LSU Tops No. 1 Wake Forest 5–2 to Set up a Rematch for a Spot in the College World Series Finals

LSU's Cade Beloso celebrates as he approaches home plate after hitting a three-run home run against Wake Forest during the third inning of a baseball game at the NCAA College World Series in Omaha, Neb., on June 21, 2023. Rebecca S. Gratz/AP Photo

OMAHA, Neb.—LSU staved off elimination from the College World Series for a second time. And now the Tigers are right where they expected to be all along.

Cade Beloso hit a go-ahead three-run homer, freshman Griffin Herring pitched 4 2/3 innings of shutout relief in his longest outing and LSU forced a second bracket final with a 5–2 victory over No. 1 national seed Wake Forest on Wednesday night.