LSU Baseball Coach Paul Mainieri has announced that senior left-hander Jared Poche will start against Texas Southern on Friday. Coach Paul Mainieri also had Poche start the regional opener last year. The Lutcher native is also one win away from tying Scott Schultz for most victories in school history.

After the LSU-Texas Southern game on Friday. It will be Southeastern Louisiana versus Rice. Tiger Rag Associate Editor James Moran says third-seeded Rice has a very good reliever in Glenn Otto, who has struck out 78 in 56.2 innings. But he says the Owls might not have enough starting pitching….
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Rice does have a promising freshman pitcher by the name of Matt Canterino. The right-hander is 5-4 with a 3.92 ERA, but has 105 strikeouts in 91.1 innings.

Former LSU great Kevin Faulk has been named to the 2018 College Football Hall of Fame ballot. The all-purpose back was an All-American in 1996 and Faulk remains the school’s leading rusher with 4,557 yards and also has the most touchdowns in LSU history with 46. His 6,833 all-purpose yards is an SEC record.

LSU cornerback Saivion Smith has announced he’s transferring from the team. Smith was heading into his sophomore season after playing a reserve role last year. Scout-dot-com ranked Smith as the number one cornerback in the country in the 2016 class.

Louisiana’s top high school quarterback for Class of 2018, Parkway’s Justin Rogers, has verbally committed to TCU over LSU.

The LHSAA has announced that Alexandria will be the home of the girls basketball state championships for the next two years. The boys championship games will remain in Lake Charles.