BATON ROUGE - LSU freshman Derek Curiel smashed a three-run home run to the opposite field in the fourth inning of their NCAA Super Regional game one against the visiting West Virginia Mountaineers to take a 3-1 lead in the fourth inning at Alex Box Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Curiel took a high and away pitch to left field for the Tigers first hit of the game after Luis Hernandez and Daniel Dickinson both were hit by pitcher Griffin Kirn in the third.

The Tigers were trailing early in the game when West Virginia worked a pair of baserunners around.

LSU starting pitcher Kade Anderson was struck in the back of his pitching arm with a sharp liner back to the mound in the second inning and the Mountaineers were able to score from third after sacrificing a pair of baserunners over.

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