LSU Baseball Coach Paul Mainieri is not ready to announce his starting rotation for this weekend’s Baton Rouge Regional and he’s also not sure who will be behind the plate. Mike Papierski and Jordan Romero have split time as the Tigers starting catcher and Mainieri says he’ll see how the next couple of days of practice will go…:

Cut 16  (16)  “right-handed”

LSU will open the Baton Rouge Regional by taking on Utah Valley out of the Western Athletic Conference.

Sources are reporting that former Saints defensive star Will Smith’s blood alcohol content was three times over the legal limit when he was fatally shot in the uptown area on April 9th. However, what that exact blood alcohol level was has not been confirmed, and there has been no statement from officials about the investigation regarding Smith’s B.A.C. level.

Louisiana Tech is gearing up for its first NCAA Tournament baseball game in 29 years. The Bulldogs will face Cal State Fullerton in the Starkville regional opener on Friday. Tech catcher Brent Diaz believes this is the start of something special for the Bulldogs baseball program…:

Cut 18 (12) “one day”

Tech has won 40 games this year, while Cal State Fullerton is 35-and 16.

Longtime SEC CBS announcer Verne Lundquist will no longer announce football games after this season, according to the network. 59-year-old Brad Nessler, formerly of ESPN, will succeed Lundquist as play-by-play man on CBS football games.

Vegasinsider.com believes the SEC West race will once again involve LSU and Alabama. Both teams are predicted to win 10 games this year.

The LSU men’s golf team was eliminated from the quarterfinal round at the NCAA men’s championships.