6:45 LRN Sportscast

It was a successful start to the Jay Johnson era as the LSU Tigers set a record for most runs in a three-game series by crossing the plate 51 times in a sweep over Maine. The Bayou Bengals beat the Black Bears 21-6 yesterday as Brady Jobert homered and drove in four runs.

The Ragin Cajuns took two of three from 14th ranked U-C Irvine. U-L won five to three on Sunday. Carson Roccaforte had a two-two run single in the eighth inning and the Cajuns pitching staff held the Anteaters to five hits.

Nicholls beat Missouri nine to eight yesterday to salvage a game in the series.

With four games left in the regular season, the LSU men’s basketball team is 7-and-7 in the SEC and tied with four other teams for fifth place. The Fighting Tigers let one get away on Saturday as they fell to South Carolina 77-75, despite a 14 point lead in the first half. Coach Will Wades…
Cut 16 (22) “…these out.”

The 11th ranked LSU women’s basketball team moved into sole possession of second place in the SEC as the Lady Tigers topped 17th ranked Florida 66-61 in front of 13-thousand fans in the Maravich Center. Alexis Morris had 20 points, while Autumn Newby added 13 points for LSU who is 23-4 on the season.

After beating UTSA 95-71 on Saturday, the Louisiana Tech men’s team is tied with UAB for second place in the West Division of Conference USA. The Bulldogs will visit division leader North Texas on Saturday, but Coach Eric Konkol says they first have to worry about Rice on Thursday…
cut 20 (18) “…..on Thursday”