For the second straight night, top-ranked Vanderbilt took it to the LSU Tigers as the Commodores crushed LSU 11 to 2. Tigers starting pitcher Jaden Hill left in the second inning with an injury to contribute to the tough night for LSU. Tiger hitters struck out 16 times.

17th ranked Louisiana Tech split a doubleheader with U-A-B. Manny Garcia hit a three-run homer to help the Bulldogs beat the Blazers six to four in game one. In Game two, Tech gave up eight runs in the fourth inning and lost nine to three. Cade Gibson suffered the loss as he gave up seven runs.

The Ragin Cajuns clinched their series with ULM by beating the Warhawks five to two. Connor Cooke struck out nine over five innings for his third win.

McNeese and Southeastern Louisiana split doubleheader and so did Northwestern State and Abilene Christian.
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The Pelicans were short-handed last night and lost to the Atlanta Hawks 126-to-103. Starters Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, and Steven Adams didn’t play because of injuries. And New Orleans has also lost guard Josh Hart after tore the U-C-L in his right thumb in Thursday night’s loss to Orlando. The team says Hart will be out indefinitely.

The Senate Select Committee on Women and Children have asked LSU athletic director Scott Woodward, football coach Ed Orgeron, executive deputy AD Verge Ausberry, Senior Associate AD Miriam Segar and some current and former Board of Supervisors members to their meeting on Thursday to discuss the previous mishandling of sexual misconduct cases. Woodward has said he’ll testify, but no word if Coach O will show up.

There’s a couple of college football games in the state today, Southeastern Louisiana hosts Lamar, while 13th ranked Nicholls is at McNeese. The Colonels are looking for their first win in Lake Charles since 2008.