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

Many LSU fans were nervous when the Tigers were down by four runs to Little Rock on Monday night, but Coach Jay Johnson had faith his team would come back. Johnson didn’t have an in-game team meeting and explained why after the 10-6 win over the Trojans…

Cut 16 (18) “…lose tonight”

It was career win number 500 for Johnson, and he says it’s a game he will never forget.

LSU’s next game is Saturday at 1 PM versus West Virginia in the Super Regionals.

It’s officially official, the Saints have placed quarterback Derek Carr on the reserve-retired list.

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A lawsuit was filed against Pelicans star Zion Williamson last week accusing him of rape and sexual assault. Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson addressed the suit for the first time yesterday. Kace Kieschnick has more.

Cut 3 (31) “…I’m Kace Kieschnick.”

Paul Skenes was a hard-luck loser again last night as he allowed just one run in eight innings as the Pirates lost to the Astros three to nothing.

And the Southland Conference will move to a nine-game conference schedule next season.

LSU claimed the Baton Rouge Regional title with a late night 10-6 win over Little Rock to advance to Super Regionals. The Trojans quieted the crowd at Alex Box stadium early with a five run second inning, but the Tigers battled back to a 7-6 lead in the top of the ninth. With the lead off man aboard and no outs first baseman Jared Jones hammered a two-run shot to center field to take a three-run lead. Coach Jay Johnson was animated in the dugout…

Cut 19 (18) “…play of the game.”

Prior to last night’s game Jones had just two hits in five games this postseason and hadn’t homered since May 17^th in the regular season finale against South Carolina. The Tigers will host a Super Regional versus West Virginia with game one set for 1 p.m. Saturday

Super Bowl 59 generated $1.25 billion for Louisiana. New Orleans and Miami are tied for the most Super Bowls hosted at 11 each, but before this year it had been 12 years since the big game made its way back to the Big Easy. Saints owner Gayle Benson says work is already underway to make sure fans don’t have to wait that long again…

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Super Bowl 65 in 2031 has been identified as the primary target for the record 12th appearance.

New Orleans is also seeking to attract the Saudi Arabian-backed LIV golf league with a proposed $7 million incentive package to attract the league. $2.2 of that package would go towards improving City Park’s Bayou Oaks golf course to host the tournament as soon as next summer. Officials estimate LIV could generate about $60 million in activity and is unlikely to hurt the city’s iconic Zurich Classic held at the end of April each year.

The LSU baseball team rallied from four runs down last night to beat Little Rock 10 to six and advance to the Super Regionals. Freshman right-hander Casan Evans allowed one run over six innings and struck out 12. Rosepine’s Ethan Frey had four hits and drove in four runs, including a three-run double in the fourth inning to get the Alex Box crowd back in it…

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Jared Jones put the game out of reach with a two-run homer in the ninth. Jones has been struggling at the plate and Coach Jay Johnson was fired up after seeing the ball go over the wall…

Cut 20 (16) “…of the game”

LSU will host West Virginia in the Super Regionals starting on Saturday at 1 PM.

Big changes have been made with the U-L Lafayette softball program. Head coach Alyson Habetz has fired her hitting coach Shellie Landry and her pitching coach Shelbi Sunseri after the Cajuns failed to make the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1998.

Former Cajuns coach Gerry Glasco has guided Texas Tech to the Women’s College World Series Championship series. Glasco’s Red Raiders defeated Oklahoma three to two yesterday as the Sooners will not win a fifth straight national championship. Texas blanked Tennessee two to nothing and the championship series begins tomorrow night in Oklahoma City.

I’m Colleen Crain, and this Louisiana Radio Network sportscast is brought to you by the Louisiana Department of Health. When gambling is more than a game, no one wins…

The LSU baseball team is headed to the Super Regionals. But it was not easy. The Tigers fell behind 5-1 early in the game, but they rallied back for a ten-to-six win over a gutsy Little Rock team.

LSU got some big performances. Casan Evans struck out a season-high 12 in six innings of relief. At one point, he struck out nine in a row. Ethan Frey had four hits and drove in four runs and Luis Hernandez hit two home runs.

It’s win number 500 for Coach Jay Johnson who talked about Evans, Frey and Hernandez….

Cut 18 (16) “….of character”

LSU will play West Virginia in the Super Regionals in Baton Rouge.

In other Regional Action…North Carolina defeated Oklahoma 14-4 to advance to the Super Regionals. Tennessee topped Wake Forest 11 to 5 to win the Knoxville Regional and fourth-seeded Murray State held on for a 12-11 win over Ole Miss to win the Oxford Regional and the Racers are making their first-ever trip to the Supers.

The LSU-Shreveport Pilots received a heroes’ welcome yesterday as they were honored by Shreveport and Bossier City officials for their perfect season that concluded with the school’s first NAIA World Series Championship. Head Coach Brad Neffendorf says their accomplishments transcend baseball…

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The celebration will continue as House Speaker Mike Johnson informed the team they will be honored by President Donald Trump at the White House.

The LSU baseball team will take on Little Rock with a trip to the Super Regionals on the line. The Tigers coasted through the first two games of the regional with 8-0 and 12—nothing shutouts over Little Rock and DBU before the Trojans got their revenge with a 10-4 shocker over LSU last night. Coach Jay Johnson says they need to get the momentum back…

Cut 29 (19) “…them do that.”

The Trojans finished 19-and-32 in the regular season and 8^th in the Ohio Valley Conference. The Tigers will be the away team for a second time at Alex Box. Game time is set for 8:00.

10-seeded Ole Miss and 14-seeded Tennessee also face winner-take-all regional championships today at 5:00. Ole Miss will take on Murray State who stunned the Rebels in their opening game of the Oxford regional. Ole Miss fought back through the loser’s bracket and dominated the Racers 19-8 yesterday to force the final contest. Tennessee controlled their regional with wins over Miami Ohio and Cincinnati before walking the winning run in against Wake Forest in a 7-6 loss last night.

Like Ole Miss, 16-seed Southern Miss will take on Miami in Hattiesburg after losing their opening game to Columbia and winning three straight to force a final matchup tonight at 8:00.

LSU Shreveport celebrated their historic 59-and-0 NAIA World Series winning season today. Head Coach Brad Neffendorf says their accomplishments transcend baseball…

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The Pilots received an invitation to the White House to celebrate their national title during the festivities.

LSU was stunned in a 10-to-4 loss to four seeded Little Rock last night to force a final winner-take-all matchup tonight. The Tigers shut out the Trojans in their first meeting of the Baton Rouge regional Friday, but Little Rock battled back with a 22-run performance against Rhode Island Saturday, and an 8-to-6 victory over perennial mid-major powerhouse Dallas Baptist yesterday afternoon. LSU Coach Jay Johnson says the Trojans came to play…

Cut 13 (13)  “…performance by them.”

Little Rock is 27-and-33 on the season, but their recent form was more than enough to make the Tigers pay for some costly mistakes. 11 walks by the Tigers pitching staff and some timely hits by the Trojans were enough to put the game out of reach. First pitch in Alex Box is set for 8:00

The winner of tonight’s matchup between LSU and Little Rock will go on to face West Virginia upset Clemson in their own regional. The Mountaineers went 3-and-0 in Clemson and secured the Regional championship with a 13-to-12 comeback victory over Kentucky behind a six-run eighth inning.

Clemson is just one of five of the top 16 seeds so far who have been upset in their own Regional. Top two seeds Vanderbilt  and Texas fell to Wright State and UTSA. 7-seeded Georgia didn’t make it to the Athens Regional final, and 12-seeded Oregon failed to grab a single game in Eugene.

A celebration is being held today in downtown Shreveport for the LSU-Shreveport baseball team who completed a perfect 59-and-0 season with an NAIA World Series championship over Southeastern University out of Lakeland, Florida. The title is the first in program history and the unblemished season stands alone in college baseball history.

Louisiana Tech Athletics recorded their highest-ever term GPA. Tech student-athletes finished the spring quarter with a 3.336 grade point average. 13 of its 14 athletic rosters posted a GPA of at least 3.0.

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

Stunning outcome at Alex Box Stadium last night as LSU loses for the first time to a four-seed in a Regional where they are the host school. Little Rock who beat Dallas Baptist earlier in the day on Sunday, defeated the Tigers ten to four last night to force a seventh and deciding game of the regional. Coach Jay Johnson’s team walked 11 Little Rock hitters and the Tigers left ten men on base…

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Little Rock has now won three straight elimination games and eight of of their last nine. Tonight’s Baton Rouge Regional Championship game is at 8 PM

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If LSU advances to the Super Regionals they will host West Virginia. The Mountaineers won the Clemson Regional, going 3-and-0. They were the two seed in the Clemson Regional and won their first game four to three over Kentucky. They crushed Clemson 16-to-4 on Saturday night and then last night rallied from six runs down to beat Kentucky 13 to 12.

Five of the top 16 seeds have already been eliminated from the NCAA tournament, including the top two seeds, Vanderbilt and Texas. The Commodores went 1-2 in the Nashville Regional and UTSA won the Austin Regional, beating the Longhorns seven to four.

LSU-Shreveport is back in Louisiana after completing a perfect 59-0 season by winning the NAIA World Series, defeating Southeastern University from Lakeland, Florida 13 to 7. LSU-S becomes the first college baseball team in history to go undefeated.

Mississippi State has made a huge hire for its new baseball coach. Brian O’ Connor is leaving Virginia for Starkville. O’Connor led the Cavaliers to a national championship in 2015 and took the Cavs to the College World Series seven times.

The LSU-Shreveport Pilots achieved perfection on Friday, becoming the first college baseball team to go undefeated in history. They beat Southeastern of Florida 13 to 7 to win their first ever NAIA Baseball National Championship. Coach Brad Neffendorf says everyone who wore a Pilot program is a part of this championship…

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After a five and half hour weather delay, the LSU baseball Tigers took care of Little Rock seven to nothing in the opening game of the Baton Rouge Regional. Anthony Eyanson got the start of the mound  and struck out seven.  It was expected that Coach Jay Johnson would start either Eyanson or Kade Anderson, but he decided on Wednesday to go with Eyanson…

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The tigers play Dallas Baptist tonight at 8.

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The Insurance Council of Louisiana is sounding the alarm on House Bill 148. That’s the bill that Governor Landry signed into law that gives the insurance commissioner the ability to reject rate increases regardless of market conditions. Executive Director Rodney Braxton says the new law makes insurance companies uneasy about what the future looks like.

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Hurricane season starts Sunday, and the National Weather Service and NOAA are both prepared to keep people informed at all times with the latest life-saving information. Acting NOAA Administrator Laura Grimm says personnel will be going to great lengths in this endeavor.

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

The first game of the Baton Rouge Regional started much later than anyone wanted because of a lengthy weather delay, but in the end, LSU got the job done with a seven-to-nothing win over Little Rock. Daniel Dickson led the offense with two home runs and Anthony Eyanson was terrific on the mound, pitching into the eighth inning and striking out seven.

Eyanson has been pitching very well as of late, and Coach Jay Johnson says his conditioning during the offseason has paid off…

Cut 14 (17) “…deal with.”

The Tigers next game is tonight at 8 PM against Dallas Baptist. The two-seed in the Baton Rouge Regional defeated Rhode Island six to two.

LSU-Shreveport achieved perfection last night, finishing off a 59-and-0 season by beating Southeastern of Florida 13 to 7 to win the NAIA World Series Championship. The Pilots are the first college baseball team to finish a season undefeated. LSU-Shreveport fell behind 4 to nothing in this game, but eventually got the bats going. Ryan Davenport and Jose Sallorin each drove in three runs. Kenneth Schecter pitched four shutout innings out of the bullpen to get the win. Coach Brad Neffendorf on getting the job done…

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A woman claims in a civil suit field in Los Angeles that Pelicans star Zion Williamson raped her on two occasions in 2020. The woman also alleges Williamson was abusive towards her when she visited him at Beverly Hills home that Zion was renting. Williamson’s legal team says the allegations are categorically false and reckless and they claim this is an extortion scheme.

The Baton Rouge Regional gets underway at 5 Pm today with the Tigers taking on Little Rock in the opening round.  LSU is 30-and-5 at home this season and Coach Jay Johnson says playing at Alex Box is a real advantage…

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The other scheduled matchup today is Rhode Island versus Dallas Baptist. Rams head coach Raphael Cerrato on Rhode Island’s offense that is sixth in the country in runs with 527…

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LSU-Shreveport made history last night and they can make more history tonight. The Pilots won their 58^th straight game in the semifinals of the NAIA World Series. The 14-4 victory over Hope International gives LSU-S the longest winning streak in college baseball at any level. Right fielder Ryan Davenport credits team chemistry …

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Tonight in Lewiston, Idaho, LSU-Shreveport can win the school’s first NAIA World Series and complete a perfect 59-0 season.

A woman claims in a civil suit field in Los Angeles that Pelicans star Zion Williamson raped her on two occasions in 2020. The woman also alleges Williamson choked her and was abusive towards her when she visited him at Beverly Hills home that Zion was renting. Williamson’s legal team says the allegations are categorically false and reckless and they claim this is an extortion scheme.