\u00a0BATON ROUGE, La. \u2013 Rightfielder Jake Brown tied the LSU single-game record with three homers Friday night to lead the second-ranked Tigers to a 15-4 win over Sacramento State in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.<\/p>\n
LSU improved to 12-3 on the year, while Sacramento State dropped to 3-10.<\/p>\n
The teams meet in Game 2 of the weekend series at 2 p.m. CT Saturday in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field. Saturday\u2019s game was originally scheduled for 6 p.m. CT, but was moved four hours earlier due to the forecast of inclement weather.<\/p>\n
Saturday\u2019s 2 p.m. CT game will be broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network and streamed on SEC Network +.<\/p>\n
Brown was 4-for-5 at the plate Friday night with three homers, a single, six RBI and four runs. He tied the LSU single-game homers record, which has been set on several occasions, most recently by Jared Jones on April 9, 2024, versus McNeese in Baton Rouge.<\/p>\n
Brown is now hitting .431 on the year with five doubles, eight homers and 26 RBI.<\/p>\n
LSU\u2019s offense also featured home runs by centerfielder Derek Curiel, shortstop Steven Milam and catcher Cade Arrambide, as the Tigers homered six times in a game for the first time since March 7, 2025, versus North Alabama in Baton Rouge.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a good performance all the way around,\u201d said LSU coach Jay Johnson. \u201cThe offense was close to our potential; I\u2019m not going to say we\u2019re capable of scoring 15 every game, but that was a pretty electric performance. I\u2019m proud of the guys for the work they put in at practice yesterday and in their preparation for today.<\/p>\n
\u201cJake can be as good as he wants to be; he\u2019s put in a lot of work, and we\u2019ve seen a lot of improved, controllable thingsfrom him as a hitter.\u201d<\/p>\n
LSU starting pitcher Casan Evans (1-0) was dominant Friday night, firing 5.0 perfect innings to begin his outing. He worked a total of 5.2 innings and allowed two runs on three hits with no walks and nine strikeouts.<\/p>\n
\u201cCasan is one of the best pitchers in the country,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cHe\u2019s one of the best people in our program, and I have as much confidence in him as anybody we could every roll out there. He couldn\u2019t be in a better spot to help the Tigers win as we enter SEC play next week.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sacramento State starting pitcher Ethan Lay (0-1) was charged with the loss, as he surrendered seven runs \u2013 four earned \u2013 on seven hits in 1.0 inning with no walks and one strikeout.<\/p>\n
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