After losing the opening series to Notre Dame, LSU fell in all four major polls. They are ranked anywhere from 15th by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper to 23rd by D-1-baseball-dot-com. The Fighting Irish outplayed LSU during the weekend handing the Tigers their first opening weekend series loss since 1999 against Texas. Coach Paul Mainieri says this is just the start of a long season….
cut 20 (13) “….this weekend”
LSU will host UNO Wednesday and then the Longhorns come to the Box for a weekend three game series.

Texas took two of three from UL Lafayette in Austin. The Ragin Cajuns salvaged the final game of the series with a two to one win over Texas. ULM won its series over Eastern Illinois, while Louisiana Tech split a four-game series versus Pepperdine.

LSU’s 64-63 win over Missouri was the Tigers sixth victory over a team ranked in the Top 25 in the R-P-I. That’s most in the country. Tigers Coach Will Wade was asked about the team’s chances of making the NCAA Tournament….
cut 30 (11) “…Vandy tomorrow”
A win versus Vanderbilt tomorrow night will give LSU 16 wins this season that would guarantee them at least a winning season and a chance to make the NIT.

Grambling State owns the nation’s longest winning streak in the country. It’s up to 11 games after beating Jackson State 71-64 on Saturday. Grambling hosts Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday.

ULM’s Travis Munnings has been named Sun Belt Men’s Basketball Player of the Week. He averaged 21 points a game in victories over U-T-A and Texas State. The Warhawks have won four in a row and they visit South Alabama on Thursday.