Unlike Friday, LSU got on the board first. A two-run homer by Josh Pearson gave the good Tigers a 2-0 lead early. LSU scored another run in the bottom of the second inning when Michael Braswell III hit a sacrifice groundout to extend the lead to 3-0.

Missouri took the lead early with a two-run shot in the top of the second inning to draw first blood. In the bottom of the second, LSU tied it up as Luis Hernandez hit a two-run shot of his own to tie the game 2-2.

Third baseman Michael Braswell III drove in three runs Saturday night, and right-hander Casan Evans earned his fourth save of the season, as top-ranked LSU posted a 7-6 win over Missouri in Alex Box Stadium,