BATON ROUGE, La. (Interstat) — John Pearson homered and drove in three runs as LSU defeated Tulane 13-6 on Tuesday at Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field. The Tigers improved to 29-21 while the Green Wave fell to 23-27.

LSU erupted for six runs in the first inning, keyed by Cade Arrambide’s two-run homer and Steven Milam’s RBI double. Milam added a two-run double in the second as the Tigers built a 9-0 lead. Tulane chipped away with runs in the third and fourth innings before Jason Wachs’ two-run homer in the fifth cut the deficit to 9-6. But LSU responded with Milam’s sacrifice fly in the fifth and Pearson’s two-run homer in the seventh.

Milam finished with two hits and four RBIs. Seth Dardar had three hits and two RBIs. For Tulane, Wachs went 3-for-5 with a homer and three RBIs. LSU’s Danny Lachenmayer pitched three innings, allowing one earned run with five strikeouts. The Tigers outhit the Green Wave 16-10.

Tulane hosts South Florida starting Friday. LSU visits Georgia for a three-game series beginning Friday.