Jay Johnson and the No. 1 ranked LSU Tigers will square off against the Missouri Tigers on Friday night in Alex Box Stadium with first pitch set for 4:30 p.m. CT. Johnson and Co. will put their 12-game winning streak to the test to open SEC play with all eyes on starting pitcher Kade Anderson set to take the mound.

LSU baseball begins conference play. Here's how to watch the LSU Tigers take on Missouri on Friday in LSU's SEC opener.

Kaden Peer and Mateo Serna lead the charge with 14 combined hits as Missouri baseball splits series with Evansville Missouri baseball came into a four-game series with the Evansville Purple Aces looking to get its season back on track after a sluggish start to the 2025 season.

The start time of Friday’s LSU-Missouri baseball game has been moved to 4:30 p.m. CT, due to the forecast of inclement weather later in the evening.

LSU will send Chase Shores to the mound for the series finale on Sunday. He pitched 20 innings in his four starts, giving up seven runs on 22 hits. Five of those innings came last weekend against North Alabama when he allowed two runs and struck out four. The sophomore right-hander owns a 3.15 ERA.

Predicted to finish 4th in the SEC Preseason Poll, LSU comes in at No. 1 in the country in most polls and for good reas