Jay Johnson and the No. 1 ranked LSU Tigers will square off against the Missouri Tigers on Friday night in Alex Box Stadium with first pitch set for 4:30 p.m. CT. Johnson and Co. will put their 12-game winning streak to the test to open SEC play with all eyes on starting pitcher Kade Anderson set to take the mound.

LSU will send Chase Shores to the mound for the series finale on Sunday. He pitched 20 innings in his four starts, giving up seven runs on 22 hits. Five of those innings came last weekend against North Alabama when he allowed two runs and struck out four. The sophomore right-hander owns a 3.15 ERA.

Predicted to finish 4th in the SEC Preseason Poll, LSU comes in at No. 1 in the country in most polls and for good reas