LSU is getting ready to open the Baton Rouge Regional by facing Utah Valley out of the Western Athletic Conference. Freshman right fielder Antoine Duplantis admits they don’t much about the Wolverines, but the coaching staff is providing a scouting report…
cut 17 (14) “….really hard”
Coach Paul Mainieri has yet to announce who will start on the mound on Friday, or who will catch, either Michael Papierski or Jordan Romero.

Ragin Cajuns Coach Tony Robichaux says seven-game winnner Nick Lee will pitch in their first game of the Lafayette Regional when they take on Princeton. Sophomore left-hander Gunner Leger will pitch in game two versus either Arizona or Sam Houston State.

Louisiana Tech is on its way to Mississippi where they are the three-seed in the Starkville Regional. The Bulldogs will face the second-seed in the regional, Cal State Fullerton, at 6:30 on Friday at Dudy Noble Field. Louisiana Tech has been scoring a bunch of runs lately, reaching double figures in the run column in five of their last eight games. Bulldogs catcher Brent Diaz hopes the bats stay hot in Starkville…
cut 20 (07) “…the time”
Tulane is in the Oxford Regional, where they’ll face Boston College on Friday afternoon at Swayze Field on the Ole Miss campus. The Green Wave didn’t swing the bats well last week in the American Athletic Tournament and the Greenies hope that doesn’t carry over to this weekend.

CBS announces that will televise an SEC football game on Saturday night November 5th. The likely choice will be LSU versus Alabama in Tiger Stadium.

The NFL Pro Bowl game is moving to Orlando and the league is going to the AFC versus the NFC.

LSU is getting ready to open the Baton Rouge Regional by facing Utah Valley out of the Western Athletic Conference. Freshman right fielder Antoine Duplantis admits they don’t much about the Wolverines, but the coaching staff is providing a scouting report…
cut 17 (14) “….really hard”
Coach Paul Mainieri has yet to announce who will start on the mound on Friday, or who will catch, either Michael Papierski or Jordan Romero.

Tulane hopes their bats can get hot in the Oxford Regional. The Green Wave only scored five runs in two losses to Houston at the American Athletic Conference tournament in Florida. For the season, the Greenies are averaging nearly six runs a game. The Green Wave will face Boston College at 3 PM on Friday.

It will be Louisiana Tech versus Cal State Fullerton on Friday afternoon to begin the Starkville Regional. Tech has won 40 games this year, while the Titans are 35-and 16. Bulldogs catcher Brent Diaz says they are well aware of the Titans abilities…
cut 19 (14) “…to play ball”
Louisiana Tech has been scoring a bunch of runs lately, reaching double figures in the run column in five of their last eight games.

CBS has revealed a portion of its 2016 football TV schedule. The network plans to air two SEC games on November fifth, including one at 7 PM, which means LSU-and-Alabama in Tiger Stadium has a good shot at being a primetime game. CBS will also have a daytime doubleheader on November 12th, which is the same weekend LSU plays at Arkansas.

LSU Baseball Coach Paul Mainieri says he’ll wait until Thursday to name a starting pitcher for Friday’s regional opener against Utah Valley. Mainieri says his options are either Jared Poche, Alex Lange or Caleb Gilbert. The head coach is also not sure who will be his starting catcher. Michael Papierski has seen more playing time lately over Jordan Romero.

Louisiana Tech is in the NCAA tournament for the first time in 29 years as the Bulldogs are the three-seed in the Starkville Regional hosted by Mississippi State. Second-year Head Coach Greg Goff says this is an awesome experience for their program…
cut 20 (18) “…12 months”
The Bulldogs will face Cal State Fullerton at 1:30 on Friday.

Sources are reporting that former Saints defensive lineman Will Smith’s blood alcohol content was three times over the legal limit when he was fatally shot in New Orleans on April 9th. An exact blood alcohol level has not been confirmed and officials have not made a statement regarding the report. Cardell Hayes has been charged with murder in Smith’s death.

Ole Miss football coach Hugh Freeze admits mistakes have been made that have led to NCAA violations, but says neither he nor his assistants knowingly did anything wrong. The NCAA has been investigating the school, looking into academic and recruiting misconduct.

CBS announced that this will be the last season Verne Lundquist will call SEC football games. Lundquist has served as the voice of the SEC on CBS since 2000 and he’ll be replaced by Brad Nessler, who has been at ESPN for 24 years.

The LSU men’s golf team will NOT repeat as NCAA champs. That’s because the Tigers lost in a match play event to Oregon at the NCAA championship.

LSU is the eighth national seed in the NCAA Tournament, which gives the Tigers home-field advantage all the way up to the College World Series in Omaha. Coach Paul Mainieri says now it’s up to his team to prove they should play in the C-W-S…
cut 17 (20) “….this tournament”
LSU’s first opponent in this weekend’s Baton Rouge Regional is Utah Valley. The Wolverines are in the NCAA baseball tournament for the first time in program history.

Louisiana Tech is in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 29 years as the Bulldogs will compete in the Starkville Regional. Tech will open regional play by facing Cal State Fullerton at 1:30.

The Ragin Cajuns baseball team will host Arizona, Sam Houston State and Princeton at the Lafayette Regional this weekend. UL Lafayette Coach Tony Robichaux says there’s three good teams coming to the Tigue, but they can’t worry about the opponent…
cut 19 (14) “…handling us”
UL Lafayette’s first opponent will be Princeton, who they’ll face at 7 PM at the Tigue. The Cajuns might get a chance to play Sam Houston State, who is led by former Cajuns assistant coach Matt Deggs.

The winningest coach in college baseball history, Augie Garrido, has stepped down as the head coach of the Texas Longhorns. Alabama’s Mitch Gaspard has resigned after the Crimson Tide missed the NCAA Tournament.

And the LSU men’s golf team has advanced to the match play portion of the NCAA Tournament as they seek to defende its title.

Five teams from Louisiana are in the NCAA Baseball Tournament. LSU will begin play on Friday at Alex Box Stadium by hosting Utah Valley. The Wolverines are out of the Western Athletic Conference and they boast a record of 37-21. Coach Paul Mainieri says Utah Valley has defeated some good teams along the way…:
Cut 16 (20) “ball club”
Rice and Southeastern Louisiana are the other two teams in the Baton Rouge regional. LSU is seeded eighth nationally, so if they win the Baton Rouge regional, they’ll host a super regional series against the winner from the Raleigh Regional.

UL-Lafayette is also hosting a regional this weekend as they face Princeton on Friday at Tigue Moore Field. Arizona and Sam Houston State are the other two teams in the Lafayette Regional. Coach Tony Robichaux’s team brings a 10-game winning streak into the NCAA Tournament…:
Cut 18 (19) “point on”
Louisiana Tech is in the NCAA tournament for the first time in 29 years as the Bulldogs are the three-seed in the Starkville Regional hosted by Mississippi State. They will face Cal State Fullerton Friday.

And Tulane is the fifth school from Louisiana in the NCAA Baseball Tournament. The Green Wave is the two seed in the Oxford Regional.

The LSU Baseball Tigers have earned a national seed in the NCAA Baseball Tournament. The Tigers are an eighth seed and will have an opportunity to host a super regional series if they win this weekend’s regional. Coach Paul Mainieri is happy his 42-win team received the proper recognition…
cut 30 (15) “…staff”
LSU begins Regional play on Friday at 2 PM against Utah Valley, which won the Western Atheltic Conference Tournament title. Rice and Southeastern Louisiana are the other two teams in the Baton Rouge Regional. The Owls and Lions will play each other Friday night at 7 PM.

LSU’s regional is matched up with the North Carolina State regional. Coastal Carolina, St. Mary’s and Navy are the other teams in the Raleigh Regional.

UL Lafayette is hosting a regional at Tigue Moore Field. It’s third time the Cajuns have done so under head coach Tony Robichaux…
cut 1 (14) “…to host”
The Cajuns will face Princeton in the regional opener on Friday night. The other regional match-up will have Sam Houston State taking on Arizona at One PM. The winner of this regional will face the winner of the Starkville regional.

Louisiana Tech is in the NCAA Baseball Tournament for the first time since 1987. The Bulldogs will compete in the Starkville Regional, which will be hosted by sixth-seeded Mississippi State. Tech will face Cal State Fullerton on Friday afternoon in a two versus three seed match-up.

And Tulane is the fifth school from Louisiana in the NCAA Baseball Tournament. The Green Wave is the two seed in the Oxford Regional.

The LSU Tigers are a national seed in the NCAA Baseball Tournament. Which means the Bayou Bengals will get to host a Super Regional, if they are able to win the Baton Rouge regional this weekend.

Four teams from the SEC received national seeds, Florida, Texas A-and-M and Mississippi State.

So here’s a look at the Baton Rouge Regional…LSU is the number one seed and they’ll play Utah Valley at 2 PM on Friday afternoon. The Wolverines won the Western Athletic Conference Tournament.

The number two seed is the Rice Owls and the three-seed is Southeastern Louisiana. Coach Matt Riser’s team gets in, despite losing to Sam Houston State seven to four in the Southland Tournament championship game. Rice and S-L-U will play each other on Friday night at 7 PM.

By the way LSU’s regional is matched up with the North Carolina State regional.

Louisiana Tech is in the NCAA Baseball Tournament for the first time since 1987. The Bulldogs will compete in the Starkville Regional, which will be hosted by Mississippi State. Tech will face Cal State Fullerton on Friday afternoon in a two versus three seed match-up.

The Starkville Regional is paired with the Lafayette Regional, hosted by the Ragin Cajuns. UL Lafayette will host Sam Houston State, Princeton and Arizona in its Regional.

And Tulane is the fifth school from Louisiana in the NCAA Baseball Tournament. The Green Wave is the two seed in the Oxford Regional and Tulane will play Boston College on Friday. The other match-up in Oxford is Ole Miss versus Utah.

LSU and UL Lafayette have been selected as host sites for NCAA baseball regionals. It’s the fifth straight year the Tigers will host a regional and the third time it will happen for the Cajuns under head coach Tony Robichaux.

UL Lafayette gets to host after winning the Sun Belt Tournament Championship for a third consecutive year. The Cajuns blanked sixth seeded Georgia Southern five to nothing in San Marcos, Texas. Senior Nick Thurman homered and was named the Most Oustanding Player of the tournament. Sophomore Wyatt Marks earned the win by throwing seven scoreless innings.

We’ll find out who will play in the Baton Rouge and Lafayette regionals at 11 AM this morning. That’s when the 64-team bracket will be released. Louisiana Tech and Tulane are most likely in, while Southeastern Louisiana will have to wait anxiously after losing in the Southland Tournament championship game to Sam Houston State seven to four. The Lions record is 39-and-19.

The Pelicans organiziation remains in shock over the death of Bryce Dejean-Jones, who Dallas police say was fatally shot early Saturday morning after he broke into the wrong apartment. The 23-year-old Jones just signed a three-year contract with New Orleans. He was in Dallas for his daughter’s birthday and based on reports was trying to gain access to the apartment occupied by the child’s mother, but entered the wrong apartment and an alarmed resident shot him.

The LSU Softball squad is heading to the Women’s College World Series after winning its super regional series over James Madison. The Tigers had to win two games on Saturday to advance. They won the first game two to nothing, and three to two in game two. The Tigers first opponent in Oklahoma City will be Michigan on Thursday night at 8:30.

The LSU baseball team is enjoying a day off in Birmingham today. The Tigers have advanced to the semifinals of the SEC Tournament after winning three games this week. The Bayou Bengals beat Mississippi State six to two, behind strong pitching from Jared Poche and three RBIs from catcher Michael Papierski. LSU will play tomorrow against the winner of tonight’s game between Florida and Mississippi State.

In the Southland Conference today, McNeese State eliminated UNO 8-4 after a 13-inning battle with the Privateers. Freshman Shane Selman had four hits and 3 RBIs on the day. Selman had a two-out, two run triple in the 13th inning and Collin Kober picked up the win in relief. McNeese will face Southeastern tonight. The Lions blanked the Cowboys 10-0 yesterday.

And UL Lafayette doubled up Texas State four to two in the Sun Bel Tourney. The Cajuns will play again tomorrow against the winner of tonight’s game between Texas State and Arkansas State.

Former Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan told Monday Morning Quarterback that the defenses the last two seasons in New Orleans were not his, instead he was forced to try and mimic the Seattle Seawhawks defensive scheme. But Head Coach Sean Payton says it’s silly to think Ryan wasn’t in charge of the defense and added the Black and Gold struggled with fundamentals last season.

Ole Miss athletics director Ross Bjork and chancellor Jeffrey Vitter confirm serious violations have occurred within the Rebels athletic program. 13 of the allegations involve the football team, which is why the school has placed a self-imposed double-digit reduction in scholarships for football. Ole Miss is also asking for the NCAA to delay a hearing with the Committee on Infractions so they can determine if former offensive lineman Laremy Tunsil received improper benefits while playing for the Rebels.

The LSU softball team lost the first game of its super regional series with James Madison by the score of three to two. That means the Tigers will need to win twice tomorrow to advance to the College World Series.