6:45 LRN Sportscast

The ninth ranked LSU baseball team has had an easy time winning most of its midweek games, but tonight will be a challenge. The McNeese Cowboys bring the nation’s longest winning streak to Alex Box Stadium as Coach Justin Hill’s team has won 12 in a row…

Cut 17 (14) “…as a coach”

McNeese is 27-and-5 overall, and coming off a sweep over Incarnate Word. First pitch is at 6:30.

Louisiana Tech is at ULM. Both teams are playing good baseball. The Warhawks have won four of their last five. Tech has won five straight series. Southeastern hosts Southern Miss and Nicholls is at Jackson State.

Less than 24 hours after wrapping up a 21-and-61 campaign, the Pelicans  fired David Griffin as executive director of basketball operations. Griffin had served in that role for six years. Jake Madison, the host of the Locked On Pelicans podcast, says this move was not unexpected.

Cut 28 (17) “…sort of thing.”

There’s speculation Shreveport native and McNeese legend Joe Dumars will replace Griffin.

In the WNBA draft…former LSU rebounding machine Aneesah Morrow was selected with the seventh overall pick by the Connecticut Sun. Former LSU Lady Tiger Hailey Van Lith was drafted by Chicago and she will team up once again with Angel Reese.