It’s opening day for college baseball and Paul Mainieri begins his 12th season as the head coach of the LSU Tigers. Tonight the Bayou Bengals host Notre Dame. Mainieri says opening day always brings out some anxiety, because there are a lot of unknowns…
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LSU has a new weekend rotation as Caleb Gilbert is the Friday night starter, followed by Zack Hess and Todd Peterson.

In other action, the Ragin Cajuns are at 21st ranked Texas. UL-Lafayette missed out on the postseason last year as they struggled at the plate, hitting only .266 as a team.

Louisiana Tech begins the season on the west coast, with a four-game series against Pepperdine. ULM Hosts Eastern Illinois.

Also, McNeese State hosts Witchita State and Nicholls State hosts Stony Brook.

The Ragin Cajuns improved 12-1 in the Sun Belt with a 73-63 win over Texas State. Byrce Washington had 19 point sand 10 rebounds, his 11th double-double of the season. Frank Bartley added 18 points and Johathan Stove chipped in with 15 points.

ULM won its 3rd straight Sun Belt game as they topped UT Arlington 84-71. Michael Ertel ahd 20 points, while Sam McDaniel had 19. The Warhawks are 6-7 in the Sun Belt.

Louisiana Tech’s Anthony Duruji had 21 points as the Bulldogs beat UAB 73-60. The Bulldogs started strong as they went on a 24-9 run in the first half and held on for the 13 point victory. Tech is now 7-7 in Conference USA. They have one more home game tomorrow night against Middle Tennessee.

LSU hosts Missouri tomorrow. Mizzou has won five straight. Tip-off is at 1:00