The LSU baseball team has been sloppy, but lead Texas Southern 9-7 in the Baton Rouge Regional. The Tigers fell behind 3-0 in the 2nd inning thanks to three errors. But freshman center fielder Zach Watson put LSU in front on a three-run home run. The tigers have committed two more errors and it’s now 9-7 in the sixth inning.

At seven o’ clock tonight, it will be Rice versus Southeastern Louisiana. Freshman righthander Matt Canterino will start for the Owls. He’s been an outstanding strike out pitcher. S-L-U will coutner with Corey Gaconi. The sophomore from Metairie is 6-5 with a 2.83 ERA.

After 33 seasons, Southern University’s Roger Cador is stepping down as head baseball coach. Cador led the Jags to 14 SWAC titles and 11 NCAA Tournament appearances.

The LSU Softball team can move into the semi-finals of the Women’s College World Series if they can beat top seeded Florida tonight at 6 PM. The Gators are 56-8 and they lead the nation with 39 shutouts this season. Even though LSU and Florida play in the SEC, it’s the first meeting of the season between the two schools.

The Saints have signed six of their seven draft picks, including the 11th overall selection Marshon Lattimore. New Orleans waited until after June 1st to sign the four-year rookie contracts, because that’s when Jairius Byrd’s contract came off the books and it freed up seven-point-eight million dollars in salary-cap space. First-round pick and offensive tackle Ryan Ramczyk remains unsigned.

The 13 UL Lafayette football players arrested on a felony theft charge for breaking into a room and stealing various items will have their charges dropped to a misdemeanor. That’s according to court records. And if the players perform a certain number of hours of community service, the charges can be dropped all together.