HOOVER, Ala. — Top-seeded LSU will begin play in the Southeastern Conference baseball tournament when it plays seventh-seeded Mississippi State at approximately 12:50 p.m. Wednesday.
The game is scheduled to start about 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game of the day in which Ole Miss eliminted Arlansas 2-0. That game ended at 12:22 p.m.
The regular-season champion Tigers will face one of the top pitchers in college baseball in Bulldogs right-hander Chris Stratton (10-1, 2.16), who struck out 17 in LSU’s 3-2, 10-iining victory against State on March 16 in Alex Box Stadium.
Here are the starting lineups:
Mississippi State (35-21, 17-14)
Adam Frazier — SS
Brent Brownlee — RF
Trey Porter — DH
Hunter Renfroe — CF
Mitch Slauter — C
Demarcus Henderson — LF
Wes Rea — 1B
Sam Frost — 2B
Daryl Norris — 3B
Chris Stratton — P
LSU (42-14, 19-11)
Austin Nola — SS
Mason Katz — 1B
Raph Rhymes — LF
Tyler Moore — C
Grant Dozar — DH
Arby Fields — CF
Alex Edward — RF
Tyler Hanover — 3B
JaCoby Jones — 2B
Aaron Nola — P
If the Tigers win they will play Kentucky in the second game Thursday, 90 minutes after the conclusion of the 9:30 elimination game. If they lose they will play Ole Miss in the elimination gae at 9:30 p.m.
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