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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