The 15th ranked LSU baseball team welcomes second ranked Vanderbilt into Alex Box Stadium tonight kicking off a three game series. Coach Paul Mainieri will start Jared Poche over Alex Lange on the mound tonight. Both pitchers last threw on Saturday, but Mainieri says Poche is more equipped to pitch again on shorter rest…:
Cut 16 (16) “last Friday”
First pitch tonight is 6pm.

Louisiana Tech held off a late-inning rally by Little Rock to defeat the Trojans, 7-4, Wednesday night on the road. Nicholls State blew a 9 run lead last night and fell to Lamar, 14-10. UNO fell behind by nine runs after the second inning and couldn’t come back in a 12-3 loss to South Alabama.

A bill is on the table this session that would restrict college athletic teams in the state, excluding LSU, from traveling more 375 miles to play in games. The proposed law also does not apply to football or basketball programs or postseason action. Baton Rouge Representative Steve Carter, says state dollars are scarce and public dollars shouldn’t be used on long road trips for baseball, softball and volleyball teams…:
Cut 13 (09) “great distances”
But school athletic leaders say college sports is important to students and this would further hurt recruiting.

The short-handed New Orleans Pelicans fell to the Boston Celtics last night, 104-97. Only 8 players were active for the Pels.

In MLB action, former LSU pitcher Aaron Nola struck out eight and walked none helping to keep the Phillies alive, but they ended up losing the game to the Reds 3-2.