A six run second inning last night helped LSU defeat Lamar 10-4. Nick Coomes and Josh Smith hit back-to-back home runs to start the rally. Lamar made it 6-4 in the fourth inning, but got no closer as Austin Bain, Nick Bush, Zach Hess and Hunter Newman all pitched well out of the bullpen. The Tigers are at Kentucky this Saturday. The Wildcats lead the SEC East with a 10-5 record.

In action tonight, Southeastern Louisiana is visiting the Ragin Cajuns. UL Lafayette blanked Tulane one to nothing last night. Louisiana Tech won a thriller over McNeese State last night. The Bulldogs scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth for an eight to seven win. Tonight the Bulldogs are at Little Rock. and Tulane hosts Southern Miss.

In softball action….16th ranked LSU ended a four game losing streak with a five to two win over Northwestenr State. The Tigers are 33-12 and ranked 16th in the ESPN.com-USA Softball. UL Lafayette is ranked 18th.

Former LSU basketball coach Johnny Jones has a new job. Jones has accepted an assistant coaching job at Nevada. Eric Musselman is the head coach of the Wolfpack and he served as an assistant for Jones in the 2014-15 seasons. Former LSU Tiger Ronald Dupree is also an assistant at Nevada.

Junior college combo guard Daryl Edwards has signed a national letter of intent with LSU. He shot 47-percent from three at Northwest Florida State College a year ago and averaged nearly 14 points a game. Edwards chose the Tigers over Iowa State, Utah and UNLV.