There are seven teams from Louisiana competing in conference tournaments this week. Highlighting the group is the LSU Tigers, who will be the #2 seed in the SEC Tournament and they’ll play on Wednesday at around 1 PM.
There are three Louisiana schools that will compete in the Southland Tournament in Sugar Land, Texas. 2nd seeded Southeastern Louisiana will face 7th seeded UNO at noon on Wednesday. Top-seeded McNeese State will play Lamar. The Cowboys and Lions have a high enough RPI that they could make the NCAA Tournament, without winning the Southland tournament championship and receiving an automatic bid.
Louisiana Tech and UL Lafayette probably need to win a couple more games to make sure they get an invite. The Bulldogs will play Charlotte on Wednesday night in Biloxi. Charlotte won two of three from Tech earlier this season and the Diamond Dogs are coming off a disappointing series loss to Middle Tennessee.
The Cajuns are the four-seed in the Sun Belt Tourney. UL-Lafayette will play Georgia Southern on Wednesday night. The Eagles defeated the Cajuns in a series in Lafayette two weeks ago.
Tulane is the 5th seed in the American Athletic Conference. They’ll play South Florida in the championship opener on Tuesday afternoon in Clearwater, Florida.
Nicholls State University pitcher Cole Stapler was named the Southland Conference Pitcher of the Week Sunday. The Prairieville native concluded his senior campaign in style, recording his first career shutout Thursday against the University of Central Arkansas.
In softball, No. 18 LSU defeated No. 14 UL-Lafayette early this morning, forcing a Game 7 to determine the champion of the Baton Rouge Regional. The Tigers will be the home team in today’s game, and the Ragin’ Cajuns will be the visitor.
Louisiana Tech took No. 1 ranked Minnesota into extra innings before the Gophers went on to defeat the Lady Techsters in the Tuscaloosa Regional.
Bruce Peddie will no longer be the head coach for ULM baseball. The Warhawks finishing a program worst 12-43, including 6-24 in the Sun Belt and ending the year on a 13 game losing streak. The announcement comes just days after ULM President Nick Bruno announced that athletic director Brian Wickstrom would also not be returning next year.