The LSU Tigers finally get to play in the SEC Tournament tonight as they will face Texas A&M, who eliminated Auburn three to two. But it was a costly win for the Aggies. Jace LaViolette is out after breaking his hand yesterday. That’s 18 home runs out of the lineup.

The Cajuns, Louisiana Tech and Southern all won to stay alive in their respective conference tournament.

UNO lost game one of the Southland Championship series.

The NAIA College World Series begins today. LSU-Shreveport is an unbelievable 54-0 and Loyola of New Orleans is making its first appearance in the NAIA World Series. Coach Jeremy Kennedy says his team has persevered all season long…

Cut 13 (07) “…job done”

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The media had a chance to watch the Saints OTA practice on Thursday and the first-string offensive line looked like this….first round pick Kelvin Banks at left tackle, Trevor Penning at left guard, Erik McCoy at center, Cesar Ruiz at right guard and last year’s starting left tackle, Taliese Fuaga playing right tackle. Coach Kellen Moore says it should be a seamless transition to Fuaga…

Cut 17 (20)  “…easy as it can be”

Quarterback Jake Haener will not be able to compete in OTAs as he has an oblique injury, but he’ll reportedly be ready for training camp.

The 12-team College Football Playoff will have a different look this season. The teams will be seeded one through 12 and the top four seeds will receive a first round bye, even if they do not win their conference. Four conference champions received a bye last year, but none of them won

The LSU Tigers will play Texas A-and-M tomorrow night in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals. The Aggies won today for the second time since arriving in Hoover, holding on for a three to two victory over Auburn. A&M needs every win that it can get for a chance to make the NCAA Tournament.

Meanwhile, LSU practiced earlier today in Hoover. Coach Jay Johnson says his team is ready to play….

Cut 29 (18) “…with our fans”

First pitch is around 6:30 tomorrow night. The Tigers dropped two out of three to the Aggies earlier this month.

Big news regarding the college football playoff. The CFP executives have voted for straight seeding, meaning the teams will be seeded directly one through 12 and conference champions will no longer automatically receive a first round bye and a top four seed. By the way, we are 100-days away from LSU’s season opener at Clemson.

Saints quarterback Jake Haener will miss the rest of the OTA sessions after suffering an oblique strain.  ESPN’s Adam Schefter says the injury will sideline Haener for multiple weeks, but he should be available for the start of training camp.

Both Spencer Rattler and Tyler Shough looked good in seven on seven sessions today. Shough had a nice deep ball to Rashid Shaheed. Shough is a 25-year-old rookie and Coach Kellen Moore was asked if he can already tell, Shough is an older rookie…

Cut 20 (19) “…getting reps.

Saints third-year quarterback Jake Haener will likely miss the rest of OTAS after suffering an oblique strain at the end of an OTA practice yesterday. That’s according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter who says the injury is expected to cost Haener a couple of weeks, but he should be ready for the start of training camp in July. Haener is competing with Spencer Rattler and Tyler Shough for starting quarterback for the Black and Gold.

The Ragin Cajuns, Louisiana Tech, and Southern are facing elimination in their respective conference tournaments Grambling is in the winner’s bracket of the SWAC Tournament and the Tigers will play second-seeded Florida A-and-M tonight in Birmingham.

LSU baseball plays in the SEC Tournament tomorrow night. The Tigers will play the winner of today’s game between Auburn and Texas A-and-M. During the regular season, LSU lost series to both teams. Also today in the SEC Tourney, Tennessee takes on Texas and Oklahoma faces Vanderbilt.

LSU-Shreveport and Loyola of New Orleans are in Lewiston, Idaho as they are two of the eight teams in the NAIA World Series. The Pilots are undefeated and this is the first ever appearance in the NAIA World Series for the Wolfpack. It’s a double elimination tournament and LSU-S plays tomorrow at 11:30 AM, while Loyola plays at 3 PM.

KNOE-TV’s Aaron Dietrich is reporting former LSU and Northeast Louisiana baseball coach Smoke Laval is interested in returning to Monroe to be next head coach of the ULM Warhawks.

The Washington Nationals have placed former LSU star Dylan Crews on the ten-day injury list. Crews has a left oblique strain. It’s been a struggle for Crews. He’s only hitting .196 with seven home runs and 15 RBIs.

Grambling was the only college baseball team from Louisiana to win a tournament game last night. The Tigers topped fourth seeded Arkansas Pine Bluff 13 to 6 in Birmingham. Chenar Brown homered and drove in four runs and Aries Gardner hit a three-run homer. Grambling plays Florida A-and-M tonight in a winner’s bracket game. Southern lost to Florida A-and-M nine to one yesterday and the Jags need to beat Arkansas Pine-Bluff to stay alive.

The Ragin Cajuns and Louisiana Tech are in the loser’s bracket in their respective conference tournaments. Fourth-seeded Marshall beat fifth seeded UL Lafayette nine to five. The Cajuns play Georgia Southern in an elimination game at 12:30 today.  Louisiana Tech could not hold on to a three-run lead and lost to Jacksonville State nine to seven. Tech plays Liberty today.

The LSU Tigers will find out today who they will play Friday night in the SEC Tournament. It will be either Auburn or Texas A-and-M. The Aggies blanked Mississippi State nine to nothing. LSU left-hander Kade Anderson is expected to start tomorrow night. Anderson has become one of the top pitchers in the country. He credits the team’s strength program and a new pitch he’s developed…

Cut 30 (08) “…right now”

The Washington Nationals have placed former LSU star Dylan Crews on the ten-day injury list. Daniels has a left oblique strain. It’s been a struggle for Crews this season. He’s only hitting .196 with seven home runs and 15 RBIs.

The Tush Bush will continue to be a legal play in the NFL. A vote among the league’s owners to ban the play, came up two votes short of passing. The Saints reportedly voted against the proposal to ban the play. Head Coach Kellen Moore has a Super Bowl Ring because the Eagles perfected the short yardage play.

At the SEC Baseball Tournament today, 14^th seeded Texas A-and-M blanked Mississippi State nine to nothing. The Aggies need an impressive in the SEC Tourney to have a shot at making the NCAA Tournament. A&M will play Auburn tomorrow and the winner of that game plays LSU on Friday night.

LSU baseball is ranked number one in all of the polls but have they done enough to be a Top 8 National seed, which puts them in position to host a Super Regional if they win their Regional. But LSU is ranked eighth in the RPI which is a metric the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee relies on when determining seeding. LSU Pitcher Kade Anderson believes the Tigers should be a Top 8 national seed…

Cut 19 (19) “…we will be ready”

In college baseball tournament action tonight…Louisiana Tech will play Jacksonville State in the opening round of the Conference USA Tournament. Grambling plays Arkansas Pine Bluff. Southern lost earlier today to Florida A-and-M by the score of nine to one. The Ragin Cajuns will match up with Marshall in the Sun Belt Tournament.

KNOE-TV’s Aaron Dietrich is reporting former LSU and Northeast Louisiana baseball coach Smoke Laval is interested in returning to Monroe to be next head coach of the ULM Warhawks.

At the state capitol, the Louisiana House has approved a bill that increases the tax on online sports betting operators. A portion of the additional revenue created will go to Division one athletic programs in the state, two million dollars to each. Piper Hutchinson with the Louisiana Illuminator says the state has nothing to lose by raising the only sports betting tax rate…

Cut 15 (11) “….not the same”

The Tush Push will remain a legal play in the NFL. Saints head coach and former Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore opposed the idea of getting rid of the play that Philadelphia has perfected in short yardage situations. The vote to ban the Tush Bush was 22-10, but at least 24 votes were needed to ban the play.

The NFL owners have approved a change to the onside kick rule, allowing teams to declare an onside kick anytime when trailing. Previously teams could only declare onside kicks when trailing in the fourth quarter.

The NFL will allow its players compete in flag football for the 2028 Olympics.

Two-time All-American pitcher Sydney Berzon has entered the transfer portal after winning 18 games this past season for LSU. Berzon has a career 2.02 ERA.

U-L Lafayette begins its quest for the Sun Belt baseball championship tonight against Marshall. Both teams finished the regular season 16-and-14 in conference play, with Marshall achieving a better overall record. Cajuns head coach Matt Deggs says his team will have its work cut out against the Thundering Herd.

Cut 16 (17) “…to come by.”

Louisiana Tech will face Jacksonville State tonight in the opening round of the Conference USA Tournament. The Bulldogs are 14-and-12 in league play and finished fifth in the standings. Coach Lane Burroughs says his team has enough talent to make a run in the tourney…

Cut 18 (11)  “…do that.”

I’m Jeanne Burns and this sportscast on the Louisiana Radio Network is brought to you by the Louisiana Department of Health, when gambling is more than a game, no one wins…

The SEC baseball tournament got underway yesterday with Alabama, Oklahoma and Florida winning and Missouri, Kentucky and South Carolina going home.

Texas A&M and Mississippi State were postponed until this morning, because of severe weather. After that game, it’s Alabama versus Tennessee, Oklahoma against Georgia and Florida versus Ole Miss.

LSU plays in the SEC Tournament on Friday night. The Tigers will need to win twice to reach the SEC Tournament Championship game on Sunday. Coach Jay Johnson says they are going to Hoover, Alabama to win…

Cut 20 (18) “…not do that.”

The Ragin Cajuns begin play in the Sun Belt Tournament tonight in Montgomery, Alabama as U-L Lafayette faces Marshall in a four versus five-seed matchup. Coastal Carolina is the top seed after going 26-4 in league play and they are expected to win the tournament. Cajuns Coach Matt Deggs says his team has nothing to lose…

Cut 17 (20) “….in this thing”

Also tonight, Louisiana Tech plays Jacksonville State in the Conference USA Tournament. The Bulldogs lost a series to the Gamecocks earlier this month.

In the SWAC Tournament today…seventh seeded Southern plays second-seeded Florida A-and-M at noon and tonight, fifth seeded Grambling takes on Arkansas Pine Bluff.

Organized team activities got underway for the Saints today and it’s a chance for the four quarterbacks on the roster to make their case to be the starting Q-B. Jake Haener is entering his third season, Spencer Rattler his second and Tyler Shough and Hunter Dekkers are both rookies. Coach Kellen Moore is eager to see what these guys can do, even if it’s just seven on seven practice sessions.

Cut 17 (09)  “…about.”

Since Shough was drafted by this coaching staff, he’s considered the front-runner to win the starting job.

WAFB’s Jacques Doucet is reporting LSU softball coach Beth Torina will remain the head coach, despite the Tigers disappointing performance in the Baton Rouge Regional. Southeastern Louisiana beat LSU twice to eliminate the Tigers before they could reach the championship round.

Conference baseball tournaments are underway. In the SEC Tournament….Alabama eliminated Missouri four to one. Mizzou goes 3-and-28 against conference opponents this year.

Fifth seeded Tulane defeated fourth seeded Florida Atlantic six to three. The Green Wave have won seven straight AAC baseball championship games since 2023 and they’ll play again on Thursday.

Louisiana Tech plays tomorrow night against Jacksonville State in the Conference USA Tournament. Bulldogs freshman pitcher Brooks Roberson was named the league’s freshman of the year. Roberson has a 4.70 ERA.

Doctor Carrie Castille has been named the new president at ULM. Castille wants to see athletics flourish at the Monroe school…

Cut 19 (12) “…paramount”

The battle to be the Saints starting quarterback in 2025 begins today as the Black and Gold will be on the practice field for OTAs. New Orleans will try to win with a young quarterback as Jake Haener is the only Q-B on the roster that has been in the NFL for two years. First year Saints head coach Kellen Moore says he was in Dallas when Dak Prescott led the Cowboys to 13 wins and an NFC East title as a rookie…

Cut 16 (08) “…ready to roll.”

Since Tyler Shough was drafted by this coaching staff, he’s considered the front-runner to win the starting job. Spencer Rattler says he will not put too much pressure on himself to win the job and is looking forward to operating in Moore’s offense.

Cut 18 (12)  “…in it now.”

LSU left-handed pitcher Kade Anderson and right-handed pitcher Zac Cowan were named First-Team All-SEC by the league’s coaches. Four Tigers made the second team, Jared Jones, Anthony Eyanson, Daniel Dickinson, and Derek Curiel.

Curiel was NOT named SEC freshman of the year. That honor went to Texas pitcher Dylan Volantis, who is 4-0 with a 1.66 ERA, 12 saves and 64 strikeouts in 43.1 innings.

Cajuns outfielder Conor Higgs has been named to the All-Sun Belt first team. U-L’s Caleb Stelly is a second team selection. ULM outfielder Isaiah Walker made second team.

D-1 baseball-dot-com is reporting ULM’s top reliever, Josh Gregoire, is headed to the transfer portal.

WAFB’s Jacques Doucet is reporting that LSU softball coach Beth Torina will be back next season, despite the team losing before the championship round in the Baton Rouge Regional.

And after leading North DeSoto to a state championship in baseball, Bo Odom, is stepping down.

The LSU baseball team is the number three seed in the SEC Tournament after taking two of three from South Carolina. Kade Anderson and Anthony Eyanson were the winning pitchers in the series for the Tigers. Jacob Rudner covers college baseball for Baseball America and Rudner says Anderson and Eyanson are a big reason why LSU is a contender to win it all…

Cut 18 (23)  “…that’s rare.”

Anderson who is second in the nation in strikeouts is a Golden Spikes Award semifinalist. The award goes to the best player in college baseball.

They are celebrating in Stonewall as North DeSoto won its second state championship in baseball on Saturday with a seven to four win over top-seeded Brusly. Sophomore Preston Eaves got the win as he threw four innings and survived a late rally by the Panthers in the seventh inning…

Cut 16 (16) “…got it done.”  (Sound courtesy of the LHSAA Network)

That sound is courtesy of the LHSAA Network. Sam Houston and Sterlington were the other non-select champions on Saturday, while Teurlings Catholic and Catholic High of New Iberia won titles on the select-side.

UNO rallied twice on Saturday to beat Northwestern State and win the Hammond bracket of the Southland Conference Tournament. The Privateers advance to play Houston Christian. Regular season champion Southeastern Louisiana will have to hope for an at-large bid.

ULM needs a new baseball coach as Michael Federico is out after eight seasons.