Tonight is the SEC opener for the second ranked LSU baseball team as they begin the 30-game conference schedule grind in Starkville against Mississippi State. Tiger pitching leads the nation in strikeouts, but LSU has yet to hit its stride at the plate. They are sixth in the SEC in hitting with a team average of .304. Coach Jay Johnson knew there would be a drop off at the plate after losing Golden Spikes Award winner Dylan Crews…
cut 17 (21) “…to me”
In other action tonight….The Ragin Cajuns are at Arkansas State to begin Sun Belt play. ULM hosts Troy and a scuffling Louisiana Tech team will host Northwestern State for three games at J-C Love Field.

The Saints have signed a couple of wide receivers. Cedric Wilson joins the Black and Gold after spending the last two seasons in Miami. He caught 22 passes last year and had three touchdowns. The Saints have also announced the signing of Stanley Morgan, who is a New Orleans native and a St. Aug alum. He was a special teams standout with the Bengals.

Newly signed linebacker Willie Gay is excited to play with starting linebackers Demario Davis and Pete Werner…
cut 20 (10) “…for sure”

The McNeese State fanbase is excited to see where the men’s basketball team will play in the NCAA Tournament. Jim Gazzolo with the American Press newspaper in Lake Charles says they’ll likely be a 12 or 13 seed. He says Coach Will Wade doesn’t care what the seed is…
cut 16 (04) “…seeded”
The selection show is Sunday at 5 PM.