LSU and Mississippi State battle for the SEC West championship starting tonight with a three-game series in Starkville. The Tigers lead the Bulldogs by one game in the standings. To add a little spice, former LSU assistant coach Andy Cannizaro is in his first season as the head coach of Mississippi State. Bayou Bengals right fielder Greg Deichmann…
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The Tigers are playing their best baseball of the season as they’ve won nine of their last eleven. First pitch is at 6:05.

La Tech has won six consecutive conference series for the first time in program history and they visit Middle Tennessee tonight. McNeese can win the Southland title tonight win a win over Lamar and if Houston Baptist loses.

UL Lafayette is at ULM as the Warhawks finish up a disappointing season. Bruce Peddie’s club is just 12-and-40. And Grambling and Southern both lost yesterday in the SWAC Tournament.

Former LSU running back Leonard Fournette has signed his rookie contract with Jacksonville. Fournette’s four-year deal is expected to be around 27 million dollars, including an 18-million dollar signing bonus. Fournette says the money is money, but he’s in Jacksonville to win.

Former LSU Tiger Leonard Marshall says he’ll donate his brain to research after he passes away. The former defensive lineman and two-time Super Bowl champion with the New York Giants says he already has short-term memory and erratic behavior.

LSU men’s golf won its first ever NCAA Regional title by beating Duke by eight strokes at the University Club in Baton Rouge.

The LSU-Alexandria softball team is heading to the N-A-I-A World Series for a third time in four years.