Because of the rain a lot of teams are playing doubleheaders tomorrow, including the LSU baseball team, who will start its series against South Carolina at 1 PM tomorrow and then play game two at 6:30. LSU starting pitcher Casan Evans has been ruled out. It’s the second weekend in a row, he will not pitch after experiencing arm discomfort last weekend in Starkville.
The Ragin Cajuns also made the decision to play a doubleheader tomorrow. Game one of the double dip will start following Jonathan Lucroy’s jersey retirement ceremony, which is scheduled for 2 PM.
ULM will begin a doubleheader tomorrow at 1 PM against 12th ranked Southern Miss.
Southeastern Louisiana and Lamar are tied for first place in the Southland and the Lions and Cardinals will begin their series tomorrow at 1:05 PM. Nicholls and UNO will play a doubleheader beginning at 3 tomorrow. McNeese and Stephen F Austin will also play two starting at 3 tomorrow.
Grambling and Florida A-and-M were supposed to begin a series on Friday, but they will play a doubleheader on Saturday. The two games will be played at Louisiana Tech at one clock and the final game of the series will be played Sunday on Grambling’s campus.
Louisiana Tech is in Dallas for a three game series against Dallas Baptist. Both teams are tied for third place in Conference USA. Bulldogs Senior catcher Matt Houston has been on a hot streak over his last several games. Houston hit two home runs earlier this week against ULM, and Coach Lane Burroughs says that he has earned the opportunity to become an everyday player.
Rain has also postponed softball tournaments…the LHSAA softball semifinals are tomorrow and championship games will be Saturday. In the Southland Tournament in Lake Charles…Northwestern State tries to avoid elimination when they take on Stephen F Austin at 11 AM and McNeese meets Nicholls in a winner’s bracket game.