LSU will send Chase Shores to the mound for the series finale on Sunday. He pitched 20 innings in his four starts, giving up seven runs on 22 hits. Five of those innings came last weekend against North Alabama when he allowed two runs and struck out four. The sophomore right-hander owns a 3.15 ERA.

Top-ranked LSU struck for 17 runs in the first three innings Tuesday night, and the Tigers posted an 18-4 win over Xavier in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field. The game was halted after the top of the seventh inning due to the 10-run rule.

The LSU Tigers dominated the Xavier Musketeers, X-X on Tuesday night. The Tigers hosted Xavier in their final non-conference game before SEC play begins this weekend, and absolutely destroyed the Musketeers. It was a great performance to propel them into SEC play this weekend.

Here's how to follow LSU baseball live score and updates from midweek game against Xavier at Alex Box Stadium Tuesday night.

Jay Johnson and Co. return to Alex Box Stadium on Tuesday night, square off against Xavier in non-conference matchup.

They scored 17 runs by the end of the third, demolishing Xavier 18-4 in seven innings at Alex Box Stadium. LSU (17-1) scored seven runs in the first inning, three in the second and seven more in the third to jump out to the insurmountable advantage.

Jay Johnson and the No. 1 ranked LSU Tigers capped off last week's undefeated stretch with a Game 3 victory over the North Alabama Lions in Alex Box Stadium, Sk