11:40 LRN Sportscast June 1st

LSU is getting ready to open the Baton Rouge Regional by facing Utah Valley out of the Western Athletic Conference. Freshman right fielder Antoine Duplantis admits they don’t much about the Wolverines, but the coaching staff is providing a scouting report…
cut 17 (14) “….really hard”
Coach Paul Mainieri has yet to announce who will start on the mound on Friday, or who will catch, either Michael Papierski or Jordan Romero.

Tulane hopes their bats can get hot in the Oxford Regional. The Green Wave only scored five runs in two losses to Houston at the American Athletic Conference tournament in Florida. For the season, the Greenies are averaging nearly six runs a game. The Green Wave will face Boston College at 3 PM on Friday.

It will be Louisiana Tech versus Cal State Fullerton on Friday afternoon to begin the Starkville Regional. Tech has won 40 games this year, while the Titans are 35-and 16. Bulldogs catcher Brent Diaz says they are well aware of the Titans abilities…
cut 19 (14) “…to play ball”
Louisiana Tech has been scoring a bunch of runs lately, reaching double figures in the run column in five of their last eight games.

CBS has revealed a portion of its 2016 football TV schedule. The network plans to air two SEC games on November fifth, including one at 7 PM, which means LSU-and-Alabama in Tiger Stadium has a good shot at being a primetime game. CBS will also have a daytime doubleheader on November 12th, which is the same weekend LSU plays at Arkansas.