11:40 LRN Sportscast May 21

LSU begins play in the SEC Baseball Tournament tonight seeking the school’s 13th tournament title. LSU has won six of the past 11 SEC Tournament crowns. Pitcher Zack Hess says the team is looking forward to having more success in Hoover, Alabama…
cut 17 (17) “…make a run”
Cole Henry will start tonight’s game against South Carolina. He hasn’t pitched in a month because of elbow soreness. If LSU loses tonight, they are done for the SEC Tournament.

U-L Lafayette and ULM are in today’s single elimination round of the Sun Belt Tournament. The Cajuns face Appalachian State in Conway, South Carolina. While the Warhawks will take on South Alabama. ULM senior Chad Bell leads the Sun Belt with 18 home runs.

LSU Basketball Coach Will Wade has landed his first big time recruit since he was re-instated. The school has received papers from Alabama five-star prospect Trendon Watford of Mountain Brook High in Birmingham. He’s rated as the fourth best power forward in the nation by 24-7 sports.

LSU cornerback Kelvin Jospeh entered the NCAA Transfer portal and then took his name out. His father Kelvin Joseph Senior has reportedly said his son is not going anywhere. The four-star recruit out of Scotlandville played in 11 games last season as a freshman and he’ll compete with Derek Stingley for playing time at cornerback this upcoming season.

The Saints offseason program known as O-T-As begins today. The Black and Gold will use this time to build depth at wide receiver. Hopefully Cameron Meredith is healthy this season after catching only nine passes last year. The defensive line is a question mark as well. Defensive end Alex Okafor signed with Kansas City and defensive tackle Tyeler Davison is now with the Falcons and Sheldon Rankins is still recovering from a torn Achilles.