LSU baseball is having trouble in SEC play, but they have no problem beating in-state opponents. The Tigers remained undefeated against Louisiana schools this season by beating ULM last night five to nothing. Eight pitchers combined on the shutout and Alex Milazzo drove in two runs.

For the second straight week, D-1 baseball has Louisiana Tech ranked 14th in the country. Bulldogs Coach Lane Burroughs says there’s not much discussion about the ranking…
cut 19 (19) “…be ranked”
Tech will host Marshall this weekend for a four-game series. The first pitch for Sunday’s series finale has been moved up to 10 A-M.

Southern Football Coach Dawson Odums has resigned to become the new head coach at Norfolk State, which is in Virginia. Odums is a North Carolina native and led the Jaguars program for the last nine seasons, compiling a 53-17 record in the SWAC and a conference title in 2013.

ULM has wrapped up its first spring football season under new head coach Terry Bowden. Bowden is facing a big task in trying to upgrade a roster that didn’t win a game in 2020. Bowden plans on adding players before the team gathers again in August…
cut 17 (23) “…one or two”

And the Pelicans lost their fourth straight last night, falling to the Brooklyn Nets 134 to 129.

Halfway through the SEC baseball season, the LSU Tigers find themselves four and eleven in league play and in fifth place in the SEC West. The Tigers dropped another series this past weekend against South Carolina and once again it featured a game in which the Tigers blew a late lead. Coach Paul Mainieri says finding a dependable closer has been an issue all season
Cut 16 (15) “…frustrating.”
The Tigers host ULM tonight at 6:30 and will visit ninth-ranked Ole Miss for a series starting Thursday.

The Warhawks are feeling good about themselves after winning a series over Little Rock, while the Ragin Cajuns have lost four in a row and U-L Lafayette is now tied with Little Rock for first place in the Sun Belt West.

The Cajuns will host McNeese tomorrow night.

There are reports Dawson Odums is leaving as head football coach at Southern University to become the next head football coach at Norfolk State. Odums has led the Jaguars for nine seasons and had a 50-and-12 record in the SWAC and won a SWAC Championship in 2013.

The Ragin Cajuns will be seeking a fourth straight Sun Belt West division title in 2021. Coach Billy Napier’s squad just finished up spring football and Napier likes the depth he’s seeing on the roster…
cut 30 (30) “…from that”
The Cajuns kick-off the 2021 season against the Texas Longhorns on September fourth.

Louisiana Tech remains ranked 14th in the lastest D-1 baseball poll after splitting a hard-fought four-game series with Southern Miss. The Bulldogs will host Marshall this weekend. The fourth game of the series has been moved up to 10 AM on Sunday.

Tonight, LSU hosts ULM. The Warhawks are coming off an exciting five to four win in extra innings over Little Rock yesterday. While the Tigers haven’t played since getting swept in a doubleheader by South Carolina on Saturday. Coach Paul Mainieri’s team is now four and eleven in SEC play…
cut 17 (19) “…frustrating”

Governor Edwards says he does not support legislation that would ban transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports at public schools…
cut 30 (07) “…other things”
New Orleans hosts the men’s final four next year and the NCAA has said they will only hold championship events in states that are free of discrimination.

The Pelicans look to snap a three-game losing tonight as they host the Brooklyn Nets. There are 15 games left in the regular season and New Orleans is 3.5 games back of 10th place San Antonio and the final spot in the play-in tournament.

Southeastern Louisiana Quarterback Cole Kelley has been named Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Year. McNeese Defensive end Isiah Chambers has been named defensive player of the year after leading the Southland with 7.5 sacks. McNeese Football Coach Frank Wilson has announced Deron Wilson has been promoted to defensive coordinator. He took over for Grady Brown early in the spring season.

It was a tough weekend in Mobile for the Cajuns baseball team as they were swept by South Alabama. The Jaguars completed the sweep by winning a doubleheader yesterday. U-L Lafayette was held to five runs during the three-game series and fall into a first-place tie with Little Rock in the West Division.

ULM won its series versus Little Rock as they defeated the Trojans five to four in ten innings yesterday. Ryan Humeniuk started a walk-off celebration with an RBI double.

Tonight the Warhawks are in Baton Rouge to face the struggling LSU Tigers. Freshman Will Hellmers will start for the Tigers. He’s 5-and-1 with a 3.46 ERA. Coach Paul Mainieri was asked about using Hellmers as a starter in SEC games…
cut 18 (18) “…work in progress”

The Louisiana Tech baseball team holds steady in the D-1 and the USA Today Coaches Poll. D-1 Baseball has the Bulldogs ranked 14th, while the coaches have Tech ranked 15th after splitting an emotional and hard-fought series with Southern Miss. La Tech hosts Marshall for a four-game series starting on Friday. The Thundering Herd are 6-and-22 on the season.

In the final Stats Perform FCS Top 25 poll, Southeastern Louisiana is ranked 20th and Nicholls 23rd. Lions quarterback Cole Kelley has been named a finalist for the Walter Payton Award, which goes to teh top offensive player in the F-C-S. The former Teurlings Catholic star leads the nation in passing yards and had 18 passing touchdowns and seven rushing touchdowns.

Ouachita football coach Jeff Fitzgerald has stepped down to become the area director for Fellowship of Christian Athletes in northeastern Louisiana. His record was 45-40 in eight seasons.

The Pelicans host Nets tonight at the Smoothie King Center, looking to snap a three-game losing streak.

LSU’s spring football game was Saturday and wide receiver Kayshon Boutte picked up where he left off last year as he caught 11 passes for 162 yards and a touchdown. Boutte says the Tigers are loaded at the quarterback position…

Cut 20 (12) “quarterback room”

The final FCS top 25 football poll has officially been released and a pair of Louisiana teams made the rankings.  Southeastern Louisiana finished ranked 20^th in the country as they finished 4-3 and Nicholls came in at number 23 in the final rankings after a 4-3 season.

Ouachita football coach Jeff Fitzgerald has stepped down to become the area director for Fellowship of Christian Athletes in northeastern Louisiana.  His record was 45-40 in eight seasons with a 3-8 playoff mark.

Legendary former Parkview Baptist football coach Kenny Guillot has died at the age of 76.  In 15 seasons at Parkview, he had a 164-31 record and four state titles.

The LSU baseball team dropped another SEC series over the weekend.  The Tigers won game one on Thursday night before losing both games of the doubleheader on Saturday.  A-J Labas took a two to nothing lead into the seventh in Saturday’s game one of the doubleheader. The game was scheduled to go seven innings and Labas says he lost his edge in that inning which resulted in the Gamecocks scoring four runs…

Cut 17 (12) “of focus”

LSU pitcher Landon Marceaux has been named National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball after recording a career-high 12 strikeouts.

13th ranked Louisiana Tech earned a thrilling win over Southern Miss last night as first baseman Manny Garcia hit a walk-off, two-run homer to give the Bulldogs a seven-to-six win over the Golden Eagles.

And the Pelicans blew another late lead and lost to the Knicks in overtime 122 to 112 yesterday as New Orleans has lost three straight.

13th ranked Louisiana Tech earned a thrilling win over Southern Miss last night as first baseman Manny Garcia hit a walk-off, two-run homer to give the Bulldogs a seven to six win over the Golden Eagles. Each team won two games in the weekend series.

The LSU baseball team dropped another SEC series over the weekend. They were on the verge of winning the series versus 11th ranked South Carolina as they had a two-run lead and needed three outs to win the second game of the series, but the Gamecocks rallied with four runs to win 4-2 and took the final game of the series nine to nothing. Coach Paul Mainieri says losing the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader was tough.

Cut 16 (11) “for us”

The Ragin Cajuns baseball team lost 4-1 to South Alabama yesterday.  Also, ULM defeated Little Rock 5-3 yesterday and now sit at 4-10 in Sun Belt Conference play.

LSU’s spring game was Saturday as the team’s four quarterbacks battled it out on the field.  Statistically, sophomore Max Johnson had the best day of the four QBs. He threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns. During the spring, the four signal callers shared snaps with the first team. Orgeron says they’ll use a different approach in August when they return for preseason camp…

Cut 19 (19) “be the starter”

Southern blew out Grambling 49-7 in this year’s Bayou Classic.  Quarterback Ladarius Skelton threw for 102 yardsand added 76 yards rushing and two touchdowns on the ground.  Despite the Jaguars’ 4-1 record, the team failed to make the FCS playoffs.

And the Pelicans blew another late lead and lost to the Knicks in overtime 122 to 112 yesterday as New Orleans has lost three straight.

What a finish last night to the four game series between 13th ranked Louisiana Tech and Southern Miss as first baseman Manny Garcia launched a walk-off, two-run homer over the left-field wall to give the Bulldogs a seven to six win over the Golden Eagles as the two Conference USA opponents ended up splitting the four-game series. The four games were decided by a total of five runs.

The Ragin Cajuns scored one run in a four-to-one loss to South Alabama yesterday. The two teams will play a doubleheader in Mobile today. ULM defeated Little Rock five to three to improve to four and ten in the Sun Belt.

LSU is four and eleven in the SEC after losing a series to 11th ranked South Carolina. Coach Paul Mainieri says losing the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader was tough…
cut 16 (11) “…for us”

LSU’s four quarterbacks combined to throw for 512 yards and four touchdowns in Saturday’s spring game. Coach Ed Orgeron liked what he saw….
Cut 18 (24)”…lot better.”
Orgeron also says the defense played solid football on Saturday as the first and second-team defenses produced five interceptions, 13 pass breakups, and five sacks.

Southern crushed Grambling 49-7 in the Bayou Classic but did not make the F-C-S playoffs. The same for Southeastern Louisiana as they lost Southern Illinois on Saturday.

And the Pelicans blew another late lead and lost to the Knicks in overtime 122 to 112 yesterday as New Orleans has lost three straight.

The LSU spring football game is today at noon.  Tigers fans will be able to see the team in action in person for the first time in a while.  While the spring game doesn’t count in terms of a win or loss, Coach Ed Orgeron says he wants his team to be competitive.

Cut 16 (10) “rotate some players”

Friday night baseball games for both LSU and Louisiana Tech were postponed due to weather.  LSU will play a doubleheader today against South Carolina with game 1 starting at 11 a.m.  AJ Labas will get the start for the Tigers in the first game of today.  Tech will play two nine-inning games today and two seven-inning games on Sunday.

The New Orleans Pelicans lost a close one last night to the Washington Wizards 117-115 in overtime.  Despite the loss, forward Brandon Ingram had a big night for the Pels, pouring in a team-high 34 points to go along with 7 rebounds and 5 assists.  Zion Williamson added 21 points for the Pels.  New Orleans was on a three-game winning streak but have now lost two-straight games.  With the loss, New Orleans drops to 25-31 on the season.

The Bayou Classic between Southern and Grambling State is today in Shreveport.  The game is usually held in New Orleans but was moved due to the Covid-19 restrictions in the crescent city.  The Jaguars come into the matchup with a 3-1 record while Grambling is 0-3.  Kickoff for today’s game is scheduled for 1:30.

The 4-2 Southeastern Louisiana football team will take on 4-3 Southern Illinois at noon.  The Lions are playing well as they’ve won their last two games.  The Lions are hoping to grab a win and potentially earn a spot in the playoffs.

The ULM baseball team will host Little Rock in a three-game series starting today and concluding on Monday.  The Warhawks are 11-19 overall with a 3-9 record in conference play.  First pitch for game 1 is scheduled for 2 p.m.

LSU women’s basketball coach Nikki Fargas has stepped down as head coach after ten seasons with the program and plans to pursue a career outside of coaching.  Fargas leaves LSU with a 177-129 record since taking over the team.

The LSU baseball team can clinch its second straight SEC series victory with a win tonight over the Gamecocks. The Tigers took the opening game of the series last night as Landon Marceaux struck out a career-high 12 hitters in a five to one win.

Louisiana Tech begins a huge Conference USA series tonight at home against Southern Miss. The Bulldogs are looking to stay in first place in the West Division.

Southern and Grambling will meet in tomorrow’s Bayou Classic. It’s only the second time the two schools have played football against each other in Shreveport. 1973 was the other time.

In tomorrow’s LSU spring game, Max Johnson will get the first snap at quarterback with the first team. But Coach Ed Orgeron says a depth chart at Q-B has not been established…
cut 18 (13) “…very very talented”
Myles Brennan, TJ Finley and Garrett Nussmeier are all expected to get snaps with the first team.

Coach Will Wade announced today that Xavier Pinson is officially an LSU Tiger as he’s transferring in after spending the last three years at Missouri. Last season he averaged nearly 14 points and three assists a game. Wade and his staff are scouring the transfer portal looking for players after losing four guys early to the NBA draft….
cut 20 (20) “…where you fit”

Starting Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball says he plans to play tonight after missing the last four games when New Orleans visits the Washington Wizards. Ball ahs been sidelined with a strained left hip flexor. New Orleans is 25 and 30, two games back of San Antonio for 10th place in the Western Conference and the final spot for the play-in tournament.

The LSU spring football game is this Saturday at noon and due to it being broadcasted on SEC Network plus, coach Ed Orgeron says fans shouldn’t expect a lot of creativity with the play calling.

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LSU pitcher Landon Marceaux struck out a career-high 12 hitters as the Tigers took game one of their series with South Carolina by beating the Gamecocks five to one last night. As of now, game two is scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight.

The New Orleans Pelicans will look to rebound from their recent loss to the Knicks as they will be on the road to take on the Washington Wizards tonight at 6 p.m. The Pelicans are 25-30 on the season while the Wizards sit at 21-33.

The Ragin Cajuns series at South Alabama has been moved back a day because of the weather. It will now start tomorrow and end on Monday.

The Bayou Classic is set for this Saturday in Shreveport at Independence Stadium. Matt Doyle spoke with the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau President about what this means for the region…

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13th ranked Louisiana Tech begins its big four-game Conference USA series tonight against Southern Miss. The Bulldogs are 10-and-2 in league play and lead the West Division. Southern Miss is 8-3.