The LSU baseball team goes after its ninth straight SEC Tournament victory tonight as they face Arkansas. The Tigers had to rally back from two five-run deficits to beat Auburn nine to eight alst night. Austin Bain will start for LSU tonight, hopefully he’ll have a better outing than last night’s starter. Jared Poche lasted just one inning as he gave up five runs. First pitch is expected around eight P-M.

In the Sun Belt…the Ragin Cajuns staved off elimination with a 12-8 win over Troy. U-L Lafayette scored six times in the second inning. Greg Davis blasted a two-run homer and Stefan Trosclair of Sulphur had a three run shot. They’ll play again tomorrow at 6:30 PM.

In the Southland Tournament…Northwestern State eliminated Nicholls State four to three. The Demons scored all of their runs in the 5th inning. Southeastern Louisiana eliminated McNeese State 3-2 in 12 innings. The Lions scored the go-ahead run on an RBI groundout.

The Saints announce they’ve signed first round pick Andrus Peat to a four-year contract. The offensive tackle was selected with the 13th overall pick out of Stanford. Peat was named a first-team All-American by several news organizations last season.

Louisiana Tech announces changes to its 2016 non conference schedule as they drop Mississippi State and Texas A-and-M and add Texas Tech and UMASS. UMASS will make a return trip to Ruston in 2019. The Bulldogs will round out the 2016 nonconference schedule with an FCS Opponent.

Grambling State has released its 2015 schedule. The Tigers open the season with a game at Cal on September 5th. G-S-U will play four games on campus versus Bethune Cookman, Alabama A-and-M, Mississippi Valley State and Texas Southern.

The Pelicans Anthony Davis has been named to the All-NBA first team. And the Pels have announced that Tyreke Evans has undergone successful arthroscopic sugery on his right knee.