LSU (34-17) beat Auburn (32-20) in game two of the series against their SEC West rivals. With the win, the Bayou Bengals also won the series and scored a serious notch in the national postseason picture as well as improving their standing in the SEC race.
Auburn pushed LSU early with two leadoff singles in the first two innings but LSU cancelled them both with a double play.
LSU broke the deadlock in the third inning when Michael Papierski drew a one out walk and advanced to third on a single from Zach Watson, scoring on a ground ball to the second baseman from Kramer Robertson.