Lsu Baseball Schedule: Tigers Open Live Like Lou Jax Classic Friday vs. Indiana
The lsu baseball schedule sends No. 1 LSU to VyStar Ballpark in Jacksonville, Fla., this weekend for the Live Like Lou Jax Classic, where the Tigers open Friday, Feb. 20 at 2 p. m. ET against Indiana.
Lsu Baseball Schedule: Live Like Lou Jax Classic opener
The three-day event at VyStar Ballpark (11, 000) runs Friday through Sunday and is sponsored by the Live Like Lou Foundation, which supports families affected by ALS and funds research. LSU faces Indiana on Friday at 2 p. m. ET, Notre Dame on Saturday at 12 p. m. ET, and UCF on Sunday at 3 p. m. ET.
Pitching matchups set for Friday and Saturday
LSU will hand the ball to sophomore right-hander Casan Evans on Friday; Evans is listed 0-0 with a 10. 80 ERA in 3. 1 IP with 2 BB and 7 SO. Indiana counters with graduate lefty Tony Neubeck, who is 0-0 with a 0. 00 ERA in 4. 0 IP with 3 BB and 2 SO. On Saturday, LSU plans to start junior right-hander Cooper Moore (1-0, 1. 50 ERA, 6. 0 IP, 0 BB, 11 SO) against Notre Dame freshman lefty Caden Crowell (0-0, 0. 00 ERA, 3. 0 IP, 4 BB, 3 SO). Sunday’s LSU starter versus UCF is to be announced.
What to watch: Jake Brown, rankings and coverage
LSU opened the 2026 season with a three-game sweep of Milwaukee at Alex Box Stadium and improved to 4-0 with a 10-7 win over Kent State and a 12-1 victory over Nicholls; the Tigers’ 15-5 victory over Milwaukee marked LSU’s 25th straight victory in a season-opening game. Junior rightfielder Jake Brown has paced the offense, hitting. 529 (9-for-17) with two doubles, four homers, 10 RBI and seven runs through the first four games; Brown collected a career-high six RBI in the win over Milwaukee and was named to the Baseball America National Team of the Week.
LSU enters the Classic ranked No. 1 by NCBWA and Perfect Game, and No. 2 by Baseball America and D1 Baseball; Indiana, Notre Dame and UCF are unranked. Radio affiliates on the LSU Sports Radio Network will carry the games, live audio will be available online, and live stats will be posted for each game.
For fans tracking the lsu baseball schedule this weekend: Friday’s opener is Feb. 20 at 2 p. m. ET against Indiana at VyStar Ballpark; Saturday’s game against Notre Dame is at 12 p. m. ET; Sunday concludes with UCF at 3 p. m. ET.
Recovery and roster notes are pending after the weekend; LSU’s next confirmed on-field dates are the three games in Jacksonville, beginning with Friday’s 2 p. m. ET opener at VyStar Ballpark.
