LSU plates three runs in 9th, makes MCWS finals

OMAHA, Neb. -- Jared Jones deed a enactment thrust that glanced disconnected a mitt for the winning tally moments aft LSU got a large interruption to necktie the score, and the Tigers posted a 6-5 walk-off triumph implicit SEC rival Arkansas connected Wednesday nighttime to beforehand to the Men's College World Series finals.

The Tigers (51-15) volition play for their 2nd nationalist title successful 3 years erstwhile they quadrate disconnected against Coastal Carolina successful the best-of-three finals starting Saturday.

Arkansas (50-15) took a two-run pb successful the apical of the ninth connected Justin Thomas' tie-breaking azygous and looked acceptable to unit a 2nd bracket last against the Tigers connected Thursday. Instead, the Razorbacks' play ended successful heartbreak successful Omaha again.

The Tigers bushed Arkansas for the 4th clip successful 5 meetings this season, including 4-1 past Saturday successful the teams' MCWS opener. They are 5-0 all-time successful MCWS meetings with the Razorbacks.

LSU enactment 2 men connected basal with 1 retired successful the bottommost of the ninth against Cole Gibler. Steven Milam grounded to short, and Wehiwa Aloy opted to get the pb runner astatine 3rd alternatively than effort for a game-ending treble play.

Luis Hernandez past came up and sent a hard liner to left. Charles Davalan slipped arsenic helium broke for the shot and it deflected disconnected his close shoulder. Davalan chased the shot down arsenic Ethan Frey and Milam scored easily.

Jones, whose team-best 22nd homer of the play tied it 3-all successful the eighth, changeable a enactment thrust up the mediate that bounced disconnected 2nd baseman Cam Kozeal's glove, and Hernandez scored from 2nd up of the propulsion home, mounting disconnected an LSU solemnisation successful halfway field.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.