11:40 LRN Sportscast

The top ranked LSU baseball team begins a three-game series tonight at Auburn. The Tigers are 15-and-5 in the SEC and they lead the West division, while Auburn is 9-and-12, tied for fourth place. LSU Coach Jay Johnson says Auburn is another great opponent…
cut 17 (06) “…great challenge”
Auburn has struggled on the mound this season. They have a team ERA of 7.47 in SEC games. First pitch tonight is at 6 PM.

Alabama needs a new head baseball coach as Brad Bohannon was fired yesterday amid a gambling probe. Bohannon scratched his starting pitcher an hour prior to the start of last Friday’s LSU game. There are reports Bohannon communicated with a person who put a large bet down on the game, which saw very little action across the country. The Tide played with an interim coach last night and defeated fifth ranked Vanderbilt 11 to 2.

The 24th ranked Ragin Cajuns softball team won its fourth straight Sun Belt Championship as they defeated ULM five to one last night. U-L Lafayette is 20-2 in league play and they’ve won 19 Sun Belt Championships in program history.

The Ragin Cajuns baseball team is tied for sixth place in the Sun Belt as they get ready to host ULM, who is in next to last place. U-L Coach Matt Deggs team is 11-10 in conference play….
cut 20 (15) “….you stop”
ULM is looking to snap a five-game Sun Belt losing streak.

Louisiana Tech is 11-and-10 in Conference USA play and hosts UAB, who is just 5-and-16 in league play.

Grambling is at Texas Southern this weekend in a battle for first place in the SWAC Western Division.