket: The Updated Chapel Hill Regional Bracket, LSU Set to Face North Carolina

The Betting Odds: What are LSU's Chances of Winning the College World Series?

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