The Fighting Tigers baseball team won their ninth straight last night as they defeated Northwestern State seven to two. The top of the order was very good for LSU. Lead-off man Antoine Duplantis had three hits and the number two hitter, Jake Fraley, had a couple of RBIs. Jesse Stallings was the winning pitcher with two innings of relief.

UL Lafayette pounded UNO 17-4. It’s the first time the Cajuns have scored 17 runs since March 2014. Stefan Trosclair had three hits, drove in three and scored three times.

Nicholls upset 11th ranked Tulane two to nothing to sweep the season series. Adam Tarver struck out four in three innings to get the win.

In the latest NCAA Division one RPIs….LSU is 12, UL Lafayette is 20th, Tulane is 30th, Southeastern is 36th, Northwestern 40th and Louisiana Tech is 46.

The SWAC Tournament gets underway today in New Orleans at Wesley Barrow Stadium. At noon Grambling takes on Jackson State, while Southern battles Alabama State tonight.

LSU Football Coach Les Miles announces his coaching staff will hold “Satellite Camps” in north and south Louisiana during the first week of June. Miles says the new NCAA rule on satellite camps allow LSU to partner with instate schools to host these camps, which should benefit the likes of UL Lafayette, Louisiana Tech, Southeastern and other Louisiana schools….
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The first camp will take place June 2nd in Bossier City.

In the NBA…the 76ers won the draft lottery, so Philadelphia will have the first opportunity to select former LSU standout Ben Simmons. The Pelicans have the sixth pick. Last season, Sacramento selected Willie Cauley-Stein from Kentucky with the sixth pick.