The third-ranked LSU Tigers, winners of nine straight, head to No. 11 Auburn this week. At 31-3, head coach Jay Johnson’s team is in the midst of another banner season in Baton Rouge.
LSU’s ace, Kade Anderson, tossed the program’s first shutout in nearly seven years in his last outing. What will he do Friday night?
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Every weekend during the SEC portion of the regular season features ranked matchups. This weekend is no different as LSU (31-3, 10-2) travels to Auburn (23-10, 6-6) in a battle of Tigers. The Bayou Bengals have won nine straight and are 5-2 with four consecutive wins on the road. Auburn has won two straight and is 15-5 at home.
LSU is sixth in the nation in hitting with a .328 batting average and has hit 53 home runs. Derek Curiel, the 2025 SEC Preseason Freshman of the Year, has not disappointed, batting .374 with a team-leading 12 doubles and 28 RBIs, while Daniel Dickinson has 10 doubles, eight homers, and 37 RBIs while batting .351. The pitching staff for LSU isn’t too shabby either, posting a 3.40 ERA, seventh best in the country.
Auburn is hitting .304 as a team with 46 home runs. Cooper McMurray is leading the way with eight home runs and 31 RBIs while batting .344.
How to Watch LSU vs. Auburn
- Friday, April 11
- 7 p.m. ET
- Auburn, Alabama
- Samford Stadium-Hitchcock Field at Plainsman Park
- Streamed on SEC+
LSU vs. Auburn Bats to Watch
Jared Jones has been productive for LSU the past three seasons. Coming off a year where he hit 28 homers, the most in 16 seasons for the Tigers, Jones continues to hit opposing pitching. He leads the team with a .387 batting average, 11 home runs, and 48 RBIs. The junior was ranked as the top first baseman by D1Baseball.com.
In addition to Jones’ first base counterpart McMurray, Auburn is also getting key production from outfielder Ike Irish (.356, seven, 26) and catcher Chase Fralick (.345, three, 27).
LSU vs. Auburn Pitchers to Watch
LSU ace Kade Anderson (6-0, 2.85 ERA) is tied for fourth nationally in wins. Last week against then-No. 9 Oklahoma, Anderson tossed the school’s first complete-game shutout since 2018. He scattered five hits and struck out a season-high 14 in a 2-0 victory that set the tone for a three-game sweep on the road against the Sooners. Anderson has struck out 75 in 47 1/3 innings and is holding opposing hitters to a .211 batting average.
Anderson is slated to go up against Auburn’s ace, Samuel Dutton (4-2, 2.66 ERA), who spent the last three years at LSU, making 15 starts and 57 total appearances during his time there. Dutton was equally impressive in his last outing, striking out six and allowing just two hits in seven innings as Auburn 10-run ruled rival and then-No. 8 Alabama. It was his first win in three weeks.
If the series opener does get into the bullpens, both teams feature impressive arms. LSU’s duo of Casan Evans (1-0, 0.77 ERA, six saves) and Zac Cowan (2-0, 0.92 ERA, four saves) have combined for 79 strikeouts to just 13 walks in 21 combined appearances. William Schmidt, the 2024 Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year, has posted a 5-0 record and a 3.09 ERA in 10 appearances.
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Parker Carlson (3-1, 3.50 ERA) leads Auburn’s relief corps, followed by Ryan Hetzler, who has three saves in 10 appearances while sporting a 3.95 ERA.
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