Jay Johnson and the LSU Tigers will return to Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field on Friday night in Baton Rouge for Game 2 against the Mississippi State Bulldogs. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. CT with Anthony Eyanson earning the start for the Tigers.

LSU baseball came back to win its series opener with Mississippi State on Thursday at Alex Box Stadium, earning the 8-6 win after trailing 6-2 entering the bottom of the fifth inning. Home runs from junior Daniel Dickinson and sophomore Steven Milam propelled the Tigers past the Bulldogs after LSU's slow start.

Mississippi State baseball blew an early lead to lose another SEC game. The Bulldogs (16-10, 1-6 SEC) lost 8-6 at No. 6 LSU (24-3, 5-2) on Thursday after leading 6-2 in the fifth inning. MSU gained its lead via three home runs by Ace Reese,