No. 2 seed LSU remains alive in the Chapel Hill Regional after taking down Wofford 13-6 in Sunday afternoon's elimination game.
With their backs against the wall after trailing 5-0 in the first inning, Jay Johnson and his program rallied back while piecing together a 20+ hit game.
Now, all attention shifts to LSU taking on the North Carolina Tar Heels once again in the Chapel Hill Regional Championship.
If North Carolina wins Sunday’s game, the Tar Heels are the Regional Champions. If LSU wins Sunday’s nightcap, it would face North Carolina again on Monday in a winner-take-all Regional Championship game at a time to be announced.
Here's a look into both programs starting lineups, what Jay Johnson said ahead of the showdown and live updates from Sunday in Chapel Hill:
LSU's Starting Lineup | North Carolina's Starting Lineup |
|---|---|
3B Tommy White | CF Vance Honeycutt |
2B Steven Milam | LF Casey Cook |
1B Jared Jones | 1B Parks Harber |
LF Josh Pearson | RF Anthony Donofrio |
SS Michael Braswell | DH Alberto Osuna |
C Brady Neal | C Luke Stevenson |
DH Hayden Travinski | 3B Gavin Gallaher |
CF Jake Brown | 2B Alex Madera |
RF Ashton Larson | SS Colby Wilkerson |
RHP Thatcher Hurd | RHP Aidan Haugh |
What Jay Johnson Said:
“This is a little more than what we did in Hoover, but it’s the format,” Johnson said on Saturday night. “We knew that going in. That’s why we threw Gage yesterday and Luke [Saturday], so that we didn’t have to do that. It’s my first time in four years I haven’t been sitting on 2-0, but the best wins I’ve had in my career, including Omaha last year, came in elimination games. I have full confidence in our team we will execute. Our goal isn’t just to get out of here now. Our goal is to have the best day we’ve had as a team tomorrow.”
LIVE UPDATES:
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Top First:
Thatcher Hurd (LSU) pitching
Honeycutt: Fly out to center field
Cook: Fly out to center field
Harber: Strikeout
Score Update: LSU 0, North Carolina 0
Bottom First:
Aidan Haugh (UNC) pitching
White: Groundout to shortstop
Milam: Strikeout
Jones: Walked
Pearson: Two-run homer to right field (LSU 2, North Carolina 0)
Braswell: Fouled out to catcher
Score Update: LSU 2, North Carolina 0
Top Second:
Thatcher Hurd (LSU) pitching
Donofrio: Fly out to left field
Osuna: Strikeout
Stevenson: Strikeout
Score Update: LSU 2, North Carolina 0
Bottom Second:
Aidan Haugh (UNC) pitching
Neal: Single to right field
Travinski: Strikeout
Brown: Groundout to pitcher, Neal advances to second base
Larson: Fly out to left field
Score Update: LSU 2, North Carolina 0
Top Third:
Thatcher Hurd (LSU) pitching
Gallaher: Strikeout
Madera: Groundout to second base
Wilkerson: Fly out to left field
Score Update: LSU 2, North Carolina 0
Bottom Third:
Aidan Haugh (UNC) pitching
White: Groundout to third base
Milam: Single up the middle
Jones: Walked, Milam advances to second base
Pearson: Fly out to right field
Braswell: RBI single to right field, Milam scores. Jones advances to third base (LSU 3, North Carolina 0)
Neal: Fouled out to third base
Score Update: LSU 3, North Carolina 0
Top Fourth:
Thatcher Hurd (LSU) pitching
Honeycutt: Strikeout
Cook: Groundout to first base
Harber: Double down the right field line
Donofrio: RBI single to right field scores Harber (LSU 3, North Carolina 1)
Osuna: Single to left field, Donofrio advances to second base
Stevenson: Strikeout
Score Update: LSU 3, North Carolina 1
Bottom Fourth:
Aidan Haugh (UNC) pitching
Travinski: Single to center field, advances to second base on error
*Pitching Change: Kyle Percival replaces Aidan Haugh*
Brown: Walked
Nippolt (pinch hitting for Larson): Walked, loads bases. Kling in to pinch run for Nippolt
*Pitching Change: Connor Bovair replaces Kyle Percival*
White: RBI single scores Travinski. Brown advances to third base, Kling advances to second base (LSU 4, North Carolina 1)
Milam: RBI single scores Brown and Kling, White advances to second base (LSU 6, North Carolina 1)
Jones: Walked, loads bases
Pearson: Grounds into double play, Jones out at second base. Milam advances to third base, White scores, RBI. (LSU 7, North Carolina 1)
Braswell: Fly out to center field
Score Update: LSU 7, North Carolina 1
Top Fifth:
Thatcher Hurd (LSU) pitching
Gallaher: Groundout to second base
Madera: Groundout to shortstop
Wilkerson: Groundout to second base
Score Update: LSU 7, North Carolina 1
Bottom Fifth:
Connor Bovair (UNC) pitching
Neal: Lined out to first base
Travinski: Solo homer to left field (LSU 8, North Carolina 1)
Brown: Popped up to third base
Kling: Groundout to pitcher
Score Update: LSU 8, North Carolina 1
Top Sixth:
Thatcher Hurd (LSU) pitching
Honeycutt: Popped up to second base
Cook: Fly out to center field
Harber: Double to right center field
*Wild Pitch: Harber advances to third base*
*Wild Pitch: Harber scores from third base* (LSU 8, North Carolina 2)
Donofrio: Single to first base
Osuna: Single up the middle, Domofrio advances to third base
*Pitching Change: Justin Loer replaces Thatcher Hurd*
Stevenson: Walked, loads bases
*Pitching Change: Fidel Ulloa replaces Justin Loer*
Gallaher: Strikeout
Score Update: LSU 8, North Carolina 2
Bottom Sixth:
Connor Bovair (LSU) pitching
White: Groundout to third base
Milam: Single to right field
Jones: Single through left side, Milam advances to second base
Pearson: Popped up to third base
*Pitching Change: Cameron Padgett replaces Connor Bovair*
Braswell: Lined out to center field
Score Update: LSU 8, North Carolina 2
Top Seventh:
Fidel Ulloa (LSU) pitching
Madera: Walked
Wilkerson: Walked, Madera advances to second base
Honeycutt: Strikeout
*Pitching Change: Kade Anderson replaces Fidel Ulloa*
Cook: Strikeout
Harber: Hit by pitch, loads bases
Donofrio: RBI single down left field line scores Wilkerson and Madera. Harber advances to second base (LSU 8, North Carolina 4)
Osuna: Popped up to first base
Score Update: LSU 8, North Carolina 4
Bottom Seventh:
Cameron Padgett (UNC) pitching
Neal: Strikeout
Travinski: Popped up to second base
Brown: Groundout to second base
Score Update: LSU 8, North Carolina 4
Top Eighth:
Kade Anderson (LSU) pitching
Stevenson: Single up the middle
Gallaher: Strikeout
Madera: Strikeout
Wilkerson: Walked
*Pitching Change: Gavin Guidry replaces Kade Anderson*
Honeycutt: Strikeout
Score Update: LSU 8, North Carolina 4
Bottom Eighth:
Cameron Padgett (UNC) pitching
Kling: Single to left field
White: Fly out to right field
Milam: Grounds into double play
Score Update: LSU 8, North Carolina 4
Top Ninth:
Gavin Guidry (LSU) pitching
Cook: Single up the middle
Harber: Fly out to right field
Donofrio: Walked, Cook advances to second base
Osuna: Walked, loads bases
Stevenson: Strikeout
Gallaher: Fly out to left field
FINAL: LSU 8, North Carolina 4
Other LSU News:
What He Said: Jay Johnson Reacts to LSU's Loss to North Carolina in Chapel Hill
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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