Because of the Easter weekend, LSU’s SEC series with Mississippi State begins tonight at Alex Box Stadium. The Tigers have scored just nine runs in the last four games . Following Wednesday night’s 3-1 loss to U-L Lafayette, Coach Paul Mainieri met with right fielder Antoine Duplantis. The Lafayette native grounded out to end the game with the tying run at second base. Duplantis says they talked about having a better approach when runners are in scoring position….
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First pitch tonight is at 7:00.

Other series of note this weekend, La Tech hosts F-I-U, Southeastern Louisiana is at McNeese and Grambling hosts Texas Southern.

Former LSU and Rummel standout Craig Steltz has filed a lawsuit against the NFL because of traumatic brain injuries he suffered while playing for the Chicago Bears. Steltz played for the Bears from 2008 to 2014 and the suit says he sustained repetitive and traumatic concussive head impacts. It doesn’t go into detail about the health issues Steltz is facing. The safety on LSU’s 2007 national championship team is seeking unspecified damages.

New Orleans native and six time major league baseball All-star Rusty Staub has passed away at the age of 73. Staub played in the majors for 23 years with four teams and he was a fan favorite for both the Montreal Expos and New York Mets.

Today is opening day for Major League Baseball. Alex Bregman and the Houston Astros begin defense of their World Series title by facing the Texas Rangers in Arlington. Former LSU standout Aaron Nola gets the opening day start for the Phillies, who are in Atlanta.