BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU right-hander Anthony Eyanson recorded 12 strikeouts over his six-inning outing, as the seventh-ranked Tigers posted a 4-3 win over No. 15 Alabama in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.

LSU improved to 34-6 overall and 12-5 in the SEC, while Alabama dropped to 30-10 overall and 8-9 in conference play.

The teams conclude the series at 5 p.m. CT Saturday in a game that will be broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network and televised on the SEC Network.

Eyanson (6-1) limited Alabama to one run on four hits in 6.0 innings with five walks and 12 strikeouts, firing 115 pitches.

“Anthony has so much poise, and he does a great job of keeping things on the rails,” said LSU coach Jay Johnson. “He can really bear down and make a pitch when he needs to. He was awesome tonight, the best performance he’s had this year.”

Right-hander Zac Cowan earned his sixth save of the season, allowing two runs on three hits over the final 3.0 innings with no walks and four strikeouts.

Alabama starting pitcher Riley Quick (5-2) was charged with the loss was he surendered four runs on eight hits in 3.1 innings with one walk and three strikeouts.

“I thought we took great at-bats tonight against Riley Quick, who has an electric arm,” Johnson said. “Getting him out of the game early was a real factor, and I liked the competitive nature of our at-bats throughout the game.”

LSU erased a 1-0 Alabama lead with two runs in the bottom of the third inning, as second baseman Daniel Dickinson delivered an RBI single and first baseman Jared Jones lined a run-scoring double.

The Tigers extended the lead to 4-1 in the fourth on a two-RBI single by leftfielder Derek Curiel.

Alabama plated a run in the seventh on centerfielder Richie Bonomolo Jr.’s RBI singled, and the Crimson Tide narrowed the gap to 4-3 in the ninth when leftfielder Kade Snell lifted a sacrifice fly for the second out of the inning.

Cowan then retired Bonomolo Jr. on a lineout to shortstop with the bases empty to end the game.

Centerfielder Chris Stanfield paced LSU’s 12-hit output by going 4-for-4 at the plate with one double and two runs scored.

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The No. 15 Alabama baseball team faces a do-or-die situation in Friday night’s game at No. 9 LSU (33-6, 11-5 SEC). If Rob Vaughn’s team loses, it will have dropped its last three SEC series in a row.

The Crimson Tide (30-9, 8-8 SEC) was up 5-1 halfway through six innings in Thursday’s opener. A series of momentum swings and an LSU power surge led the Tigers to a comeback victory and an advantage in the series.

Crimson Tide left fielder Kade Snell hit two home runs in game one. Catcher Brady Neal, an LSU transfer, and center fielder Richie Bonomolo Jr. added solos of their own.

For the first time in the 2025 season, Riley Quick will get the ball before Zane Adams. Adams is set to start Saturday, Quick goes on Friday. Alabama changed up its rotation due to the short turnaround that comes with starting a weekend series on a Thursday.

The game is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. CT. It will air nationally on ESPN2.

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Alabama’s lineup:
1. Bryce Fowler, right field
2. Justin Lebron, shortstop
3. Kade Snell, left field
4. Richie Bonomolo Jr.,
5. Will Hodo, first base
6. Jason Torres, third base
7. Garrett Staton, designated hitter
8. Brady Neal, catcher
9. Brennen Norton, second base
P: Riley Quick (RHP)

LSU’s lineup:
1. Derek Curiel, left field
2. Daniel Dickinson, second base
3. Jared Jones, first base
4. Steven Milam, shortstop
5. Ethan Frey, designated hitter
6. Josh Pearson, right field
7. Michael Braswell III, third base
8. Cade Arrambide, catcher
9. Chris Stanfield, center field
P: Anthony Eyanson (RHP)

For the Alabama baseball team, its fortunes Thursday’s series-opening game at No. 9 LSU can be split into two segments: one before the bottom of the sixth inning, and another after. The Tigers (33-6, 11-5 SEC) came back from a 5-1 deficit to unseat No. 15 Alabama by an 11-6 final score.

Crimson Tide left fielder and team captain Kade Snell hit a pair of home runs. Center fielder Richie Bonomolo Jr. added a solo shot, as did catcher Brady Neal in his return to his former home ballpark. LSU ace Kade Anderson struck a lot of players out (10) but was otherwise not on form.

“Tough way to finish tonight. Through six innings, we were right where we wanted to be. Competed on offense and had the lead late. Just too many miscues late,” Crimson Tide coach Rob Vaughn said.

The power output, combined with a one-run start from sophomore righty Tyler Fay (three innings) and a solid bullpen outing from fellow sophomore Matthew Heiberger (2.1 innings, one run), situated Alabama (30-9, 8-8 SEC) with a 5-1 lead halfway through a sixth inning in which it scored three runs.

A pinch-hit home run from Ashton Larson in the sixth plated three runs and cut the LSU deficit to one. The Crimson Tide initially responded, working two runners into scoring position with two away in the top of the seventh. Despite Larson’s earlier blast, this was the moment the game truly changed.

Star Alabama shortstop Justin Lebron was rung up on a payoff pitch by home plate umpire Darren Hyman. The offering from Casan Evans was low. Crimson Tide assistant coach Mike Morrison immediately protested the call and was summarily ejected.

The Tigers pounced. JT Blackwood took to the mound to start the seventh inning and let the first two men aboard. Shortstop Steven Milam then took him out of the ballpark to give LSU a 7-5 lead. Another run scored in the inning as a result of a throwing error by Alabama first baseman Will Hodo.

With all the might of a rowdy Alex Box Stadium behind it, the home team was not done. Designated hitter Ethan Frey hit a two-run home run off Connor Ball in the eighth to send the run total for Jay Johnson’s squad into double digits.

LSU right fielder Jake Brown, who had already scored twice in the contest (he was the runner who benefited from Hodo’s error) executed a sacrifice bunt to bring home Milam. In the last three innings during which the Tigers batted, they scored three, four and three runs respectively.

Three of Alabama’s four home runs in the game were solos. Snell’s first was in the opening frame. All were against Anderson, who didn’t have to be at his best (he allowed five earned runs) because of the offense picking its starter up and then some.

Blackwood was the night’s losing pitcher. Also making an appearance in the game was Tiger reliever Jacob Mayers, who started for Nicholls State in the Tuscaloosa Regional against Alabama during the 2023 postseason. He contributed a third of an inning.

“Some errors, some non-finished plays and we opened the door for them to come back. We will get some rest tonight and come back ready to send it,” Vaughn said.

Alabama is running out Riley Quick to start on Friday, a must-win contest (6 p.m. CT first pitch) if the visitors are to stay alive in the overall series. The Crimson Tide offense loaded the bases in the ninth but only scored one run; Snell walked for his fourth RBI. Evans was the pitcher of record for LSU.

Third baseman Jason Torres, who regularly bats cleanup for the Crimson Tide but was sixth in the order Thursday, had a game to forget. He posted the golden sombrero (four strikeouts).