It was a tough weekend in Mobile for the Cajuns baseball team as they were swept by South Alabama. The Jaguars completed the sweep by winning a doubleheader yesterday. U-L Lafayette was held to five runs during the three-game series and fall into a first-place tie with Little Rock in the West Division.

ULM won its series versus Little Rock as they defeated the Trojans five to four in ten innings yesterday. Ryan Humeniuk started a walk-off celebration with an RBI double.

Tonight the Warhawks are in Baton Rouge to face the struggling LSU Tigers. Freshman Will Hellmers will start for the Tigers. He’s 5-and-1 with a 3.46 ERA. Coach Paul Mainieri was asked about using Hellmers as a starter in SEC games…
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The Louisiana Tech baseball team holds steady in the D-1 and the USA Today Coaches Poll. D-1 Baseball has the Bulldogs ranked 14th, while the coaches have Tech ranked 15th after splitting an emotional and hard-fought series with Southern Miss. La Tech hosts Marshall for a four-game series starting on Friday. The Thundering Herd are 6-and-22 on the season.

In the final Stats Perform FCS Top 25 poll, Southeastern Louisiana is ranked 20th and Nicholls 23rd. Lions quarterback Cole Kelley has been named a finalist for the Walter Payton Award, which goes to teh top offensive player in the F-C-S. The former Teurlings Catholic star leads the nation in passing yards and had 18 passing touchdowns and seven rushing touchdowns.

Ouachita football coach Jeff Fitzgerald has stepped down to become the area director for Fellowship of Christian Athletes in northeastern Louisiana. His record was 45-40 in eight seasons.

The Pelicans host Nets tonight at the Smoothie King Center, looking to snap a three-game losing streak.