The 19th ranked LSU Tigers scored six runs in the bottom of the 9th for a stunning 9-7 walk off victory over the Tennessee Volunteers. Daniel Cabrera set off a wild celebration at home plate with a three-run bomb into the right field bleachers..
Cut 19 (05) “…my life”
LSU is 9-6 in the SEC, one game back of West leader Arkansas.
Grambling State scored seven runs in the final inning of a seven inning contest to shock Arkansas Pine Bluff 10-9. Cameron Shannon’s bases loaded clearing double ended the game and earned the Tigers a hard fought split of a doubleheader.
The Ragin Cajuns swept Appalachian State in Boone, North Carolina to move to 8-7 in the Sun Belt. UL Lafayette has won five in a row. But the Cajuns couldn’t gain any ground on first place Little Rock as the Trojans swept ULM.
25th ranked Louisiana Tech ended a three-game losing streak by beating Charlotte 10-6. The Diamond Dogs scored six runs in the first inning, plenty for Logan Bailey who won his sixth game.
The Pelicans are up 1-0 in their playoff series with Portland after beating the Trail Blazers 97-95 on their home floor on Saturday night. New Orleans made life tough on Portland’s top scorer Damien Lilliard, who was just 6-of-23 from the field. Pels Coach Alvin Gentry says his guys bought into the game plan…
Cut 16 (13) “…I could tell you that”
Game 2 is tomorrow night and then the series will shift to New Orleans for Games 3 and 4 on Thursday and Saturday.
LSU Quarterbacks threw for a lot of yards in a scrimmage on Saturday that worked on third down situations. Myles Brennan led the way and threw for 415 yards.
At Louisiana Tech’s spring game, Willie Baker had a sack and a half, Cee Jay Powell caught 7 passes for 73 yards, but quarterback J’Mar Smith was just 13 of 34 for 113 yards and Westin Elliot threw two interceptions.