LSU and Northwestern State are in the same NCAA Baseball regional, it just happens to be 24-hundred miles away. The Tigers and Demons are in the Corvallis Regional and the Demons will face number three national seed Oregon State, while the Tigers will take on San Diego State at 3 PM central time. Coach Paul Mainieri on the Aztecs….
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And Coach Paul Mainieri is unsure who he will pitch on Friday. Most likely it will be either Ma’Khail Hilliard or Zack Hess. Hess threw seven innings of one-hit ball in a 2-1 win over Arkansas on Saturday.

Northwestern State is in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2005. They received an automatic bid by winning the Southland Conference Tournament title. Second-year Coach Bobby Barbier says it’s a great accomplishment to make the Field of 64….
cut 20 (28) “…town of Natchitoches”
Northwestern State will face a team on Friday night that’s won 100 games over last two seasons and the Beavers were eliminated in the College World Series by LSU last season.