Two weeks after he was hit by a pitch in the head LSU designated hitter Gavin Dugas hit two, two-run home runs as the Tigers rallied to beat U-Mass Lowell six to four yesterday. The Tigers have won four straight since they were no-hit last Sunday.

Louisiana Tech was swept over the weekend as they dropped three at Wichita State. The Bulldogs rallied from an eight-run deficit but still lost to the Shockers 10 to nine yesterday.

McNeese avoided a sweep as they defeated ULM three to one yesterday. Reid Bourque hit a two-run homer. U-L Lafayette defeated Troy eight to four to win two of three in Pensacola.

Northwestern State won its opening Southland Conference series over Abilene Christian, while Southeastern Louisiana and Nicholls both lost.

Five days after suffering a bad home loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, New Orleans got revenge last night beating the T-Wolves in Minnesota 120 to 107. Jrue Holiday had 37 points. New Orleans is four games back of the eighth-seeded Grizzlies in the Western Conference with 18 games to go.

In college basketball, the Ragin Cajuns have a second-round Sun Belt Tournament game tonight at Georgia Southern. The Eagles won their two meetings against U-L Lafayette earlier this season, including a 20-point win in Statesboro. Cajuns Coach Bob Marlin is looking forward to the challenge of winning a Sun Belt Tournament game on the road…
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The winner will play at Georgia State in a quarterfinal game.

LSU is the three-seed in the SEC Tournament and the Tigers will play a quarterfinal game late Friday night in Nashville. Louisiana Tech will play in the Conference USA Tournament on Thursday night against either Marshall or UTEP.

The Southland Tournament gets underway Wednesday in Katy, Texas. Northwestern State faces Corpus Christi, while McNeese matches up with Lamar, who they just beat on Saturday to get into postseason play. Nicholls is a three-seed and they will have a second-round game on Thursday.