The LSU baseball Tigers open a three-game series against Tennessee tonight in Knoxville. The Tigers are 14-10 in the SEC, while the Volunteers are just 7-17, but LSU Coach Paul Mainieri says his fielders will need to be on their toes this weekend…
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First pitch is at 5 PM.

Louisiana Tech begins a huge series with 16th ranked Southern Miss tonight. The Bulldogs are in fifth place in the Conference USA standings, while the Golden Eagles are tied first place with Rice. Tech is playing really well, they’ve won six in a row and 15 of its last 17. Southern Miss enters today’s action leading CUSA with a team batting average of .306.

Rookie minicamp begins today for the Saints. New Orleans has two-dozen rookies that will participate in five practices over a three-day period. In last year’s rookie minicamp, cornerback Delvin Breaux and wide receiver Willie Snead turned enough heads that they ended up playing significant roles on the 2015 team.

It’s day two of the state baseball tournament in Sulphur and there’s plenty of semi-final action. The highest seed left is Acadiana and the 15th seeded Wrecking Rams will face 11th seeded Byrd in a Class Five-A semi-final contest. The other semi-final has two-time defending champion Barbe taking on Catholic. In the One-A semis…it’s Vermilion Catholic against Oak Grove and top-seeded Central Catholic faves fifth seeded Hanson Memorial.

In yesterday’s action….West Ouachita and Teurlings Catholic advanced to the Class Four-A championship game. In Class B…Fairview is in the title game for a third consecutive year as they defeated Glenmora 14-9. The Panthers will play Grace Christian on Saturday at noon. The Warriors are looking for their first state title in baseball.