16:45 Sportscast, March 24th, 2017

The LSU Baseball team has arrived at the field in Gainesville as the Tigers are set to face Florida in a three game series. The pitching match-up for tonight is Alex Lange versus Florida right-hander Alex Faedo. Both are considered top prospects in this year’s Major League Baseball draft. LSU right fielder Greg Deichmann says runs will probably be at a premium tonight…:
Cut 18 (09) “be a blowout”
The last time LSU went to Gainesville, Florida swpet the Tigers in a three-game series in 2014.

The New Orleans Pelicans are all set for their game tonight against the Rockets in Houston. DeMarcus Cousins is coming off a monster 41 point, 17 rebound game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night, and the Pels have now won three straight and five of their last 6. The Rockets have won three straight at the Toyota Center.

Michigan defensive end Taco Charlton and Youngstown State’s Derek Rivers are scheduled to visit New Orleans for pre-draft visits. Charlton revealed the visit to reporters at Michigan’s Pro Day today. Rivers’ agency appeared to confirm his visit by retweeting a report by NFL Draft Diamonds. Both players are pass rushers who could compete for the defensive end spot opposite Pro Bowl end Cameron Jordan,

LSU defensive lineman Isaiah Washington will miss the rest of spring practice after being ruled ineligible, a source told The Advocate on Thursday. Washington, a redshirt sophomore from New Orleans, fell below the minimum number of courses needed to remain eligible for this semester.

No. 15 UL-Lafayette will look to win its fifth straight weekend series of the season as the squad continues conference play with a three-game series at Troy.

Louisiana Tech is set to return to conference action with a three away game series against Charlotte kicking off this afternoon.

ULM will continue its four-game homestand this weekend welcoming Little Rock in the Warhawks’ first Sun Belt Conference series of the season.