Several LSU players will experience postseason play for the first time on Friday when the Tigers take on Utah Valley in the NCAA Tournament. Antoine Duplantis, the Jordan twins, Chris Reid, Cole Freeman and Greg Deichmann have never played in a Regional at the Box. Junior shortstop Kramer Robertson says the atmosphere is definitely different…:
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Utah Valley is making its first NCAA Tournament appearance. Meanwhile, NCAA officials are keeping a close eye on the weather as there are heavy rain chances in the forecast for Lafayette and Baton Rouge tomorrow and Saturday.

Louisiana Tech is leaving today to compete in the NCAA Starkville Regional. The Bulldogs earned an at-large berth during Monday’s selection show for the team’s first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1987. No. 3 seed Tech will take on No. 2 seed Cal State Fullerton at 6:30 tomorrow.

Southeastern Louisiana is back in the NCAA Tournament after a one-year absence. The Lions played in the Baton Rouge regional in 2014 and this weekend they’ll be back at the Box to take on Rice. Senior Pitcher Kyle Cedotal says the won a game two years ago, but they’re looking to perform better this time around…:
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Lions first baseman Jameson Fisher is among the 25 semifinalists for the 2016 Golden Spikes Award. The honor is given to the top amateur baseball player in the nation.

It looks like the LSU/Alabama football game in Tiger Stadium this upcoming season will be another CBS prime-time match-up. The network announced they would televise an SEC game at 7pm on November 5th and the likely choice is The Tigers and The Tide.

Louisiana Tech’s game at Texas Tech on September 17th will kick-off at 6pm and will be televised by FSN. Northwestern State’s season opener at Baylor has been moved to Friday, September 2nd and the game will kick off at 6:30 at McLane Stadium.