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BATON ROUGE, La. \u2013 LSU<\/a> first baseman Jared Jones launched a two-out, two-run homer Tuesday night to erase a 5-4 deficit and lift the Tigers to a 6-5 win over Northwestern State in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.<\/p>\n

LSU improved to 32-18 on the season, while Northwestern State dropped to 19-29.<\/p>\n

The Tigers return to action at 6 p.m. CT Friday when they open a three-game SEC series versus Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The game will be broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network and streamed on SEC Network +.<\/p>\n

LSU trailed, 5-4, with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning when second baseman Steven Milam doubled down the right-field line. After Northwestern State reliever Caleb Bunch retired LSU first baseman Tommy White, Jones blasted a home run beyond the left-field wall \u2013 his 21st\u00a0dinger of the season \u2013 to give the Tigers the lead.<\/p>\n

Right-hander Gavin Guidry (2-0) retired the side in order in the ninth, completing a fantastic relief outing. Guidry worked 4.0 scoreless innings, limiting the Demons to one hit with no walks and seven strikeouts.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so proud of our team right now,\u201d said LSU coach Jay Johnson. \u201cWe\u2019ve been playing playoff baseball for a while, and just the response to all of this is phenomenal. We had an emotionally draining series (vs. Texas A&M) last weekend, we\u2019re right in the middle of final exams, and we\u2019re going on the road (to Alabama) tomorrow.<\/p>\n

\u201cI could tell there was some mental fatigue, and I told the guys in the fifth inning that we have to win this game. I don\u2019t normally do that, because we\u2019re usually about the play and the process. But, we had to get past the disappointment and frustration of the first few innings, and focus on winning the game. And, we did on all sides of the ball.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bunch (2-1) was charged with the loss after allowing Jones\u2019 game-winning blast.<\/p>\n

Catcher Brady Neal gave the Tigers a 2-0 lead in the second inning with a two-run homer, his ninth dinger of the year.<\/p>\n

The Demons, however, struck for three runs in the fourth as shortstop Hayden Knotts provided a run-scoring double, centerfielder Reese Lipoma lined an RBI single, and second baseman Samuel Stephenson lifted a sacrifice fly.<\/p>\n

Northwestern State extended its lead to 5-2 in the fifth on a two-run single by rightfielder Colin Rains.<\/p>\n

LSU narrowed the gap to 5-3 in the bottom of the fifth when shortstop Michael Braswell III smacked an RBI single, and the Tigers reduced the deficit to 5-4 in the seventh when leftfielder Josh Pearson walked, moved to second on a balk, advanced to third on rightfielder Ashton Larson\u2019s single, and scored when Lipoma bobbled the ball in center field.<\/p>\n

LSU release.<\/em><\/p>\n

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