LSU scored 7 times in the 3rd inning and went on to beat Vanderbilt 13-4 Thursday. Kramer Robertson and Beau Jordan each drove in two runs in that inning. The Tigers led 13-0, before Vanderbilt scored 4 runs in the 9th inning. Jared Poche was outstanding on the mound for the Tigers, as the junior left-hander pitched seven shutout innings, scattering four hits and striking out eight. LSU will go after its fifth straight win on tonight as they host the Commodores at 7:30.

Also today on the diamond, UL-Lafayette will play its first ever series against Georgia Southern. Southeastern, who have won 17 of their last 18, take on in-state foe Northwestern State. Louisiana Tech is set to face off against WKU in a three game Conference USA series. Tulane hosts East Carolina. Nicholls State is at Incarnate Word. UL-Monroe is at UT Arlington. Southern hosts rival Grambling.

Scandal has hit the Louisiana Tech women’s basketball program. Jeff Palermo has the story…:
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It’ll be tough to find a ticket to the Pelicans game tonight, as New Orleans takes on the Los Angeles Lakers in one of the four of NBA legend Kobe Bryant’s final games before he heads to retirement. Tipoff in the Smoothie King Center is 7pm.

NFL preseason schedules are out, and the Saints will hit the road to play the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA, for the team’s first preseason game. Then they’ll face Houston at NRG Stadium.