The number one ranked LSU Tigers advance to the SEC Baseball Tournament Semifinals after a 10-5 win over Arkansas. LSU took advantage of six Razorback errors in the game. The Tigers will next face either Florida or Arkansas in the second semifinal game Saturday afternoon.

In the Sun Belt…the Ragin Cajuns stayed alive with a 12-8 win over Troy. U-L Lafayette tallied six runs in the second inning. Greg Davis blasted a two-run homer and Stefan Trosclair of Sulphur hit a three run shot. They’ll play Texas-Arlington tonight at 6:30 PM.

In the Southland Tournament…Northwestern State eliminated Nicholls State 4-3. The Demons scored all of their runs in the 5th inning and will face Central Arkansas this morning. Southeastern Louisiana eliminated McNeese State 3-2 in 12 innings. The Lions scored the go-ahead run on an RBI groundout. Southeastern take on Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at noon.

Louisiana Tech announces changes to its 2016 non-conference football 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 non-conference schedule with an FCS Opponent.

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

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 and was an Outland Trophy semifinalist.

The Pelicans Anthony Davis has been named to the All-NBA first team. The Pels also announces that Tyreke Evans has undergone successful arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.