LSU is ranked number one in this week’s D-1 baseball poll and the Tigers open up a two-game midweek series against North Dakota State tonight. The Tigers the SEC with 34 doubles and first baseman Jared Jones has six of them. Aaron Fitt from D-1 baseball says he’s expecting a big season from Jones…

Cut 17 (20) “…terrifying prescence”

LSU’s hitters should be able to feast on North Dakota State pitching over the next two days. The Bison have a team ERA of 11.10.

ULM is at third ranked Arkansas this afternoon. Louisiana Tech hosts Nicholls for a midweek series starting at 6 PM. The Colonels have lost five in a row, while the Bulldogs dropped a weekend series to Memphis.

The McNeese men’s basketball team finished off the regular season last night with a 95 to 64 win over Stephen F Austin. Cowboys Coach Will Wade led McNeese to its first win in Nacogdoches in 23 years…

Cut 20 (18) “…the Southland Tournament”

McNeese will be the top seed in the Southland Tournament in Lake Charles.

Northwestern State is the four seed and has a first round bye after beating UIW 73 to 57. Second year Demons head coach Rick Cabrera said on ESPN-plus they finally put two halves together…

Cut 29 (14) “…we did”

Southeastern Louisiana and Nicholls both lost yesterday. Grambling lost its third straight, falling to Bethune Cookman 78 to 71.