Despite two home runs from Tommy White, the LSU baseball team lost to Vanderbilt eight to six. The Tigers led six to five with two outs in the top of eighth when Nate Ackenhausen gave up a two-run homer. Coach Jay Johnson’s team has now lost its last five games decided by three runs or less…
cut 27 (12) “…past that hump”
The Tigers will try to win the rubber game at two pm today.

The Ragin Cajuns extended their win streak to 13 in a row with a four to one win over ULM. Caleb Stelly drove in a couple of runs as the Warhawks were limited to five hits.

Louisiana Tech scored two runs in the eighth inning to snap a three-three tie and went on to beat Middle Tennessee five to three. Ethan Bates homered in the eighth inning and in the ninth inning closed the game out for his ninth save. The nine saves leads the country.

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Suspended LSU running back Trey Holly no longer faces a charge of attempted second degree murder after a Union Parish Grand jury didn’t find enough evidence to indict him on that charge for a shooting that happened in Farmerville on February 15th. The grand jury has indicted Holly on a charge of illegal use of a weapon or dangerous instrumentality against Holly. His attorney Mike Small is confident Holly will be found not guilty.

Mike Collins has been named the new head football coach at Neville High School. Collins replaces Jeff Tannehill who resigned earlier this week. Collins has been the team’s defensive coordinator the last two seasons and has 40 years of coaching experience at the high school and college levels.

Tough loss for the Pelicans last night as they lost to one of the NBA’s worst teams, San Antonio 111 to 109. New Orleans led by 15, but the Spurs hit 17 three-pointers as the Pels were without Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram and Jose Alvarado. New Orleans is in seventh place in the West.