The defending national champion LSU Tigers begin play tomorrow in the Chapel Hill Regional as they will play the Wofford Terriers, champions of the Southern Conference Tournament. Left-hander Gage Jump is a potential game-one starter as he’s allowed just nine earned runs in his last six starts. LSU pitching coach Nate Yeskie says Jump is more confident after getting hit around during the first half of SEC play…
Cut 16 (16) “…do this.”
Wofford’s top pitcher is sophomore right-hander Zac Cowan, who is 9-2 with 3.55 ERA. But he pitched twice in last week’s SoCon Conference Tournament and Coach J-J Edwards says Cowan might not be ready to pitch tomorrow.

Nicholls has arrived in Oregon where they’ll play U-C Irvine tomorrow afternoon in the Corvallis Regional. Senior right-hander Nico Saltaformaggio is one of the Colonels top pitchers. He’s 7-and-4 with a 3.88 ERA as he’s made 27 appearances out of the bullpen. Coach Mike Silva says they don’t get this far without Nico…
Cut 19 (17) “…for us.”

Stephen F Austin is returning to the Southland Conference. The Lumberjacks were in the Southland for 34 years, but in 2021 they joined the Western Athletic Conference, but found out the travel in the WAC is brutal. They will compete in football in the Southland this year so new schedules will likely come out this week.

Four-star Calvary Baptist running back James Simon has committed to Texas.

The LSU baseball team left today for the Chapel Hill Regional. Coach Jay Johnson has spent the last couple of days learning as much as possible about the other teams in the Regional, North Carolina, Wofford and Long Island…
cut 30 (35) “….good spot”
Wofford’s top pitcher Zac Cowan might not be available to pitch against LSU on Friday after starting two games in their conference tournament. Terriers Coach J-J Edwards…
cut 15 (15) “…in front of him”

Saturday Down South is reporting Southern Cal tried to back out of its season opening football game against LSU in Las Vegas. S-D-S says it’s been nearly a two-year effort by U-S-C athletic director Jen Cohen. The game has been on the calendar since 2021. But Trojans Coach Lincoln Riley does not want to play in the game. USC is moving into the Big 10 this year and they have a tough schedule with road games at Michigan and Washington.

Stephen F Austin is back in the Southland Conference after finding out travel in the Western Athletic Conference is difficult. The Lumberjacks left the Southland for the WAC in 2021, but now they join a much stronger Southland Conference. Stephen F Austin will play football in the Southland in 2024, so expect to hear about new football schedules before the week is over.

Calvary Baptist Running back John Simon has committed to Texas. LSU showed interest in Simon, but for the Class of 2025 the Tigers already have commitments from running back Harlem Berry and Alexandria Senior High’s J-T Lindsey.

LSU’s first opponent in the Chapel Hill Regional, the Wofford Terriers, average 10 runs a game and they’ve stolen 144 bases. Outfielder Marshall Toole is there best player and he has 42 stolen bases.

Louisiana Tech is preparing to play Kansas State on Friday night in the Fayetteville Regional. Arkansas and Southeast Missouri will play in the first game of the Regional. Bulldogs Coach Lane Burroughs says there are connections between all four schools..
Cut 16 (14) “…to go around.”
Louisiana Tech brings a 45-15 record to the Fayetteville Regionals. Kansas State is 32-24 on the season. First pitch is at 7 PM.

The Ragin Cajuns baseball game versus Texas in the College Station Regional will be televised by ESPN Two on Friday at 5 PM.

Saints defensive end Tanoh Kpassagnon (TAH-noh PASS-en-yoh) suffered a torn Achilles injury during a running drill. Coach Dennis Allen is hopeful the edge rusher will NOT miss the entire regular season.

Allen so far has been impressed with linebacker Willie Gay, who signed with the Black and Gold, who spent his first four seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs….
cut 17 (20) “…single day”

LSU’s Ingrid Linblad has been named the Women’s Golf Coaches Association Player of the Year. Linblad won four tournaments this year including the NCAA Bryan Regional. She will compete in the U-S Women’s Open in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, which begins Thursday.

Ragin Cajuns signee, Mark Collins, has been named the Class One-A Baseball player of the year. Collins hit .491 for Opelousas Catholic this past season and helped O-C win its first state championship in baseball.

The six Louisiana college baseball teams who are in the NCAA Tournament will be heading to their Regional destinations today. The defending national champion LSU Tigers are headed to the Chapel Hill Regional where they’ll face SoCon champion Wofford Terriers. The Terriers are second in the country in runs per game with ten.

Louisiana Tech is headed to the Fayetteville Regional. The Bulldogs will play Kansas State on Friday. Bulldogs Coach Lane Burroughs says the Wildcats will be a good test…
cut 17 (17) “…players’
Burroughs was an assistant coach at Kansas State in 2008.

The Ragin Cajuns are in the College Station Regional. U-L Lafayette Coach Matt Deggs was an assistant at Texas A-and-M from 2006 to 2010.

Nicholls flight for Corvallis, Oregon leaves at 10 AM. The Colonels are the three-seed in the Corvallis Regional and they will play U-C Irvine at 3 PM. Nicholls pitcher Jacob Mayers says they have enough pitching to make a deep run…
cut 19 (10) “…we have”
Nicholls is 0-8 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.

Saints defensive end Tanoh Kpassagnon (TAH-noh PASS-en-yoh) suffered a torn Achilles injury during a running drill. Coach Dennis Allen is hopeful the edge rusher will NOT miss the entire regular season.

At O-T-As…the versatile Taysom Hill has been working out at four different positions, fullback, slot, outside receiver and H-Back. Hill is also learning new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak’s offense…
cut 30 (19) “…a lot of fun”

The LSU Baseball team is headed to North Carolina for the Regionals. LSU’s bullpen got some big outs during the SEC Tournament and the Tigers scored 46 runs in five games. Third baseman Tommy White says they are barreling up the baseball…
Cut 15 (13) “…help too.”
LSU will face Wofford in its first game in the Chapel Hill Regional at 11 AM.

At Saints OTAs, Coach Dennis Allen announced defensive end Tanoh Kpassagnon (TAH-noh PASS-en-yoh) suffered a torn Achilles injury during a running drill. Allen says edge rusher will miss start of the season, but could return during the regular season. He had 3.5 sacks last season.

Louisiana Tech punter Blake Ochsendorf is transferring to LSU. He led Conference USA in punting average and will compete with redshirt junior Peyton Todd.

Grambling State is in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2010 after winning the SWAC Title. The Tigers had to overcome a loss to Florida-A-and-M and had to rally to beat Jackson State in the SWAC Title game to receive an automatic bid. Longtime coach Davin Pierre…
Cut 19 (15) “…Tiger toughness.”
Grambling will join U-L Lafayette in the College Station Regional. The Tigers will play Texas a-and-M at noon on Friday, while the Cajuns face Texas at 5 PM.

The Ragin Cajuns are in the NCAA Tournament for the 19th time and for the second time in three years they’ll play in the College Station Regional. Coach Matt Deggs’ team won the Sun Belt Regular season championship, but went 0-and-2 in the conference tournament
Cut 16 (14) “…we’re facing.”

The LSU Baseball team will compete in the Chapel Hill Regional, hosted by North Carolina. The Tar Heels are seeded fourth nationally. Will Christian Little be available to pitch. He left the mound on Sunday with a lat injury. Coach Jay Johnson says there’s a chance Little will be available…
cut 18 (13) “…Thursday”
LSU will leave for North Carolina tomorrow and must submit a roster of 27 players before the Regional Starts.

Nicholls and Tulane have long flights in front of them as they will head to the Pacific Northwest to compete in the Corvallis. Oregon Regional. The Green Wave is the four seed and will play the Beavers, while the Colonels face U-C Irvine.

Louisiana Tech is headed to Fayetteville Regional and will play Kansas State on Friday.

The Ragin Cajuns are in the NCAA Tournament for the 19th time and for the second time in three years they’ll play in the College Station Regional as they will take on Texas at 5 PM. Coach Matt Deggs’ team won the Sun Belt Regular season championship, but went 0-and-2 in the conference tournament
Cut 16 (14) “…we’re facing.”
SWAC Champions Grambling will join U-L Lafayette in the College Station Regional. The Tigers will play Texas A-and-M at noon on Friday. Coach Davin Pierre says they will not back down from the Aggies who are a national three seed…
Cut 20 (20) “…our brand.”
Grambling and A-and-M will play each other at noon and the Cajuns-Longhorns game will be at 5 PM on Friday.

The LSU Tigers are headed to the Chapel Hill Regional hosted by North Carolina and they will face Wofford on Friday at 11 AM in the opening game. LSU secured its spot in a Regional by winning four straight games in the SEC Tournament. Shortstop Michael Braswell says they believe they can win every game…
cut 14 (12) “…any time”

The Ragin Cajuns are in the College Station Regional hosted by Texas A-and-M and will play Texas, who they faced last year in the NCAA Tournament and lost four to two to the Longhorns. Coach Matt Deggs believes his team can compete with U-T and A-and-M…
cut 17 (14) “….of years”
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Louisiana Tech has made it to the NCAA Baseball Tournament for a 11th time as the Bulldogs will compete in the Fayeteville Regional, hosted by Arkansas, who is a number five national seed. The Diamond Dogs will will face Kansas State at 7 PM. The Wildcats are 32-and-24 this year.

Tulane and Nicholls are both headed to the same regional and they will play in Corvallis, Oregon. The Coloens are the three-seed and will take on U-C Irvine. The Green Wave are the number one seed and they’ll play Oregon State.

And Grambling is in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2010 and they’ll play Texas A-and-M in the College Station Regional at noon on Friday.

In football, at the close of spring practice, LSU Coach Brian Kelly said he may add a punter in the transfer portal as he was not happy with Peyton Todd’s lack of consistency. Louisiana Tech punter Blake Ochsendorf has announced he plans on transferring to LSU. Ochsendorf led Conference USA in punting average last season.

The LSU Baseball team will travel to North Carolina this weekend for a Regional at Chapel Hill, hosted by the Tar Heels, who are seeded fourth nationally. The Tigers will open the regional by playing the Wofford Terriers, who just won the Southern Conference and Wofford is making its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2007.

The Tigers are coming off a great run at the SEC Tournament. They nearly won the tournament championship, but lost to Tennessee four to three yesterday. Shortstop Michael Braswell had a great week in Hoover…
cut 30 (13) “…get on the road to Omaha”
LSU is a two-seed in the Chapel Hill Regional and will play Wofford at 11 AM.

Louisiana Tech is a two-seed in the Fayetteville Regional and the Bulldogs will go up against Kansas State at 7 PM. The Bulldogs lost in the Conference USA Championship game to Dallas Baptist, while the Wildcats were 15-and-15 in the Big 12, 32-and-24 overall.

The Ragin Cajuns are in the NCAA Tournament for the 19th time and for the second time in three years they’ll play in the College Station Regional as they will take on Texas at 5 PM. This is the third consecutive year U-L has made the NCAA Tournament. Coach Matt Deggs’ team won 40 games this year…
Cut 18 (20) “..the course.”
Joining U-L Lafayette in College Station is Grambling State. The Tigers won the SWAC Championship and they are in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2010. They will face Texas A-and-M at noon on Friday.

Tulane and Nicholls are in the NCAA Tournament for a second consecutive year and both schools will participate in the Corvallis, Oregon Regional. The Green Wave will play Oregon State on Friday night, while the Colonels will play U-C Irvine at 3 PM central time.

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.