Conference play begins tonight for the LSU baseball team as they host Alabama for the start of a three-game series. Alex Lange will be on the mound for the Tigers, while Chris Reid will start at third base for the injured O’ Neal Lochridge, who has a stress fracture in his back. Coach Paul Mainieri says he likes what he’s seen from Reid a freshman from Baton Rouge…
cut 18 (20) “…really well”
Alabama has not been good at the plate, they are last in the SEC in batting average, slugging percentage and runs scored.

Conference play also begins tonight for Louisiana Tech. The 9-and-4 Bulldogs are at 6-and-11 UAB. First pitch at Regions Field begins at 6:30.

The 16th ranked UL Lafayette baseball team begins the home portion of its Sun Belt schedule when they host Little Rock in a three-game series. The Cajuns have won three of their last four and they’ll start sophomore left-hander Gunner Leger on the mound. He’s 1-1 with a 1.52 ERA.

Severe weather in the Monroe area has led to the postponement of ULM’s home game against 26th ranked Dallas Baptist. There’s no word on when this game will be made up.

The LSU Board of Supervisors approves a new three-year contract for LSU offensive coordinator Cam Cameron. The 55-year-old will make 300-thousand dollars less than he did last year as his annual salary for 2016 is one-point-two million. It will rise slightly over the next couple of years.

If you had Michigan State winning the NCAA Tournament, you might as well tear up your bracket. Conference USA’s Middle Tennessee upset the second-seeded Spartans 90-81. The Blue Raiders are coached by former LSU assistant Kermit Davis.