BATON ROUGE, La. (Interstat) — Jake Brown homered three times and drove in six runs Friday night to lead LSU to a 15-4 victory over Sacramento State at Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field.

Brown, who entered the game in a 2-for-16 slump, went 4 for 5. His two-run homer in the first inning sparked an offensive onslaught. Derek Curiel added a home run and three RBIs for the Tigers, who improved to 12-3.

LSU starter Casan Evans earned the win, allowing two earned runs over 5 2/3 innings with nine strikeouts. The Hornets managed only four hits and fell to 3-10. Erick Dessens and Ryan Ellis each had two RBIs for Sacramento State.