4:45 LRN Sportscast

The LSU baseball team will take a five-game winning streak into its series against sixth ranked Georgia after beating Tulane last night 13 to six. Following the game, Coach Jay Johnson provided an update on starting pitcher Casan Evans, who has missed the last two weekends after experiencing arm soreness..

Cut 19 (19) “…ready to go”

LSU will need to win at least four games over the next two weekends, against Georgia and Florida, to put themselves in position for an at-large bid for the NCAA Tournament.

The Ragin Cajuns are a bubble team and they suffered a bad loss last night to UNO, falling the Privateers nine to six in ten innings. U-L Lafayette visits Appalachian State this weekend. The Mountaineers are 15-9 in the Sun Belt.

 

A power forward from Brazil who professionally plays for a team in Israel has committed to the LSU Tigers. Twenty-three-year-old Marcio Santos reportedly chose LSU over Kentucky. He’s averaging seven points, four rebounds a game and he can knock down shots from the perimeter.

Coach Will Wade just told Jon Rothstein from C-B-S that they plan to sign several international players…

Cut 29 (29) “…to us”

Wade also says despite having just two players publicly committed, they have secured commitments from seven to eight guys who plan to play at LSU next season.