The number one ranked LSU baseball team completed a sweep of the Missouri Tigers with a six to five, 10-inning victory to finish out the regular season schedule at Alex Box Stadium. Jake Fraley had the winning hit, as Conner Hale scored from third base.
Hale led the Tigers at the plate on Sunday. He had three hits, drove in two runs and scored twice. Coach Paul Mainieri on the LSU Sports Radio Network says the senior from Florida has had a special season…
cut 18 (15) “…tough pitcher”
The Tigers have a two-game lead in the loss column over Vanderbilt for the overall lead in the SEC.
Southeastern Louisiana’s magic number to clinch a Southland Conference regular season title is at one as the Lions clobbered Central Arkansas 11-5 yesterday.
Brenn Conrad delivered a two-out, two-run single in the 8th inning as the Ragin Cajuns edged South Alabama three to two on Sunday. The Cajuns improved to 31-and-19 overall, 15-and-11 in conference play.
Keelin Rasch was 5-for-5 at the plate as ULM beat Arkansas Little Rock six to one. Brandon Bell threw six shutout innings to earn the victory.
Louisiana Tech scored five runs in the final three innings, but lost to Old Dominion six to five yesterday as they were swept in Norfolk, Virginia.
The Conference USA meetings begin today. Louisiana Tech will push to have the 2015 men’s and women’s basketball tournament to be held in Shreveport-Bossier City.
Also, former Louisiana Tech men’s basketball coach Michael White was introduced today as the new head coach at Florida.
LSU and UL Lafayette have found out they are hosting regionals in the NCAA Softball Tournament. The Tigers will welcome, Texas Southern, Nebraska and Arizona State to Baton Rouge. The Cajuns have Weber State, Mississippi State and Baylor coming to Lamson Park.