LSU's offense awakened after a three-inning nap to reclaim the lead, re-living the 11th inning of Monday night's game in the process.

The Tigers sent 10 men to the plate, scoring five times to take a 9-4 advantage in the top of the inning.

Mikie Mahtook's RBI double off Texas reliever Brandon Workman broke a 4-4 tie and put the Tigers back on top. Two nights ago, Mahtook reached Workman for an RBI single in the top of the 11th inning that was the decisive run in LSU's 7-6 victory.

Derek Helenihi followed with a sacrifice fly to the edge of the warning track in left. After the Tigers loaded the bases, Blake Dean was hit by a pitch to score a run and Sean Ochinko drove in two more with a single.

The top of the inning started when Jared Mitchell ended a streak of nine consecutive LSU batters retired with a leadoff walk. It was a good at-bat for Mitchell, who fell behind 0-2 before working the count for the bases on balls.

Mitchell moved to second on a wild pitch after Mikie Mahtook squared to bunt but got out of the way of a first-pitch, high-and-inside fastball. Then Mahtook lined a 3-2 fastball to right-center field for the go-ahead double that chased Workman from the game.

Micah Gibbs followed with a sacrifice bunt and reached first on an errant throw by new Texas pitcher Austin Dicharry. The error put LSU runners at first and third with none out. Helenihi followed with his sacrifice fly to score Mahtook.

Gibbs moved to second on a ground out and to third on a wild pitch. DJ LeMahieu walked and Texas lefty reliever Austin Wood came in and nicked Ryan Schimpf to load the bases. Then Wood nipped Dean to force in a run and give LSU a 7-4 cushion. Ochinko followed with a chopper through the left side to put the Tigers ahead, 9-4.

In the bottom of the inning, LSU's Anthony Ranaudo departed in favor of lefty Chad Jones after retiring the first Texas hitter of the bottom of the fifth. Jones struck out the next two batters to end the inning.

Ranaudo's pitching line
5 1/3 innings pitched, eight hits, four earned runs, five walks, four strikeouts, 119 pitches

Texas pitching lines
Workman: Three-plus innings, two runs, two hits, one walk.

Dicharry: Two-thirds of an inning, two unearned runs, one walk.