The LSU baseball team snapped a four-game losing streak with a resounding eight to nothing win over Lamar last night. AJ Labas (Lay-biss) went the distance for the complete game shutout as he scattered six hits and struck out nine. Josh Smith returned to the line-up for the first time since injuring his back in the opening weekend and homered. Jake Slaughter, Antoine Duplantis and Daniel Cabrera each drove in two runs.

Louisiana Tech’s five game winning streak ended with a 9-4 loss to UL Lafayette. Daniel LaHare had four hits and scored three times, while Hunter Kasuls (Castles) drove in three runs for the victorious Cajuns.

ULM lost to McNeese seven to three in extra innings. The Cowboys have won six of their last seven.

Northwestern State clobbered Mississippi Valley State 21 to 0 in seven innings. The first time the Demons scored 20 runs since 2012. Nicholls thumped Southern 12-3.

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The Pelicans have voided orders for 2,500 playoff tickets purchased for the second round, because of a password problem. The team announced that a presale password given out Monday to season ticket holders was shared with many non-season ticket holders. The Pelicans say they want to give their most loyal fans the first crack at postseason tickets, so they need to get this right. The team has notified those whose tickets have been voided.

New Orleans Pelican’s will be facing the Golden State Warriors in round two of the playoff’s. Golden State offed the San Antonio Spurs 99-91 to win the series four games to one.

Philadelphia moved on to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 104-91 win over a Miami Heat. Former LSU Tiger Ben Simmons had 14 points and 10 rebounds.

There are 51 finalists to be a Saintsation next season and for the first time there’s a male finalist. Twenty-five-year-old Jesse Hernandez from the Lafayette area will compete in today’s final round which will be streamed on the Saints website.