Live Updates: LSU Baseball vs. Texas A&M
Ty Floyd takes the mound for LSU as the Tigers look to get back on track against the Texas A&M Aggies during Friday's matchup in the SEC Tournament.
Jay Johnson's squad will be without third baseman Tommy White in this one. Johnson said White "needs a break," per an LSU spokesperson, and will be out for rest reasons.
Here are a few pregame notes, what Jay Johnson said of the matchup and live updates from Friday’s showdown.
Notes
LSU centerfielder Dylan Crews is No. 3 in the nation in on-base percentage (.573); No. 2 in runs scored (79); No. 3 in walks (56); and No. 7 in batting average (.423); … third baseman Tommy White is No. 2 in the nation in RBI per game (1.75), and he is No. 2 nationally in total RBI (89)
LSU is No. 1 in the SEC in 10 offensive categories – batting average (.310), slugging percentage (.568), on-base percentage (.440), runs (522), hits (569), RBI (478), home runs (115), total bases (1,042), hit-by-pitch (119) and sacrifice flies (32) and plate appearances (2,332).
LSU is now the only school with both a two-time SEC Player of the Year (Dylan Crews, 2022-23) and a two-time SEC Pitcher of the Year (Aaron Nola, 2013-14).
What Jay Johnson Said
“Our team has done such a great job this season; we’ve played our way into where we want to be. I want our guys to get to Omaha and experience Omaha, and we’ve done what we need to do relative to playing at home for the NCAA Tournament. With that being said, when you put the Tiger uniform on, there’s an expectation that we’re competing to win. Our guys are winners, and we play to win every game. We’re excited to be here for the SEC Tournament; it’s one of the best events in all of amateur baseball.”
Pregame
LSU’s Starting Lineup
CF Dylan Crews
LF Tre Morgan
C Hayden Travinski
DH Cade Beloso
1B Jared Jones
2B Gavin Dugas
3B Brayden Jobert
SS Jordan Thompson
P Ty Floyd
Texas A&M’s Starting Lineup
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Live Updates
Top First
Will Johnston (Texas A&M) pitching
Crews: Fly out to centerfield
Morgan: Groundout to pitcher
Travinski: Strikeout
Bottom First
Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching
Haas: Strikeout
Moss: Walk
Werner: Reaches first base on fielders choice, Moss out at second
LaViolette: Strikeout
Score Update: LSU 0, Texas A&M 0
Top Second
Will Johnston (Texas A&M) pitching
Beloso: Single to right center
Jones: Walk, Beloso advances to second
Dugas: Fly out to center field, Jones out at second, Beloso advances to third
Jobert: RBI single to right field scores Beloso (LSU 1, Texas A&M 0)
Thompson: Walk
Kling: Groundout to second base
Bottom Second
Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching
Thompson: Double to left field
Targac: RBI double scores Thompson (LSU 1, Texas A&M 1)
Bost: Groundout to second base, Targac advances to third
Minnich: Strikeout
Kaufer: Fly out to centerfield
Score Update: LSU 1, Texas A&M 1
Top Third
Will Johnston (Texas A&M) pitching
Crews: Single to third base
Morgan: Reaches first on catchers interference, Crews advances to second
Travinski: Popped up to second base
Beloso: Strikeout
Jones: Strikeout
Bottom Third
Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching
Haas: Strikeout
Moss: Fly out to left field
Werner: Fly out to right field
Score Update: LSU 1, Texas A&M 1
Top Fourth
Will Johnston (Texas A&M) pitching
Dugas: Double to left field
Jobert: RBI double scores Dugas (LSU 2, Texas A&M 1)
*Balk: Jobert advances to third*
Thompson: Strikeout
Kling: Strikeout
Crews: Fouled out to first base
Bottom Fourth
Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching
LaViolette: Fly out to left field
Thompson: Hit by pitch
Targac: Strikeout, Thompson successfully stole second
Bost: Groundout to shortstop
Score Update: LSU 2, Texas A&M 1
Top Fifth
Will Johnston (Texas A&M) pitching
Morgan: Walk
Travinski: RBI double scores Morgan (LSU 3, Texas A&M 1)
Beloso: Single to right field, Travinski advances to third
Jones: Strikeout
Dugas: Reaches first on fielders choice, Beloso advances to second, Travinski out at home plate
Jobert: Groundout to third base
Bottom Fifth
Ty Floyd (LSU) pitching
Minnich: Strikeout
Kaufer: Single to third base
Haas: Strikeout
Moss: Fly out to center field
Score Update: LSU 3, Texas A&M 1
Top Sixth
Will Johnston (Texas A&M) pitching
Thompson: Groundout to third base
Kling: Strikeout
Crews: Single to left center
Morgan: Groundout to second base
Bottom Sixth
Griffin Herring (LSU) pitching
Werner: Groundout to third base
LaViolette: Groundout to shortstop
Thompson: Fly out to center field
Score Update: LSU 3, Texas A&M 1
Top Seventh
Evan Aschenbeck (Texas A&M) pitching
Travinski: Strikeout
Beloso: Single to right field, advances to second base on passed ball
Jones: Line out to left field
Dugas: Popped up to shortstop
Bottom Seventh
Griffin Herring (LSU) pitching
Targac: Walk
Bost: Double to left center, Targac advances to third
Minnich: Fly out to left center, sacrifice fly. Targac scores (LSU 3, Texas A&M 2)
Kaufer: Walk
*Pitching Change: Sam Dutton enters the game for LSU*
Haas: Three-run homer to left field (Texas A&M 5, LSU 3)
*Pitching Change: Javen Coleman enters the game for LSU*
Moss: Single to center field
Werner: Single to left field, Moss advances to second base
LaViolette: Strikeout
Thompson: Walk, loads bases
Targac: Strikeout
Score Update: Texas A&M 5, LSU 3
Top Eighth
Evan Aschenbeck (Texas A&M) pitching
Jobert: Strikeout
Thompson: Popped up to first base
Kling: Single to center field, advanced to second base on wild pitch
Crews: Strikeout
Bottom Eighth
Gavin Guidry (LSU) pitching
Bost: Strikeout
Minnich: Fly out to center field
Kaufer: Popped up to right field
Score Update: Texas A&M 5, LSU 3
Top Ninth
Evan Aschenbeck (Texas A&M) pitching
Morgan: Fly out to center field
Travinski: Single to third base
Beloso: Double down the right field line, Travinski advances to third base
*Josh Stevenson in to pinch run for Beloso*
*Wild Pitch: Travinski scores from third base and Stevenson advances to third base* (Texas A&M 5, LSU 4)
Jones: Walk (Josh Pearson in to pinch run for Jones)
Dugas: Strikeout
Jobert: Fouled out to third base
FINAL: Texas A&M 5, LSU 4