6:45 LRN Sportscast

Despite winning 18 SEC games this season, the LSU Tigers will not host an NCAA Baseball Regional. The 16 regional sites were announced last night and the Tigers are not in that number. LSU has an RPI of 25 after going one and two in the SEC Tournament, which is why they’ll be on the road for the regionals. The pairings will be announced at 11 AM today.

The Ragin Cajuns are in the NCAA Baseball Tournament for the first time since 2016 after rallying from a five-run deficit beat 25th ranked Georgia Southern seven to six in the Sun Belt Conference Championship game. Will Veillon drove in the winning run with a one-out RBI double in the ninth and Brandon Talley earned the save.

Louisiana Tech won its first postseason conference title since 1987 when it defeated UTSA nine to eight to win the Conference USA Baseball Championship. Right fielder Steele Netterville’s walk-off single puts the Bulldogs in the NCAA Tournament for a second straight season.

Southeastern Louisiana will join LSU, Louisiana Tech, and U-L Lafayette in the NCAA Baseball Tournament after the Lions defeated McNeese 11 to seven on Saturday night in Lake Charles. It’s the Lions’ first Southland tournament title since 2014 and will send S-L-U back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2017.

Southern nearly got into the NCAA Tournament as well, but the Jaguars lost to Alabama State six to five in 14 innings in the SWAC Tournament Championship game.

Former LSU golfer Sam Burns won his third PGA Tour event of the season as he defeated Scottie Scheffler to win the Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas. Burns won in dramatic fashion by sinking a 38-foot putt for birdie on the first playoff hole. Burns rallied from seven strokes down to get into the playoff.

The NBA Finals are set. It will be Golden State versus Boston as the Celtics defeated the Heat in Miami last night 100 to 96 to win Game seven of the Eastern Conference Finals.