BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Steven Milam and Josh Pearson both hit grand slams, Derek Curiel drove in five runs, and LSU rolled over West Virginia 16-9 on Saturday in the opening game of the Baton Rouge Super Regional.

Milam’s grand slam highlighted a seven-run fifth inning and Pearson’s slam capped a six-run sixth that gave the Tigers a 16-5 lead.

Curiel had a three-run home run off starter Griffin Kirn (5-3) in the fourth, an RBI single in the fifth and a bases-loaded walk in the sixth.

LSU's 16 runs came on only eight hits, but the Tigers took advantage of eight walks and one West Virginia error.

The Mountaineers got two-run home runs from Gavin Kelly in the seventh and Kyle West in the ninth.

LSU starter Kade Anderson (10-1) got the win although he allowed seven runs, six earned, in s

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