On the mound, Arkansas will start Zach Root (3.59 ERA), while LSU counters with Kade Anderson (3.58 ERA). Both lefties have been steady all season, and with the double-elimination tournament format, pitching depth could be critical.

Aloy ended the Razorbacks hitless spell with a single to center field. However, Arkansas would go down in order with a double play. Gaeckle records another strikeout and allows a single but the runner is left on base. Another scoreless frame for LSU's Kade Anderson.

The redshirt sophomore left his outing against Tennessee on Sunday with muscle spasms in his shoulder. Arkansas pitching coach Matt Hobbs and trainer Corey Wood came to the mound to check on Jimenez after he faced the first batter of the eighth inning, and he left the field with Wood.

Jay Johnson and the LSU Tigers will square off against the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday night at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha (Neb.) to open College World S