The LSU baseball team will face Georgia in an elimination game of the SEC tournament, the winner advances into the double-elimination portion of the bracket.  LSU has won a conference-high 12 tournament titles and the Tigers have won six of the past 12 SEC Tournament crowns. Paul Mainieri owns a 38-10 record in SEC Tournament games.

Cut 20 (16) “of the same”

First pitch is today at 4:30.

Tulane with begin American Athletic Conference tournament play against Houston at 3 p.m. and ULM will play in the Sun Belt Conference tournament against Georgia State at 4.  Also, Louisiana Tech will take on UTSA in the Conference USA tournament tomorrow at 4 p.m.  The Bulldogs hope to improve their resume and host a regional.

Saints Coach Sean Payton says 87-percent of the players are participating in organized team activities. There was talk of players skipping these training sessions after having a virtual 2020 offseason. Coach Sean Payton says they are not doing any on the field work, instead of its strength and conditioning.

Cut 17 (15) “camp starts”

Former LSU quarterback TJ Finley has announced that he will transfer to Auburn to continue his football career.  Finley started five games last season as a freshman, throwing for 941 yards with 5 TD’s and 5 interceptions.  He will compete will Bo Nix for Auburn’s starting quarterback job.

The LSU baseball team needs to win today or its stay at the SEC Tournament will be short. The Tigers will face Georgia in an elimination game this afternoon, the winner advances into the double-elimination portion of the bracket. Coach Paul Mainieri will send his staff ace to the mound, Landon Marceaux, and closer Devin Fontenot is ready to pitch multiple innings
Cut 19 (13) “…for us.”
Marceaux says he is 100-percent after only pitching four innings last Thursday because he didn’t feel well. First pitch is at 4:30.

At 3:00, Tulane opens play in the American Athletic Conference Tournament by facing Houston in Clearwater, Florida. The Green Wave is the two seed, but they’ve lost four in a row.

ULM opens play in the Sun Belt Conference Championship with a game against Georgia State at 4 PM in Montgomery, Alabama. The Warhawks will then play Georgia Southern on Friday.

Saints Coach Sean Payton says 87-percent of the players on the roster are participating in the team’s voluntary offseason program at their football practice facility in Metairie. Payton says they are not on the field, instead they are using that time in the weight room and conditioning. One guy that’s definitely not there is Drew Brees, who announced his retirement in March. General Manager Mickey Loomis says it’s noticeable not to have number nine around anymore…
Cut 18 (18)”…as well.”

Former LSU Quarterback TJ Finley is continuing his college career at Auburn. Finley, who started five games last season for the Tigers, will remain a Tiger, but he’ll play for the Tigers on the Plains and compete with two-year starter Bo Nix for starting quarterback duties.

Former LSU Quarterback T-J Finley is heading to Auburn as he’ll compete with Bo Nix to be the War Eagles starting quarterback. Finley announced earlier this month he was transferring after starting five games in 2020 for the Bayou Bengals. But after spring practice, Finley found himself number three on the depth chart behind Max Johnson and Myles Brennan.

LSU baseball is the nine seed in the SEC Tournament, which starts tomorrow in Hoover, Alabama. The Tigers are on the bubble to make the NCAA Tournament, but Coach Paul Mainieri is proud of how his team has overcome a lot of challenges…
Cut 18 (18)”…what happens
LSU will face eighth-seeded Georgia at 4:30 tomorrow.

The Ragin Cajuns won the Sun Belt Western Division title with a two to one win over Troy on Saturday afternoon. Coach Matt Deggs’ team was finally able to catch U-T Arlington on the final day of the regular season…
Cut 19 (19) “…great defense.”
The Cajuns will take on Texas State in the Sun Belt Tournament on Wednesday night. It’s pool play so the Cajuns will face Appalachian State on Thursday night.

ULM will begin to play in the Sun Belt Tournament tomorrow. The Warhawks finished third in the West and they’ll face Georgia State.

Southern baseball is already in the NCAA Tournament after upsetting Jackson State seven to six in the SWAC Tournament game yesterday.

LSU baseball is a nine-seed in the SEC Tournament and will play Georgia on Tuesday afternoon after winning their final three conference series to finish with a 13-and-17 league record. The Tigers concluded the regular season with an eight to two win over Texas A-and-M. Zach Arnold hit a two-run homer on Saturday
Cut 16 (15) “…make a run at it.”
Tomorrow’s game versus the Bulldogs in Hoover, Alabama is set for 4:30 PM.

ULM will also begin play in the Sun Belt Tournament tomorrow. The Warhawks finished third in the West and they’ll face Georgia State in a Pool play contest. The Ragin Cajuns, who won the West Division, will face Texas State on Wednesday.

Southern will make its 10th NCAA Tournament Appearance, they won the SWAC Tourney title yesterday as they defeated Jackson State seven to six.

Saints president Dennis Lauscha said in an interview on the team’s website that they expect 100-percent full attendance at home games inside the Superdome in 2021. Lauscha also noted that getting as many people vaccinated as possible is a priority for the franchise.

Former Rummel and Nicholls defensive back Quinton “Pig” Cage” has tranferred to LSU. Cage says he will be a preferred walk-on after making 30 tackles, eleven for a loss, in seven games for the Colonels this past spring.

Former LSU Quarterback T-J Finley announces he’s transferring to Auburn. Finley made five starts for the Tigers last season, winning two of those games against South Carolina and Arkansas. Finley did not play well in a blowout loss to Auburn last fall.

After winning the Baton Rouge Regional with an eight to five win over the Ragin Cajuns on Sunday in a winner take all matchup, LSU softball will host a Super Regional Series against Florida State. The best of three series will begin Thursday night at Tiger Park.

LSU softball is heading to the super regionals after an eight to five win over U-L Lafayette in a winner take all game in the Baton Rouge regional yesterday. The Cajuns forced a Game Seven of the Regional by winning two to nothing earlier in the day. The Tigers will host Florida State this weekend.

Southern won the SWAC Tournament Championship with a dramatic seven to six win over Jackson State. O’Neil Burgos hit a three-run homer in the ninth to beat a Jackson State team that was 24-0 in SWAC play.

LSU is the nine seed in the SEC Tournament that starts tomorrow. The Tigers beat Texas a-and-M on Saturday eight to two to finish 13-and-17 in the SEC. LSU got another great start from senior right-hander MaKhail Hilliard…
cut 17 (17) “…been doing”
LSU faces Georgia tomorrow.

The Ragin Cajuns are champions of the Sun Belt Western Division after taking two of three from Troy. U-L Lafayette Catcher Drake Osborn is a big reason for U-L Lafayette’s success this season. He’s hitting .333 and he’s walked more than he has struck out. Coach Matt Deggs says the transfer from Texas A-and-M Corpus Christi has been clutch for them this season…
cut 20 (16) “…it matters”
The Cajuns will take on Texas State in the Sun Belt Tournament on Wednesday night. It’s pool play so the Cajuns will face Appalachian State on Thursday night.

ULM will play Georgia State tomorrow and Georgia Southern on Friday.

Louisiana Tech will play U-T-S-A in the Conference USA tournament on Wednesday in Ruston. The Southland Tournament will start in Hammond on Wednesday. UNO meets McNeese at 4 PM and Southeastern Louisiana takes on Northwestern State at 7 PM.

The Fighting Tigers baseball team fought back from a four-run deficit to beat Texas A-and-M 12-6 in 13 innings last night. Cad eDoughty hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning to tie the game and pinch hitter Zach Arnold broke the six-six tie with a pinch-hit two-run single. LSU’s bullpen also pitched very well and Devin Fontenot received the win by throwing three scoreless innings. The win clinches a spot in the SEC Tournament and it was also win number 15-hundred in Paul Mainieri’s career.

For the second straight night, 14th ranked La Tech could not preserve a lead as they gave up four runs in the eighth inning and fell to 20th ranked Old Dominion eight to seven to finish the regular season with a 36-16 record.

The Ragin Cajuns can still win at least a share of the Sun Belt Western Division after topping Troy three to two last night. They go for the series victory over the Trojans today at 4 PM. ULM was a ten to seven winner over Arkansas State.

McNeese has clinched a spot in next week’s Southland Tournament in Hammond after sweeping a doubleheader over Central Arkansas. The Cowboys won the second game in extra innings as Cooper Hext hit a solo home run in the tenth inning.

Nicholls will not be a part of the Southland Tournament after getting swept by Sam Houston. Houston Baptist also swept Southeastern Louisiana.

Southern will play Prairie View A-and-M at 3 PM in the SWAC Tournament. The Jaguars won two games yesterday, beating Alcorn State ten to five in the afternoon and they pounded Prairie View 24-3 last night. Tremaine Spears homered and drove in five runs. The winner of this game will play Jackson State tomorrow, who eliminated Grambling yesterday.

At the NCAA Softball Regional in Baton Rouge, the Tigers and Cajuns will meet in a winner’s bracket game today at 2 PM. LSU defeated McNeese 10 to 2 in six innings, while U-L Lafayette needed 11 innings to defeat George Washington one to nothing.

The LSU baseball team faces a must-win game tonight after dropping last night’s series opener to Texas A-and-M. Aggies first baseman Will Frizzell hit his 19th home run of the season in the eight ininng to give A-and-M a two-to one lead and that turned out to be the final score. LSU had just two hits. The Tigers need to win the final two games of the series in order to get to 13 SEC wins, which might be enough to get them an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.

The Cajuns fell behind six to nothing to Troy last night and lost to the Trojans six to five. So if U-T Arlington wins tonight or if U-L Lafayette losses, the Mavericks will win the Sun Belt West Division.

Louisiana Tech fell to Old Dominion ten to eight last night at J-C Love Field despite a three-hit night from Hunter Wells. The two teams will conclude their regular season tonight with a single game at 6 PM and then week the Bulldogs will host the Conference USA Tournament.

The Baton Rouge Softball Regional is underway at Tiger Park as LSU is taking on McNeese. At 5:30, U-L Lafayette will face George Washington. The Cajuns are 44-and-10 and Coach Gerry Glasco’s team has won nine of its last ten…
cut 18 (16) “….absolutely amazing”
The winner of today’s two games will face each other tomorrow at 2 PM in a winner’s bracket game.

After losing a tough two to one pitcher’s duel to Prairive View A-and-M last night, Southern rebounded this afternoon to beat Alcorn State ten to five. The Jaguars will face Prairie View again tonight. Grambling is taking on Jackson State today after beating Texas Southern five to two this morning.

And McNeese can qualify for a spot in the Southland Tournament if they can beat Central Arkansas. The Cowboys lost to the Bears eight to one yesterday.

LSU could only muster two hits last night in a two-to-one loss to Texas A-and-M as the two teams fighting to get into the SEC Tournament opened up their three-game series. LSU also lost two starting outfielders to injuries. Giovanni DiGiacomo had to leave last night’s game with more hamstring issues and left fielder Gavin Dugas injured his ribs when he collided with Drew Bianco in the outfield. LSU needs to win the last two games of the series to be on the right side of the NCAA Tournament bubble.

The Ragin Cajuns fell behind six to nothing to Troy and lost to the Trojans six to five last night. Texas Arlington won its game, so the Mavericks are now a win or a U-L Lafayette loss from clinching the Sun Belt West.

In other action last night, Arkansas State knocked off ULM 12-6. 14th ranked Louisiana Tech lost a slugfest to Old Dominion ten to eight. Tech concludes its regular season tonight at 6 PM.

The NCAA Softball Baton Rouge Regional gets underway today at Tiger Park. AT 3 PM, the LSU Tigers will face McNeese and at 5:30 PM it will be U-L Lafayette versus George Washington. LSU is 32-and-19 on the season and is a seven national seed. Coach Beth Torina says she’s counting on their defense to keep them in games
Cut 17 (17) “..some runs.”
LSU is looking to reach the Women’s College World Series for the first time since 2017.

LSU Eunice Baseball is facing East Central in the Region 23 Championship game at Pearl River. First pitch from the Magnolia State is at 3 PM.

Another tough one-run loss for LSU in SEC play last night as the Tigers dropped a two to one decision to Texas A-and-M in College Station. Will Frizzle hit his 19th home run in the eighth inning to give the Aggies a two to one lead and they went on to win by that same score. LSU also lost a couple of starting outfielders to injuries, Gavin Dugas and Giovanni DiGiacomo. Coach Paul Mainieri says DiGiacomo is out for the series with a hamstring injury, while Dugas left the game with possible broken ribs after colliding with Drew Bianco in the outfield.

14th ranked Louisiana Tech couldn’t hold on to a seven to three lead, and lost to 20th ranked Old Dominion 10 to 8 at J-C Love Field last night. The Bulldogs conclude the regular season tonight.

The Rajun Cajuns fell to Troy six to five after trailing by six runs in the fourth inning. and Arkansas State doubled up ULM 12 to six.

The NCAA Baton Rouge Softball Regional gets underway today at Tiger Park as top-seeded LSU will host fourth-seeded McNeese at 3 o’clock, while second-seeded U-L Lafayette will take on George Washington at 5:30 PM. Tigers Coach Beth Torina is excited to see the best that the Bayou State has to offer…
cut 16 (13) “…state of Louisiana”
LSU is 32-and-19 on the season and is a seven national seed. The Cajuns bring a 44-and-10 record to the Baton Rouge Regional, while McNeese is 34-24.

In Southland Conference baseball, Southeastern snapped a four-game losing streak by blanking Houston Baptist ten to nothing. Central Arkansas clobbered McNeese eight to one, Nicholls and Northwestern State had their games postponed yesterday and they’ll play doubleheaders today and tomorrow.

Southern and Grambling lost in the SWAC Tournament yesterday and they’ll play in elimination games today.

The final three days of the college baseball regular season have arrived and for the LSU Tigers they need to at least take two of three from Texas A-and-M in the final SEC series of the year to put them in a good position at receiving an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Landon Marceaux will start on the mound for the Tigers…
Cut 18 (12)”…to be.”
First pitch is at 6 PM and the game can be seen on ESPN-U.

The Ragin Cajuns enter play today one game back of Texas-Arlington for first place in the Sun Belt West. U-L Lafayette is hosting Troy for the final three games.

UNO, Southeastern Louisiana, and Northwestern State have clinched a spot in the Southland Tournament, but McNeese and Nicholls are still working to get in.

14th ranked Louisiana Tech will conclude its regular season by hosting Conference USA rival Old Dominion tonight and tomorrow at the Love Shack. The two games will not count toward the league standings. The Monarchs are 36-14 overall, 22-and-10 in league play. Bulldogs Coach Lane Burroughs says they are a good hitting team…
Cut 20 (20) “…this weekend.”
First pitch tonight and tomorrow is at 6 PM. Jonathan Fincher is set to start tonight on the hill for the Bulldogs. He’s looking to rebound after suffering his first loss of the season last week as he gave up six runs in six innings in a defeat to UTSA.

Tomorrow, the Baton Rouge Softball Regional gets underway. LSU faces McNeese at 3 PM and U-L Lafayette will take on Georgia Southern at 5:30 PM