It took over five hours to complete and it ended shortly before 2 AM, but it was worth it for the LSU baseball team as the Tigers defeated Florida five to three in 14 innings to advance into the winner’s bracket of the SEC Tournament. Jordan Romero came off the bench and ended an 0-for-18 stretch at the plate, with an RBI single to drive in the go-ahead run. LSU’s Alex Lange started and tied a season high with 11 strikeouts, while Jesse Stallings threw five scoreless innings for his third win of the season. Tonight LSU will play Mississippi State at around 8 PM.

Also tonight, UL Lafayette will face Texas State in a winner’s bracket game of the Sun Belt Tournament. The Cajuns defeated Arkansas State seven to four last night. Kyle Clement’s three-run homer in the eighth inning snapped a a four-four tie.

Also, the UL Lafayette softball team begins its best of three super regional series with Oklahoma tonight at 8 PM.

Louisiana Tech was a 12-3 winner over Charlotte in its Conference USA elimination game. The Bulldogs busted the game open with a five-run second inning. Chase Lunceford and Cody Daigle each hit home runs in this contest. The Bulldogs have scored 10 or more runs in four of their last five games. Tech will play again tomorrow afternoon.

In the Southland, there’s a winner’s bracket game at 4 PM between McNeese and Southeastern Louisiana. The Lions took two of three from the Cowboys last month.