6:45 LRN Sportscast

LSU will begin their College World Series run tomorrow versus third-ranked Arkansas. The Tigers took the regular season series at home against the Razorbacks, but playing at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha will be a new challenge. LSU has averaged over ten runs a game this postseason and coach Jay Johnson says the Tigers can produce no matter what field they’re on…

Cut 16 (19) “…throughout the year.”

Starting on the mound against the Tigers will be Razorbacks ace Zach Root. Root has 119 K’s on the season and allowed just five hits and two runs through six innings in a 5-to-4 extra inning loss to the Tigers earlier this year.

First pitch is set for 6:00

Four-star offensive tackle Emanuel Tucker out of New Albany, Mississippi committed to LSU. The 6-foot-7 285-pound recruit chose the Tigers over Ole Miss Mississippi State and others. He joins LSU’s 2026 class currently ranked second in the country by On3.com

ULM announced it will be hiring Bossier City native Ford Pemberton as its new head baseball coach. Pemberton spent the last two seasons with Memphis as the Tigers’ hitting coach and recruiting coordinator. Pemberton says he’ll start his tenure in Monroe by building a quality staff…

Cut 19 (19) “…of people.”

The LSU women’s basketball team will be visiting Duke as part of the ACC/SEC challenge next season. Both teams are coming off Elite Eight appearances and will face off at Cameron indoor Stadium Thursday, December 4.