D1-Baseball-dot-com’s latest NCAA Tournament projection has the Tigers as an 11-seed and hosting a regional. Editor Kendall Rogers says LSU does not have strong starting pitching, but he likes the Tigers’ chances in the postseason.
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Louisiana Tech and the Ragin Cajuns are listed as the last four in when it comes to getting an at-large bid into the tournament. U-L Lafayette won its fifth straight last night beating Rice 16 to 6 in eight innings. Shortstop Kyle Debarge had three hits and scored four times. The Cajuns are at 15th ranked Texas State tomorrow.

The NFL releases its schedule tonight. We already know who the Saints will play and where, but tonight we get dates and times. How many primetime games will New Orleans get now that Sean Payton is no longer the head coach? The schedules for all 32 teams will be released at 7 PM.

More details have come out on safety Tyrann Mathieu’s contract with the Saints. The first two years of the three-year deal are fully guaranteed. So 18-million of the 28-million dollar contract is fully guaranteed.

Back to college baseball, the regular season for the Southland Conference comes to an end this weekend. It’s a tight race at the top. Six teams are one game within first place. McNeese and Southeastern are tied for first. The Lions begin a series tonight at Nicholls, while UNO and Northwestern State begin a series in Natchitoches. Both teams are 11-and-10 in the Southland one game back of the Cowboys and Lions.