6:45 LRN Sportscast March 2nd

LSU baseball will play three different teams at Alex Box Stadium this weekend, starting tonight when they host Toledo out of the Mid-American Conference. Tomorrow, the Tigers play Sacred Heart and Southeastern Louisiana on Sunday. LSU’s starting middle infielders Hal Hughes and Brandt Broussard are two of the Tigers hottest hitters and Coach Paul Mainieri is not surprised

Cut 16 (23) “…at bats”

First pitch tonight is at 7 PM.

The Pelicans Anthony Davis is the NBA’s Western Conference Player of the Month. A-D averaged 35 points and 13 rebounds in February. New Orleans takes a seven-game winning streak into Dallas on Sunday.

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The Ragin Cajuns won their school-record 26th game as they defeated Arkansas State 85-74. UL Lafayette also moved to 14-0 at home. Frank Bartley surpassed 1,000 points for his career by scoring 18 points, and Bryce Washington added 15 for the Sun Belt champs.

 

ULM helped its chances at securing a first-round bye in the Sun Belt Tournament by beating Little Rock 48-44. Travis Munnings had 22 points as the Warhawks improved to 9-8 in the Sun Belt. ULM is in a three-way tie for fourth place.

 

10th ranked Cincinnati clobbered Tulane 78-49, Grambling remains in first place in the SWAC after beating Alabama A-and-M 84-74 in overtime. Ivy Smith junior had a career-high 32 points. Smith had four three-pointers and nine rebounds. Grambling leads Texas Southern by one game in the conference standings. T-S-U topped Southern 90-88.