The top-ranked LSU Tigers gave up five runs in the first inning but battled back to take a 9-8 win over Auburn yesterday in SEC Tournament play. A six run fifth inning sealed the victory for the two time defending tourney champs. The Tigers will face Arkansas in a third round tournament matchup today at 1PM. That game can be seen on the SEC Network.
The opening day of the Southland Baseball tournament was not kind to Louisiana teams as all four lost their first round games. Top seeded Southeastern Louisiana was downed by Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 4-2, Northwestern State lost to Houston Baptist 4-1, Nicholls State came up short against Central Arkansas 7-6, and McNeese State was defeated by Sam Houston 5-1. Today, the Colonels face the Demons at 9AM and the Lions take on the Cowboys at noon. The winners will advance, while the losers will go home.
In the Sun Belt Tourney, UL-Lafayette fell to Texas State 8-7. A couple of Ragin’ Cajun errors in the top of the ninth inning gave the Bobcats four unearned runs and the win. The third-seeded Cajuns will look to bounce back then they face Troy this afternoon at 12:30.
Tulane got a win in their opening game of the American Baseball Championship. Sophomore Lex Kaplan blasted two home runs as the Green Wave got past UConn 3-1. Tulane will next face East Carolina tonight at 6.
New Orleans has been invited to bid to host the 2019 and 2020 Super Bowls. New Orleans lost out on hosting the 2018 Super Bowl to Minneapolis and their new stadium last year. Jay Cicero, President of the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation, says with new stadiums proposed for Atlanta and Los Angeles, the competition will be stiff…
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Atlanta, Miami, Tampa, and Los Angeles have also received invitations to bid on hosting the big game from the NFL.
The NBA announces that Pelicans forward Anthony Davis has been named to the league’s All-Defensive Second Team. Davis led the league in both total blocks and blocks per game this season. Davis has tallied 501 blocks in his three-year NBA career. This is the first time Davis has been named to the All-Defensive team.