LSU has moved up to number one in D-1 Baseball’s Top 25 ranking. The 11-and-1 Tigers are ranked ahead of Tennessee who is undefeated on the season. D-1 baseball’s Aaron Fitt on why LSU has a slight edge over the defending national champs…
And it looks like the Tigers have a lead off man. Freshman left fielder Derek Curiel got on base 21 times in 30 trips during the four games in Texas. Tonight, the Tigers host North Dakota State.
In other action tonight, ULM is at third ranked Arkansas. The Warhawks are coming off a series loss to Missouri State. Louisiana Tech hosts Nicholls for a midweek series starting tonight at 6 PM. The Colonels have lost five in a row, while the Bulldogs dropped a weekend series to Memphis.
The McNeese men’s basketball team finished off the regular season with a resounding 95 to 64 win over Stephen F Austin last night. It was the ninth straight win for the Cowboys, who also snapped a 14-game losing streak to the Lumberjacks. The Pokes will not play again until next Tuesday in the semifinal round of the Southland Tournament.
Nicholls is a three-seed in the Southland Tourney despite last night’s 63-53 loss to Lamar. Northwestern State is a four seed and has a first-round bye. The Demons beat UIW 73 to 57 yesterday as Micah Thomas had 19 points.
Southeastern is a six seed and the Lions lost last night to Texas Rio Grande Valley 77 to 76.
Yesterday as the LHSAA girls basketball tournament, Lakeview, Arcadia, Summerfield, Simpson and Sacred Heart of New Orleans were winners in semifinal action. In Lakeview’s 48 to 44 win over Midland, Timberlyn Washington had 23 points for the Lady Gators.