What
No. 15 LSU Tigers (18-9, 4-5 Southeastern Conference) vs Southern Jaguars (8-17, 3-8 Southwestern Athletic Conference)
Where
Alex Box Stadium
When
6:30 p.m. tonight
What to watch for
After early struggles in SEC play, the Tigers finally managed to find their bats in Auburn scoring 23 runs in three games.
The Opponent
The Southern Jaguars are located in Baton Rouge, and have appeared in the NCAA Baseball regionals eight times in program history. The Jaguars have lost their last five games, including being swept at home by Texas Southern last weekend.
Series History
52 games since 1970.
LSU leads the series 50-2.
Last meeting
The then-No. 1 Tigers beat the Jaguars 4-2 in 10 innings at Southern’s Lee-Hines Field on March 17, 2015.
Starting pitchers
LSU: Sophomore RHP Jesse Stallings (0-0) is getting his first start. Stallings did not play in the series versus Auburn and usually is a relief pitcher for the Tigers.
Southern: Sophomore RHP Harold Myles (0-4) 7.50 ERA
Injuries

• Freshman third baseman O’Neal Lochridge is still recovering from a back fracture earlier in the season.
• Junior pitcher Alden Cartwright is out after an arm injury in Sunday’s 10-5 win over Auburn and is set to undergo an MRI.
• Freshman pitcher Jake Latz is still recovering from an elbow surgery in the fall, but LSU coach Paul Mainieri is optimistic he will be available for next week’s midweek games against McNeese State and Grambling State.
• Junior pitcher Riley Smith is still “progressing,” Mainieri said.