6:45 LRN Sportscast

LSU will face Coastal Carolina in a best-of-three championship series for the College World Series title. The Chanticleers have won 26-straight and have only lost one three game series all year. A Cinderella to some, LSU coach Jay Johnson knows not to underestimate this Coastal program…

Cut 16 (20) “…program traits.”

Johnson lost to the Chanticleers in his first ever College World Series Appearance with Arizona in the 2016 CWS championship series- the same season Coastal Carolina upset LSU in the Baton Rouge Super Regional. Game one is set for 6:00 tomorrow night.

ULM announced the discontinuation of its women’s tennis program earlier this week. Warhawks Athletics Director John Hartwell says the cut was not in preparation for revenue sharing in college athletics…

Cut 13 (09)  “…and expenditues.”

Hartwell added the university does not plan to include any of its current budget in revenue sharing. ULM will continue to offer N-I-L opportunities through collectives and has investigated donor-supported revenue sharing in the future.

ESPN recently named Louisiana Tech as a leading candidate to join the Sun Belt Conference as Texas State is a rumored favorite to receive a Pac-12 invitation. Tech’s location and conference rivalries make it an enticing candidate but Dave Schultz of the Locked On Sun Belt Podcast is hearing different…

Cut 19 (16) “…T-V market.”