Six teams from Louisiana will be in the NCAA Tournament. The Regional Pairings will be released today.
The LSU Tigers entered the SEC Tournament on the bubble for making a Regional, but they will likely be a two-seed at a four-team regional after winning four of five at the SEC Tourney. They lost in yesterday’s championship game to Tennessee four to three. But Coach Jay Johnson says it was a great run in Hoover…
cut 18 (18) “…do that”

Louisiana Tech had a great run in the Conference USA Tournament, but lost in the championship game to Dallas Baptist 17 to 10. The Bulldogs could also be a two seed in the NCAA Regional. The Ragin Cajuns could also be a two-seed.

Grambling State has won its first SWAC Championship since 2010 with a dramatic victory over Jackson State. The Tigers were down by a run in the ninth inning. Trevor Hatton’s RBI single tied the game and the winning run scored on a throwing error.

Tulane and Nicholls are back in the NCAA Tournament for a second straight year. The Colonels clobbered McNeese 15 to 1 for the Southland Tournament title. Basiel Williams was named tournament MVP. Williams hit a game tying home run in the ninth on Thursday and a walk-off homer against Southeastern on Friday.

Tulane left fielder Jakcson Linn hit a 433-foot home run in the bottom of the ninth to give the Green Wave an 11 to 10 win over Wichita State. Tulane entered the tournament as a three-seed.

And the LSU softball team’s season ended last night with a eight to nothing defeat to Stanford. The Tigers won the first game of the series 11 to 1, but failed to score a run on Saturday or last night. LSU ends with a 44-17 record.

It will be LSU and South Carolina again today in the SEC Tournament. The Gamecocks eliminated Kentucky six to five to set up a rematch of Thursday night’s thriller won by the Tigers 11 to 10. First pitch is at noon.

The other semifinal matchup in the SEC Tournament will be Tennessee versus Vanderbilt. The Volunteers avoided elimination by rallying to beat Mississippi State six to five.

LSU is seeking its 13th SEC Tournament Championship and trying to secure a two-seed at someone’s Regional.

Louisiana Tech will get another shot at Liberty today after losing to the Flames six to two in a winner’s bracket game during the day on Friday. The Bulldogs returned to J-C Love Field last night and eliminated Sam Houston five to three. Lead off man Dalton Davis hit two home runs and Ethan Bates earned his nation-leading 16th save. First pitch today in Ruston is at 12:30.
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LSU softball is one win away from returning to the Women’s College World Series after stomping Stanford 11 to 1 last night. The Tigers got to the nation’s best pitcher by scoring three runs in the first inning and then they chased NiJaree Canady during an eight-run fifth inning. LSU got a season-high 16 hits and they hit three home runs, Ali Newland, Maci Bergeron and Kelley Lynch hit a grand slam. Tonight’s game is at 8 PM.

Nicholls is one win away from winning the Southland Tournament Championship as the Colonels eliminated Southeastern Louisiana four to three on Basiel Williams’ walk-off home run. The Colonels will play the winner of today’s game between Lamar and McNeese.

The drama between the Saints and the Louisiana Sports and Exposition Distirct over late payments for the renovation costs for the Superdome appears to be over. We learned earlier this week that the NFL franchise was 11 million dollars behind, but the Saints have reportedly made that 11 million dollar payment.

Who would have predicted LSU would reach the semifinals of the SEC Tournament, but they’ve done it. The Tigers rallied back from four-run and three-run deficits to stun South Carolina 11 to 10 last night. Michael Braswell had the game winning hit against his former team…
cut 30 (08) “…LSU Tiger”
The Tigers will play again on Saturday.

The LSU softball team begins a best out of three Super Regional Series tonight in California against Stanford. The Cardinal is 46-14 this season. Coach Beth Torina says they’ve played one of the toughest schedules in America for this exact situation
Cut 18 (11) “..they’re prepared.”
First pitch is at 9 PM.

Louisiana Tech was held to just a two-run homer from Jorge Corona and lost to Liberty six to two. Flames pitcher Nick Moran was outstanding today. The Bulldogs will need to beat Sam Houston tonight to stay alive in the Conference USA Baseball Tournament.

At the Southland Tournament…McNeese and Nicholls are one win away from the championship game. The Cowboys face top seeded Lamar and the Colonels will take on Southeastern Louisiana.

LSU legend Seimone Augustus was introduced yesterday as the Lady Tigers newest assistant women’s basketball coach. Augustus led the Lady Tigers to three straight final-four appearances and won four WNBA championships. She’s been thinking about diving into the coaching profession and an opening on Kim Mulkey’s staff gave her an opportunity at home…
Cut 16 (22) “…coaches do.”

There were a bunch of heroes in LSU’s wild 11 to 10 win over South Carolina last night. Michael Braswell had the game winning hit, Steven Milam had four hits, Fidel Ulloa was the winning pitcher as he kept the Gamecocks off the scoreboard as the Tigers rallied from a late ten to seven deficit.

Alex Milazzo had a couple of nice defensive plays, so did Jared Jones. Jones also hit 23rd home run of the season. Centerfielder Jake Brown got a rare start and had three hits and hit third home run of the season. Coach Jay Johnson says he never lost faith in the Sulphur native…
cut 20 (25) “…great player”
LSU will play again on Saturday in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament.

Louisiana Tech will look to move into the semifinals of the Conference USA Tournament with a win over Liberty this afternoon. Grambling needs to beat Alabama State to stay alive in the SWAC Tournament. In the Southland…McNeese and Nicholls are both 2-0 and will play tonight.

LSU legend Seimone Augustus was introduced Thursday as a new assistant coach for the LSU women’s basketball program. Augustus will replace Johnny Derrick, who was more of a administrator than a coach. Coach Kim Mulkey expects Seimone will bring a lot to her program…
Cut 17 (25) “…WNBA.”

The LSU baseball team refuses to lose. Down 5 to 1 and then 10 to 7, the Tigers rallied by scoring two runs in the eighth inning and two more runs in the ninth inning for an 11 to 10 win over South Carolina. Coach Jay Johnson says it was the best victory of the season…
cut 26 (18) “…of it tonight”
Michael Braswell playing for the first time against his former school had the game winning hit. Steven Milam had four hits, Jake Brown had three hits, including a two-run homer and Fidel Ulloa was the winning pitcher. LSU will play again on Saturday at noon against the winner of today’s game between South Carolina and Kentucky.

The Ragin Cajuns will not play again until next week. They were bounced from the Sun Belt Tournament, losing both of their games. Yesterday they failed to hold on to a seven to one lead and lost ten to nine to James Madison.

Louisiana Tech plays Liberty at 12:30 today. The winner advances to the semifinals of the Conference USA Tournament, the loser has to play tonight.

In the Southland Tourney…McNeese and Nicholls are both 2-0. The Colonels defeated Southeastern five to four in ten innings.

In the SWAC Tournament, Grambling lost to Florida A-and-M 17-7. The Tigers will try to get keep its season alive when they face Alabama State at noon.

And LSU softball begins its Super Regional Series at Stanford tonight. They will face the top pitcher in college softball. NiJaree Canady has the lowest ERA in the country and the most strikeouts. Tigers outfielder Ali Newland…
cut 19 (05) “…the lineup”
First pitch is at 9:00.

LSU will try to improve to 3-and-0 in the SEC Tournament as they will face South Carolina in a winner’s bracket game. The Tigers have scored 20 runs in victories over Georgia and Kentucky. We’ll see if they can keep the bats going as the Tigers have won five straight SEC games. Thatcher Hurd is set to get the start on the mound for the Tigers. He’s struggled this season with a 2-and-4 record and a 6.49 ERA.

Earlier today in the SEC Tournament,. Kentucky eliminated Arkansas nine to six. So if the Tigers lose today, they’ll play the Wildcats tomorrow.

The top seeded Ragin Cajuns have been eliminated from the Sun Belt Tournament after losing to James Madison Ten to nine. U-L Lafayette took a seven to one lead with seven runs in the second inning, but the Dukes responded with a sixth run seventh inning to take the lead. L-P Langevin gave up three runs in 2.1 innings. The Cajuns will find out their postseason destination at 11 AM on Monday.

Strong storms forced Louisiana Tech off the field last night, three outs away from a victory over Middle Tennessee in the opening round of the Conference USA Tournament. The game resumed at 9 AM and it only took four and a half minutes for the Bulldogs to finish of their eight to two win over Middle Tennessee. Reed Smith was the winner pitcher and Grant Comeaux went four for four with 3 RBIs. The Bulldogs next game is Friday at 12:30. Coach Lane Burroughs….
cut 18 (15) “…good team”
It will be Liberty. The fifth seeded Flames defeated fourth seeded Sam Houston nine to three.

At the Southland Tournament…UNO avoided elimination with a seven to four win over Texas A-and-M Corpus Christi. Lamar eliminated Northwestern State, beating the Demons 12 to 5.

Southern was also eliminated in the SWAC Tournament. Grambling plays Florida A-and-M in a SWAC winner’s bracket game tonight in Atlanta.

The LSU Tigers took down one of the best teams in college baseball yesterday to advance into the winner’s bracket of the SEC Tournament. Jared Jones and Tommy White each hit grand slams as the Tigers blanked Kentucky eleven to nothing. Michael Braswell started the scoring with a solo home run on the third pitch of the game and scored three times. Coach Jay Johnson says Braswell is playing to his potential…
Cut 16 (20) “…hitting mistakes.”
The Tigers will face 10th seeded South Carolina around 4:30 today. The Gamecocks have also won two games in the SEC Tournament, beating Alabama and Arkansas. Thatcher Hurd is set to the start on the mound for LSU today.

It took about four and a half minutes this morning to complete last night’s game that was postponed because of weather between Louisiana Tech and Middle Tennessee. The Bulldogs beat the Blue Raiders eight to two. Coach Lane Burroughs admits he didn’t get much sleep, despite the big lead…
cut 30 (14) “…this win”
Reed Smith pitched six innings for his seventh win and Grant Comeaux was four-for-four at the plate and drove in three runs. Tech will play tomorrow at around 12:30 against the winner of today’s game between Sam Houston and Liberty.

The Ragin Cajuns need to win today to stay alive in the Sun Belt Tournament. U-L Lafayette lost Old Dominion seven to three yesterday. They’ll play James Madison this afternoon in an elimination game.

And Lamar eliminated Northwestern State from the southland Tourney.

The LSU baseball team is on some kind of a roll as the Fighting Tigers trounced the second ranked Kentucky Wildcats 11 to 0 in eight innings to advance into the winner’s bracket of the SEC Tournament. Jared Jones and Tommy White both hit grand slams and Luke Holman threw six hitless innings. Coach Jay Johnson says Holman was in complete control…
cut 17 (18) “…I’ve had”
LSU will play South Carolina at 4:30 PM today in a winner’s bracket game. The Tigers have won five straight SEC games.

The Ragin Cajuns gave up six runs in the fourth inning and lost to Old Dominion seven to three. Chase Morgan suffered the loss. The Cajuns will look to avoid elimination today at 12:30 as they play James Madison.
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Lighting in the Ruston area kept Louisiana Tech from completing its game against Middle Tennessee in the opening round of the Conference USA Tournament. The Bulldogs are in good shape, they lead the Blue Raiders eight to two and will look to complete the game this morning at 9 AM.

McNeese, Nicholls and Southeastern Louisiana were all big winners in the Southland Tournament. The Cowboys will face UIW in a winner’s bracket game today, while the Lions and Colonels will face each other tonight. Northwestern State will look to avoid elimination as they face top seeded Lamar.

In the SWAC tournament…Grambling defeated Alabama State six to three. Trevor Hatton had a bases loaded clearing triple and Mason Martinez won his eleventh game. And Florida A-and-M defeated Southern eight to five.

The General Manager of the Caesars Superdome says the Saints are 11-million dollars behind in their payments towards the ongoing renovation of the Dome. The Saints say they plan to pay their portion of the costs but they are waiting for certain documents.

The LSU Tigers are on some kind of a roll as they routed one of the best teams in college baseball today. Jared Jones and Tommy White each hit grand slams and Luke Holman pitched six hitless innings in an 11 to nothing win over Kentucky in eight innings. Jones’ grand slam came in the seventh inning with the Tigers were up two to nothing…
cut 29 (17) “…put a good swing on it”
Hayden Travinski followed Jones’ grand slam with a solo shot and White hit his granny in the eighth inning.

The Tigers will play tomorrow afternoon at around 4:30 PM against South Carolina. The Gameocks upset Arkansas today six to five. South Carolina is just like LSU, they will be playing in their third game in as many days.

McNeese scored seven runs in the second inning on their way to beating Northwestern State ten to five in the opening game of the Southland Conference Tournament. Elliot Hebert had a two-run single in that inning. Zach Voss pitched six innings for his second win of the year.

The Cowboys advance to play UIW in a winner’s bracket game. The Cardinals upset top seeded Lamar six to three. Northwestern State gets Lamar in an elimination game tomorrow.

The Superdome Commission says the Saints are behind on their payments in helping to fund the ongoing renovation of the Caesars Superdome. The general manager for ASM Global, Evan Holmes, says the Saints owe 11.5 million dollars as they have not made a payment since December. Holmes says the delinquent payments hav not stopped the 450-million dollar renovation and there’s been no word from the Saints on why they are not paying their part.

David Patrick is returning as an assistant LSU men’s basketball coach. He was an assistant under former head coach Johnny Jones. He’s leaving as the head coach at Sacramento State to return to Baton Rouge.

The Saints have started O-T-As and they have Trevor Penning working at right tackle and this year’s first round pick Taliese Fauga (Tall-ee-s-a Foo-ah-gah) is at left tackle. Ryan Ramczyk remains out with a knee injury and there’s a possibility is playing career is over. Coach Dennis Allen was asked about the lineup at offensive line…
cut 20 (20) “…thought process”
The Saints have released their preseason schedule. The first preseason game is at Arizona on August 10th. They will visit San Francisco on August 18th and the only home preseason game is August 25th against Tennessee.

Pelicans small forward Herb Jones has been named to the NBA’s first-team all-defensive squad. The 25-year-old led the Pelicans in steals with 105 and second in blocks with 62.

The LSU Tigers are playing their best baseball of the season. They opened the SEC Tournament with a nine to one win over Georgia and they lead Kentucky two to nothing as they enter the late stages of today’s game. D-1 Baseball’s Kendall Rogers says LSU’s solid play of late has been impressive…
cut 17 (12) “….realizes that’
Rogers says LSU will be one of the 64 teams in the NCAA Tournament.

The Cajuns begin play in the Sun Belt Tournament this afternoon at four PM in Montgomery, Alabama. U-L Lafayette will face Old Dominion. Rogers says the Cajuns pitching has been strong, now their bats are cooking…
cut 19 (20) “…as well”

In Ruston, the Conference USA tournament is underway. Louisiana Tech is scheduled to play Middle Tennessee in the third game of the day. Bulldogs two-way star Ethan Bates is the Conference USA Player of the year.