07:30 LRN Sportscast April 22

LSU third baseman Tommy White came into last night’s game against Ole Miss as the SEC RBI leader and Tommy Tanks added to his total as he knocked in four runs with one swing of the bat as the Bayou Bengals beat the Rebels seven to three. White hit a grand slam in the fifth inning , his third of the year….
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White now has 66 RBIs and that was Chris Blair on the LSU Sports Radio Network.

The Cajuns lost a back and forth affair to James Madison ten to eight, ULM scored three runs in the ninth to beat Arkansas State eight to six. Dallas Baptist downed Louisiana Tech nine to one. UIW beat Northwestern State 11-5 in 10 innings and Nicholls and McNeese were big winners.

Spring football comes to an end to today for the LSU Tigers as the team will scrimmage in front of fans inside Tiger Stadium. Coach Brian Kelly says they got through it without any major injuries and the newcomers learned how to prepare the right way for a season in the SEC…
Cut 19 (19) “…were outstanding.”
Louisiana Tech and Northwestern State also hold their spring games today.

College football games should not take as long as the NCAA has approved a new rule that results in the clock continuing to run after first downs, unless in its final two minutes of the first or second half. Also a team can no longer call consecutive timeouts and penalties at the end of the first and third quarter will be enforced on the first play of the next quarter.

4:45 LRN Sportscast April 21

If you’re rushing home to catch the LSU baseball game tonight, you can take your time, as the Tigers-Ole Miss game has been pushed back to 8:30 first pitch because of thunderstorms and rain in Oxford. Ole Miss has won the last four games in this series.

Spring football comes to an end tomorrow for the LSU Tigers as the team will scrimmage in front of fans inside Tiger Stadium. Coach Brian Kelly says they got through it without any major injuries and the newcomers learned how to prepare the right way for a season in the SEC…
Cut 19 (19) “…were outstanding.”
Louisiana Tech and Northwestern State also hold their spring games tomorrow.

Another arrest has been made in the fatal shooting of a north Louisiana high school softball coach. Jeff Palermo has the story…
Cut 1 (30) “…I’m Jeff Palermo”

College football games should not take as long as the NCAA has approved a new rule that results in the clock continuing to run after first downs, unless in its final two minutes of the first or second half. Also a team can no longer call consecutive timeouts and penalties at the end of the first and third quarter will be enforced on the first play of the next quarter.

11:40 LRN Sportscast

LSU ace Paul Skenes is set to get the ball tonight as the top ranked Tigers visit Ole Miss. Swayze Field is known to be a hostile place for opponents, but Skenes says he came to the SEC to pitch in environments like he’ll experience tonight…
cut 18 (17) “…really cool”
Left-hander Xavier Rivas is set to start tonight for the Rebels. He’s 5-and-2 with a 5.40 ERA. Tomorrow Hunter Elliot will be on the hill for Ole Miss. He’s only made one start this season after posting a 2.70 ERA last season.

Louisiana Tech is at 18th ranked Dallas Baptist. The Bulldogs have won four in a row, while the Patriots have won eleven straight and they are 18-and-2 at home.

The Cajuns face James Madison for the first time on the baseball diamond.

Spring football concludes tomorrow for the LSU Tigers. Brody Miller covers LSU for the Athletic and says the spring did not provide much in the way of new news on the football program, but there are some things to keep an eye on as we move into the offseason…
cut 21 (24) “….offensive line”
Louisiana Tech and Northwestern State will also hold spring games tomorrow.

Nicholls has a new men’s basketball coach as former player and staff member Tevon Saddler is coming back to Thibodaux after spending last year as the director of player personnel at Maryland. The 28-year-old was an All Southland performer for the Colonels in 2017-18.

6:45 LRN Sportscast

The top-ranked LSU Tigers face the defending champs in college baseball as the Bayou Bengals begin a three-game series tonight against Ole Miss. The Rebels are 3-12 in the SEC, but Coach Jay Johnson says they have plenty of talent…
Cut 17 (18) “..to win”
The Rebels swept the Tigers last season and they have the best fielding percentage in the SEC. They also have one of the top shortstops in the league in Julian Gonzalez, a possible first round pick in the MLB draft.

Louisiana Tech takes a four-game winning streak to Dallas Baptist. The Patriots are 12 and 3 in league play, the Ragin Cajuns are at South Alabama, ULM is at Arkansas State. In the Southland, Northwestern State hosts first place UIW. Grambling is at Southern.

LSU closes out spring practice tomorrow with a scrimmage in Tiger Stadium that’s open to the fans. Jayden Daniels exits the spring as the starting quarterback heading into the 2023 season. Coach Brian Kelly says Daniels is bigger and stronger and he’s bringing a veteran presence to the team…
cut 20 (24) “…the football’

Louisiana Tech will also have its spring game tomorrow at 11 AM at Joe Aillet Stadium. The Spring Game will pit the offense against the defense, with a customized scoring system to determine the winner.

Former Cajuns wide receiver Michael Jefferson has been released from a hospital after he was involved in a fatal accident on April 9th. Jefferson still has more rehab ahead of him, but hopes to sign with an NFL team.

11:40 LRN Sportscast

LSU men’s basketball Coach Matt McMahon has been very active in the transfer portal as he’s signed four players, three of them are Baton Rouge area natives, Carlos Stewart, Jordan Wright and Jalen Cook, plus seven-foot-forward Will Baker from Nevada. Billy Embody covers LSU for On-3 and says the coaching staff has brought in some offensive firepower…
cut 20 (20) “…transfer”
Embody says McMahon and his staff are probably not done as they would like to add another big man.

Nicholls needs a new men’s basketball coach as Austin Claunch has left Thibodaux for an assistant coaching job at Alabama. Claunch led the Colonels to back-to-back Southland regular season titles in 2021 and 22.

Winning football games and surviving the crime-ridden neighborhoods of Algiers is what the Edna Karr Cougars football team has been doing. Hulu has launched a docu-series that gives you an inside look at the football program from 2020 to 2022. Special Teams Coordinator Normal Randall..
cut 14 (12) “…behind the scenes”
The docu-series is called Algiers, America, the Relentless Pursuit, and it’s directed by Jackson Fager and Executive producer Raina Kelley.

LSU’s win over the Hawkeyes in the women’s basketball national championship game has turned out to be a big winner for food banks. Governor John Bel Edwards and Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds made a friendly wager before the game and Governor Reynolds has paid up…. sending 12-hundred pounds of pork to food banks in the state.

6:45 LRN Sportscast

The 2021 Mr. Basketball Award winner is coming back home as Baton Rouge native Carlos Stewart is transferring to LSU. Stewart was at Santa Clara the last two seasons and this past year he averaged 15 points a game. Billy Embody covers LSU for On-3 and says Stewart is an excellent shooter…
cut 25 (10) “…nice numbers there”

Nicholls needs a new men’s basketball coach as Austin Claunch has left Thibodaux for an assistant coaching job at Alabama. Claunch led the Colonels to back-to-back Southland Conference regular season titles in 2021 and 2022.

College baseball last night…ULM stranded 13 runners on base and lost to Little Rock ten to four. The Warhawks fall to 14 and 23. UIW trounced Grambling 19-3. The Tigers are at Southern this weekend.

After knocking off top ranked LSU eight to five on Tuesday night, the Ragin Cajuns will visit James Madison this weekend. Coach Matt Deggs understands how big that win was against the Tigers…
cut 17 (18) “…lately”
The Cajuns lost a series to Troy last weekend to fall out of first place in the Sun Belt.

Andscape’s Algiers, America, The Relentless Pursuit began streaming on Hulu last night. It’s a docuseries that gives you an inside look at the Edna Karr Football program and the challenges coaches and players deal with when it comes to violent crime away from the football field. Cougars Special Teams coordinator Norman Randall…
cut 15 (09) “…flourishing”

4:45 LRN Sportscast

It was a big time win last night for the Ragin Cajuns baseball team as they defeated top ranked LSU eight to five at Alex Box Stadium. Heath Hood and Conor Higgs homered for U-L Lafayette and Right-hander David Christie threw a career-high six innings in relief to earn the win…..
cut 28 (13) “….success”
Meanwhile, LSU did not play well as they committed a couple of errors in the field, outfielders lost a couple of balls in the twilight and the Tigers pitchers walked six more hitters.

Louisiana Tech won its fourth straight as the Bulldogs knocked off 23rd ranked Southern Miss three to one. Solid pitching from Reed Smith, who allowed one earned in five innings.

Also last night, Southeastern clobbered Jackson State 14 to 4, Nicholls State crushed Mississippi Valley State 12 to three and Tulane topped UNO eight to six.

Tonight ULM is at Little Rock and Grambling hosts UIW.

New LSU special teams coordinator John Jancek met with the media as the Tigers get ready for their spring game this Saturday. Jancek is a former defensive coordinator at Georgia and Tennessee and this is his first stint as a special teams coordinator. Jancek says during his three decades of coaching experience, he’s always had a role in special teams…
Cut 19 (19) “…a good thing.”
Jancek was part of Kelly’s coaching staffs at Grand Valley State and Central Michigan.

The Zurich Classic of New Orleans tees tomorrow at the TPC Louisiana in Avondale. 80 two-man teams will compete in best ball and alternate shot formats over the next four days. Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay are defending champs.

11:40 LRN Sportscast

The Ragin Cajuns took down the number one baseball team in the country last night as they defeated LSU eight to five at Alex Box Stadium. The Tigers committed a couple of errors and their outfielders lost two balls in the twilight. Coach Jay Johnson says they gave U-L Lafayette opportunities to win the game…
cut 20 (10) “….did that”
David Christie threw a career-high six innings in relief for his first win of the season and Heath Hood and Conor Higgs each hit home runs for the Cajuns first win against a number number one ranked team since 2014.

Louisiana Tech won its fourth straight last night as the Bulldogs defeated Southern Miss three to one at J-C Love Field. Reed Smith was the winning pitcher as he allowed one run over five innings. Jorge Corona also homered for Tech.

At LSU’s Spring game. it will be offense versus defense and they will also feature special teams work and special teams struggled last season. John Jancek is the Tigers new special teams coordinator and Jancek has spent time looking at what went wrong last season…
Cut 18 (21) “…move forward.”
Jancek is a former defensive coordinator at Georgia and Tennessee and this is his first stint as a special teams coordinator.

LSU men’s basketball coach Matt McMahon has signed another Baton Rouge native out of the transfer portal. Carlos Stewart who played at Dunham High School has signed at LSU after two solid seasons at Santa Clara. Stewart played averaged 15 points a game last season and was the team’s second leading scorer.

6:45 LRN Sportscast

The Ragin Cajuns took down the number one team in college baseball last night as U-L Lafayette upended LSU eight to five for their first win against a team ranked number one since 2014. Heath Hood and Connor Higgs homered for U-L Lafayette, but Higgs gives credit to the pitchers who held down a powerful LSU offense…
cut 29 (19) “…all year”
David Christie was the winning pitcher as he gave up one run in six innings. Riley Cooper suffered the loss for the Tigers as he allowed four runs in 3.1 innings.

Louisiana Tech won its fourth straight last night as the Bulldogs defeated Southern Miss three to one at J-C Love Field. Reed Smith was the winning pitcher as he allowed one run over five innings. Jorge Corona also homered for Tech.

LSU football will hold its spring game this Saturday in Tiger Stadium at 1 Pm. The format for this year’s spring game will feature an offense versus defense scrimmage. Fans will watch the quarterbacks, Jayden Daniels and Garrett Nussmeier compete, but Coach Brian Kelly says he’ll pa closer attention to the new players on the roster…
cut 17 (25) “…nice spring”

The top player in women’s basketball who is in the transfer portal, former Louisville point guard Hailey Van Lith, made an official visit to LSU yesterday.

In softball….McNeese rallied from a three-run deficit to beat 15th ranked LSU four to three in Lake Charles and the 25th ranked Cajuns softball team shutout Southeastern Louisiana seven to nothing.

4:45 LRN Sportscast

The top ranked LSU baseball team will host the Ragin Cajuns tonight at Alex Box Stadium. LSU third baseman Tommy White was named SEC Hitter of the Week yesterday, but freshman first baseman Jared Jones has been equally hot. Jones was 7-for-14 at the plate last week with three doubles, two homers, 5 RBI, and six runs scored. Tigers Coach Jay Johnson says Jones is quickly getting acclimated to college baseball…
Cut 19 (24) “…that plan”
Left-hander Javen Coleman will get the start tonight as he’ll make his first appearance of the season after undergoing Tommy John surgery last year.

Also tonight, La Tech hosts Southern Miss.

Louisiana has received 44-million dollars in tax revenue from sports betting since it became legal in Louisiana 17 months ago. Gaming Control Board Chairman Ronnie Johns says that’s a little more than what they expected…
Cut 12 (09) “…sports betting revenue”
Johns says gamblers have placed three-billion dollars worth in legal sports bets in the last 17 months.

The top women’s college basketball player in the transfer portal, Hailey Van Lith, was reportedly on LSU’s campus today for an official visit. Van Lith was an All-ACC player at Louisville the last two seasons, averaging 20 points a game.

And LSU men’s basketball coach Matt McMahon has reportedly signed another Baton Rouge native out of the transfer portal. Carlos Stewart who played at Dunham High School has reportedly committed to LSU. Stewart played at Santa Clara last season and averaged 15 points a game.

At LSU spring practice…defensive tackle Maason Smith practiced today for the first time since tearing his ACL in last year’s season opener.