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.

LSU baseball opened the SEC Tournament yesterday morning with an impressive nine-to-one win over Georgia. The Tigers began the tournament on the bubble for receiving an NCAA Tournament bid, but Coach Jay Johnson says he knew a win over Georgia would solidify their chances of making a Regional
Cut 20 (13) “….else does that.”
The Tigers will play Kentucky this morning at 9:30. The Wildcats finished tied with Tennessee with best conference record and they’ve stolen over 100 bases on the season.

The Pelicans Herb Jones has been named to the NBA’s All-Defense first team. He’s only the four player in franchise history to accomplish that feat.
Saints Coach Dennis Allen says there are no plans to move Marshon Lattimore despite rumors the veteran cornerback is on the trading block.

The Ragin Cajuns begin play in the Sun Belt Tournament this afternoon at four PM in Montgomery, Alabama. U-L Lafayette will face Old Dominion. D-1 Baseball’s Kendall Rogers says the Cajuns have been strong on the mound all year, now their bats are cooking…
cut 19 (20) “…as well”

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

The Southland Tournament gets underway this morning in Hammond as Northwestern State faces McNeese. The Demons eliminated the Cowboys in last year’s tournament.

LSU baseball opened the SEC Tournament this morning with an impressive nine to one win over Georgia. The Tigers began today on the bubble for receiving an NCAA Tournament bid, but Coach Jay Johnson says he knew a win over Georgia would solidify their chances of making a Regional…
cut 16 (14) “…nobody else does that’
And there are not many pitchers pitching as well as Gage Jump. The left-hander allowed just one run in seven innings and struck out seven. Michael Braswell and Tommy White each had three hits and Josh Pearson drove in three runs. Johnson on Pearson…
cut 30 (07) “…this guy”
LSU will face Kentucky Wednesday as they move into the double elimination portion of the SEC Tournament.

Louisiana Tech’s Ethan Bates was named Conference USA Player of the Year today. Bates leads the nation in saves with 15 and at the plate he’s hitting 3-28 with 15 home runs, 69 RBIs and has a league-high 20 doubles.

Coach Lane Burroughs shares co-coach of the year honors with Dallas Baptist’s Dan Heefner.

Louisiana Tech begins postseason play tomorrow as the top seed in the Conference USA Tournament. The Bulldogs will face Middle Tennessee. Kendall Rogers with D-1 baseball says Tech is a dangerous team in the postseason, because of their experienced hitters…
cut 18 (12) “…La Tech”

The Southland Conference Baseball Tournament will get underway tomorrow. Southeastern Louisiana is the host school and will host UNO in the final game of the day. The tournament gets underway at nine A-M as Northwestern State faces McNeese. The Demons beat the Cowboys in a series in late March.

U-L Lafayette’s Kyle DeBarge was named Sun Belt player of the year. L-P Langevin as pitcher of the year, left-handed pitcher Chase Morgan as freshman of the year and Matt Deggs as Coach of the Year. The Cajuns will begin play in the Sun Belt Tournament tomorrow.

The Southland Conference Baseball Tournament will get underway tomorrow on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana. Lamar is the top seed. Nicholls is a two seed and will play Texas A-and-M Corpus Christi at 3 PM. Southeastern Louisiana will host UNO and the first game of the day is Northwestern State at McNeese.

LSU Eunice is headed back to Junior college Division Two Baseball World Series. The Bengals have won eleven Regional championships over the last 20 years and this is the 16th time they’ve reached the finals. L-S-U E is 52-and-7 on the year and they are the top overall seed. They get a first round bye and the World Series begins Saturday.

The LSU softball team will head out west to play Stanford in a Super Regional Series. Tigers Coach Beth Torina believes her team deserved a Top eight national seed with an RPI of four, the highest in the Southeastern Conference. Torina says it’s disappointing but they accept the challenge of playing Stanford on the road…
cut 15 (12) “…next weekend”
The Super Regional Series begins Friday night.

The Ragin Cajuns softball season ended on Sunday with a four to three loss to the Baylor Bears. A disappointing end for a team that won 45 games this season. Brooke Ellestad couldn’t hold back the tears in the postgame press conference
Cut 12 (10) “…all year.”

The SEC Tournament gets underway today in Hoover, Alabama and the first game of the day is LSU versus Georgia. The Tigers are on the bubble to make the NCAA Tournament and there are several other teams in the SEC who are also on the bubble, like Alabama, Florida and Vanderbilt. Florida-Vanderbilt play each other at 4:30 PM. D-1 Baseball’s Kendall Rogers has LSU in the NCAA Tournament as it stands now and he says Vanderbilt is on more of shaky ground…
cut 29 (17) “against Florida”

The Ragin Cajuns are ranked 21st in the latest D-1 baseball poll. Kyle DeBarge has been named the Sun Belt Player of the year, L-P Langevin as pitcher of the year, and Matt Deggs as coach of the year.

Hall of Famer Seimone Augustus is returning to her alma mater and will serve as an assistant coach for the LSU women’s basketball team. Augustus coached for one season as an assistant for the Los Angeles Sparks. The voice of the Lady Tigers, Patrick Wright, says after a stellar playing career Augustus believes she has more to give as a coach…
cut 23 (22) “…out back”
Mulkey replaces Johnny Derrick, who has been a long time assistant coach Kim Mulkey.

The Southland Conference Baseball Tournament will get underway tomorrow on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana. Lamar is the top seed. Nicholls is a two seed and will lay Texas A-and-M Corpus Christi at 3 PM. Southeastern Louisiana will host UNO and the first game of the day is Northwestern at McNeese.

The LSU baseball team ended the regular season by sweeping Ole Miss to finish the season 13-and-17 in the SEC. Many believe the Tigers needed 13 wins in league play to have a chance at making the NCAA Tournament. Coach Jay Johnson says there’s no doubt in his mind that LSU should play in a regional…
Cut 16 (12) “….no brainer.”
D-1 Baseball released its Regional projections and they have the Tigers as a three-seed in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

D-1 baseball has both Louisiana Tech and U-L Lafayette as two seeds. The Bulldogs are in College Station, Texas, while the Cajuns are at Clemson.

U-L Lafayette’s Kyle DeBarge was named Sun Belt player of the year today, L-P Langevin as pitcher of the year, left-handed pitcher Chase Morgan as freshman of the year and Matt Deggs as Coach of the Year.

Hall of Famer Seimone Augustus is back at LSU as she’s joining Kim Mulkey’s staff as an assistant coach. Augustus led the Lady Tigers to three straight final four appearances and then went on to win four W-N-B-A championships. Patrick Wright, voice of the Lady Tigers, says, Augustus should be a great addition…
Cut 4 (10) “…great player.”
Augustus was the first women’s basketball player to have her jersey retired.

The Ragin Cajuns softball season ended on Sunday with a four to three loss to the Baylor Bears. A disappointing end for a team that won 45 games this season. Brooke Ellestad couldn’t hold back the tears in the postgame press conference
Cut 12 (10) “…all year.”
LSU is moving on to the Super Regionals after blanking Southern Illinois nine to nothing in five innings. The Tigers are at Stanford this weekend.