Before Sunday’s game against Alabama, LSU baseball Coach Paul Mainieri called it a must win after losing the night before. The Tigers are on the bubble when it comes to making the NCAA Tournament and a series loss to Alabama, who has the worst , would not have been good for their tournament resume. Nick Bush pitched six strong innings and Daniel Cabrera drove in four runs. The Tigers are now 14-13 in the SEC heading into the final series at Auburn. The coach says a series victory against Auburn should be enough to receive an at-large bid…
cut 20 (17) “…hasn’t ”

Louisiana Tech took two of three from 9th ranked Southern Miss. The Bulldogs are in third place in the Conference USA standings.

The Saints had a chance to evaluate all of their draft picks this past weekend during a three-day rookie mini-camp. Defensive Coordinator Dennis Allen is excited about first-round pick Marcus Davenport…
Cut 18 (17) “to develop”

The US Supreme Court has ruled that sports betting can happen in every state, not just in Louisiana. But that doesn’t mean sports betting parlors will begin popping up in Louisiana. Legislation that would have asked voters in the fall whether they want to legalize sports betting in Louisiana was defeated in the current regular session.

And the for the eighth time since 2000, the UL Lafayette softball team will compete versus LSU in the Baton Rouge Regional. Houston and Fordham are the other two teams.