The LSU Tigers took down one of the best teams in college baseball yesterday to advance into the winner’s bracket of the SEC Tournament. Jared Jones and Tommy White each hit grand slams as the Tigers blanked Kentucky eleven to nothing. Michael Braswell started the scoring with a solo home run on the third pitch of the game and scored three times. Coach Jay Johnson says Braswell is playing to his potential…
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The Tigers will face 10th seeded South Carolina around 4:30 today. The Gamecocks have also won two games in the SEC Tournament, beating Alabama and Arkansas. Thatcher Hurd is set to the start on the mound for LSU today.

It took about four and a half minutes this morning to complete last night’s game that was postponed because of weather between Louisiana Tech and Middle Tennessee. The Bulldogs beat the Blue Raiders eight to two. Coach Lane Burroughs admits he didn’t get much sleep, despite the big lead…
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Reed Smith pitched six innings for his seventh win and Grant Comeaux was four-for-four at the plate and drove in three runs. Tech will play tomorrow at around 12:30 against the winner of today’s game between Sam Houston and Liberty.

The Ragin Cajuns need to win today to stay alive in the Sun Belt Tournament. U-L Lafayette lost Old Dominion seven to three yesterday. They’ll play James Madison this afternoon in an elimination game.

And Lamar eliminated Northwestern State from the southland Tourney.