A devastating blow to an LSU baseball team that’s already teetering as junior right fielder Jake Brown, is done for the season with a broken hamate bone. Brown, who is from Sulphur, has started every game this season in right field. Tiger Rag editor Glenn Guilbeau says coach Jay Johnson might turn to a freshman, William Patrick from Monroe…
The Tigers haven’t missed the postseason since 2011, but they now find themselves in real jeopardy of missing the NCAA Tournament, sitting at just 6-and-12 in SEC play. The typical mark to reach the postseason is around 13 conference wins, putting added pressure on LSU to pick up key victories down the stretch. Johnson still believes there’s a chance his team can turn things around.
The Tigers look to get back on track against UNO tonight at 6:30 p.m.
LSU men’s basketball coach Will Wade’s first transfer portal commitment is 6-foot-7, 220-pound small forward Mo Dioubate (dee-ah-BOT-Tay), from Kentucky. Dioubate has also played at Alabama, and between the two schools, he’s averaged six points and five rebounds a game for his career.
Louisiana Tech and Conference USA have reportedly reached a settlement in principle as Tech looks to join the Sun Belt Conference this summer. A previous report said Tech would pay CUSA more than 8 million dollars so they can join the Sun Belt for the 2026-27 athletic season.
ULM baseball has now dropped its last three Sun Belt series. The Warhawks lost two of three games to Arkansas State over the weekend and managed just six runs across the entire series. Coach Ford Pemberton says his team needs to get back to being more disciplined at the plate.
Cut 20 (10) “…in some moments.”
ULM is at Northwestern State tonight. First pitch is set for six p.m.