BATON ROUGE – The first trip of the season was a successful for LSU baseball.
Now the Tigers return home for a midweek game against McNeese State, looking to stay undefeated on the season. No. 1 LSU (8-0) and the Cowboys (2-5) are set for a 6:30 p.m. first pitch from Alex Box Stadium on Tuesday night.
Through eight games, Jay Johnson’s team has outscored its opponents 97 to 34 as LSU averages 12 runs per game, which is the seventh-best mark in college baseball.
Last weekend, McNeese was swept by Kansas on the road as it managed just five runs across the three-game series. It does have a win over Sam Houston and Louisiana Tech through its first seven games. Designated hitter Hayden Stringfellow leads the Cowboys offensively, batting .429 with four RBIs and four runs.
Neither team has announced a starting pitcher for Tuesday’s game.
The Daily Advertiser will have live updates from the LSU-McNeese contest. Follow along here.
LSU baseball vs McNeese game score, live updates
LSU is back to its old tricks, drawing a slew of walks and applying the pressure onto its opponent. The Tigers load the bases with one out and the top of the order is back up to bat.
Curiel plated a run on a sacrifice fly before Brown flied out to left.
Cowboys threaten to score again but Santiago Garcia comes into pitch and got the big strikeout to end the top half.
Big momentum shift there to get the offense back out there after scoring a couple in the last inning.
Jake Brown, yet again, comes through for LSU. His basehit through the left side scores the first run of this game for the Tigers since the first. Next pitch, the ball gets away from McNeese’s catcher and Derek Curiel strolls home.
It’s 7-4 McNeese State now. Brown seems to always do this. He has a way to be this team’s spark plug.
Best inning of the night in the field for LSU and it’s thanks to freshman pitcher Reagen Ricken. He allowed a basehit but struck out three.
If LSU’s going to come back in this game, the offense has got to get going now.
LSU’s first two batters reached in the fourth but it can’t go anything with it. Achee continues to keep the Tigers off balance.
McNeese is doing to LSU what LSU has done to most of its opponents so far this season. The Cowboys are getting free passes, scoring runs off of them and forcing pitches to make mistakes over the plate.
Mavrick Rizy is coming out of this game. Danny Lachenmayer is coming in to pitch.
Top of the Tigers’ order can’t get anything going. Achee forced a lot of off balance swings with Curiel, Jake Brown and Milam getting on the top of the ball for grounders.
Dax Dathe came in and looks to have brough a different energy to this game for the Tigers. He got a couple of strikeouts in that frame.
Achee is fired up after striking out three straight to end the inning after walking Seth Dardar to lead the frame off.
LSU’s offense has been off a step so far tonight, outside of Yorke’s homer.
McNeese gets to Williams. His hit the first batter he raced to bring in the tying run before giving up a two-run single.
Rough inning for the Tigers on the mound. How it all came unglued was surprising.
Things unraveled rather quickly for Paz in that second inning. He gave up a one-hit before a wild pitch allowed him to move up. After that, three straight free passed and McNeese scores on a run.
Cooper Williams is coming in to pitch for LSU.
Zach Yorke does it again. He worked McNeese’s Connor Achee into making a mistake right over the plate and the big guy didn’t miss. He parked it deep into the Diamond Deck and LSU is up, 2-0 early.
McNeese State made freshman Marcos Paz work in the first inning of his first collegiate start, throwing 16 pitches. But his command was solid and did a nice job of mixing in fastballs and breaking balls.
LSU baseball vs McNeese State probable pitchers
- LSU – TBA
- McNeese State – TBA
What time does LSU baseball vs McNeese State start?
- Date: Tuesday, Feb. 24
- Time: 6:30 p.m. CT
- Where: Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge
What TV channel is LSU baseball vs McNeese State on today?
- TV: SEC Network+
- Streaming: ESPN app
- How to watch online: Watch ESPN
LSU baseball 2026 schedule
DateOpponentFeb. 13Milwaukee (W 15-5)Feb. 14Milwaukee (W 5-3)Feb. 15Milwaukee (W 21-7)Feb. 16Kent State (W 10-7)Feb. 18Nicholls State (W 12-1)Feb. 20Indiana (Jacksonville, Florida) (W 14-7)Feb. 21Notre Dame (Jacksonville, Florida) (W 9-4)Feb. 22UCF (Jacksonville, Florida) (W 11-0)Feb. 24McNeese StateFeb. 27DartmouthFeb. 28NortheasternMarch 1DartmouthMarch 2NortheasternMarch 4at LouisianaMarch 6Sacramento StateMarch 7Sacramento StateMarch 8Sacramento StateMarch 10CreightonMarch 13Vanderbilt*March 14at Vanderbilt*March 15at Vanderbilt*March 17at Grambling StateMarch 19Oklahoma*March 20Oklahoma*March 21Oklahoma*March 24Louisiana TechMarch 27Kentucky*March 28Kentucky*March 29Kentucky*March 31SouthernApril 3at Tennessee*April 4at Tennessee*April 5at Tennessee*April 7Bethune-CookmanApril 10at Ole Miss*April 11at Ole Miss*April 12at Ole Miss*April 14Northwestern StateApril 17Texas A&M*April 18Texas A&M*April 19Texas A&M*April 21New OrleansApril 24at Mississippi State*April 25at Mississippi State*April 26at Mississippi State*April 28Southeastern LouisianaMay 1South Carolina*May 2South Carolina*May 3South Carolina*May 5TulaneMay 8at Georgia*May 9at Georgia*May 10at Georgia*May 14Florida*May 15Florida*May 16Florida**Denotes SEC game
Cory Diaz covers the LSU Tigers for The Daily Advertiser as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his Tigers coverage on Twitter: @ByCoryDiaz. Got questions regarding LSU athletics? Send them to Cory Diaz at [email protected].
