Rain and lightening have pushed back the start of the Baton Rouge Regional. LSU and Utah Valley have been waiting since two o’ clock to play. When they do play, Jared Poche will be on the mound for the Tigers. The junior lefthander from Lutcher has allowed four earned runs in his last three starts. Coach Paul Mainieri calls Poche the ultimate competitor…
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Poche faces a Wolverine line-up that has eight hitters who are batting .296 or higher.

They are also waiting out the weather in Lafayette. The first game of that regional, Arizona versus Sam Houston State has yet to start. They hope to begin play at 5:30 at the Tigue. UL-Lafayette versus Princeton is the scheduled second game of the day.

Louisiana Tech is making its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 29 years tonight as the Bulldogs take on Cal State Fullerton at 6:30 PM. The Bulldogs do have some postseason experience on their coaching staff. Assistant Coach Jake Wells was part of Mississippi State’s coaching staff that went to the College World Series in 2013. Tech Head coach Greg Goff says it’s comforting to have Wells on his staff for this situation…
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La Tech will start lefthander Phillip Diehl on the mound. He’s 5-and-5 with a 4.70 ERA.

The LSU softball team will try to play again tonight in Oklahoma City at the Women’s College World Series. Their game last night against Michigan was rained out and they’ll attempt to play again at 8:30.