4:45 LRN Sportscast April 16

The LSU baseball team can clinch its second straight SEC series victory with a win tonight over the Gamecocks. The Tigers took the opening game of the series last night as Landon Marceaux struck out a career-high 12 hitters in a five to one win.

Louisiana Tech begins a huge Conference USA series tonight at home against Southern Miss. The Bulldogs are looking to stay in first place in the West Division.

Southern and Grambling will meet in tomorrow’s Bayou Classic. It’s only the second time the two schools have played football against each other in Shreveport. 1973 was the other time.

In tomorrow’s LSU spring game, Max Johnson will get the first snap at quarterback with the first team. But Coach Ed Orgeron says a depth chart at Q-B has not been established…
cut 18 (13) “…very very talented”
Myles Brennan, TJ Finley and Garrett Nussmeier are all expected to get snaps with the first team.

Coach Will Wade announced today that Xavier Pinson is officially an LSU Tiger as he’s transferring in after spending the last three years at Missouri. Last season he averaged nearly 14 points and three assists a game. Wade and his staff are scouring the transfer portal looking for players after losing four guys early to the NBA draft….
cut 20 (20) “…where you fit”

Starting Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball says he plans to play tonight after missing the last four games when New Orleans visits the Washington Wizards. Ball ahs been sidelined with a strained left hip flexor. New Orleans is 25 and 30, two games back of San Antonio for 10th place in the Western Conference and the final spot for the play-in tournament.