No. 1 LSU (24-3, 6-2 SEC) clinched its SEC series against No. 9 Tennessee (20-8, 3-5 SEC) with a 6-4 victory Friday at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The Tigers won the series opener, 5-2, on Thursday.
The series finale is scheduled for 2 p.m. EDT (SEC Network+) Saturday.
Tennessee entered the LSU series after sweeping Texas A&M at Lindsey Nelson Stadium March 24-26.
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Following Friday’s Tennessee-LSU Game 2, Vols Wire looks at postgame social media buzz. Postgame social media buzz is listed below.
— Tennessee Baseball (@Vol_Baseball) April 1, 2023
FINAL | LSU 6, Tennessee 4
Vols bring the tying run to the plate but a strikeout ends it.
Series finale tomorrow at 2 p.m. ET on SEC Network+#GBO // #OTH
— Tennessee Baseball (@Vol_Baseball) April 1, 2023
Tigers Win! Tigers Win! pic.twitter.com/wEKSuGnfuY
— LSU Baseball (@LSUbaseball) April 1, 2023
The freshman earned his magic tonight@GriffinHerring1 | #ThePowerhouse pic.twitter.com/fBfnIGU1Im
— LSU Baseball (@LSUbaseball) April 1, 2023
Chase Burns: 3 1/3 IP 7 H 5 ER 1 BB 7 K 1 HP
20 batters faced, 78 total pitches, 50 strikes #LSU
— Leah Vann (@LVann_Sports) April 1, 2023
Chase Burns no longer pitching for the Vols. He threw 78 pitches.
Andrew Lindsey is one of Tennessee's top relievers. He has a 2.25 ERA through 16 innings. WHIP is .88. BAA is .132. #LSU
— Leah Vann (@LVann_Sports) April 1, 2023
Andrew Lindsey's armside run on his fastball is quite pretty. He has been outstanding in relief of Chase Burns.
Vols down 5-4 at LSU after five. https://t.co/cr9Var14e2
— Mike Wilson (@ByMikeWilson) April 1, 2023
E5 | Andrew Lindsey gets a big punchout to strike out Neal and strand a runner at second keeping the deficit at one!
Dickey follows with a leadoff single in the sixth!#GBO // #OTH // #BeatLSU pic.twitter.com/ijJVJd7ypE
— Tennessee Baseball (@Vol_Baseball) April 1, 2023
T4 | BRING THE BOOM, ZANE!!
Zane cranks Tennessee's third homer of the game to right-center and the Vols take a 4-3 lead in the fourth!#GBO // #OTH // #BeatLSU pic.twitter.com/aO8hNPN47V
— Tennessee Baseball (@Vol_Baseball) April 1, 2023
HUGE K CHASE#GBO // #OTH // #BeatLSU pic.twitter.com/tIJNiQ0Cte
— Tennessee Baseball (@Vol_Baseball) March 31, 2023
Hunter Ensley goes yard to deep left field for his second homer of the year!!
We cut the deficit to one.#GBO // #OTH // #BeatLSU pic.twitter.com/syMWrmfufc
— Tennessee Baseball (@Vol_Baseball) March 31, 2023
T1 | THAT’S A START MAUI!!!
High off the batter’s eye and the Vols lead 1-0 on the first batter of the game!#GBO // #OTH // #BeatLSU pic.twitter.com/MCdTFBMqzL
— Tennessee Baseball (@Vol_Baseball) March 31, 2023
BANG!
Maui hammers one off the batter's eye for a leadoff home run to start this one!#GBO // #OTH // #BeatLSU pic.twitter.com/cne5rh5rA7
— Tennessee Baseball (@Vol_Baseball) March 31, 2023
LSU baseball defeats Tennessee to claim SEC series. https://t.co/NzrbRLsI2O
— Vols Wire (@VolsWire) April 1, 2023
LSU baseball will go for the sweep on Saturday. https://t.co/yopPJo0xKt
— LSU Wire (@lsutigerswire) April 1, 2023
Tennessee made fielding and baserunning mistakes again — but it needed more from Chase Burns.
No. 9 Vols drop the series to No. 1 LSU with a 6-4 loss. Vols will try to avoid the sweep Saturday. https://t.co/cr9Var14e2
— Mike Wilson (@ByMikeWilson) April 1, 2023
LETTTS GOOOO!!! #ZEUS⚡️pic.twitter.com/sABQhcgeij
— Chase Denton (@chasedenton_) April 1, 2023
Chase Burns on the bump tonight for @Vol_Baseball facing Ty Floyd on @SECNetwork at 6PM. Both 95-98 mph with a hammer. 👀🔥
— Chase Denton (@chasedenton_) March 31, 2023
