It’s the opening day of the college baseball season, but because of the weather, there are only a few games on the schedule today. The Ragin Cajuns are at Tulane, McNeese is at 25th ranked Alabama while Nicholls hosts Eastern Illinois.

Tomorrow the seventh-ranked LSU Tigers will open the season by hosting Air Force at 1 PM. Potential first-round pick Jaden Hill is set to get the start on the mound for the Tigers in the season opener. Hill didn’t give up a run 11.2 innings last season. Coach Paul Mainieri says they plan to pitch the big right-hander three innings on Saturday…
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Because of the pandemic, only 25-hundred fans will be allowed inside Alex Box Stadium for at least the first few weeks of the season.

La Tech will begin its season in Baton Rouge on Sunday at 4 PM when they face Air Force.

LSU basketball returns to action tomorrow when they host Auburn. The Fighting Tigers are 13-6 overall, 8-and-4 in the SEC, and have a NET ranking of 26. ESPN and CBS bracketologists have LSU as an eight-seed in the NCAA Tournament.

The Louisiana Tech men’s basketball team will also play tomorrow beginning a two-game series with Middle Tennessee. The Bulldogs will bring a 17-6 overall record and a 10-4 conference record to Murfreesboro as they take on the Blue Raiders, who currently sit at 5-13. Tech coach Eric Konkol says Middle Tennessee has played well as of late.
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Tonight the Pelicans host the Phoenix Suns who are 17-and-10 on the season.