LSU baseball and softball won big over U-L Lafayette last night. At Alex Box Stadium, the Tigers scored nine runs in the first inning and went on to beat the Cajuns 17 to four in seven innings. Jared Jones hit a grand slam to cap off the nine run first inning.
LSU softball spotted the Cajuns a four-run lead and then scored 11 unanswered runs to win 11-4.
Former Lafayette Christian football star Ju’Juan Johnson is spending spring practice at LSU at quarterback. Johnson started at LSU as a defensive back, moved to running back and now he’s at Q-B. Offensive coordinator Joe Sloan is impressed with his skill level…
Big win for Nicholls baseball last night as the Colonels upset 13th ranked Southern Miss eight to five in Biloxi. Nicholls grabbed the lead with a four-run seventh inning and Cole Poirrer from St. Amant High School pitched the final 2.1 innings for the save.
In Ruston, Louisiana Tech rallied back from a three-run deficit to beat Grambling 14 to six at the Love Shack. Garrison Berkley hit his third homer in the past two games and Coach Lane Burroughs says it’s good to see the left fielder swing the bat well…
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Tech will host Kennesaw State this weekend, while Grambling is at Jackson State.