LSU Blanks Auburn, 5-0, In Series Opener

BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU left-hander Gage Jump fired 7.0 scoreless innings Friday night to lead the Tigers to a 5-0 win over Auburn in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.

LSU improved to 27-16 overall, 6-13 in the SEC, while Auburn dropped to 20-21 overall and 2-17 in conference play.

The win marked LSU’s second straight shutout, as the Tigers also blanked Nicholls, 9-0, on Tuesday night.

LSU and Auburn resume the series at 6 p.m. CT Saturday in a game that will be broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network and streamed on SEC Network +.

Jump (4-1) allowed just two hits in 7.0 innings Friday night with no walks and six strikeouts. He has recorded 14 straight scoreless innings after also posting seven shutout innings last Friday at Missouri.

“It was a terrific performance by Gage,” said LSU coach Jay Johnson. “I knew when he joined our program last summer he would be one of the most important people on our team.

(Release via LSU Athletics)

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