First baseman Jared Jones drove in five runs Saturday, and right-hander Chase Shores pitched 5.0 scoreless innings as second-ranked LSU defeated Omaha, 12-1, to earn a doubleheader split in Alex Box Stadium,

A late comeback effort in the ninth inning fell one run short as No. 3 LSU suffered its first loss of the season to Omaha on Saturday. The Tigers were held scoreless until the final inning, when they reeled off four runs before Steven Milam hit a fly ball to center field that was caught to end the game 5-4 in favor of the Mavericks.

Jay Johnson and the LSU Tigers will return to Alex Box Stadium on Friday to begin a three-game series against the Omaha Mavericks. Johnson and Co. enter the ser