The 2nd ranked LSU baseball team won one and lost two at the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic in Houston. The Tigers finished the weekend with a hard fought 5-4 defeat to 10th ranked Texas Tech. Senior pitcher Hunter Newman suffered the loss when he deflected the game-winning hit in the bottom of the ninth inning. Coach Paul Mainieri…:
Cut 16 (20) “for us”
On Friday, LSU lost to top ranked TCU and beat Baylor on Saturday.

UL-Lafayette fell in extra innings Sunday to Southern Miss 15-11 and the Ragin Cajuns failed to complete the weekend sweep. Louisiana Tech rallied to sweep Wichita State following a 12-10 win on Sunday. The Bulldogs are now 11-1 on the season. ULM fell to Alabama on the road, 10-3 in the series finale.

More in college baseball, UNO finished sweeping Alcorn State yesterday as the PRivateers pick up a 7-6 victory. Tulane got hammered by West Virginia 18-5 but clinched the series with wins Friday and Saturday. Southeastern got the sweep of Troy after a 5-4 win Sunday.

Beginning today, 48 teams vying for 12 state titles are in southwest Louisiana for the 2017 LHSAA boys’ state basketball tournament. Before the split playoffs between select and non-select schools, 28 teams competed for 7 titles. Eric Zartler with the Lake Charles Convention and Visitors Bureau says they are ready for all those extra games..:
Cut 13 (08) “ready to roll”
Zartler says with 20 extra teams this year, everyone is excited for Marsh Madness.

In the NBA, the Pelicans got the win over the Lakers on Sunday, 105-97. It was the first win in five games for DeMarcus Cousins with the Pels and he had 26 points before fouling out. Anthony Davis added 31 points.