The seventh-ranked LSU baseball team will open the 2021 season tomorrow as they host Air Force. LSU has a lot of experienced pitchers, but the infield is inexperienced.  Freshman Will Hellmers could get the start at third base.  Hellmers was recruited as a pitcher out of Jesuit High School in New Orleans, but Mainieri says he’s got a good glove and also brings an edge to the field.

Cut 20 (20) “(chuckles)”

Southeastern Louisiana will host the 2021 Southland Conference baseball tournament at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field from May 26th to the 29th.  The neighborhood ballpark has led the conference in per-game attendance each of the last six seasons.  It will be the second time Southeastern serves as the site of the conference tournament, previously hosting in 2004.

Due to ongoing travel restrictions brought on by this week’s weather conditions, both basketball series for Louisiana Tech versus Middle Tennessee have been postponed.  This series was already pushed back a day in hopes of allowing the games to be played.  Next up for the men’s team will be hosting Rice on February 26-27th.  The women will be at Rice on the same dates.

The Nicholls State Colonels will begin their 2021 spring football season tonight as they host Lincoln University of Missouri at 6 p.m.  Nicholls will be looking to improve its 22-26 all-time record in season openers after a loss at Kansas State in 2019.  Coming off of two-straight Southland Conference championships, Nicholls was picked to repeat as champs in the spring season.

The Northwestern State football team has not played a game in 457 days and now the Demons will have to wait even longer, as Saturday’s season opener against Lamar has been postponed because of snow and ice-covered roads in Louisiana and Texas.  The game has been rescheduled for March 27th.  The Demons will now open the spring season against Nicholls on March 6th.