It's not time to hit the panic button on LSU baseball and its 2024 season just yet. But how it performs at No. 4 Tennessee could tilt the scale one way or the other.

The Tigers (22-12, 3-9 SEC), who were the preseason No. 2-ranked team, have fallen out of the college baseball polls after starting Southeastern Conference play 3-9 — losing all four of the conference series they've played to this point.

Mississippi State, Florida, Arkansas and Vanderbilt all have bested LSU in the first four weeks of SEC play. The Tigers will try to prevent a fifth-straight league series loss at No. 4 Tennessee starting Friday night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Jay Johnson and LSU head into Knoxville off a midweek win over McNeese State, who they blanked 16-0. Will what Johnson said one of the team's best performances on the season be the catalyst to turn things around at Tennessee?

What channel is LSU baseball at Tennessee on today?

• TV: ESPNU (Friday, Game 1); SEC Network (Saturday, Game 2); SEC Network (Sunday, Game 3)

• Streaming: Watch ESPN, FUBO (free trial)

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LSU baseball plays at Tennessee in a three-game SEC series, which can be watched on ESPNU at 6:30 p.m. CT Friday, on SEC Network Saturday and Sunday at 4:30 p.m. CT and 2 p.m. CT, respectively. Streaming options include the ESPN app and FUBO, which offers a free trial to potential subscribers.

LSU baseball at Tennessee start time

• Date: Friday, April 12

• Start time: 6:30 p.m. CT

LSU baseball opens its series at Tennessee with first pitch scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT Friday night from Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

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• 4/13 at Tennessee 4:30 p.m. CT

• 4/14 at Tennessee 2 p.m. CT

• 4/16 New Orleans 6:30 p.m. CT

• 4/19 at Missouri 7 p.m. CT

• 4/20 at Missouri 4 p.m. CT

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Cory Diaz covers the LSU Tigers for The Daily Advertiser as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his Tigers coverage on Twitter: @ByCoryDiaz. Got questions regarding LSU athletics? Send them to Cory Diaz at bdiaz@gannett.com.

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