Alex Lange pitched his second complete game in his past three starts, allowing only three base runners after a rocky first inning, and LSU beat Cal State Fullerton 5-3 in an elimination game at the College World Series on Tuesday in Omaha, Neb.
The Tigers, the No. 2 national seed, scored four times in the third inning to wipe out an early deficit. They will play TCU on Thursday, which lost 1-0 to Vanderbilt in a winner’s bracket game when Zander Wiel’s home run leading off the seventh inning broke up Alex Young’s no-hit bid.