4:45 LRN Sportscast

The fifth ranked LSU baseball team got great pitching today in a 10-3 win over South Carolina to move into the winner’s bracket of the SEC Tournament. Thatcher Hurd was the winning pitcher as he allowed three runs in 5.1 innings. The right-hander was using Paul Skenes’ glove…
Cut 13 (12) “…with it”
LSU’s next game in the SEC Tournament is Thursday afternoon at 4:30 PM.

Louisiana Tech hit five home runs today to beat Charlotte 13 to eight. Dalton Davis hit two dingers and Phillip Matulia mashed his 19th home run of the season. Bulldogs Coach Lane Burroughs had a feeling some runs would be scored in Houston…
cut 17 (12) :…proud of our guys”
Sixth seeded Louisiana Tech will face seventh seeded Middle Tennessee. The Blue Raiders upset second-seeded UTSA five to one.

The Saints began offseason training activities (OTA’s) yesterday as they usher in a new era in New Orleans football under quarterback Derek Carr. For Carr though, he says he hasn’t had to change much for the franchise with the strong culture already in place in the building. He says he’s enjoyed his time in New Orleans so far and is here to win a championship…
Cut 19 (20) “….for me”
The 32-year-old has been in the NFL since 2014. His time with the Raiders ended on a disappointing note last season, as he was benched down the stretch.

Back to college baseball…in the Southland Tournament, Northwestern State edged UIW two to one for the Demons first conference tournament win in five years. McNeese meets Nicholls tonight. Southern doubled Bethune Cookman four to two as the Jaguars scored three runs in the eighth inning to win it.