The No. 21-ranked Missouri Tigers avoided an upset against the Mississippi State on Thursday, moving on to the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament.

Jay Johnson and the No. 1 ranked LSU Tigers will square off against the Missouri Tigers on Friday night in Alex Box Stadium with first pitch set for 4:30 p.m. CT. Johnson and Co. will put their 12-game winning streak to the test to open SEC play with all eyes on starting pitcher Kade Anderson set to take the mound.

LSU baseball begins conference play. Here's how to watch the LSU Tigers take on Missouri on Friday in LSU's SEC opener.

LSU will send Chase Shores to the mound for the series finale on Sunday. He pitched 20 innings in his four starts, giving up seven runs on 22 hits. Five of those innings came last weekend against North Alabama when he allowed two runs and struck out four. The sophomore right-hander owns a 3.15 ERA.