17th ranked LSU defeated Arkansas five to four last night. The game was tied at two in the sixth, when LSU took advantage of some control problems by Arkansas pitchers to take a 5-4 lead. Hunter Newman preserved the win for his third save. Alex Lange improved to 6-3 by throwing 7.1 innings and giving up three runs.

The 25th ranked Ragin Cajuns blanked Appalachian State seven-zip. Gunner Leger, Evan Guillory and Will Bacon combined to strikeout a season-high 14 batters. Guillory posted 7 Ks in three innings.

Troy topped ULM five to three. Louisiana Tech rallied from an early 3-0 deficit to double up Middle Tennessee eight to four. Ralph Gladu homered and drove in three runs. 16th ranked Tulane trounced South Florida 9-4. Jake Willsey blasted two home runs.

In the SWAC….Arkansas Pine-Bluff over Grambling in 10 innings, 4-3 and Texas Southern edged Southern 8-6.

Southeastern Louisiana trailed 5-1 last night but erased the deficit with 8 runs in the 5th inning and went on to beat Lamar 14-6. The Lions are now 19-3 in the Southland. Right fielder Ryan Byers tripled and homered and drove in five runs on the night.

Northwestern State beat Arkansas State in non-conference action. Adam Oller was the winning pitcher as he did not allow a hit for 6.1 innings.

Elsewhere…Stephen F Austin defeated McNeese 8-2, Abilene Christian was a six to one winner over UNO and Houston Baptist knocked off Nicholls eight to three.

In Class Five-A Baseball playoff action last night. These are all results from game one of their best three series. Top-seeded Barbe blanked 24th seeded St. Amant three to nothing. 3rd seeded Airline doubled up 11th seeded Byrd 8-4, 4th seeded Catholic High defeated Jesuit in 10 innings 5-4 and 15th seeded Acadiana knocked off 26th seeded Ruston 8-5.

LSU Starting Pitcher Alex Lange gets the start tonight as the Fighting Tigers host Arkansas. Lange says he’s excited about the Friday night start, his first in regular season play….
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Jared Poche, who has been the Tigers Friday night starter for most of the season, will pitch tomorrow night. LSU enters tonight’s game with an 11-10 record in SEC Play, while Arkansas is just 7-and-14.

In other college baseball action….UL Lafayette is home to take on Appalachian State. The Cajuns are in second place in the league, while the Mountaineers are in last place. Southeastern is at Lamar. The Lions have a two-game lead over the Cardinals for first place.

Also, Louisiana Tech hosts Middle Tennessee.

Saints and Pelicans Owner Tom Benson has two horses in tomorrow’s Kentucky Derby. Mo Tom is the four horse and Tom’s Better will start from the 12th gate. Mo Tom is 20-1 to win after finishing second in the Louisiana Derby. Tom’s Better odds are at 30-1.

Former LSU star Ben Simmons will not participate in next week’s NBA draft combine in Chicago. It’s not unusual for the potential top pick to skip this combine.

The 13th ranked LSU Baseball team begins a three-game series tonight against the Razorbacks. The Tigers are in fourth place in the SEC West with an 11-10 record, while Arkansas is just 7-and-14. But Coach Paul Mainieri is expecting three tough games with the Razorbacks….
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Alex Lange will start on the mound for the Tigers tonight. Jared Poche has been the regular Friday night starter, but he’ll pitch tomorrow night’s game two instead.

In other college baseball action….UL Lafayette is home to take on Appalachian State. The Cajuns are in second place in the league, while the Mountaineers are in last place. Southeastern is at Lamar. The Lions have a two-game lead over the Cardinals for first place.

Saints and Pelicans Owner Tom Benson and his wife Gayle are in Lexington to watch tomorrow’s Kentucky Derby as they have two horses in the Run for the Roses. Mo Tom is the four hourse and Tom’s Better will start from the 12th gate. Mo Tom is 20-1 to win after finishing second in the Louisiana Derby. Tom’s Better odds are at 30-1.

The Saints have scheduled rookie minicamp for May 13th to the 15th. The five drafted players and 19 undrafted free agents will participate. Organized team activities will begin in late May and there’s a mandatory minicamp set for June 14th to the 16th.

Former LSU star Ben Simmons will not participate in next week’s draft combine in Chicago. Simmons is expected to go number one or number two in next month’s draft and it’s unusual for the potential top pick to skip this combine.

LSU Baseball Coach Paul Mainieri will start Alex Lange on the mound tonight against Arkansas, instead of Jared Poche, who has been the Tigers Friday night starter for most of the season. Mainieri likes how Lange has been throwing the ball lately…:
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LSU enters tonight’s game with an 11-10 record in SEC Play, while Arkansas is just 7-and-14.

Louisiana Lafayette is facing the team with the worst overall record in the league as Appalachian State visits the Tigue. The Ragin Cajuns will be celebrating “Ron Guidry Weekend,” to honor the baseball legend. UL-Lafayette is in second place in the Sun Belt standings with nine games remaining.

Back to college baseball, Louisiana Tech hosts Middle Tennessee in a three game Conference USA series. The home series will also honor several Ruston community leaders, and Mayor Ronnie Walker will through out the first pitch today. Tech is currently ranked fourth in C-USA.

Southeastern Louisiana opens a key Southland Conference series against Lamar on the road. The Lions lead the conference by one game over Sam Houston State, and two games over the Cardinals.

ULM travels to face Troy starting today. Northwestern State is at Arkansas State. Nicholls State is at Houston Baptist. Tulane is at South Florida. Grambling hosts Arkansas Pine Bluff. McNeese State is at Stephen F Austin.

LSU coach Les Miles announced Thursday that the Tigers will host satellite camps in New Orleans and Shreveport.

LSU men’s basketball star Ben Simmons won’t be taking part in the upcoming NBA Draft combine. This reportedly continues to be a trend of players expected to go high in the June draft opting to skip the combine.

LSU Baseball Coach Paul Mainieri announced today that Alex Lange will start on the mound tomorrow night when the Tigers begin a series against Arkansas. Jared Poche will start on Saturday and Sunday’s starter is to be announced later.

LSU football coach Les Miles says his staff plans on holding satellite camps in Shreveport and New Orleans. Miles says he wants to take advantage of the NCAA’s new rules that allow the satellite camps…
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Miles says they are still trying to nail down the details. But there would be one camp in the Shreveport area and two camps in New Orleans. One would be in partnership with the Saints that would cater to high school age children, the other one would be a you camp.

A five-star quarterback has de-committed from Texas A-and-M. Tate Martell of Henderson, Nevada, announced on twitter that he has decided to reopen his recruiting process. Four-star wide receiver Mannie Neatherly also decommitted after it appeared one of the Aggies assistant coaches blasted Martell’s decision for not remaining loyal.

In college baseball last night…Southeastern Louisiana thumped Jackson State 15-0. It’s the eighth shutout the Lions pitching staff has thrown this year. S-L-U’s team ERA is now 2.45. Louisiana Tech also won easily over ULM, beating the Warhawks 14-4. Braden Bristo had six strikeouts to improve his record to 4-5.

LSU Football Coach Les Miles appeared on the SEC teleconference today. Miles talked about two incoming freshmen who looked really good during spring practice…
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Miles also confirmed that LSU plans to hold satellite camps in New Orleans and Shreveport.

A five-star quarterback has de-committed from Texas A-and-M. Tate Martell of Henderson, Nevada, announced on twitter that he has decided to reopen his recruiting process. Four-star wide receiver Mannie Neatherly decommitting.

In college baseball last night…Southeastern Louisiana thumped Jackson State 15-0. It’s the eighth shutout the Lions pitching staff has thrown this year. S-L-U’s team ERA is now 2.45. Louisiana Tech also won easily over ULM, beating the Warhawks 14-4. Braden Bristo had six strikeouts to improve his record to 4-5.

D1 baseball projects, out of the field of 64, LSU could do a little traveling as they keep working on the road to Omaha. It has the Tigers heading to Hattiestburg, Mississippi for the Southern Miss Regional as the No. 2 seed. Southern Miss, the host team, would be the No. 1 seed with Wake Forest at No. 3 and Southeastern seeded No. 4. That same projection has the Hattiesburg Regional paired with the Starkville Regional, which would be led by Mississippi State and Tulane.

Speaking of Southeastern, they shutout the third-highest scoring team in the nation last night as six Lions pitchers combined to lead the team to a 15-0 non-conference win over Jackson State. Southeastern is now 32-13. The Lions next head to Lamar this weekend in a key Southland Conference series. The first-place Lions lead third-place Lamar by two games in the conference standings, with three weeks left in the regular season.

Louisiana Tech had an easy time over ULM in Ruston last night, as the Bulldogs downed the Warhawks 14-4. Tech plated the 14 runs on 12 hits and took advantage of 10 walks by ULM pitchers. LA Tech improved to 28-14 overall on the season while the Bulldogs have won six of their last seven and 10 of their last 12 games heading into this weekend’s three-game Conference USA home series against Middle Tennessee.

Ole Miss baseball Coach Mike Bianco, who played at LSU from 1988-89, and coached for the Tigers from 93-97, will reportedly be sending his son, Drew, to play ball for LSU.

The R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl this year will be in prime time once again in December as the Saints will be out of town. ESPN released the bowl schedule Wednesday. The December 17th contest in The Big Easy will take place December 17th at 8pm. The Camping World Independence Bowl in Shreveport will be at 5pm the day after Christmas.

The LSU baseball has three SEC series left, starting with Friday’s weekend set against Arkansas. The Tigers are in fourth place in the West Division with an 11-10 record. Coach Paul Mainieri anticipates his team will finish the regular season strong…
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In college baseball action tonight, Southeastern Louisiana looks to go to 32-13 as they host Jackson State. ULM has a short road trip to Louisiana Tech. The Buldlogs are 27-14 that’s their best record since 2007. The Warhawks are looking to build on a three to one win over Nicholls last night.

A measure that would prohibit college athletic teams in Louisiana, other than LSU, to travel more than 375 miles to play games has been withdrawn. Baton Rouge Rep. Steve Carter says he filed the bill because he believes the state dollars used on travel for these teams, could be used instead to prevent cuts on the academic side…:
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Carter’s bill angered fans from Louisiana Tech, ULM and UL Lafayette, because their non-football sports would be impacted.

The R-and-L Carriers New Orleans Bowl has announced it’s game this year will be Saturday, December 17th at 8 PM. And the 2016 Camping World Independence Bowl will be played on Monday, December 26th at 4 PM.

And one other sports note, the Drew Bianco, the son of Ole Miss Head coach Mike Bianco, has committed to play baseball for LSU. Drew is a middle infielder, and his dad is fine with him playing at LSU. Mike Bianco was a catcher at LSU in the late 1980s.

LSU Baseball Coach Paul Mainieri plans to change this weekend’s pitching rotation. John Valek has struggled his last two outings and Mainieri believes other teams have caught on to how he pitches. Junior pitcher Jared Poche has also struggled in his last two outings, but Mainieri believes he’ll bounce back….
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Mainieri says he’ll announce the new rotation tomorrow.

The Ragin Cajuns will honor one of its most famous alums during this weekend’s series against Appalachian State. Former New York Yankees pitcher Ron Guidry will throw out the first pitch before Friday’s game.

The Saints have signed left tackle Terron Armstead to a five-year contract extension. Armstead was named a pro-bowl alternate after last season. He’s been a starter since 2014.

The odds for this Saturday’s Kentucky Derby have been posted. Saints owner Tom Benson has two horses in the race. Mo Tom’s odds of winning are 20-1, while Toms Ready are 50-1.

The R-and-L Carriers New Orleans Bowl has announced it’s game this year will be Saturday, December 17th at 8 PM. It will be televised by ESPN. And the 2016 Camping World Independence Bowl will be played on Monday, December 26th at 4 PM. This year’s game will be televised on ESPN Two.

Tonight in college baseball action….Louisiana tech hosts ULM. The Warhawks beat Nicholls 3-1 last night. And Southeastern Louisiana faces Jackson State in Hammond.

LSU Coach Paul Mainieri says he will make changes to the weekend pitching rotation. The Tigers have lost their last two SEC series as Sunday starter John Valek has been hit hard and junior left-hander Jared Poche has given up 10 earned runs in his last two starts. Mainieri says he’ll announce the new pitching rotation on Thursday…:
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LSU will begin an SEC Series against Arkansas on Friday.

ULM defeated Nicholls State 3-1 last night in Monroe. The Warhawks will make a short trip to face off with Louisiana Tech tonight in Ruston. The Colonels will next hit the road for a three-game Southland Conference series at Houston Baptist Friday. Also tonight, Southeastern hosts Jackson State.

Southern and McNeese State’s contest last night was cancelled and will not be made up due to both schools being in final exams.

The Saints are signing left tackle Terron Armstead to a five year extension, a league source confirms. Armstead, who joined the Saints in the third round of the NFL Draft back in 2013, is widely considered one of the top left tackles and pass protectors in the NFL. The terms of the extension were not disclosed.

Former LSU baseball star and Philadelphia pitcher Aaron Nola continues to put on an impressive show on the mound as he helped lead the Phillies to blank the Cardinals 1-0 last night. He struck out seven batters and walked one in seven innings.

CollegeFootballNews.com ranks LSU as the top team in the nation in its post-spring college football ranking. The website says the Tigers are very deep and very talented, with a bunch of first round picks on their roster. Clemson, Tennessee and Alabama follow LSU in C-F-N’s top 10.

Louisiana Tech plans to spend 11.5 million dollars on a new press box and suites at Joe Aillet Stadium. The project has received approval from the University of Louisiana System board.