Second Baseman Daniel Dickinson and Starting Pitcher Anthiny Eyanson spoke to the media Friday night after LSU’s 7-0 win over Little Rock to begin the Tigers journey in the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

Eyanson looked to set the tone for the Tigers and he did, tossing 7.2 shutout innings and tallying seven strikeouts while only walking one batter.

“Just wanted to execute, slow down in the moment,” Eyanson said. “Just take it all in. Super grateful for being on the mound. Just wanted to attack and compete, mentally be aggressive, going after the other team.”

Eyanson has only allowed three runs in his last five outings, and the second half of LSU’s duo of aces spoke on what has made his late-season surge so strong.

“First-pitch strike, being ahead early in the count is always going to help me on the field,” Eyanson said. “The defense behind me, they have been great. I think they deserve more credit than they get. Feels like the play is made every time and it’s really easy to pitch.”

In the batter’s box, Utah Valley transfer Daniel Dickinson delivered big time in his first NCAA Tournament game, slugging two home runs that pushed LSU to victory.

“I went up there got pitches that I could drive that were kind of over the heart of the plate and I put good swings on them.” Dickinson said of his two home runs.

It seemed like nothing was going to leave the yard on Friday, but that didn’t stop Dickinson and the LSU bats from producing. LSU now looks ahead to the 1-0 game Saturday night at 8 p.m. against the winner of Rhode Island and Dallas Baptist.