The LSU baseball team lost its opening game in the Eugene regional 3-0 to Gonzaga.  LSU pitcher Landon Marceaux threw five and two thirds innings and gave up three runs.  The Tigers struggled at the plate, managing just four hits against Gonzaga pitcher Alek Jacob, who threw a complete game shutout.  The Tigers will now face off against Central Connecticut in an elimination game at 3 p.m.

Regional host Louisiana Tech blew out Rider last night 18-2 in their first game of the Ruston Regional.  Pitcher Jonathan Fincher threw 8 innings and gave up two runs.  The Bulldogs were led offensively by third baseman Hunter Wells, who went 4-5 at the plate with nine RBI’s.  Tech will play NC State at 6 p.m. for game two.

The Southern Jaguars faced off against the Texas Longhorns in their first game of the Austin Regional and lost 11-0.  The Jags struggled against Longhorn pitcher Tristan Stevens, who threw seven shutout innings, allowing just four hits and striking out six batters. They will take on Fairfield at 1 p.m.

McNeese jumped out to an early 2-0 lead against TCU but couldn’t hang on as the fell to the Horned Frogs 12-4.  Cowboys pitcher Jonathan Ellison threw four and two thirds innings, giving up just one run.  First baseman Jake Dickerson had a solid game at the plate, going 2-3 with an RBI.  The Cowboys will take on McNeese at 12 p.m.

In football news, LSU has reportedly hired Brad Davis to replace James Cregg as the team’s new offensive line coach.  Davis spent last season at Arkansas after being at Missouri from 2018-2019 and Florida in 2017.  Davis is a Baton Rouge native and attended Belaire High School.

The Southland conference is reportedly targeting four HBCU’s in Prairie View, Texas Southern, Grambling, and Southern as potential new members to the conference.  After five schools announced plans to leave the Southland conference for other leagues, the conference has been searching for possible replacements.  The location of these four schools align perfectly with the Southland’s geographic footprint.