The LSU baseball team is no longer the top-ranked team in the country and the Tigers have their first two-game losing streak of the season after dropping a series to Auburn. D-1 Baseball-dot-com, Baseball America, and Perfect Game dropped LSU from the top spot in their polls to number two behind Wake Forest. But Tigers Coach Jay Johnson is not panicking
Cut 17 (20) “..is a plan”
The Tigers are set to host Northwestern State tonight. The Demons are 25 and 20 and coming off a series loss at Texas A-and-M Corpus Christi.

La Tech hosts the Cajuns. U-L Lafayette beat the Bulldogs ten to five on April 11th. And McNeese visits Nicholls for a non-conference matchup.

A date has been set for the LSU women’s basketball team’s visit to the White House. The national champs will be honored by President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden on May 26th.

LSU women’s basketball star Angel Reese is joining LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne as Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Models for 2023. A photo released by S-I shows Reese pointing to her ring finger in a purple string bikini.

LSU men’s basketball coach Matt McMahon has landed a commitment from center Hunter Dean, a Mandeville native, who played the last three seasons at George Washington. The six-foot-ten, 235 pounder averaged nearly nine points and six rebounds a game last season.

Former LSU football coach Ed Orgeron has announced he’s engaged to his girlfriend Brandy Nicole. Coach O posted a photo on Twitter that shows off Brandy’s engagement ring. The 61-year-old Orgeron divorced his previous wife in April of 2020 after 23 years of marriage. This will be his third marriage.

LSU baseball has been ranked number one all season long, but after losing its first SEC series of the season, the Tigers have dropped to number two in the polls behind Wake Forest.

LSU’s powerful offense was held to eleven runs in the three-game series to Auburn. And several pitchers had a rough outing, Ty Floyd, Javen Coleman, Bryce Collins, Christian Little and Griffin Herring. But Coach Jay Johnson says the guys who struggled on the mound are more than capable…
cut 18 (25) “…as possible”
But Paul Skenes was spectacular again on Friday as he was named the SEC Pitcher of the Week. Skenes struck out a career high 15 hitters in a season high 7.1 innings.

A date has been set for the LSU women’s basketball team’s visit to the White House. The national champs will be honored by President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden on May 26th.

LSU women’s basketball star Angel Reese is joining LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne as Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Models for 2023. A photo released by S-I shows Reese pointing to her ring finger in a purple string bikini.

LSU men’s basketball coach Matt McMahon has landed a commitment from center Hunter Dean, a Mandeville native, who played the last three seasons at George Washington. The six-foot-ten, 235 pounder averaged nearly nine points and six rebounds a game last season.

The semifinals of the high school baseball playoffs begin tomorrow in Sulpur. In Division Four non-select, top seeded Oak Grove meets Mangham, and in Division five select, top seeded Avoyelles Public Charter will take on fourth seeded Claiborne Christian.

After losing its first SEC series of the season, LSU is no longer ranked number one in the latest college baseball polls. Both D-1 Baseball and Baseball America have dropped the Tigers to the number two spot. They both have Wake Forest number one and LSU ranked second. Tiger pitchers Christian Little and Griffin Herring combined to walk six hitters in a six-run first inning yesterday and the Tigers lost to Auburn 12 to 2.

A date has been set for the LSU women’s basketball team’s visit to the White House. The national champs will be honored by President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden on May 26th. This Lady Tigers team will become the fourth LSU sport to visit the White House in celebration of a national title.

And LSU women’s basketball star Angel Reese is joining LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne as Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Models for 2023. A photo released by S-I showing Reese pointing to her ring finger in a purple string bikini.

The Ragin Cajuns completed a sweep of ULM with a ten to nothing win yesterday. The Cajuns improved to 14-and-10 and they are tied for fourth place in the Sun Belt. ULM is 5-and-18 in league play and they’ve lost eight in a row in conference action.

Louisiana Tech could not complete the sweep of UAB over the weekend as they were burned by the Blazers six to one yesterday. Tech is in fourth place in Conference USA.

Nicholls is in first place in the Southland Conference after sweeping Southeastern Louisiana in a doubleheader yesterday.

Grambling strengthened its lead in the SWAC Western Division with two wins over Texas Southern.

Mansfield native and former Oakland A’s star Vida Blue has passed away at age of 73. Blue was named the American League MVP and won the Cy Young in 1971. Before helping the As to three straight World Series Championships, he was a star athlete at North DeSoto High. Not only a dominating pitcher, but a great quarterback too.

The top ranked LSU baseball team lost its first SEC series of the season this weekend as Auburn took the rubber match 12 to 2 in eight innings. Brutal first inning for the Bayou Bengals as Christian Little and Griffin Herring could not get anyone out and they walked six hitters in a six-run first inning. LSU is 16 and 7 in the SEC, a half game back of Arkansas for first place in the SEC West.

The Ragin Cajuns completed a sweep of ULM with a ten to nothing win yesterday. The game was shortened to six innings because of weather. The Cajuns improved to 14-and-10 and they are tied for fourth place in the Sun Belt. ULM is 5-and-18 in league play and they’ve lost eight in a row in conference action.

Louisiana Tech could not complete the sweep of UAB over the weekend as they were burned by the Blazers six to one yesterday. Tech is in fourth place in Conference USA and they have clinched a spot in the postseason league tournament.

Nicholls finds itself in first place in the Southland Conference after sweeping Southeastern Louisiana in a doubleheader yesterday, beating the Lions six to five in eleven innings in game one and then winning game two nine to nothing.

McNeese won its series over Lamar, while Northwestern State dropped a series at Texas A-and-M Corpus Christi. The Demons are at LSU tomorrow night.

Grambling strengthened its lead in the SWAC Western Division with two wins over Texas Southern.

LSU right-hander pitcher Paul Skenes delivered another special performance last night as he struck out a career high 15 hitters in a three to nothing win over Auburn. Here’s the 15th strikeout courtesy of the LSU Sports Radio Network…
cut 30 (13) “…backing up’
Tre Morgan supplied the offense as he hit a two run homer in the first inning and then delivered an RBI single in the seventh inning. Game two of the series is tonight at 8 PM.

The Cajuns doubled up ULM eight to four as Julian Brock had four hits and Jackson Nezuh allowed three earned runs in seven innings to get the win.

Louisiana Tech had a season high 21 hits and hit five home runs and the Bulldogs blasted UAB 16 to 3 to improve to 12 and 10 in Conference USA.

LSU women’s hoops has added another all-American to its roster as forward Aneesah Morrow has announced her decision to transfer to LSU after putting up big numbers at DePaul. The Chicago native averaged 25 points and 12 rebounds a game last season. She will join up with Angel Reese, who also averaged a double-double in scoring and rebounding last night. Morrow was rated as the second best player in the transfer portal and LSU also signed the top player in the transfer portal Hailey Van Lith from Louisville.

Back to baseball…Nicholls knocked off Southeastern Louisiana 13 to seven. Leadoff hitter Parker Coddou had four hits, Texas A-and-M Corpus Christi over Northwestern State eleven to eight, McNeese defeated Lamar six to four, UNO outscored Houston Christian nine to seven and Grambling defeated Texas Southern ten to eight to strengthen its lead on first place in the SWAC West Division.

Paul Skenes is set to start tonight on the mound for LSU as the Tigers begin a three-game series against Auburn. Skenes has been dominant, but tomorrow’s starter for LSU, Ty Floyd, has been up and down. He gave up four runs in the third inning last Saturday, but Coach Jay Johnson still has complete faith in Floyd…
cut 18 (18) “……pitches in”
Auburn is moving its Friday night starter, Tommy Vail, to tomorrow. Vail has pitched well in his last three outings.

LSU women’s basketball is getting another big-time player out of the transfer portal as All-American forward Aneesah Morrow announces she’s heading to Baton Rouge. Morrow averaged 26 points and 12 rebounds per game last season at DePaul.

The UL-Lafayette baseball team will begin a three game series against ULM tonight in Monroe. The 29-17 Cajuns have shown flashes of potential this year including a midweek win over top-ranked LSU but have struggled with inconsistency. Head Coach Matt Deggs…
Cut 19 (12) “…the end.“
ULM is looking to snap a five-game Sun Belt losing streak.

Louisiana Tech hosts UAB for a three-game series tonight. The Blazers are struggling this year with a 5-and-16 Conference USA Record, while the Bulldogs are 11-and-10 and in fourth place with nine conference games left.

Northwestern State is at Texas A-and-M Corpus Christi. Southeastern is at Nicholls, McNeese hosts Lamar. U-N-O hosts Houston Christian.

Grambling is at Texas Southern this weekend. First place is on the line in the SWAC Western Division.

The top ranked LSU baseball team begins a three-game series tonight at Auburn. The Tigers are 15-and-5 in the SEC and they lead the West division, while Auburn is 9-and-12, tied for fourth place. LSU Coach Jay Johnson says Auburn is another great opponent…
cut 17 (06) “…great challenge”
Auburn has struggled on the mound this season. They have a team ERA of 7.47 in SEC games. First pitch tonight is at 6 PM.

Alabama needs a new head baseball coach as Brad Bohannon was fired yesterday amid a gambling probe. Bohannon scratched his starting pitcher an hour prior to the start of last Friday’s LSU game. There are reports Bohannon communicated with a person who put a large bet down on the game, which saw very little action across the country. The Tide played with an interim coach last night and defeated fifth ranked Vanderbilt 11 to 2.

The 24th ranked Ragin Cajuns softball team won its fourth straight Sun Belt Championship as they defeated ULM five to one last night. U-L Lafayette is 20-2 in league play and they’ve won 19 Sun Belt Championships in program history.

The Ragin Cajuns baseball team is tied for sixth place in the Sun Belt as they get ready to host ULM, who is in next to last place. U-L Coach Matt Deggs team is 11-10 in conference play….
cut 20 (15) “….you stop”
ULM is looking to snap a five-game Sun Belt losing streak.

Louisiana Tech is 11-and-10 in Conference USA play and hosts UAB, who is just 5-and-16 in league play.

Grambling is at Texas Southern this weekend in a battle for first place in the SWAC Western Division.

The LSU baseball team opens a three game series at Auburn tonight. The top-ranked Tigers have won seven straight SEC games and will look to tie their longest SEC win streak since 2017 with a win tonight. Coach Jay Johnson says Auburn, who reached the College World Series last year, will provide a tough challenge…
Cut 16 (19) “…good opponent.”
Auburn is 9-12 in the SEC, but they took two of three from South Carolina last weekend.

Last night Alabama trounced Vanderbilt 11 to 2. Earlier in the day, Crimson Tide Coach Brad Bohannon was fired as there is reportedly video that links Bohannon with suspicious bets made before last Friday’s LSU-Bama game. Three states have temporarily banned bettors from placing bets on Alabama baseball games.

The 24th ranked Ragin Cajuns softball team won its fourth straight Sun Belt Regular season title last night with a five to one win over ULM. That’s now 19 Sun Belt championships in 22 seasons of completed play.

The UL-Lafayette baseball team will begin a three game series against ULM tonight in Monroe. The 29-17 Cajuns have shown flashes of potential this year including a midweek win over top-ranked LSU but have struggled with inconsistency. Head Coach Matt Deggs…
Cut 19 (12) “…the end.“
ULM is looking to snap a five-game Sun Belt losing streak.

Louisiana Tech hosts UAB for a three-game series tonight. The Blazers are struggling this year with a 5-and-16 Conference USA Record, while the Bulldogs are 11-and-10 and in fourth place with nine conference games left.

Northwestern State is a Texas A-and-M Corpus Christi. It’s the Demons first trip to Corpus since 2017.

Grambling is at Texas Southern this weekend. The Tigers lead the SWAC West with a 16 and 5 record, while T-S-U is 13 and 6 and in second place.

Alabama Baseball Coach Brad Bohannon was fired Thursday morning following reports of suspicious betting activity before last Friday’s game against LSU that suspended sports betting on Alabama baseball in Ohio, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The University released a statement saying Bohannon violated University standards duties and responsibilities, but Tiger Rag Editor Todd Horne said promise of further investigation makes him believe there’s a connection to the gambling.

Cut 12 (09) “…firing him.”

Bohannon named a new starting pitcher for Friday’s game less than an hour before first pitch. US integrity notified Ohio betting officials of two suspicious bets including one worth over six figures for Alabama to lose which caused the closures, but Horne says LSU was a heavy favorite anyway…

Cut 13 (12) “…the case.” 

LSU will continue the final month of the season with the first game of a three-game SEC series in Auburn tomorrow night. With three conference series left in the regular season, the Tigers will hope to close out strong and secure the top seeds in the NCAA and SEC tournaments. LSU is currently half a game behind Vanderbilt for the top spot in the SEC due to the cancellation of game 3 of the South Carolina series in early April. The Tigers have been the consensus number one ranked team in the country all season and are favorites to win the College World Series, but former LSU Baseball star and SEC Network analyst Todd Walker says it’s baseball, and the best team doesn’t always win the national championship…

Cut 18 (12) “…on there.”

Only one top national seed has ever won the College World Series and that was Miami back in 1999, the first year of the current tournament format. The Tigers will hope to end the drought and win their seventh national title in program history

The top ranked LSU baseball team will begin a three-game series at Auburn tomorrow. Tigers Pitcher Paul Skenes will seek his ninth win of the season. He leads the nation with 124 strikeouts.

Skenes’ dominance is why LSU is a favorite to win the College World Series. Former LSU star and current SEC Network analyst Todd Walker says the Tigers will need a couple of other pitchers to excel in the postseason for the Bayou Bengals to win a seventh national title in program history…
Cut 17 (11) “…a little bit.”
LSU has been the consensus number one ranked team in the country all season.

Alabama has announced its fired baseball coach Brad Bohannon. According to athletics director Greg Byrne says Bohannon violated the standards, duties, and responsibilities expected of university employees. No other details were given, but there was suspicious wagering activity that took place Friday before the LSU-Bama game. Ohio sportsbooks are not allowing bets on Alabama games. Prior to the game in question, Alabama changed starting pitchers an hour before the first pitch.

In college baseball last night, ULM scored seven runs in the first inning and went on to run rule Alcorn State 17 to 4. Matt Abshire hit a grand slam. The Warhawks host the Cajuns this weekend.

The 24th ranked U-L Lafayette softball team topped Louisiana Tech eight to one. The Cajuns are now 40-13 and they’ve reached the 40-win mark for the 24th consecutive completed season. U-L Lafayette begins its last Sun Belt Conference Series tonight against ULM.

For the first time since 2001, the Grambling softball team has won 30 games in a year as they defeated Alcorn State six to one last night.

LSU women’s basketball star Angel Reese said during an appearance on the Jennifer Hudson Show that she now has security detail. Reese says she appreciates the love she’s receiving from the fans since winning a national title, but it’s so intense she needs security to attend class or go to the grocery store.