4:45 LRN Sportscast

LSU is battling Arkansas in the SEC Tournament. A good pitcher’s duel is expected as Paul Skenes is on the hill for the Tigers and the Razorbacks counter with their ace Hagen Smith, who has a 2.56 ERA.

Louisiana Tech scored five runs in the ninth inning but lost seven to six to Middle Tennessee in the Conference USA Tournament today. The Bulldogs will need to win tomorrow against Charlotte to keep its season alive.

After beating Texas State last night in the Sun Belt Tourney, the Cajuns have a big test tonight as they face top seeded Coastal Carolina at 7:30. Louisiana is reportedly on the bubble when it comes to making the NCAA Tourney.

McNeese stayed alive in the Southland Tournament with a three to nothing win over U-I-W. Tonight Northwestern State faces UNO in a winner’s bracket contest.

The national champion LSU women’s basketball team meets President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden tomorrow for a ceremony to celebrate the Lady Tigers and the national champion UCONN men’s basketball team. The voice of the Lady Tigers Patrick Wright says the champs are excited about the trip…
cut 19 (19) “….for all of us”
The Lady Tigers hoops squad is the fourth LSU sport to visit the White House in celebration of a national championship.

And LSU men’s basketball coach Matt McMahon is celebrating today as former five star recruit Damion Collins is transferring from Kentucky to the Fighting Tigers. The six-foot-nine 210 pounds sophomore from Atlanta, Texas did not play a lot the last two seasons in Lexington.