LSU remains ranked number one in all of the college baseball polls after sweeping Arkansas in a doubleheader on Saturday. The Tigers are 21-and-3 and led offensively by Dylan Crews, who is leading the nation with a .531 batting average and Tommy White is hitting .392. The two have combined to hit 17 home runs and drive in 74 runs. Coach Jay Johnson says they are a big reason why they lead the nation in runs scored…
The Pelicans will visit the Warriors tonight in a critical matchup in the western conference playoff race. After winning their last five games including last night’s 124-90 rout of Portland, the Pels find themselves in 8th half a game behind the Timberwolves and one game behind 6th place Golden state. A win tonight would propel New Orleans into 6th, avoiding the play-in tournament with just 7 games left in the season. Warriors’ starters Draymond Green and Jordan Poole are both listed as probable. Tip-off is at 9:00.
Defensive tackle Malcolm Roach is back with the Saints after signing a one-year deal with the Black and Gold. Roach had a career-high 26 tackles last season for New Orleans. He’s from Baton Rouge and played high school football at Madison Prep…
Ul-Lafaytte catcher Julian Brock was named the Sun Belt player of the week after leading the Cajuns to four wins in five games last week. Brock homered in four of five games tallying five home runs and 14 RBI’s as the Cajuns got their first series win over South Alabama since 2016. ULL now sits at 18-7 on the season and starts ut conference play with a 5-1 record. The Ragin’ Cajuns will return to action Friday as they host Appalachian State in a 3 game Sun Belt Conference series this weekend.