LSU baseball departs for NCAA Regional in Oregon

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The LSU baseball team was greeted by some faithful fans as they departed Baton Rouge for Oregon.

The LSU baseball team departs Baton Rouge, La. for Eugene, Ore. on Wednesday, June 2, 2021.(WAFB)

The LSU baseball team departs Baton Rouge, La. for the first round of the NCAA Tournament in... — The LSU baseball team departs Baton Rouge, La. for the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Eugene, Ore. on Wednesday, June 2, 2021.(WAFB)

LSU will travel to Eugene, Ore. to play in the regional round of the NCAA Tournament.

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— Jacques Doucet (@JacquesDoucet) June 2, 2021

The #3 seed Tigers will play #2 seed Gonzaga at 9 p.m. CST Friday, June 4.

The game will be televised on ESPN3.

The regional is a double-elimination round. If LSU wins Friday night, they’ll play the winner of #1 seed Oregon and #4 seed Central Connecticut State at 9 p.m. CST Saturday, June 5.

If LSU loses its first game, it will play the loser of Oregon vs. Central Connecticut State at 3 p.m. Saturday.

WAFB’s Kevin Batiste will be in Eugene, Ore. covering the Tigers’ progress in the regional. You can follow Kevin as he covers the LSU baseball team in the Eugene regional on Twitter by clicking here.

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