Live Updates: LSU Baseball vs. Wofford (NCAA Tournament)

The defending National Champions return to the tournament, face a hot Wofford program in the Chapel Hill Regional.

Jay Johnson and the LSU baseball program are back in the NCAA Tournament after closing out the 2024 season in dominant fashion.

The Tigers won four out of their last five SEC series, and after an impressive stretch to close out the regular season, their success carried into last week's SEC Tournament.

LSU captured victories over Georgia, Kentucky and South Carolina on their way to the SEC Tournament Championship on Sunday.

After coming up short against top-ranked Tennessee, the late-season run rejuvenated the program with LSU now clicking on all cylinders come NCAA Tournament time.

Now, LSU is set to take on the Wofford Terriers in Round 1 of the tournament with two of the hottest teams in the country squaring off in the North Carolina Regional.

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

LSU's Starting Lineup	Wofford's Starting Lineup
SS Michael Braswell	CF Marshall Toole
3B Tommy White	3B Dixon Black
1B Jared Jones	2B Brice Martinez
LF Josh Pearson	C Daniel Jackson
DH Hayden Travinski	RF David Wiley
2B Steven Milam	1B Tyler Hare
CF Mac Bingham	DH Lucas Manning
RF Ashton Larson	LF Andrew Mannelly
C Alex Milazzo	SS Jack Renwick
LHP Gage Jump	RHP Branton Little

What Jay Johnson Said:

“I know that Wofford played seven games to win their conference tournament, so it’s a team that has a lot of toughness to it. That’s an impressive accomplishment … What I like about our team is we have a mindset relative to confidence and belief that is stronger than it’s been all season. Our players had to win to earn it, and they did; they’ve won a lot lately. Having 40 wins before the NCAA Tournament starts, that’s a good accomplishment. I think we have a brand of baseball now where the pitching dynamic is good, and the at-bats have certainly gotten better. I feel like we have an identity and we have the confidence, and that’s what makes us tough to play.”

LIVE UPDATES:

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Top First:

LHP Gage Jump (LSU) pitching

Toole: Strikeout

Black: Fly out to left field

Martinez: Groundout to shortstop

Score Update: LSU 0, Wofford 0

Bottom First:

Branton Little (Wofford) pitching

Braswell: Groundout to shortstop

White: Fly out to left field

Jones: Walked

Pearson: Fly out to centerfield

Score Update: LSU 0, Wofford 0

Top Second:

Gage Jump (LSU) pitching

Jackson: Double to right center field

Wiley: Groundout to pitcher, SAC bunt. Jackson advances to third base

Hare: Fly out to center field, SAC fly, RBI. Jackson scores. (Wofford 1, LSU 0)

Manning: Single up the middle

*Stolen Base: Manning steals second base*

Mannelly: RBI single scores Manning (Wofford 2, LSU 0)

Renwick: Fly out to center field

Score Update: Wofford 2, LSU 0

Bottom Second:

Branton Little (Wofford) pitching

Travinski: Fly out to center field

Milam: Fly out to right field

Bingham: Groundout to shortstop

Score Update: Wofford 2, LSU 0

Top Third:

Gage Jump (LSU) pitching

Toole: Fly out to center field

Black: Fly out to center field

Martinez: Single up to middle

Jackson: Strikeout

Score Update: Wofford 2, LSU 0

Bottom Third:

Branton Little (Wofford) pitching

Larson: Single to left center field

Milazzo: Strikeout

Braswell: Popped up to second base

White: Strikeout

Score Update: Wofford 2, LSU 0

Top Fourth:

Gage Jump (LSU) pitching

Wiley: Strikeout

Hare: Groundout to third base

Manning: Strikeout

Score Update: Wofford 2, LSU 0

Bottom Fourth:

Branton Little (Wofford) pitching

Jones: Single to left field

Pearson: Reaches first base on fielders choice, Jones out at second base

Travinski: Popped up to third base

Milam: Groundout to shortstop

Score Update: Wofford 2, LSU 0

Top Fifth:

Gage Jump (LSU) pitching

Mannelly: Strikeout

Renwick: Strikeout

Toole: Strikeout

Score Update: Wofford 2, LSU 0

Bottom Fifth:

Branton Little (Wofford) pitching

Bingham: Walked

Larson: Grounds into double play

Milazzo: Walked

Braswell: Strikeout

Score Update: Wofford 2, LSU 0

Top Sixth:

Gage Jump (LSU) pitching

Black: Strikeout

Martinez: Double to left field

Jackson: Fly out to right field, Martinez advances to third base

Wiley: Fly out to left field

Score Update: Wofford 2, LSU 0

Bottom Sixth:

Kenny Michaels (Wofford) pitching

White: Groundout to shortstop

Jones: Walked

Frey (pinch hitting for Pearson): Fly out to center field

*Balk: Jones advances to second base*

Travinski: Strikeout

Score Update: Wofford 2, LSU 0

Top Seventh:

Gage Jump (LSU) pitching

Hare: Strikeout

Manning: Groundout to shortstop

Mannelly: Lined out to shortstop

Score Update: Wofford 2, LSU 0

Bottom Seventh:

Kenny Michaels (Wofford) pitching

Milam: Solo homer to left field (Wofford 2, LSU 1)

Bingham: Groundout to shortstop

Larson: Fly out to center field

Milazzo: Strikeout

Score Update: Wofford 2, LSU 1

Top Eighth:

Gage Jump (LSU) pitching

Renwick: Solo homer to left field (Wofford 3, LSU 1)

Toole: Fly out to left field

*Pitching Change: Gavin Guidry replaces Gage Jump*

Black: Groundout to third base

Martinez: Single to left field

Jackson: Fly out to right field

Score Update: Wofford 3, LSU 1

Bottom Eighth:

Alec Bouchard (Wofford) pitching

Braswell: Solo homer to left field (Wofford 3, LSU 2)

White: Fouled out to first base

Jones: Solo homer to right center field (LSU 3, Wofford 3)

Brown (pinch hitting for Kling): Strikeout

Travinski: Groundout to third base

Score Update: LSU 3, Wofford 3

Top Ninth:

Griffin Herring (LSU) pitching

Wiley: Strikeout

Hare: Strikeout

Manning: Strikeout

Score Update: LSU 3, Wofford 3

Bottom Ninth:

Alec Bouchard (Wofford) pitching

Milam: Solo homer to walk it off for the Tigers

FINAL: LSU 4, Wofford 3

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