Pelicans superstar Zion Williamson is out for the rest of the season with a fractured finger. The Pels are only one and a half games out of the playing tournament with six games left to go, so this likely puts a wrap on the season. Pels Executive Vice President David Griffin ripped into the league after the news broke, saying the injury is the result of the hammering Zion has taken all year due to officials who won’t give him calls.

LSU looks for its fourth straight win tonight when the Tigers face Auburn on the Plains. The Bayou Bengals beat Auburn eight to three last night as Tre Morgan had four hits and drove in two runs. Junior right-hander Landon Marceaux gave up three runs in 6.1 innings to get the win. First pitch tonight is at 7 PM and A-J Labas gets the start for the Bayou Bengals.

Louisiana Tech looks to extend its school-record 10-game winning streak on the road when they begin a four-game series at F-I-U. The Panthers are 8-and-16 in Conference USA play, but Bulldogs Coach Lane Burroughs knows they have plenty of talent….
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First pitch is at 6 PM.

At the Beach Volleyball national championships, fourth-seeded Loyola Marymount defeated LSU this morning, but the Sandy Tigers kept their season alive by defeating T-C-U this afternoon in Gulf Shores, Alabama. LSU is scheduled to play again tomorrow afternoon at 1 PM against either second-seeded U-S-C or third-seeded Florida State.

Back to college baseball….22nd ranked Tulane is at 13th ranked East Carolina. The Green Wave enter the weekend in first place in the American Athletic Conference, while the Pirates are in second place.

ULM hosts U-T Arlington who leads the Sun Belt West Division. Southeastern Louisiana leads the Southland Conference and the Lions have a big four-game series versus Nicholls.