Baseball: Tigers to face Alabama in critical series

LSU (29-17, 7-14 SEC) travels to Tuscaloosa to face Alabama (28-19, 10-11 SEC) for a critical three-game series. First pitch on Friday is set for 6:30pm CT.

The Tigers enter the series just two games out of 8th place overall in the SEC with nine games left to play. The top 8 teams in the SEC move on to play in the SEC Tournament held in Hoover, AL.