Live score updates: Vanderbilt baseball vs. LSU in final regular-season series
Vanderbilt baseball goes into its weekend series with LSU needing to win two out of three to all but seal a host's spot in the upcoming NCAA Tournament.
The Commodores (35-16, 14-13) have turned it on over the past month, winning four of their last five SEC series, including at Georgia and at Arkansas.
Vanderbilt has a 46-58 record all time against the Tigers, but the Commodores have won the last five games against LSU, including a series sweep in 2021 and an SEC Tournament meeting in 2019.
Here are live updates from the series:
Game time, TV info
Thursday: 7 p.m. CT, ESPN2
Friday: 6 p.m. CT, SEC Network+
Saturday: 1 p.m. CT, SEC Network
Probable pitchers
Thursday: LHP Devin Futrell (8-1, 2.52 ERA) vs. RHP Ma'Khail Hilliard (5-1, 4.35)
Friday: RHP Christian Little (1-1, 2.96 ERA) vs. TBD
Saturday: RHP Chris McElvain (5-4, 3.93) vs. TBD
Statistical notes
Futrell, who made his first SEC start last week against Arkansas, ranks in the top 20 nationwide in wins (eight), strikeout-to-walk ratio (7.38) and WHIP (0.86).
Vanderbilt leads the SEC with 83 stolen bases. LSU is last with just 17.
Dominic Keegan (20 games) and Enrique Bradfield Jr. (16 games) have both reached base in over 15 consecutive games.
Further reading
MAILBAG: Home run struggles and why 2022 could be like 2018
SEEDING SCENARIOS: Vanderbilt baseball SEC Tournament seed scenarios entering final weekend
JONES ZONE: How Spencer Jones recaptured his smile with Vanderbilt baseball after a long, painful journey
Vanderbilt baseball vs. LSU live score update
Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at agerson@gannett.com or on Twitter @aria_gerson.
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