The LSU baseball team refuses to lose. Down 5 to 1 and then 10 to 7, the Tigers rallied by scoring two runs in the eighth inning and two more runs in the ninth inning for an 11 to 10 win over South Carolina. Coach Jay Johnson says it was the best victory of the season…
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Michael Braswell playing for the first time against his former school had the game winning hit. Steven Milam had four hits, Jake Brown had three hits, including a two-run homer and Fidel Ulloa was the winning pitcher. LSU will play again on Saturday at noon against the winner of today’s game between South Carolina and Kentucky.
The Ragin Cajuns will not play again until next week. They were bounced from the Sun Belt Tournament, losing both of their games. Yesterday they failed to hold on to a seven to one lead and lost ten to nine to James Madison.
Louisiana Tech plays Liberty at 12:30 today. The winner advances to the semifinals of the Conference USA Tournament, the loser has to play tonight.
In the Southland Tourney…McNeese and Nicholls are both 2-0. The Colonels defeated Southeastern five to four in ten innings.
In the SWAC Tournament, Grambling lost to Florida A-and-M 17-7. The Tigers will try to get keep its season alive when they face Alabama State at noon.
And LSU softball begins its Super Regional Series at Stanford tonight. They will face the top pitcher in college softball. NiJaree Canady has the lowest ERA in the country and the most strikeouts. Tigers outfielder Ali Newland…
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First pitch is at 9:00.