The LSU baseball team will begin a series against sixth-ranked Georgia tomorrow night. It will be a tough test for the Tigers’ pitching staff as the Bulldogs have one of the best offenses in the country. LSU has a team ERA above five, and they lead the league in walks allowed and wild pitches. Pitching Coach Nate Yeskie…

Cut 16 (15) “…and support them.”

William Schmidt is expected to make his second straight Friday night start. He’ll face an offense that’s fourth in the country in batting average and first in home runs with 131.

The Southland Conference will begin the final weekend of its regular season tonight. First place Southeastern hosts Nicholls at 6 PM and Northwestern State visits McNeese State.

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LSU softball lost in the SEC Tournament to Georgia seven to three last night. The Tigers will now wait to see if they’ve done enough to host an NCAA Regional.

The Cajuns blanked Troy five to nothing and will play top seeded ULM at 4 PM today.

In the Conference USA Tournament…Allie Furr’s R-B-I single in the eighth helped Louisiana Tech edge F-I-U two to one. But La Tech played again last night and lost to third seeded Liberty nine to nothing. The Bulldogs play an elimination game against New Mexico State at 4 PM today.

McNeese hosts Lamar tonight in the first game of the Southland Conference Championship series. The Cowgirls have won 25 of the last 27 meetings against their rivals to the west.

A power forward from Brazil who plays professionally in Israel has committed to the LSU men’s basketball. Twenty-three-year-old Marcio Santos reportedly chose LSU over Kentucky. He’s averaging seven points and four rebounds a game and is a good shooter from the perimeter.