6:45 LRN Sportscast Feb 19

According to 24-7 sports, LSU’s 2020 recruiting class is ranked number one in the country after receiving a commitment from four-star Texas defensive end Alec Bryant. Bryant is at Shadow Creek High in Pearland, Texas and this past season he recorded 18 tackles for a loss and eight sacks as his team finished as a state runner-up in Class 5-A. LSU’s 2020 class features 11 commitments, four of them are defensive linemen.

Because of the chance of storms in the Baton Rouge area tonight, the number one ranked LSU baseball team has moved up first pitch to 4 Pm for today’s game against Southeastern Louisiana. The Tigers are sending another freshman right-hander to the mound as Cole Henry will make his collegiate debut.

Freshman hurler Jaden Hill, who started in the win over Air Force on Sunday was named SEC Freshman of the Week as he gave up one run over five innings and struck out eight.

The LSU basketball team has moved up six spots in both polls. They are ranked 13th by the Associated and 15th in the coaches poll. When you look at the Tigers NCAA Tournament projections, most of the bracketologists have LSU as a three-seed. The Tigers begin a three-game homestand on Wednesday when they host Florida.

Last night in college basketball…Prairie View A-and-M dribbled past Grambling 92-87, while Mississippi Valley State upended Southern 70-59.

Louisiana Tech’s DaQuan Bracey is the Conference USA Player of the Week. The junior guard from Baltimore had a career-high 28 points in a win over UTEP on Thursday and then scored 23 points on Saturday in a win over Texas San Antonio. Day-Day shot 62-percent from the field in those two games. The Bulldogs are 7-and-7 in league play and they’ll host North Texas on Saturday at 7 PM. Tech is undefeated at home this year.