LSU is back on the baseball diamond tonight as they host Toledo at 7 PM at Alex Box Stadium. Designated hitter Beau Jordan is swinging a hot bat as he’s hitting .400 with a couple of home runs. Coach Paul Mainieri says the key with Beau is that he doesn’t become pull happy….
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Zack Hess will start on the mound tonight and freshman right-hander A-J Labas will make his first start of the season on Sunday.

In other action….Louisiana Tech who is 5-4, will face ninth ranked Texas A-and-M in Frisco, Texas. The Ragin Cajuns are in Houston and they’ll face Mississippi State in Minute Maid Park. Coach Tony Robichaux will serve the second game of his two-game suspension for excessive aruging with umps last Sunday. And Nicholls State is other in Pensacola, where they’ll play Ohio State this afternoon.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports the Saints are meeting with Drew Brees’ agent. Head Coach Sean Payton said at the draft combine that he expects talks will go smoothly on a new contract. Also, multiple reports say the Saints will not re-sign safety Kenny Vaccaro.

Ragin Cajuns basketball won their school-record 26th game last night as UL Lafayette defeated Arkansas State 85-74. Frank Bartely surpassed one-thousand points for his career as the BYU transfer had a team-high 18 points.

With one game left in the regular season, ULM put itself in position to secure a first round bye in next week’s Sun Belt Tournament. It wasn’t a pretty game, but the Warhawks held off Little Rock 48-44. Travis Munnings had 21 points to lead the way.

Grambling State can win a SWAC title on Saturday when they visit Alabama State. The Tigers snapped a two-game losing streak with an 84-74 win in overtime over Alabama A-and-M. Ivy Smith Junior had a career-high 32 points.