07:30 Sportscast, February 20th, 2016

It was an exciting night to start the college baseball season. The LSU
Tigers came back on two occasions late in the game to beat Cincinnati
6-5 in 12 innings. Baton Rouge native Jordan Romero had the game winning
hit in his first game in an LSU uniform. Chris Blair had the call on the
LSU Sports Radio Network….
CUT 1 “….Tigers win”
Romero also tied the game in the bottom of the ninth with a single.

The Ragin Cajuns celebrated a walk-off win in Lafayette. Former Minden
star Derek Herrington scored the winning run as he crossed the plate on
a wild pitch to give UL Lafayette a 2-1 win over Sam Houston State in 10
innings.

Northwestern State won in 11 innings over Alabama State 1-0. And
Southeastern Louisiana blanked ULM 2-0.
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If the Pelicans want to get in the playoffs, they need to win games like
last night and they were able to get the victory as they beat the worst
team in the NBA, the Philadelphia 76ers, 121-114. Three players scored
over 20 points led by Anthony Davis, who had 34. Ryan Anderson had 26
and Jrue Holiday added 24 points and dished out 12 assists. New Orleans
is at Detroit on Sunday.

After a home loss to Alabama, The LSU Tigers need to beat Tennessee
today at 4:30 to keep its NCAA Tournament hopes alive. The Tigers RPI is
82 and teams with an RPI over 80 usually don’t get an invite to the Big
Dance, unless they win their conference tournament.

Also today…the Ragin Cajuns 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.