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Frustrating loss for the top-ranked LSU Tigers as they could not hold on to a two-run lead in the eighth inning and lost to South Carolina six to five. Zac Cowan gave up a game-tying home run in the ninth inning and threw a wild pitch to allow the winning run to score. The Tigers will try to even up the series tonight with left-hander Kade Anderson getting the start.

ULM sophomore pitcher Daniel Gonzalez threw eight shutout innings as the Warhawks blanked South Alabama four to nothing to end a ten-game losing streak. Isaiah Walker hit a three-run homer.

The Ragin Cajuns were held to four hits in a three-to-nothing loss to Arkansas State.

Louisiana Tech defeated New Mexico State 12 to 7, winning its 30th game of the year. Tech Coach Lane Burroughs has won 30 games seven times in his eight seasons as the Bulldogs’ coach.

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Northwestern State is in the winner’s bracket in the Hammond bracket of the Southland Tournament after winning in walk-off fashion over McNeese. The Demons will play UNO in a winner’s bracket game. The eighth-seeded Privateers upset top-seeded Southeastern Louisiana ten to six. The Lions and Cowboys will face off in an elimination game at 1 PM.

At the state baseball tournament in Hammond, Teurlings Catholic, North DeSoto, Live Oak and Catholic High of Baton Rouge can all win state championships today. Teurlings and Catholic are trying to win back-to-back titles, while North Desoto is looking for its first title since 2012. Live Oak can win its first state title if they beat Sam Houston again tonight.

The Baton Rouge Regional in the NCAA Softball Tournament begins today at Tiger Park. Nebraska will face Big East Tournament Champions, UCONN at 2 PM. At 4:30 PM, LSU will face Southland Conference Tournament Champions, Southeastern Louisiana. LSU has won 19 in a row over the Lions, but has had to walk off SLU in the last two meetings.