OXFORD — Sophomore right-hander Alex Lange fired his second straight complete game Friday night to lead LSU to a 6-3 win over Ole Miss in the middle game of a three-game baseball series at Swazye Field.

Lange (5-3) limited Ole Miss (32-12, 11-9 Southeastern Conference to three runs, two earned, on seven hits in nine innings. He walked one and struck out seven.

Lange, who also turned in a complete game last week against Mississippi State, became the first LSU pitcher to record back-to-back complete games since Aaron Nola posted four in a row in 2013.

“Alex Lange would not be denied tonight,” LSU coach Paul Mainieri said. “He upped it another notch and showed what he is capable of being. We needed him desperately because of how we went into our bullpen yesterday. I’ve never seen a more determined athlete in my life. He put his team on his back.”

Catcher Jordan Romero led LSU’s 11-hit attack by going 2-for-2 with a two-run homer and three RBIs.

LSU and Ole Miss will finish their three-game series Saturday at 11 a.m. in Oxford.

MSU vs. Alabama, ppd.

TUSCALOOSA — Mississippi State and Alabama are making a habit of Friday rainouts and Saturday doubleheaders.

Due to the threat of inclement weather in the Tuscaloosa area, Friday’s game between the SEC West opponents was postponed. They’ll play a doubleheader Saturday beginning at 1 p.m. at Alabama’s Sewell-Thomas Stadium.

Both games are scheduled for seven innings.

It’s the second year in a row the teams had their Friday game rained out and were forced to play a doubleheader on Saturday.

Florida Atlantic 9, USM 5

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Stephen Kerr had three hits and drove in three runs to lead Florida Atlantic over Southern Miss, 9-5, in the opening game of a Conference USA series Friday night.

The Golden Eagles (30-13, 14-5 C-USA) remained a half game in first place in the league standings over Rice, which split a doubleheader with Charlotte.

Hunter Slater hit a three-run home run in the first inning to spot Southern Miss a 3-0 lead, but Florida Atlantic (29-11, 13-6) scored in the second, third, fourth and fifth innings to take an 8-5 lead.

Sean Labsan hit a solo home run in the second inning for FAU, and Kerr went 3-for-4 with a double, triple, and three RBIs. Kerr hit an RBI triple and scored a run in the second inning. He also had an RBI double in the fourth, and an RBI single in the seventh.

Tyler Frank hit a two-run single in the fifth inning and finished with three RBIs.

Dylan Burdeaux was 2-for-3 with two runs scored for Southern Miss.

Nick Swan (2-0), who threw the final 4 2/3 innings, allowed just one hit and struck out two to get the victory.