Live Updates: LSU Baseball vs. Texas A&M

Tigers take the field once again in the SEC Tournament, face a determined Aggies squad.

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 

35 minutes 'til baseball!

LHP Will Johnston will start on the mound in game four.

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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