A struggling LSU baseball team begins a three-game series against top-ranked Vanderbilt tonight. The Commodores are 20-3, 5-and-1 in conference play and they lead the SEC in team ERA and batting average. The Tigers are one and five in league play and will face two terrific starting pitchers during the series in Kumar Rocker and Jake Leiter. Rocker pitches tonight against LSU’s Landon Marceaux. First pitch is at 6:30.

After winning three of four from Coastal Carolina, the Ragin Cajuns will face in-state rival U-L-M in Monroe for a three-game series starting tonight. The Warhawks are looking to snap a three-game losing streak.

McNeese looks to end a four-game losing streak as they are at Southeastern Louisiana. 17th ranked Louisiana Tech will host UAB for a four-game series starting tonight.

One of the top players in the Southland Conference has transferred to La Tech to play basketball. Six-foot-three guard Keaston Willis is now a Bulldog after averaging 19 points a game for Incarnate Word last season.

Former Tigers wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase returned to LSU’s indoor practice facility and ran a 4.38 in the 40-yard dash on pro day. Chase opted out before the start of the COVID-shortened 2020 season and said it wasn’t easy to watch LSU go 5-and-5 on the season…
Cut 16 (11) “…out this year.”
Defensive back Kary Vincent also opted out in 2020 and returned to run the fastest 40-time at 4.33.

In college football tonight. Northwestern State hosts fifth-ranked Sam Houston at Turpin Stadium. The Demons are winless in the spring at 0-4, while the Bearkats are 3-0.

The Pelicans could be without three starters tonight as they host Orlando. Zion Williamson has been ruled out with a thumb injury, Lonzo Ball will miss his sixth straight game with a hip injury and Brandon Ingram is listed as doubtful with a foot injury.