LSU baseball lost a fourth consecutive game in Southeastern Conference play on Thursday, dropping its series opener 11-8 against Florida at Alex Box Stadium.
The Tigers outhit the Gators, but 13 walks and two hit batters allowed Florida to earn a comfortable victory.
Here’s what you need to know about Game 2 of the series on Friday.
LSU baseball vs. Florida: How to watch, first pitch time Friday
WHO: LSU (29-25, 9-19 SEC) vs. Florida (35-18, 16-12)
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Alex Box Stadium
ONLINE/TV: SEC Network+
RADIO: WDGL-FM, 98.1 (Baton Rouge); WWL-AM, 870 (New Orleans); KLWB-FM, 103.7 (Lafayette)
RANKINGS: Florida is No. 19 in D1Baseball’s top-25 rankings
PROBABLE STARTERS: LSU — RHP Marcos Paz (1-2, 8.28 ERA); Florida — RHP Liam Peterson (1-5, 4.28 ERA)
PREGAME UPDATES: theadvocate.com/lsu
ON X: @KokiRiley
WHAT TO WATCH FOR: LSU will turn to Paz, a freshman who allowed seven earned runs in 1⅓ innings last weekend against Georgia. The weekend before against South Carolina, he allowed just one earned run in five innings of work. Peterson is a projected first-round pick in the MLB Draft this summer and allowed four earned runs in 7⅔ innings last week against Kentucky.