Dylan Crews and Drew Bianco hit home runs as the LSU Tigers defeated Southern 10 to 2 last night. But the highlight of the night came from LSU pitcher Matthew Beck who has been hurt most of the year with an arm injury. Beck stepped up to the plate as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning and delivered a single in what is likely his last appearance in an LSU uniform. The Tigers begin an SEC series with Auburn on Thursday.

After sweeping a four-game series from Middle Tennessee, La Tech moved up four spots in the latest USA Today Coaches Poll to 14. The Bulldogs have won a school record 10 straight road games. Tech is at FIU this weekend.

Tulane’s record is up to 24-14 and the Green Wave are ranked 22nd by Perfect Game and 24th by Collegiate Baseball. The Green Wave are at 13th ranked East Carolina this weekend.

ULM’s Trace Henry has been named Sun Belt Baseball Player of the week after going 10 for 16 at the plate with seven runs scored and two RBIs. The Warhawks are at Jackson State tomorrow.

The Pelicans had another bad performance last night as the NBA’s leading scorer Stephen Curry had 41 points in Golden State’s 123 to 108 win over New Orleans at the Smoothie King Center. The Pels remain 2.5 games back of San Antonio for the final spot in the play-in tournament. The Pelicans and Warriors play each other again tonight in the Big Easy.

If you want to watch NFL football games on Thursday night in 2022, you’ll need to stream the games, as Amazon Prime Video will become the exclusive home of NFL’s Thursday Night Television Package. It’s the first time a streaming service has had the full rights to an NFL package.

In other NFL news…former LSU punter Zach Von Rosenberg has signed with the Vikings. Former Ragin Cajuns running backs, Elijah Mitchell and Trey Ragas, have also signed as undrafted rookies, Mitchell with the 49ers and Ragas with the Raiders.