LSU pitcher Paul Skenes will go for his ninth win of the season tomorrow when the Tigers visit Auburn to begin a three-game series. Former LSU baseball star and now analyst on the SEC Network, Todd Walker, says Skenes was a good pitcher at Air Force last season, now he’s one of the best in the country…
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Skenes has made 11 starts and he’s 8-1 with a 1.93 ERA. Skenes leads the nation with 124 strikeouts in 65.1 innings and he’s only walked 12.

In college baseball last night, ULM scored seven runs in the first inning and went on to run Alcorn State 17 to 4. Matt Abshire hit a grand slam. The Warhawks host the Cajuns this weekend.

Todd Garvin is the 14th head football coach in West Monroe history. The former long-time assistant of the Rebels takes the job at West Monroe after leading the Ouachita Parish football program the last two seasons. Garvin is a West Monroe native and a former Ouachita Lions quarterback. He played baseball at ULM.

LSU women’s basketball star Angel Reese said during an appearance on the Jennifer Hudson Show that she now has security detail. Reese says she appreciates the love she’s been receiving from the fans since winning a national championship, but it’s become so intense that she needs security to attend class or go to the grocery store.

Louisiana Tech men’s basketball announces six-foot-eight wing player Jordan Transfer is transferring in from Baylor. Turner has spent last four seasons with the Bears, but only appeared in 32 games. Turner is one of six players who has transferred to Tech this offseason.