Junior lefthander Jared Poche starts on the hill this afternoon for the Fighting Tigers, who face Utah Valley to open the Baton Rouge Regional. Coach Paul Mainieri believes Poche’s postseason experience will serve him and the team well today….
cut 17 (22) “….good start”
Poche will face a Utah Valley line-up that has six batters who are hitting .300 or better.

Louisiana Tech will face Cal State Fullerton tonight in the Starkville Regional. The Bulldogs are ending a 29-year postseason drought, while the Titans are in the NCAA Baseball Tournament for a 25th straight season.

The Ragin Cajuns will face Princeton tonight in the opening round of the Lafayette Regional. The Cajuns have played really well at the Tigue this season as they have a 23-and-5 record at home. Princeton is 24-19 on the season and the Tigers are making their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2011.

Tulane is the second-seed in the Oxford Regional and they’ll play Boston College at three PM at Swayze Field. The Green Wave won a regional in Oxford in 2004. They beat former Washington pitcher and two-time Cy Young award winner Tim Lincecum in one of those contests. Today, the Greenies will face righthander Justin Dunn, who has a 1.35 ERA.

At a hearing today in the Will Smith case, off-duty New Orleans police officer Chrstopher Mcgaw testified that Cardell Hayes, the man accused of fatally shooting the former Saints player, said at the scene that he got out of his vehicle armed with a gun. Mcgaw also says Hayes told him that Smith said he had a gun too.

LSU Baseball Head Coach Paul Maineri will start Junior pitcher Jared Poche for the Tiger’s opening NCAA regional game against Utah Valley in Alex Box Stadium. Poche pitched in the College World Series last season. He says he hopes to control himself better this time around as energy levels are high during the postseason…:
Cut 16 (15) “good start”
First pitch is 2pm.

UL Lafayette will face Princeton tonight. The Ragin Cajuns are coming off a Sun Belt Tournament Championship, but Coach Tony Robichaux says a new season starts tonight…:
Cut 20 (15) “of the year “
First pitch is 7pm.

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs’ offense will have a tough task as they face the pitching rich Cal State Fullerton Titans in their opening game of the Starkville Regional today. Head Coach Greg Goff says the Bulldogs have a lot of momentum after hitting .342 in the Conference USA Tournament…:
Cut 18 (12) “their numbers”
First pitch is slated for 6:30.

Southeastern Louisiana will take on Rice tonight in the Baton Rouge regional. The No. 3-seeded Lions are making their second trip to the postseason in three seasons. Sophomore right hander Mac Sceroler will start on the mound.

Tulane takes on Boston College this afternoon in the Oxford Regional. First pitch is 4pm. Top seed Ole Miss faces No. 4 seed Utah in the night game.

Due to weather, the 2016 Women’s College World Series opener between the No. 10 LSU softball team and the No. 2 Michigan Wolverines was moved to today.

Junior left-hander Jared Poche will start on the mound tomorrow when the LSU Tigers begin play in the Baton Rouge Regional against Utah Valley….
cut 30 (08) “….what happens”
Poche is 7-4 on the year with a 3.61 ERA. Utah Valley brings a seven-game winning streak into the regional and they’ve won 11 of their last 13. Wolverines Head Coach Eric Madsen says his guys are playing sound baseball…
cut 18 (14) “…supposed to”
LSU first baseman Greg Deichmann says they are excited…
cut 28 (11) “…home game”

Freshman Nick Lee will be on the mound for the Cajuns when they take on Princeton tomorrow night at Tigue Moore Field. UL Lafayette relief pitcher Eric Carter says they have complete confidence Lee can get the job done…
cut 25 (14) “…tomorrow”
Lee is 7-1 with a 3.18 ERA.

Southeastern Louisiana will send sophomore right hander Mac Sceroler to hill when the Lions face Rice tomorrow night. Sceroler is a ten-game winner and boasts an ERA of 2.18.

Louisiana Tech head baseball coach Greg Goff says junior right-hander Phillip Diehl will start against Cal State Fullerton tomorrow and they’ll pitch Casey Sutton on Saturday. Diehl is 5-and-5 with a 4.70 ERA.

And tonight LSU faces Michigan in the opening round of the Women’s College World Series.

LSU, Rice, Southeastern Louisiana and Utah Valley all get an opportunity to practice at Alex Box Stadium today ahead of the start of tomorrow’s regional. SLU pitcher Kyle Cedotal says they’re looking forward to a home field advantage on Friday night against Rice….
cut 20 (15) “….at LSU”
Utah Valley is making its first NCAA Tournament appearance. Wolverines Head Coach Eric Madsen hopes his team can adjust quickly to the south Louisiana heat and the big crowd that’s expected in the Box for the regional opener…
cut 17 (07) “…for em”
Utah Valley and LSU will meet at 2 PM on Friday.

UL Lafayette Coach Tony Robichaux says freshman Nick Lee will pitch tomorrow night in Princeton in the Cajuns first game in the regional. Gunner Leger will start on Saturday. Senior second baseman Stefan Trosclair is looking forward to playing in front of the home fans this weekend….

cut 30 (11) “…for us”
UL Lafayette’s game agaisnt Princeton is set to start at 7 PM on Friday.

The Women’s College World Series gets underway today and LSU will take on Michigan at 8:30. The Wolverines eliminated the Tigers from the WCWS last year when they beat the Bayou Bengals six to three.

The LHSAA has announced high school principals will vote next Wednesday on four different playoff proposals for football and other sports. This past January, member principals voted to expand the current public-private school split to basketball, baseball and softball.

Several LSU players will experience postseason play for the first time on Friday when the Tigers take on Utah Valley in the NCAA Tournament. Antoine Duplantis, the Jordan twins, Chris Reid, Cole Freeman and Greg Deichmann have never played in a Regional at the Box. Junior shortstop Kramer Robertson says the atmosphere is definitely different…:
Cut 16 (14) “after that”
Utah Valley is making its first NCAA Tournament appearance. Meanwhile, NCAA officials are keeping a close eye on the weather as there are heavy rain chances in the forecast for Lafayette and Baton Rouge tomorrow and Saturday.

Louisiana Tech is leaving today to compete in the NCAA Starkville Regional. The Bulldogs earned an at-large berth during Monday’s selection show for the team’s first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1987. No. 3 seed Tech will take on No. 2 seed Cal State Fullerton at 6:30 tomorrow.

Southeastern Louisiana is back in the NCAA Tournament after a one-year absence. The Lions played in the Baton Rouge regional in 2014 and this weekend they’ll be back at the Box to take on Rice. Senior Pitcher Kyle Cedotal says the won a game two years ago, but they’re looking to perform better this time around…:
Cut 19 (10) “some people”
Lions first baseman Jameson Fisher is among the 25 semifinalists for the 2016 Golden Spikes Award. The honor is given to the top amateur baseball player in the nation.

It looks like the LSU/Alabama football game in Tiger Stadium this upcoming season will be another CBS prime-time match-up. The network announced they would televise an SEC game at 7pm on November 5th and the likely choice is The Tigers and The Tide.

Louisiana Tech’s game at Texas Tech on September 17th will kick-off at 6pm and will be televised by FSN. Northwestern State’s season opener at Baylor has been moved to Friday, September 2nd and the game will kick off at 6:30 at McLane Stadium.

LSU is getting ready to open the Baton Rouge Regional by facing Utah Valley out of the Western Athletic Conference. Freshman right fielder Antoine Duplantis admits they don’t much about the Wolverines, but the coaching staff is providing a scouting report…
cut 17 (14) “….really hard”
Coach Paul Mainieri has yet to announce who will start on the mound on Friday, or who will catch, either Michael Papierski or Jordan Romero.

Ragin Cajuns Coach Tony Robichaux says seven-game winnner Nick Lee will pitch in their first game of the Lafayette Regional when they take on Princeton. Sophomore left-hander Gunner Leger will pitch in game two versus either Arizona or Sam Houston State.

Louisiana Tech is on its way to Mississippi where they are the three-seed in the Starkville Regional. The Bulldogs will face the second-seed in the regional, Cal State Fullerton, at 6:30 on Friday at Dudy Noble Field. Louisiana Tech has been scoring a bunch of runs lately, reaching double figures in the run column in five of their last eight games. Bulldogs catcher Brent Diaz hopes the bats stay hot in Starkville…
cut 20 (07) “…the time”
Tulane is in the Oxford Regional, where they’ll face Boston College on Friday afternoon at Swayze Field on the Ole Miss campus. The Green Wave didn’t swing the bats well last week in the American Athletic Tournament and the Greenies hope that doesn’t carry over to this weekend.

CBS announces that will televise an SEC football game on Saturday night November 5th. The likely choice will be LSU versus Alabama in Tiger Stadium.

The NFL Pro Bowl game is moving to Orlando and the league is going to the AFC versus the NFC.

LSU is getting ready to open the Baton Rouge Regional by facing Utah Valley out of the Western Athletic Conference. Freshman right fielder Antoine Duplantis admits they don’t much about the Wolverines, but the coaching staff is providing a scouting report…
cut 17 (14) “….really hard”
Coach Paul Mainieri has yet to announce who will start on the mound on Friday, or who will catch, either Michael Papierski or Jordan Romero.

Tulane hopes their bats can get hot in the Oxford Regional. The Green Wave only scored five runs in two losses to Houston at the American Athletic Conference tournament in Florida. For the season, the Greenies are averaging nearly six runs a game. The Green Wave will face Boston College at 3 PM on Friday.

It will be Louisiana Tech versus Cal State Fullerton on Friday afternoon to begin the Starkville Regional. Tech has won 40 games this year, while the Titans are 35-and 16. Bulldogs catcher Brent Diaz says they are well aware of the Titans abilities…
cut 19 (14) “…to play ball”
Louisiana Tech has been scoring a bunch of runs lately, reaching double figures in the run column in five of their last eight games.

CBS has revealed a portion of its 2016 football TV schedule. The network plans to air two SEC games on November fifth, including one at 7 PM, which means LSU-and-Alabama in Tiger Stadium has a good shot at being a primetime game. CBS will also have a daytime doubleheader on November 12th, which is the same weekend LSU plays at Arkansas.

LSU Baseball Coach Paul Mainieri says he’ll wait until Thursday to name a starting pitcher for Friday’s regional opener against Utah Valley. Mainieri says his options are either Jared Poche, Alex Lange or Caleb Gilbert. The head coach is also not sure who will be his starting catcher. Michael Papierski has seen more playing time lately over Jordan Romero.

Louisiana Tech is in the NCAA tournament for the first time in 29 years as the Bulldogs are the three-seed in the Starkville Regional hosted by Mississippi State. Second-year Head Coach Greg Goff says this is an awesome experience for their program…
cut 20 (18) “…12 months”
The Bulldogs will face Cal State Fullerton at 1:30 on Friday.

Sources are reporting that former Saints defensive lineman Will Smith’s blood alcohol content was three times over the legal limit when he was fatally shot in New Orleans on April 9th. An exact blood alcohol level has not been confirmed and officials have not made a statement regarding the report. Cardell Hayes has been charged with murder in Smith’s death.

Ole Miss football coach Hugh Freeze admits mistakes have been made that have led to NCAA violations, but says neither he nor his assistants knowingly did anything wrong. The NCAA has been investigating the school, looking into academic and recruiting misconduct.

CBS announced that this will be the last season Verne Lundquist will call SEC football games. Lundquist has served as the voice of the SEC on CBS since 2000 and he’ll be replaced by Brad Nessler, who has been at ESPN for 24 years.

The LSU men’s golf team will NOT repeat as NCAA champs. That’s because the Tigers lost in a match play event to Oregon at the NCAA championship.

LSU is the eighth national seed in the NCAA Tournament, which gives the Tigers home-field advantage all the way up to the College World Series in Omaha. Coach Paul Mainieri says now it’s up to his team to prove they should play in the C-W-S…
cut 17 (20) “….this tournament”
LSU’s first opponent in this weekend’s Baton Rouge Regional is Utah Valley. The Wolverines are in the NCAA baseball tournament for the first time in program history.

Louisiana Tech is in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 29 years as the Bulldogs will compete in the Starkville Regional. Tech will open regional play by facing Cal State Fullerton at 1:30.

The Ragin Cajuns baseball team will host Arizona, Sam Houston State and Princeton at the Lafayette Regional this weekend. UL Lafayette Coach Tony Robichaux says there’s three good teams coming to the Tigue, but they can’t worry about the opponent…
cut 19 (14) “…handling us”
UL Lafayette’s first opponent will be Princeton, who they’ll face at 7 PM at the Tigue. The Cajuns might get a chance to play Sam Houston State, who is led by former Cajuns assistant coach Matt Deggs.

The winningest coach in college baseball history, Augie Garrido, has stepped down as the head coach of the Texas Longhorns. Alabama’s Mitch Gaspard has resigned after the Crimson Tide missed the NCAA Tournament.

And the LSU men’s golf team has advanced to the match play portion of the NCAA Tournament as they seek to defende its title.