Senior left-hander Jared Poche starts on the mound today for LSU as they host Texas Southern to begin the Baton Rouge Regional. Jeff Palermo has a preview…:
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Three LSU players received All-America recognition Thursday from Collegiate Baseball magazine. Junior right fielder Greg Deichmann was named a first-team All-American, junior pitcher Alex Lange was a second-team, and senior shortstop Kramer Robertson was to the third-team All-America squad.

But things do look rough for the start of the NCAA baseball postseason at The Box. Baton Rouge weather includes the possibility of heavy thunderstorms today.

Southeastern Louisiana will also be keeping its fingers crossed for nice weather tonight as the Lions take on Rice to open tournament play in Baton Rouge. Sophomore right-hander Corey Gaconi starts on the mound for the Lions tonight.

The Tiger softball team won their first game Thursday in the Women’s College World Series. LSU scored a 2-1 victory over UCLA and advance to face SEC foe Florida in the first of the winner-winner games today at 6pm. Former LSU head football coach Les Miles was there yesterday and even tested out the grass at USA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.

The Saints have begun signing this year’s group of rookies and are expected to have all of them under contract by later this evening and into tomorrow. The team received $7.8 million dollars in cap space Thursday, after the off-season release of Safety Jairus Byrd.

LSU sophomore Sam Burns solidified his status as the top player in college golf for the 2016-17 season on Thursday afternoon when he was announced the recipient of the 2017 NCAA Division I National Player of the Year Award.