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Third baseman Tommy White blasted two homers – including a grand slam – on Saturday to lead LSU to a 9-3 win over Ole Miss in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.Saturday’s win completed a three-game sweep of the SEC series for the Tigers, who are 10-5 in their last 15 conference games and 14-5 in their last 19 contests overall.LSU improved to 36-20 overall, 13-7 in the SEC, while Ole Miss dropped to 27-28 overall and 11-19 in conference play. The Tigers have won six straight games over the Rebels dating back to last season’s three-game series sweep in Oxford, Miss.“The whole theme of this weekend was focus,” said LSU coach Jay Johnson. “Playing in the present moment is a staple of what we do, and that’s what it needed to be. We needed to play mature baseball, and we did that.“We’re playing as well as anyone in the country right now. We were not in a good place five weeks ago at the midpoint of our league schedule, but I don’t think there’s five teams in the country that could accomplish what we’ve just done on the back half of our schedule.”LSU will play on Tuesday in the first round of the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Ala. The time and opponent for Tuesday’s game will be determined on Saturday night after all league teams have completed their regular seasons.White launched a grand slam and a solo homer on Saturday, collecting five RBI and increasing his season home run total to 23.LSU designated hitter Hayden Travinski was 3-for-4 on the day with two doubles and two RBI.Left-hander Nate Ackenhausen (3-4), the second of seven LSU pitchers, was credited with the win as he worked 2.0 scoreless innings and limited the Rebels to one hit with three walks and two strikeouts.Watch more exclusive content from LSU Baseball on LSU.GOLD → https://lsul.su/485G3hUListen to In The Dirt on your favorite podcast platform → https://lsul.su/HFPConnect with LSU Baseball on all our social media platforms ⤵️ Visit our website: https://lsusports.net/sports/bsb/ Follow us on Twitter: https://lsul.su/3NbGRcI Follow us on Instagram: https://lsul.su/3RwjQUJ Like us on Facebook: https://lsul.su/486267N

Game 3: Ole Miss vs LSU Baseball

Shortstop Taylor Pleasants’ two-run homer set the tone offensively as No. 11 LSU downed Southern Illinois, 4-1, Saturday afternoon at Tiger Park.LSU improves its record to 42-15, while Southern Illinois enters the loser’s bracket of the regional standing at 43-10.LSU advances to Championship Sunday with the victory, needing one win to claim the Baton Rouge Regional title. The Tigers’ opponent has yet to be determined, but the game will occur at 3 p.m. CT on Sunday on ESPN+. Game seven of the Baton Rouge Regional is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. CT on Sunday, if necessary, and will stream on ESPN+.“I think Southern Illinois is everything they were built to be,” said Head Coach Beth Torina. “They’re a well-coached team. Both of their pitchers were tough. We knew we had a solid opponent, and our team played well against them. After the big swing from Taylor [Pleasants] in the first inning, I felt there was nothing that Sydney [Berzon] couldn’t get herself out of.Berzon (19-8) picked up the win, striking out eight batters with no walks while allowing one run on four hits in her 19th complete game this season.Connect with LSU Softball on all our social media platforms ⤵️ Visit our website: https://lsusports.net/sports/sb/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LSUsoftball Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lsusoftball Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lsusoftball/

We asked the parents of the LSU Baseball team's seniors to send them a special message for senior day.On May 18, we honored our seven senior baseball players: Ben Nippolt, Mac Bingham, Nate Ackenhausen, Christian Little, Will Hellmers, Hayden Travinski, and Alex Milazzo. Their parents all filmed video messages to their son, detailing memories of their first time playing baseball, or when they knew they were going be a Tiger.Get your tissues ready.Watch more exclusive content from LSU Baseball on LSU.GOLD → https://lsul.su/485G3hUListen to In The Dirt on your favorite podcast platform → https://lsul.su/HFPConnect with LSU Baseball on all our social media platforms ⤵️ Visit our website: https://lsusports.net/sports/bsb/ Follow us on Twitter: https://lsul.su/3NbGRcI Follow us on Instagram: https://lsul.su/3RwjQUJ Like us on Facebook: https://lsul.su/486267N

Game 2: Ole Miss vs LSU Baseball

Pitcher Raelin Chaffin threw her third shutout behind seven season-high strikeouts as No. 10 LSU defeated Jackson State 5-0 Friday afternoon at Tiger Park.“I think it was a solid win,” said Head Coach Beth Torina. “It was everything we needed to do to move on to the next day. Of course, there are things we could do better, but this time of year, you take the win and move on to the next. We’re lucky we had Raelin [Chaffin] throw a great game on the mound today. Just never a doubt, never a moment where I felt it got away from her. We executed the plan today, did what we needed, and are moving on.”This season, LSU is 41-15, and Jackson State falls to 33-18. LSU will face Southern Illinois at noon CT on Saturday. SIU defeated No. 21 Cal, 5-4, in the Baton Rouge Regional opening game.Chaffin (11-5) earned the win, pitching her 10th complete game of her career. The hurler tied her season-high with seven strikeouts and allowed three walks and two hits. Chaffin and the LSU defense smothered Jackson State as they did not allow a runner to get past first base and turned two double plays.Connect with LSU Softball on all our social media platforms ⤵️ Visit our website: https://lsusports.net/sports/sb/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LSUsoftball Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lsusoftball Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lsusoftball/