LSU senior second baseman Jared Foster is back with the Tigers baseball team. He was reinstated after he won an appeal that restored his eligibility. Foster was ruled academically ineligible for the rest of the season last week, but he was allowed back on the team thanks to an obscure NCAA rule that was uncovered. Foster says he’s appreciative for his second chance….
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Foster is expected to be at second base tomorrow night when the Tigers visit South Carolina.

Today at the SWAC Baseball Touranment…Grambling State beat Alabama A-and-M eight to three. Grambling scored four runs in the first inning and catcher Roger Diaz had three hits and drove in three runs. Southern banged out 15 hits in a 10-5 win over Jakcson State. J’Markus George pitched eight innings, allowing three earned runs and striking out ten for the win.

Pelicans General Manager Dell Demps has a big decision to make as he looks for a new head coach. Demps believes the head coaching opening New Orleans is an attractive one….
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Demps and the Pelicans front office is looking to build on last season’s campaign, which saw New Orleans win 45 games and reach the playoffs for the first time since 2011.

According to CBS-Sports Jon Rothstein, LSU and Houston have agreed to a four-year home and home series in basketball. The two teams will play each other on December 13th in Houston.

Last night in college baseball…LSU thumped UNO nine to one, Nicholls State won its ninth straight as they defeated U-L Lafayette five to four, thanks to a walk-off home run by Seth Stevens. And Louisiana Tech hit two grand slams in a 13-8 win over Northwestern State.