The college baseball season gets underway today. Jared Poche gets the start on the mound for the Tigers at Alex Box Stadium as they host Cincinnati. It’s also the debut of Chris Blair on the LSU Sports Radio Network. He’s taking over as the voice of the Tigers and he’s eager to call his first game at the Box….
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First pitch is at 7 PM.

Over at the Tigue, sixth ranked UL Lafayete will host Sam Houston State. The Bearkcats head coach is Matt Deggs, who is a former assistant at UL Lafayette. Cajuns Coach Tony Robichaux says Coach Deggs and the Bearkats will provide good compeition to start the season…
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Another interesting series to watch is the one in Hammond as Southeastern Louisiana hosts ULM.

The Pelicans return from the All-Star break tonight as they host the Philadelphia 76ers. This is an excellent opportunity for New Orleans to get a win. The 76ers are an NBA worst 8-45. With about 30 games left, the Pels are six games back of Houston for the final spot in the Western Conference playoffs.

LSU athletic director Joe Alleva said on a Baton Rouge radio station this morning that the Tigers chances of getting an at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament are not good. Alleva has been on the NCAA Tournament selection committee for the last five years and he says a team with an RPI over 80 has never received an invite into the tournament. LSU’s RPI is 82.

The 16-10 Tigers are at Tennessee tomorrow. In other games of note…the Ragin Cajuns will look to snap a two-game losing streak as they visit Texas State. ULM is at Texas-Arlington. Both teams have won four straight.Louisiana Tech travels to UTEP. In the SWAC Southern visits Alabama State.