Southern scored three runs in the seventh to complete a comeback from a 7-0 deficit and beat Florida A&M 8-7 at the SWAC tournament this afternoon. The Jags were led by Jovante Dorris, who drove in three runs and started the seventh-inning rally with a double. Dorris has eight hits, eight runs scored, and nine RBI over his last four games. Southern will face the winner of Prairie View and Florida A&M Saturday at 9 am.
Grambling stayed alive as well, blasting Texas Southern 14-5. JC Bonilla went five and a third innings allowing one run on four hits for the Tigers. Grambling also got three-run home runs from Shemar Page and Keylon Mack. They play again tonight against the loser between Alabama State and Bethune-Cookman.
Tulane routed Cincinnati 13-5, getting revenge for an 8-1 loss in their American Conference tournament opener. Rightfielder Teo Banks hit for the cycle in the game, going 4-for-6 with four RBI and three runs scored. The Green Wave will face East Carolina at 9 am Saturday morning.
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At the Sun Belt tourney tonight, fourth-seeded UL-Lafayette faces number five South Alabama and UL-Monroe battles top-seeded Texas State.
LSU finally got to take the field at the SEC baseball tournament on Thursday and it was worth the wait as the Tigers beat Kentucky 11-6. Barring any changes with the weather, LSU will face top-seeded Tennessee tonight. The game is expected to start at 8 pm, but that is certainly subject to change.
McNeese scored a dramatic 6-5 win over Southeastern Thursday night to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three Southland Conference Championship series. Game 2 is tonight in Lake Charles.
Second-seeded Louisiana Tech earned a 7-2 win over 3rd-seeded Old Dominion to advance to the Conference USA Baseball Championship semifinals. Tech will play either Old Dominion or Charlotte on Saturday.
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One-half of the NBA Finals matchup is set, with the Golden State Warriors making it back for the sixth time in eight seasons and beating Dallas 120-110 last night. Tonight Boston will try to close out the Heat in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics lead the series 3-2.