LSU men's basketball lost center J'Mison Morgan, the top recruit in its incoming freshman class, Monday night.
The LSU baseball team won its 14th straight game Thursday night, defeating Auburn, 6-4. The first three Tigers in the batting order -- senior Michael Hollander, sophomore Jared Mitchell and junior Derek Helenihi -- each had two hits. Freshman shortsop DJ LeMahieu went 3-for-4 and had two RBIs in the game.
LSU and Texas A&M's men's basketball teams will face each other for the fourth-straight season, the Houston Chronicle reported Tuesday. Texas and Michigan State will join the Tigers and the Aggies in a doubleheader scheduled for Dec. 20 at the Toyota Center in Houston, the Chronicle reported.
LSU's 12-straight victories have pushed the team up to No. 16 in the Baseball America poll and No. 23 in the latest RPI rankings. The Tigers (35-16-1, 15-11-1) will play the University of New Orleans at Zephyr Field in Metairie on Tuesday night. The Privateers (38-13, 18-8 Sun Belt) are on their own tear, winning 13-straight games and jumping to No.
The LSU softball team will not be a part of the final collegiate softball game in Tiger Park. No. 2-seeded Alabama beat No. 3-seeded LSU, 7-4, in the semi-final round of the Southeastern Conference tournament Friday night to advance to the championship game Saturday afternoon against top-seeded Florida.
