BATON ROUGE (Interstat) — Hayden Yost hit three home runs and drove in five runs to lead Florida to a 15-11 victory over LSU on Saturday at Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field.

Yost, a center fielder, went 4 for 5 with homers in the sixth, eighth and ninth innings. His final blast, a two-run shot in the top of the ninth, capped a six-run outburst that broke open a one-run game and secured the series sweep for the Gators.

Florida improved to 37-18 overall and 18-9 in the Southeastern Conference. LSU fell to 29-27 and 12-15.

The game featured 34 combined hits, 18 by Florida and 16 by LSU, and seven home runs.

Florida struck first in the third inning. Cade Kurland led off with a solo homer to left. After a single by Yost and a hit batter, Ethan Surowiec lined a two-run single up the middle to make it 3-0.

LSU answered in the bottom half when Cade Arrambide homered to right center.

Florida added a run in the fourth on a single by Brody Stripling. The Tigers rallied in the fifth. Arrambide connected again, a two-run homer to center, and Drew Dardar followed with an RBI single to tie the game at 4.

Yost put Florida back on top in the sixth with a two-run homer to right.

LSU then seized its first lead of the game in the bottom of the eighth. Steven Milam singled in a run, Arrambide singled in another and Mason Braun laced a two-run single through the left side, giving the Tigers an 8-6 lead.

Florida responded immediately in the top of the eighth. Kurland homered to right center. One batter later, Yost tied the game with a solo shot. Surowiec then delivered an RBI single to put Florida ahead 9-8.

The Gators blew the game open in the ninth. After a leadoff strikeout, Bowen was hit by a pitch and Stripling singled. Bowen scored on a wild pitch, and Yost followed with his third homer, a two-run shot to right. Later in the inning, Jaxson McDonald cleared the bases with a double to left, making it 15-8.

LSU mounted a final threat in the bottom of the ninth. Milam crushed a three-run homer to right, cutting the deficit to 15-11, but LSU could not get closer. Arrambide flied out to left to end the game.

Kurland finished 2 for 5 with two home runs and two RBIs for Florida. Surowiec went 4 for 5 with three RBIs.

For LSU, Arrambide went 3 for 6 with two homers and four RBIs. Milam added two hits and four RBIs. Braun had three hits and two RBIs.

Florida starter Russell Sandefer went 4 1/3 innings, allowing three earned runs on zero hits with four strikeouts. Schuyler Sandford earned the win with 1 1/3 scoreless innings.

The series sweep gave Florida its third straight win over LSU after the Gators won 11-1 and 11-8 earlier in the week.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Florida 6, LSU 5. Interstat’s ELO system gave LSU a 53.60 percent probability to win. Florida had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of plus 2.5.