The LSU Tigers are still alive in the Eugene Regional after winning two games yesterday, The tigers took down Gonzaga nine to four before defeating Oregon four to one. If LSU can beat Oregon tonight, they will advance to the super regionals to play Tennessee in Knoxville. Mainieri says he’s not ready to retire yet…
Cut 18 (18) “do it though”
First pitch for tonight’s winner-take-all game is set for 9 p.m.
Another SEC has already advanced in the tournament as Mississippi State took care of business in the Starkville regional and will now host Notre Dame in the Super Regional. The Bulldogs will have a tough challenge ahead of them, as Notre Dame has scored 50 runs in the last three games.
Louisiana Tech’s historic baseball season ended last night with a 14-7 loss to North Carolina State in the championship round of the Ruston Regional. The Bulldogs jumped out to a four to nothing lead but they couldn’t keep the Wolfpack down who beat Tech twice over the weekend. La Tech Coach Lane Burroughs says he’s proud of this team
Cut 19 (17) “man”
Alabama football coach Nick Saban has received a contract extension that will take him through the Crimson Tide’s 2028 season. Saban is set to make over 8.4 million this season.
Also, The Alabama football program has received a commitment from four-star running back Le’Veon Moss of Istrouma High School.
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1140 Sportscast 6/7
The LSU Tigers are still alive in the Eugene Regional after winning two games yesterday, nine to four over Gonzaga and four to one over Oregon to set up a winner take all game tonight against the Ducks. Devin Fontenot pitched two shutout innings for his fifth save. Gavin Dugas led the Tigers offensively with a home run and a triple that could have been ruled as an inside the park home run. Mainieri was glad to see Dugas have a big game after a quiet start to the regional.
Cut 17 (13) “without a doubt”
LSU Eunice won a 14 inning classic over Western Oklahoma State for a 5-4 to claim the junior college national championship. Eunice jumped out to a three to one lead but had to score two runs in the ninth inning to send the game into extra innings of this classic championship game. The was a winner-take-all matchup in a best of three series. This is the programs seventh JUCO championship.
Louisiana Tech’s historic baseball season ended last night with a 14-7 loss to North Carolina State in the championship round of the Ruston Regional. The Bulldogs jumped out to a four to nothing lead but they couldn’t keep the Wolfpack down who beat Tech twice over the weekend. La Tech Coach Lane Burroughs says he’s proud of this team.
Cut 19 (17) “man”
The Southern Jaguars baseball season has come to an end. Fairfield defeated Southern 6-2 in the losers bracket of the regional. The Jags finished this season 20-30 with a SWAC tournament title.
McNeese is heading home from the Fort Worth regional after a 10-5 loss to Oregon State. McNeese finishes with a 32-29 record
06:45 LRN Sportscast June 7
The LSU Tigers are still alive in the Eugene Regional after winning two games yesterday, nine to four over Gonzaga and four to one over Oregon to set up a winner take all game tonight against the Ducks. After a terrific pitching performance against the Zags by A-J Labas, freshman Javen Coleman followed that up with six sensational innings against Oregon. Head Coach Paul Mainieri…
cut 16 (19) “….tremendous job”
Devin Fontenot pitched two shutout innings for his fifth save. Gavin Dugas led the Tigers offensively with a home run and a triple that could have been ruled as an inside the park home run. Dylan Crews also blasted a home run as the freshman stays red hot. The regional championship game is tonight at 9 PM.
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A dream season for Louisiana Tech fans ended last night with a 14-7 loss to North Carolina State in the championship round of the Ruston Regional. The Bulldog baseball team beat Alabama ten to eight and had a four to nothing lead over N-C State, but Tech’s pitching couldn’t hold the Wolfpack down. N-C State also beat La Tech on Saturday night.
The Bulldogs finished with a record of 42-20, won the Conference USA West, and hosted the first Regional in school history. Coach Lane Burroughs says they are just getting started
Cut 20 (19) “…good team.”
North Carolina State will play the winner of tonight’s winner take all game between Nebraska and Arkansas at 6 PM in Fayetteville.
730 Sportscast 6/5
The LSU baseball team lost its opening game in the Eugene regional 3-0 to Gonzaga. LSU pitcher Landon Marceaux threw five and two thirds innings and gave up three runs. The Tigers struggled at the plate, managing just four hits against Gonzaga pitcher Alek Jacob, who threw a complete game shutout. The Tigers will now face off against Central Connecticut in an elimination game at 3 p.m.
Regional host Louisiana Tech blew out Rider last night 18-2 in their first game of the Ruston Regional. Pitcher Jonathan Fincher threw 8 innings and gave up two runs. The Bulldogs were led offensively by third baseman Hunter Wells, who went 4-5 at the plate with nine RBI’s. Tech will play NC State at 6 p.m. for game two.
The Southern Jaguars faced off against the Texas Longhorns in their first game of the Austin Regional and lost 11-0. The Jags struggled against Longhorn pitcher Tristan Stevens, who threw seven shutout innings, allowing just four hits and striking out six batters. They will take on Fairfield at 1 p.m.
McNeese jumped out to an early 2-0 lead against TCU but couldn’t hang on as the fell to the Horned Frogs 12-4. Cowboys pitcher Jonathan Ellison threw four and two thirds innings, giving up just one run. First baseman Jake Dickerson had a solid game at the plate, going 2-3 with an RBI. The Cowboys will take on McNeese at 12 p.m.
In football news, LSU has reportedly hired Brad Davis to replace James Cregg as the team’s new offensive line coach. Davis spent last season at Arkansas after being at Missouri from 2018-2019 and Florida in 2017. Davis is a Baton Rouge native and attended Belaire High School.
The Southland conference is reportedly targeting four HBCU’s in Prairie View, Texas Southern, Grambling, and Southern as potential new members to the conference. After five schools announced plans to leave the Southland conference for other leagues, the conference has been searching for possible replacements. The location of these four schools align perfectly with the Southland’s geographic footprint.
4:45 LRN Sportscast June 4
Tonight at 9 PM, it will be LSU and Gonzaga facing off in the Eugene Regional. The Bulldogs will send seven-game winner Alek Jacob to the hill. He has 103 strikeouts on the season. Jacob doesn’t throw hard, but he has a lot of swing and miss. First baseman Tre Morgan on their approach…
Cut 18 (08)”..to this guy.”
Landon Marceaux will start on the mound for LSU.
Louisiana Tech junior left-hander Jonathan Fincher will start on the mound tonight for the Bulldogs who will host Rider at 6 PM in the first-ever regional game in the city of Ruston. Tech Coach Lane Burroughs on why he went with the seven-game winner…
cut 17 (17) “…overthinking things”
The former Byrd High standout is 7-and-3 with a 3.12 ERA.
McNeese will send Texas native Jonathan Ellison to the mound when they face TCU tonight at 6 PM. The Horned Frogs will counter with Austin Krob, who is seven and one with a 3.74 ERA. The Cowboys have a line-up that has a lot of left-handed hitters. Coach Justin Hill says they’ve struggled with southpaws this year…
cut 30 (25) “…of ours”
In the other match-up in the Fort Worth Regional, Dallas Baptist beat Oregon State.
In Austin, Texas had little trouble defeating today Southern today. The Jaguars will play an elimination game tomorrow against the loser of tonight’s game between Fairfield and Arizona State.
11:40 LRN Sportscast June 4
LSU fans will be staying up late tonight to watch the Tigers in the Eugene Regional. The Bayou Bengals will play Gonzaga at 9 PM and Landon Marceaux will start on the mound for LSU. Coach Paul Mainieri wants Marceaux to pitch to contact…
cut 19 (11) “…the end”
Gonzaga will start Alex Jacob. The seven game-winner has 103 strikeouts on the season First pitch is at 9 PM.
McNeese will send Texas native Jonathan Ellison to the mound when they face TCU tonight at 6 PM. The Horned Frogs will counter with Austin Krob, who is seven and one with a 3.74 ERA. The Cowboys have a line-up that has a lot of hitters who swing from the left side. They also have a veteran group with several players who were on the 2019 team that played in the Nashville Regional
Louisiana Tech announces the Ruston Regional has sold out of its entire inventory of all-session tickets available to the general public. It’s the first time the Bulldogs are hosting a regional in baseball. Tech Coach Lane Burroughs says he’s seen teams hosting their first regional tighten up
Cut 16 (24) “…let it rip.”
The Bulldogs will host Rider tonight at 6 PM. Burroughs says staff ace Jonathan Fincher will get the start.
LSU hitting coach Eddie Smith has a new job. He’s been named the new head coach at Utah Valley.
One day after firing offensive line coach James Cregg, LSU has apparently found his replacement. Baton Rouge native and former Arkansas offensive line coach Brad Davis has reportedly been hired as the team’s new offensive line coach.
6:45 LRN Sportscast June 4
The NCAA Baseball Tournament begins today and there are great storylines involving the four teams from Louisiana in the tournament. LSU players are looking to send coach Paul Mainieri out in style as the 63-year-old has announced this is his last season. Tigers’ first baseman Tre Morgan…
cut 20 (14) “…high note”
LSU faces Gonzaga at 9 PM tonight.
McNeese is representing the city of Lake Charles and Southwest Louisiana which has been through so much since Hurricane Laura nearly flattened the region. The Cowboys will take on TCU at 6 PM tonight.
Southern is in the NCAA Tournament after losing seven in a row in April, but they beat Jackson State, who was undefeated in SWAC play to reach a regional under first-year coach Chris Crenshaw. The Jags take on Texas at 1 PM today.
Louisiana Tech junior left-hander Jonathan Fincher will start on the mound tonight for the Bulldogs who will host Rider at 6 PM in the first-ever regional game in the city of Ruston. Tech Coach Lane Burroughs on why he went with the seven-game winner…
cut 17 (17) “…overthinking things”
The former Byrd High standout is 7-and-3 with a 3.12 ERA.
LSU hitting coach Eddie Smith has found a new job as he’s been named the new head coach at Utah Valley. He takes over a program that won just ten games this past season.
LSU will reportedly hire Arkansas offensive line coach Brad Davis as its new o-line coach. Davis is from Baton Rouge and 2020 was his first season in Fayetteville. Previously, he was the offensive line coach at Missouri for two years.
6:45 LRN Sportscast June 3
LSU has announced its parting ways with offensive line coach James Cregg. Cregg has been the Tigers o-line coach since 2018 and in 2019 LSU’s offensive line was awarded the Joe Moore Award, which goes to the nation’s top blocking unit. But last season, the Tigers were just 5-and-5.
Former LSU Tigers Kevin Faulk and Brade James are on the 2022 College Football Hall of Fame ballot. So is former Louisiana Tech Quarterback Matt Dunigan, wide receiver Roger Carr, and coach Maxie Lambright.
Tomorrow, LSU Baseball begins Regional play. Centerfielder Giovanni Digiacomo re-aggravated his hamstring injury in the final regular-season series. Coach Paul Mainieri says Gio has been practicing and he expects he’ll get the start on Friday night against Gonzaga…
cut 20 (14) “…play well”
First pitch tomorrow is at nine PM.
The Southern Jaguars baseball team is in Texas for the Austin regional that begins tomorrow. The Jags are the four-seed after winning the SWAC tournament and they join Texas, Arizona State, and Fairfield in Austin. Southern head coach Chris Crenshaw says they’ll need a full team effort.
Cut 17 (10) do well.”
The Jaguars are 20-and-28 and won their 17th SWAC Tournament.
Meanwhile, the city of Ruston is getting ready to host its first-ever NCAA Baseball Regional. Louisiana Tech will compete against North Carolina State, Alabama, and Rider for the right to advance to the super regionals. Ruston Mayor Ronny Walker says the whole city is proud of what the Bulldogs have accomplished and they expect the Love Shack to be packed for the Tech games…
cut 11 (03) “…sold out”
The NCAA Regional in Ruston opens Friday with NC State and Alabama playing at 1 PM and Tech and Rider starting at 6 PM.
4:45 LRN Sportscast June 2
The LSU Baseball team left today for Oregon where they’ll compete this weekend in the Eugene Regional. Gonzaga, Oregon and Central Connecticut State are the other three teams in that Regional. The Tigers players want to provide retiring head coach Paul Mainieri with one more great postseason run. Left fielder Gavin Dugas says he will forever be grateful to Mainieri…
cut 18 (17) “…appreciative of that”
Seth Thibodaux’s eleven-year run as head coach of the Nicholls Baseball team is over. The Colonels athletics program says Thibodaux has resigned after failing to make the Southland Conference Tournament for the second consecutive year. Thibodaux was 287 and 290 as head coach of Nicholls.
McNeese has won ten of its last 12 heading into Friday’s Regional game against T-C-U on Friday night in Fort Worth, Texas. The Cowboys feature the Southland Pitcher of the Year Will Dion, who has an era of 2.81. Pokes Head Coach Justin Hill says he’s yet to decide if Dion will pitch against the Horned Frogs after pitching twice last week in the Southland Tournament…
cut 20 (15) “…the game”
This is McNeese’s sixth overall NCAA postseason appearance and fourth since 2000.
The Washington Post reports that former LSU running back Derrius Guice is nearing a possible settlement that could result in police dropping assault charges against him. Guice was arrested last August in Virginia and he was charged with strangulation and three counts of assault and battery. The Washington Football Team cut Guice shortly after the arrest.
1140 Sportscast 6/2
The LSU Tigers are looking to give retiring baseball coach Paul Mainieri a second national championship as they leave today for Oregon to play in the Eugene Regional this weekend. Starting pitcher Landon Marceaux says he was stunned when Mainieri told the team that this is his last season.
Cut 17 (17) “out on top”
The Tigers will take on Gonzaga at 9 p.m. Friday night.
Louisiana Tech will begin its run through the NCAA Tournament on Friday night at J-C Love Field Pat Patterson Park when they host Rider at 6 PM. Tech is hosting the Ruston regional that also includes Alabama and NC State. The Bulldogs will rely on their bats in the regional as they have one of the best batting averages in the country at .308.
One of the best stories in the NCAA Baseball Tournament is the McNeese Cowboys. The team has overcome a devastating hurricane, a paralyzing winter storm, and a historic flood at the end of the season to earn a spot at the Fort Worth regional along with TCU, Oregon State, and Dallas Baptist. Pokes Head Coach Justin Hill says his team is here due to his players’ positive mindset.
Cut 19 (14) “…baseball things.”
Nicholls has announced that Seth Thibodaux has resigned as the school’s baseball coach after eleven seasons. The Colonels were 21 and 34 this season and missed out on the postseason for the second consecutive year.
Former LSU running back Kevin Faulk and Linebacker Brady James have made it on the 2022 College Football Hall of Fame ballot. 77 former players are listed on the ballot.