The LSU Tigers completed a three-game sweep of the Arkansas Razorbacks by beating the Hogs 7-1 on Mother’s Day. Catcher Jordan Romero put the game out of reach with a three-run homer in the 5th inning. Romero’s team-leading eighth home run came on a 3-0 pitch….
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In the Baseball America poll, the Tigers are ranked 11th. Tulane is ranked 18th after sweeping South Florida.
Louisiana Tech swept a conference opponent for the first time since 2012. The Bulldogs blanked Middle Tennessee five to nothing yesterday as Casey Sutton tossed his second complete game shutout of the season. Tech is now 15-9 in the league, three games back of Southern Miss for first place. Those two teams meet in Hattiesburg this weekend.
UL Lafayette beat Appalachian State four to one yesterday and the Cajuns are three games back of South Alabama for first place in the Sun Belt. The Cajuns scored three runs in the eighth and Dylan Moore got his fifth win of the year as he pitched two scoreless innings of relief.
ULM is 9-15 in the league after knocking off Troy four to three yesterday. Warhawks starter Keegan Curtis earned his first win of the year after allowing just one earned run in six complete innings.
Southeastern Louisiana defeated Lamar two to one.