4:45 LRN Sportscast

The LSU baseball team faces the Georgia Bulldogs tonight in game one of the final SEC series of the regular season. The Tigers have lost their last two series and have fallen from the top spot in the polls to fifth. An ineffective bullpen has been the main culprit, but former LSU Tiger pitcher Rick Greene says there’s still potential for this group to get its act straight…
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The bullpen might not be needed tonight as Paul Skenes starts on the mound for LSU. He’s 10-and-1 with a 1.69 ERA. First pitch is at 5 PM.

LSU football announces Louisiana native and two-time All-Southland Conference defensive back Andre Sam has signed with the Tigers. Sam was at Marshall last season where he had 53 tackles, 5.5 tackles for a loss and an interception. At McNeese, Sam had 179 tackles and five interceptions in four years with the Cowboys. Sam played his high school ball at Iowa.

The Ragin Cajuns are at Southern Miss tonight. The Golden Eagles are co-leaders in the Sun Belt and U-L Lafayette is three games back. Coach Matt Deggs says his team isn’t phased by playing on the road…
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First pitch at Pete Taylor Park is at 6 PM.