The LSU baseball Tigers scored nine runs in the first two innings on its way to a fifth straight victory, a 13-6 win over Tulane. Cade Arrambide started the scoring with a two-run homer in the first inning. His 15th home run of the season. West Monroe’s John Pearson returned from a leg injury to hit his seventh home run of the season. Steven Milam drove in four runs.
UNO pulled off the upset last night in Lafayette beating the Ragin Cajuns nine to six. Tough loss for U-L Lafayette who is on the bubble to make an NCAA Regional.
Louisiana Tech trounced Northwestern State 12 to 1. Sebastian Mexico had two, two-run doubles. The Bulldogs will be at Liberty this weekend.
ULM scored five runs in the eighth inning and defeated Mississippi Valley State ten to five. Jake Haggard had three hits and his two run double completed the scoring.
Eleventh ranked Mississippi State scored a lot and defeated Nicholls 21-to-6.
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Coaches have voiced their opinion. The American Football Coaches Association would like to see an end to conference championship games, expanded playoffs to as many 24 teams, start the postseason in mid-December so the championship game is played in mid-January. Also, start the regular season a week earlier. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey opposes a 24-team playoff and wants to keep the SEC title game.
The LSU softball team begins play in the SEC Tournament against Georgia. The Tigers are 37-16 overall, 13-11 in the SEC and Coach Beth Torina believes that should be enough to host a Regional next week.
ULM Softball Coach Molly Fichtner has been named the Sun Belt Softball Coach of the Year. Fichtner is the first ULM coach to win this honor two times. She won it last year too. The Warhawks are the number one seed in the Sun Belt tourney that begins today in Lafayette. The Cajuns take on Troy tonight and the winner gets ULM tomorrow.