LSU scuffles, Bregman injured in NCAA opening win over Jackson State

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana  --  Murphy's Law was alive and well at Alex Box Stadium on Friday afternoon.

With weekend starting pitcher Cody Glenn suspended for at least the regional round of the NCAA Tournament, LSU entered their opening game of the Baton Rouge regional against Jackson State short on pitching.

The problem was compounded against the SWAC Champions when starter Ryan Eades struggled mightily, going just 2 1/3 innings. LSU head coach Paul Mainieri was forced to go to his bullpen very early.

To make matters worse, star freshman shortstop Alex Bregman and hard-hitting left-fielder Raph Rhymes collided on ...

BOX SCORE -- LSU 11, Jackson State 7

PHOTO GALLERY: Baton Rouge Regional

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