LSU will try to avoid what would be its first Southeastern Conference series loss when it plays South Carolina at 2 p.m. Sunday at Alex Box Stadium.

The Gamecocks scored two ninth-inning runs to win 4-2 Saturday after the Tigers won the series opener 5-2 on Friday. LSU has won three SEC series and swept three others. This is just the second time it has gone into Sunday not having already clinched a series. The Tigers won at Arkansas two Sundays ago to secure that series.

Junior right-hander Kurt McCune replaces sophomore left-hander Cody Glenn as the Sunday starter and makes his first start against an SEC opponent this season.

Andrew Stevenson has replaced Mark Laird in center field and will bat ninth. Right fielder Jared Foster moves from the ninth spot to replace Laird in the second spot.

Laird has had two defensive lapses in the first two games of the series. On Friday night he made ill-advised attempt to make a diving catch of a line drive that turned into an RBI triple when the ball skipped past him. On Saturday a fly ball dropped between Laird and left fielder Raph Rhymes for a triple as Laird appeared to lose sight of the ball.

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Here are the starting lineups for both teams:

No. 10 South Carolina (32-12, 12-8 SEC)

1. LF Graham Saiko (.259)

2. 3B Chase Vergason (.275)

3. SS Joey Pankake (.321)

4. 1B LB Dantzler (.338)

5. 2B Max Schrock (.268)

6. C Grayson Greiner (.296)

7. DH TJ Costen (.262)

8. RF Connor Bright (.323)

9. CF Tanner English (.298)

SP — LH Jack Wynkoop (5-2, 3.12)

No. 2 LSU (39-5, 16-4)

1. DH Sean McMullen (.315)

2. RF Jared Foster (.379)

3. SS Alex Bregman (.406)

4. 1B Mason Katz (.379)

5. LF Raph Rhymes (.339)

6. 3B Christian Ibarra (.347)

7. C Ty Ross (.214)

8. 2B JaCoby Jones (.259)

9. CF Andrew Stevenson (.175)

SP — RH Kurt McCune (3-0, 1.80)

LSU right-hander Ryan Eades will try to bounce back from two straight bad starts when the No. 2-ranked Tigers play No. 10 South Carolina in the second game of a Southeastern Conference series at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in Alex Box Stadium.

Eades (7-1, 2.56 earned run average) has lasted just four innings in each of his last two starts, allowing five runs in both games. In his eight starts before that he had pitched at leats six innings every time and had an ERA of 1.30.

The Tigers won the series opener 5-2 on Friday night. One more victory in the series, which concludes at 2 p.m. Sunday, will clinch LSU’s seventh win in as many SEC series this season.

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Here are the starting li neups for both teams:

South Carolina (31-12, 11-8 SEC)

1. LF Graham Saiko (.261)

2. 3B Chase Vergason (.275)

3. SS Joey Pankake (.319)

4. 1B LB Dantzler (.340)

5. 2B Max Schrock (.268)

6. DH Brison Celek (.288)

7. C Grayson Greiner (.298)

8. RF Connor Bright (.331)

9. CF Tanner English (.300)

SP — LH Jordan Montgomery (3-0, 1.14)

LSU (39-4, 16-3)

1. DH Sean McMullen (.310)

2. CF Mark Laird (.283)

3. SS Alex Bregman (.407)

4. 1B Mason Katz (.382)

5. LF Raph Rhymes (.329)

6. 3B Christian Ibarra (.348)

7. C Ty Ross (.219)

8. 2B JaCoby Jones (.252)

9. Jared Foster (.360)

SP — RH Ryan Eades (7-1, 2.56)

Second baseman JaCoby Jones is back in the starting lineup for LSU as the Tigers take on South Carolina in the first game of a Southeastern Conference series at 7 p.m. Friday at Alex Box Stadium.

Jones was removed from a game at Alabama last Sunday after committing an error and failing to hustle. He didn’t start against Tulane on Wednesday, but did play the final three innings.

Jared Foster is making his fourth start of the season and first against an SEC team in right field for LSU.

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Here are the starting lineups for both teams:

South Carolina (31-11, 11-7)

1. LF Graham Saiko (.269)

2. 3B Chase Vergason (.276)

3. SS Joey Pankake (.314)

4. 1B LB Dantzler (.340)

5. 2B Max Schrock (.276)

6. C Grayson Greiner (.307)

7. DH Brison Celek (.304)

8. RF Connor Bright (.331)

9. CF Tanner English (.299)

SP — LH Nolan Belcher (6-3, 1.70)

LSU (38-4, 15-3)

1. DH Sean McMullen (.298)

2. CF Mark Laird (.286)

3. SS Alex Bregman (.412)

4. 1B Mason Katz (.390)

5. LF Raph Rhymes (.338)

6. 3B Christian Ibarra (.353)

7. C Ty Ross (.208)

8. 2B JaCoby Jones (.243)

9. RF Jared Foster (.333)

SP — RH Aaron Nola (7-0, 2.15)

LSU has a new lineup for its game against Tulane at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Alex Box Stadium.

Mason Katz has moved from first base to second base, Tyler Moore has been inserted into the lineup at first and second baseman JaCoby Jones is not in the starting lineup. Coach Paul  Mainieri flip-flopped Katz and left fielder Raph Rhymes in the batting order as he said he would Tuesday.

Despite heavy rains Wednesday morning the game is expected to start on time.

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Here are the starting lineups for both teams:

Tulane (20-20)

1. LF Richard Carthon (.231)

2. SS Brennan Middleton (.301)

3. CF Brandon Boudreuax (.241)

4. 3B Garrett Cannizaro (.256)

5. 1B Sean Potkay (.255)

6. RF Andrew Garner (.213)

7. 2B Bowen Woodson (.231)

8. DH Tucker Oakley (.214)

9. C Cameron Burns (.148)

SP — RH Randy LeBlanc (2-2, 5.57)

LSU (37-4)

1. RF Sean McMullen (.300)

2. CF Mark Laird (.291)

3. SS Alex Bregman (.414)

4. 2B Mason Katz (.397)

5. LF Raph Rhymes (.327)

6. 3B Christian Ibarra (.346)

7. 1B Tyler Moore (.302)

8. C Ty Ross (.213)

9. DH Chris Sciambra (.271)

SP — RH Kurt McCune (3-0, 2.25)

LSU pitcher Aaron Nola was named SEC co-pitcher and LSWA pitcher of the week for his three-hit complete game shutout of Alabama on Friday.

Nola shared the SEC honor with Ole Miss’ pitcher Bobby Wahl.

Nola (7-0, 2.15 ERA) leads the SEC in strikeouts with 82. The sophomore right-hander ranks fourth in SEC in wins, innings pitched (71) and opponent batting average (.193).

Meanwhile, LSU freshman Alex Bregman was named Monday as a quarterfinalist for the Brooks Wallace Award, given annually to the nation’s best shortstop.

The Albuquerque native leads LSU with a .414 batting average with 11 doubles, seven triples, five home runs and 41 RBIs. He leads the SEC in batting average, hits, runs scored, total bases and triples.

Bregman has also been invited to join Team USA for its 33-game international tour this summer.

LSU (37-4, 15-3 SEC) returns to action at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at home against Tulane.

TUSCALOOSA — LSU will try for a sweep against Alabama just 13 hours after it won one of the longest games in school history. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday at Sewell-Thomas Stadium.

After winning the series opener 5-0 behind right-hander Aaron Nola on Friday night, the Tigers needed 16 innings and nearly five hours to finally defeat the Cromwon Tide 11-8 Saturday.

The game tied for the longest in school history, matching a 1996 loss at Florida and a 1972 home victory against South Alabama, both of which also went 16 innings.

No. 2-ranked LSU already has clinched its sixth win in as many Southeastern Conference series as it seeks its fourth sweep.

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Here are the starting lineups for both teams:

LSU (37-3, 15-2 SEC)

1. RF Sean McMullen (.293)

2. CF Mark Laird (.297)

3. SS Alex Bregman (.424)

4. LF Raph Rhymes (.336)

5. 1B Mason Katz (.399)

6. 3B Christian Ibarra (.333)

7. DH Chris Sciambra (.280)

8. C Ty Ross (.210)

9. 2B JaCoby Jones (.244)

SP — LH Cody Glenn (5-1, 3.47)

Alabama (23-18, 8-9)

1. 3B Kenny Roberts (.255)

2. CF George Salem (.287)

3. 2B Kyle Overstreet (.264)

4. RF Ben Moore (.271)

5. C Brett Booth (.273)

6. DH Austen Smith (.261)

7. SS Mikey White (.243)

8. 1B Chance Vincent (.174)

9. LF Andrew Miller (.226)

SP — RH Spencer Turnbull (4-1, 2.30)