LSU Takes Series vs. Xavier With 8-2 Win In Game 2

BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU left-hander Gage Jump recorded five shutout innings Saturday, and leftfielder Ethan Frey and designated hitter Hayden Travinski each produced three RBI as the second-ranked Tigers defeated Xavier, 8-2, in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.

LSU, which has won nine straight games, improved to 14-1 on the year, while Xavier dropped to 7-8.

The teams will play the weekend series finale at 12 p.m. CT Sunday in a game that will be broadcast on affiliates of the LSU Sports Radio Network and streamed on SEC Network +.

Jump (2-0) fired five scoreless innings, limiting the Musketeers to three hits with one walk and 10 strikeouts, recording 87 pitches in the outing.

“It was a terrific outing by Gage, and Xavier really battled him,” said LSU coach Jay Johnson. “He was able to work his way through it, and the best part was I thought he got better as the game progressed.”

(Release via LSU Athletics)

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