11:40 LRN Sportscast

Wofford faces a big test in trying to defeat LSU on Friday in the Chapel Hill Regional. Terriers Baseball Coach J-J Edwards says his players understand the challenge…
Cut 20 (14) “…slow them down.”
Wofford won six games in five days to win the Southern Conference Tournament and receive an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. They rank second in country in runs per game, as they average 10 runs a contest.

Saturday Down South reports Southern Cal has tried to back out of its season opening football game against LSU in Las Vegas. Trojans Coach Lincoln Riley reportedly does not want to play in the game with USC moving into the Big 10 and they playing a tough schedule with road games at Michigan and Washington. USC will also Notre Dame this year.

Nicholls has arrived in Corvallis, Oregon for its regional game against U-C Irvine on Friday afternoon. Coach Mike Silva says the Anteaters have a loaded pitching staff and a dynamic line-up…
Cut 18 (20) “…steal bags.”
Nicholls-UC Irvine game is at 3 PM in Corvallis. AT 8 PM central time, Oregon State faces Tulane. The Green Wave have won eight of their last nine and they are 7-and-7 against teams that have made the NCAA Tournament.

Louisiana Tech Forward Daniel Batcho says he’s returning next season. The Texas Tech transfer was the Conference USA Player of the Year after averaging 15 points a game last season. Batcho says his goal is to lead the Bulldogs into the NCAA Tournament.

Stephen F Austin is back in the Southland after spending the last three years in the WAC. The Southland has revised its football schedule for 2024.