The LSU baseball team is now 17-11 overall and 1-8 in SEC play after being swept by Vanderbilt this past weekend.  The Tigers still have a long season ahead of them and coach Paul Mainieri says his team needs to figure out how to win close games.

Cut 17 (16) “have to do”

The team has also lost Jaden Hill for the remainder of the season due to a UCL injury.  It is unclear who will take Hill’s spot in the rotation.

LSU will play McNeese at home tonight at 6:30.  Freshman Garrett Edwards will get the start on the mound for the Tigers.

The Pelicans are in Atlanta to take on the Hawks tonight. While Lonzo Ball has returned to action, Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson are listed as questionable.

Tonight the Cajuns host Nicholls at Russo Park. Earlier this season, U-L Lafayette beat the Colonels nine to eight in Thibodaux. Nicholls nearly came back to win the game as they scored four runs in the eighth as the Cajuns committed four errors on the night. Sophomore outfielder Tyler Robertson on what it will take to win their sixth straight game…

Cut 20 (12) “in the game”

The Ragin Cajuns won three out of four games against UAB this weekend and freshman outfielder Carson Roccaforte has been named Sun Belt Player of the Week.  Roccaforte hit .471 in the four-game series and also set a school record as he stole five bases in a single game.

In the latest FCS Coaches poll…Nicholls dropped to 18th after losing to McNeese and Southeastern Louisiana moved up two spots to 23rd after beating Lamar.

Baylor beat Gonzaga last night 86-70 to claim the national title.  The Bears were led offensively by Riverside Academy alum and Louisiana native Jared Butler as he scored 22 points in the title game.