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LSU will lose more baseball games. Paul Mainieri is sure of it. So that’s why in the moments following a rain-shortened 4-1 loss against UL-Lafay- ette that ended the Tigers’ 34-game midweek game winning streak on Tuesday, Mainieri expressed his disappointment in the result but hardly cast the contest as indicative of arising problems. “We have nothing to be ashamed of be- cause ULL has a fine club, and we didn’t get to play the full nine innings,” Mainieri said. “We’re not going to hit the panic button over one loss.” But while panic remains a distant word, Mainieri was sure that tendencies needed to be corrected. He lamented the seven fly ball outs his team produced through five innings and wished the Tigers (7-1) had more productive at-bats against UL-Lafayette righty Greg Mil- horn. And for perhaps the first time on a big stage, Mainieri saw the flip-side of having a group of supremely talented freshmen. Trailing 2-0, LSU freshman second base- man Kramer Robertson was plunked in the shoulder, and he advanced to second on a wild pitch to bring Mark Laird to the plate with two out in the third inning. Laird hit a sharp grounder to shortstop that ULL’s Blake Trahan snagged on a dive. He had no chance to nab the speedy Laird at first, but Robertson missed the sign from LSU third base coach Will Davis and sped home. Trahan tossed to catcher Michael Strentz to gun Robertson at the plate and end the in- ning. “I remember the first day he got on cam- pus and I talked to the team about baserun- ning,” Mainieri said. “Rule number one is run with your eyes up.” “He ran us right out of the inning with [Alex] Bregman coming up to bat. Those are experiences he’ll learn from, and I like to call them freshmen mistakes.” The offense was stagnant for most of the evening as Milhorn worked around singles in the second and third innings and a leadoff Reveille e Daily VOLUME 118, ISSUE 99 thedailyreveille @lsureveille thedailyreveille lsureveille.com Wednesday, February 26, 2014 FOOTBALL: Columnist breaks down LSU’s best and worst NFL combine performances, p. 5 OPINION: Politics shouldn’t influence personal choices, p. 9 STUDENT LIFE University disability services underused James Richards Staff Writer DISABILITY, see page 11 Learning disorders pres- ent major challenges to students achieving their goals, whether aca- demic or professional. But many students with learning disabilities don’t seek help. Benjamin Cornwell, Disabil- ity Services director and assistant dean of students, said statistics from the federal government show 9 to 11 percent of college students have a disability, and at the Univer- sity about 1500 students are regis- tered with Disability Services. Based on the student head- count from the Office of Budget and Planning and the federal aver- ages, about 5 percent of University students are registered with Dis- ability Services. This leaves a gap of approximately 1500 students who have a disability, but do not choose to register. James Perry, marine biology freshman, is one of those students. He said he was diagnosed with at- tention deficit hyperactive disorder when he was 7 or 8 years old and had accommodations when he at- tended high school, but he doesn’t currently seek help from Disability Services. Perry said he feels he does not need the extra time on tests or a quiet room to take them in. He said his study skills and ability to handle school improved since high school. “If I ever encounter a situation where I need extra time, I’d defi- nitely do it,” Perry said. In addition, Perry said he would rather deal with any poten- tial issues on his own. He said he might be alienated from his friends if he got accommodations others did not. Cornwell said the feeling of being different Perry described is the most common reason he’s heard from students for not regis- tering with Disability Services. Some students with disabili- ties automatically received help in K-12 education or were forced to by their parents, Cornwell said. WASHED OUT Rain soaks Alex Box Stadium on Tuesday during the rain-delayed game against ULL in Alex Box Stadium. After more than an hour of delay, ULL was declared the winner, 4-1. Cajuns top Tigers, offense disappears in five-inning, rain-shortened game STORY CHANDLER ROME Sports Writer PHOTOS TAYLOR BALKOM Chief Photographer BASEBALL, see page 11

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Page 1: The Daily Reveille - February 26, 2014

LSU will lose more baseball games. Paul Mainieri is sure of it.

So that’s why in the moments following a rain-shortened 4-1 loss against UL-Lafay-ette that ended the Tigers’ 34-game midweek game winning streak on Tuesday, Mainieri expressed his disappointment in the result but hardly cast the contest as indicative of arising problems.

“We have nothing to be ashamed of be-cause ULL has a fi ne club, and we didn’t get to play the full nine innings,” Mainieri said. “We’re not going to hit the panic button over one loss.”

But while panic remains a distant word, Mainieri was sure that tendencies needed to be corrected.

He lamented the seven fl y ball outs his team produced through fi ve innings and wished the Tigers (7-1) had more productive at-bats against UL-Lafayette righty Greg Mil-horn.

And for perhaps the fi rst time on a big stage, Mainieri saw the fl ip-side of having a group of supremely talented freshmen.

Trailing 2-0, LSU freshman second base-man Kramer Robertson was plunked in the shoulder, and he advanced to second on a wild pitch to bring Mark Laird to the plate with two out in the third inning.

Laird hit a sharp grounder to shortstop that ULL’s Blake Trahan snagged on a dive. He had no chance to nab the speedy Laird at fi rst, but Robertson missed the sign from LSU

third base coach Will Davis and sped home.Trahan tossed to catcher Michael Strentz

to gun Robertson at the plate and end the in-ning.

“I remember the fi rst day he got on cam-pus and I talked to the team about baserun-ning,” Mainieri said. “Rule number one is run with your eyes up.”

“He ran us right out of the inning with [Alex] Bregman coming up to bat. Those are experiences he’ll learn from, and I like to call them freshmen mistakes.”

The offense was stagnant for most of the evening as Milhorn worked around singles in the second and third innings and a leadoff

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VOLUME 118, ISSUE 99

thedailyreveille @lsureveille thedailyreveille lsureveille.comWednesday, February 26, 2014

FOOTBALL: Columnist breaks down LSU’s best and worst NFL combine performances, p. 5

OPINION: Politics shouldn’t in� uence personal choices, p. 9

STUDENT LIFE

University disability services underusedJames RichardsStaff Writer

DISABILITY, see page 11

Learning disorders pres-ent major challenges to students achieving their goals, whether aca-demic or professional. But many students with learning disabilities don’t seek help.

Benjamin Cornwell , Disabil-ity Services director and assistant dean of students, said statistics from the federal government show 9 to 11 percent of college students have a disability, and at the Univer-sity about 1500 students are regis-tered with Disability Services .

Based on the student head-count from the Offi ce of Budget and Planning and the federal aver-ages, about 5 percent of University students are registered with Dis-ability Services . This leaves a gap of approximately 1500 students who have a disability, but do not choose to register.

James Perry , marine biology freshman , is one of those students. He said he was diagnosed with at-tention defi cit hyperactive disorder when he was 7 or 8 years old and had accommodations when he at-tended high school, but he doesn’t currently seek help from Disability Services .

Perry said he feels he does not need the extra time on tests or a quiet room to take them in. He said his study skills and ability to handle school improved since high school.

“If I ever encounter a situation where I need extra time, I’d defi -nitely do it,” Perry said.

In addition, Perry said he would rather deal with any poten-tial issues on his own. He said he might be alienated from his friends if he got accommodations others did not.

Cornwell said the feeling of being different Perry described is the most common reason he’s heard from students for not regis-tering with Disability Services .

Some students with disabili-ties automatically received help in K-12 education or were forced to by their parents, Cornwell said.

WASHED OUT

Rain soaks Alex Box Stadium on Tuesday during the rain-delayed game against ULL in Alex Box Stadium. After more than an hour of delay, ULL was declared the winner, 4-1.

Cajuns top Tigers, o� ense disappears in � ve-inning, rain-shortened gameSTORY CHANDLER ROME

Sports WriterPHOTOS TAYLOR BALKOMChief Photographer

BASEBALL, see page 11

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Nation & World Wednesday, February 26, 2014page 2

CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

In the Feb. 19 article “Brain Strain: Stress can have physical effects on students,” The Daily Reveille incorrectly attributed statements to Kathy Saichuk, health promotion coordinator. In fact, Julie Hupperich, associate director of the Student Health Center, made those statements.

The article also stated 6.6 percent of students reported having migraines and 31.1 percent of those students reported stress being an impediment for them. Actually, the 31.1 percent of students who stated their stress was an academic impediment was not part of the 6.6 percent of students who reported having migraines. The information came from the National College Health Assessment data and is speci� c for the LSU campus population.

Lastly, neither Saichuk nor Hupperich stated that professionals are struggling to � nd the cause of headaches and all they can do is treat them, as the article stated.

The Daily Reveille holds accuracy and objectivity at the highest priority and wants to reassure the reporting and content of the paper meets these standards. This space is reserved to recognize and correct any mistakes which may have been printed in The Daily Reveille. If you would like something corrected or clari� ed please contact the editor at (225) 578-4811 or e-mail [email protected].

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FORT EUSTIS, Va. (AP) — Only a small fraction of Army women said they’d like to move into one of the newly opening combat jobs, but those few say they want a job that takes them right into the heart of battle, according to preliminary results from a survey of the ser-vice’s nearly 170,000 women.

That survey and others across the Army, publicly disclosed for the fi rst time to The Associated Press, also revealed that soldiers of both genders are nervous about women entering combat jobs but say they are determined to do it fairly. Men are worried about los-ing their jobs to women; women are worried they will be seen as getting jobs because of their gen-der and not their qualifi cations. Both are emphatic that the Army must not lower standards to ac-commodate women.

Less than 8 percent of Army women who responded to the sur-vey said they wanted a combat job. Of those, an overwhelming num-ber said they’d like to be a Night Stalker — a member of the elite special operations helicopter crews who perhaps are best known for

fl ying the Navy SEALS into Osa-ma bin Laden’s compound in 2011.

Last year top Pentagon of-fi cials signed an order saying women must have the same oppor-tunities as men in combat jobs and the services have been devising updated physical standards, train-ing, education and other programs for thousands of jobs they must open Jan. 1, 2016. The services must open as many jobs to women as possible; if they decide to keep some closed, they must explain why.

The Army said about 200,000 of its 1.1 million jobs are either direct combat or related jobs such

as fi eld artillery, combat engineers and so on. That’s roughly 20 per-cent of the force, though the direct-combat front-line fi ghters make up roughly half of that, or about 9 percent.

Throughout last year, the Army emailed questionnaires to active duty, reserves and Army National Guard members to gauge soldiers’ views on the move to bring women into combat jobs. The results from the survey sent to women showed that just 2,238 — or 7.5 percent — of the 30,000 who responded said they would want one of the infantry, armor, artillery and combat engineer jobs.

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Neigh-bors in New Orleans foiled what police say was an attempt to steal a chunk of a cinderblock wall bearing a painting by the elusive British graffi ti artist Banksy.

Investigators say the build-ing owner called Friday after-noon, saying someone was at-tempting to cut out the painting that was created after Hurricane Katrina.

Word of activity at the site appeared earlier Friday on Face-book. Pictures showed part of the wall had been removed above the image.

A neighbor says he asked a man working there for proof of a permit to remove the paint-ing. By late afternoon, the man had left.

JASON DECROW / The Associated Press

A New York Police Department canine unit continues a search for human remains after an arm and legs were discovered Jan. 17 along a shoreline in Queens, New York.

Few army women want combat positionsThe Associated Press

Neighbors foil Banksy mural theft

$10 million coins found

The Associated Press

NATIONAL

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Northern California cou-ple out walking their dog on their property stumbled across a modern-day bo-nanza: $10 million in rare, mint-condition gold coins buried in the shadow of an old tree.

Nearly all of the 1,427 coins, dating from 1847 to 1894, are in un-circulated, mint condi-tion, said David Hall, co-founder of Professional Coin Grading Service of Santa Ana, which re-cently authenticated them. Although the face value of the gold pieces only

adds up to about $27,000, some of them are so rare that coin experts say they could fetch nearly $1 million apiece.

“I don’t like to say once-in-a-lifetime for anything, but you don’t get an opportunity to han-dle this kind of material, a treasure like this, ever,” said veteran numismatist Don Kagin, who is repre-senting the fi nders. “It’s like they found the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.”

They have no idea who put the coins there, Kagin said.

NATIONAL STATE/LOCAL

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Since the fall semester of 2012, University architecture students have had the opportunity to get to know the Baton Rouge community through design.

The Mid City studio is a six-hour service-learning studio class for fourth and fi fth year architecture students. It’s taught by William Doran, LSU School of Architecture professional in residence, and Jason Lockhart, associate professor. This semes-ter, students are designing for the old Entergy buildings on Government Street, recently do-nated to the East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority.

While the projects will not be constructed because the stu-dents are not licensed architects, the redevelopment authority can use the students’ plans to fund-raise or it can further build on the designs.

Community design and out-reach has always been a part of an architect’s education, and this studio uses spaces in Baton Rouge for students to apply their skills to real-life situations.

The Mid City Redevelop-ment Alliance and the East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority serve as liaisons for the studio class to identify what architecture projects need work. The students gain hands-on experience while

identifying what the community needs and wants from their new space.

This class serves as a step-ping stone for students. It’s the fi rst time their plans are not theoretical ideas in a class-room, but designs with the po-tential to affect community members.

“We’re out there in the streets with the students and making things happen. It’s not theoretical right now,” Doran said.

Students talk to com-munity members and work with them to fi nd out their priorities— and sometimes run into road bumps along the way.

Doran said there is a need for

hands-on learning, even for small scale projects.

Andrew Pharis, a fi fth year architecture student, took the studio class the fi rst semester it was offered and described the class as an architecture fi rm as opposed to a classroom. In the beginning of the class, students worked to design the same proj-ect, splitting up into groups of three to work on specifi c parts of the project.

Pharis said group work often takes place in the real world of architecture, but it’s not seen as often in schools, and real clients are rarely seen in classes.

Pharis said the assignment stretches beyond the grading ru-bric when students try to respect

and understand the history of the area they are designing for.

“The client is fi ction and all of a sudden the client was real,” Pharis said. “You really under-stand the people or place you are designing for.”

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Architecture students will be redesigning this old Entergy building located on Government Street for the Mid City studio class.

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A crowd of scientists, edu-cators and scholars fl ooded into Choppin Hall on Tuesday night to witness the “Meeting of the Minds,” a discussion panel billed as a conversation between educat-ed African-American men at the University.

The panel was hosted by the University chapter of the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chem-ists and Chemical Engineers, or NOBCChE. Two prominent Afri-can-American scholars led the dis-cussion: Isiah Warner, vice chan-cellor of Strategic Initiatives, and Herman Kelly, professor of Afri-can American studies and a pastor at Bethel AME Church.

The University’s chapter of NOBCChE, led by President Pa-mela Brady, worked in conjunction with Warner and Kelly to organize the event in an effort to reach out to minority scholars at the Univer-sity and in the greater Baton Rouge area. Brady said the panel gave many students a chance to listen to some of the technical and philo-sophical ideas the most prominent

fi gures within the University com-munity had to offer.

“There are more female Ph.D. students in the chemistry depart-ment than there are males. And there are even fewer black male students,” Brady said.

The panel leaders held a ce-rebral and practical discourse at the event and engaged their audi-ence with a structured discussion followed by an open question and answer session. Topics discussed included professional accomplish-ments, research and development and the state of black male lead-ership within and outside of the University. NOBCChE treasurer Ashley Taylor said both male and female attendants benefi ted from their mentors’ wisdom.

“There aren’t a lot of women or black men in STEM and a lot of people don’t know what to aspire to if they don’t have any role mod-els who resemble them, so this was a great opportunity to show them that they’re out there,” Taylor said.

Warner and Kelly, two sea-soned scholars, spent much of the discussion talking about their roots in small towns and told their audi-ence personal and professional sto-ries they hoped would inspire them

to action.Though many in attendance

were graduate students who work under Warner’s tutelage, Brady and Turner joined with the Baton Rouge Youth Coalition to bring un-dergraduates and local high school students to the panel as well.

As a Boyd professor, Turner is one of the most published and tenured chemists at the University. The focus of his talk, however, was not on chemistry itself. Instead, he extolled the virtues of the scientifi c disciplines by recounting his own diffi cult but profi table path to the top of his fi eld.

Kelly, a reverend and an ad-junct professor of African Ameri-can Studies, brought his own brand of wisdom to the table and gave his audience advice on how to become engaged with and succeed in a pro-fessional fi eld.

“They both had unique per-spectives, and people defi nitely got a lot out of it,” Taylor said.

Warner and Kelly also dis-cussed the female dynamic of the STEM professions and told the young men in attendance learning to work alongside professionals was essential to personal growth, especially at the University, where,

according to Brady, most of the candidates for chemistry Ph.D.s are female.

While the panelists discussed several controversial topics, the meeting was professional and cor-dial, and it ended with a network-ing session during which high school students had the chance to

talk to University chemists.“This is really important, and I

think this one talk today inspired a lot of men,” Taylor said.

‘Meeting of the Minds’ encourages STEM educationPanya KrounContributing Writer

CHARLES CHAMPAGNE / The Daily Reveille

Rev. Herman Kelly joined a panel discussion for “Voices of Educated Black Men” Tuesday, held by the National Organization of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers.

Contact Panya Kroun at [email protected]

EVENT

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The Hill Memorial Library hosted Massachusetts Institute of Technology Museum Curator of Architecture and Design Gary Van Zante on Tuesday evening to discuss photography techniques of the mid-19th century, includ-ing insight into a 19th century book about New Orleans archi-tecture.

Zante focused his lecture on early photography techniques and his research into “Jewell’s Crescent City Illustrated .” Ac-cording to Zante , “Jewell’s Cres-cent City Illustrated ” is a com-pilation of 150 illustrations and photographic proofs of primarily New Orleans buildings created by Theodore Lilienthal . It also features wood engravings by William Orr .

Zante is working on his own book about the history of “Jew-ell’s Crescent City Illustrated.” Zante ’s book will become a part of the Hill series and will be pub-lished by the LSU Press , said Jessica Lacher-Feldman, head of Special Collections at Hill Me-morial.

Published in 1873 , the “Jew-ell’s Crescent City Illustrated ” is a collection of wood engravings used to showcase New Orleans in the late 1800s . The library not only has copies of “Jewell’s Cres-cent City Illustrated ,” they also

boast about having the prospec-tus of the book, which is a copy that shows how the book was put together, Lacher-Feldman said .

“It is an outstanding example of the commercial booster book that became an important docu-ment of city building in 19th cen-tury America,” Lacher-Feldman said .

Zante provided a brief histo-ry of Edwin L. Jewell , the book’s original creator. He intertwined advancements made in photogra-phy throughout his lecture on the

illustrations of New Orleans.Art history junior Endya

Hash said that Zante put into per-spective how images of the past were taken, especially in terms of engraving versus photography.

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EVENT

Hill Memorial Library hosts photography lectureWhitney LynnContributing Writer

Contact Whitney Lynn at [email protected]

LAUREN DUHON / The Daily Reveille

MIT Museum curator and author Gary Van Zante discusses his upcoming project Tuesday at Hill Memorial Library.

CAMPUS CRIME BRIEFS

Woman unaf� liated with University arrested on felony theft charges

On Feb. 19 at 2:58 p.m. , LSU Police Department offi cers were dispatched to the Barnes & Noble on campus in regards to a suspect-ed theft, said LSUPD spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde .

Personnel at the store sus-pected Brandee Lyn Fussell , 36 , of 4553 Jefferson St. , of stealing nu-merous items from the store over the past few weeks, Lalonde said.

Upon questioning, Fussell ad-mitted to stealing from the store.

Because of the timeframe of the crime and the large num-ber of suspected items stolen, the investigation is still ongoing, Lalonde said.

Fussell was arrested and booked into East Baton Rouge Parish prison for felony theft.

Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at [email protected];

Twitter: @TDR_news

Minor unaf� liated with University arrested for domestic abuse, battery

On Feb. 18 at 9:45 p.m. , a woman called LSUPD offi cers to Herget Hall after claiming her boy-friend abused her, Lalonde said.

The victim said the man, a minor, grabbed her and threw her against a wall. She also claimed that the suspect choked her previ-ously during the week, Lalonde said.

LSUPD investigators spoke with a witness who corroborated the victim’s statement, Lalonde said.

LSUPD investigators placed the suspect under arrest and booked him into East Baton Rouge Parish prison for one count of domestic abuse/battery.

Man unaf� liated with University arrested on felony theft charges

On Feb. 24, LSUPD offi cers arrested Trevonlorenz Ezekiel Chambers , 20 , of 3577 Mission Drive , on four counts of felony theft, Lalonde said.

LSUPD investigators were contacted several weeks ago by employees of the University Lab-oratory School in regards to three separate incidents in which items were stolen from the school’s basketball locker room .

LSUPD investigators ob-served Chambers , a custodial staff member at the Lab school , entering the locker room to clean at his assigned time, Lalonde said. Chambers was later identi-fi ed through surveillance footage at the scene of another crime at the Band Hall, after employees contacted LSUPD on Feb. 21 about stolen items.

LSUPD investigators ques-tioned Chambers , who admit-ted to stealing more than $1,000 worth of valuables from the lock-er room and Band Hall at the sus-pected times, Lalonde said.

Chambers was arrested and booked into East Baton Rouge Parish prison on four counts of felony theft.

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SportsWednesday, February 26, 2014 page 5

MICHAEL CONROY / The Associated Press

Wide receiver Jarvis Landry makes a one-handed catch Sunday during a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis.

The good, the bad and the ugly of the NFL combine

MEN’s bAskEtbALL

Tigers look to avenge earlier loss

Two weeks ago, the Texas A&M basketball team upset the Tigers, 83-73, in a game LSU ju-nior forward Johnny O’Bryant III has yet to forget.

“[We] definitely want to get revenge,” O’Bryant said.

The loss in College Station, Texas, was one of the worst the Tigers suffered all season, con-sidering Texas A&M is the fourth worst team in the Southeastern Conference at No. 118 in ratings percentage index.

O’Bryant didn’t hold back when discussing his feeling on the Tigers’ first meeting with Texas A&M.

“I think that was a game we definitely shouldn’t have lost, and we have a point to prove when they come here,” O’Bryant said. “We shouldn’t have lost that game. I think we’re a better team.”

LSU (16-10, 7-7 Southeast-ern Conference) enters today’s contest at No. 72 in RPI and fresh off a disappointing over-time loss at No. 17 Kentucky on Saturday.

The last time the Aggies (16-11, 7-7 SEC) and the Tigers faced off, it was the fourth consecutive loss on the road for LSU. That streak has since climbed to six straight.

O’Bryant said he and his

Mike GegenheimerSports Writer

ROAd LOssEs, see page 6

The annual NFL scouting combine is a time for prospects to make moves on NFL draft boards — some to the penthouse, others to the outhouse.

Eleven LSU players were in-vited to Indianapolis. Here are the highlights and lowlights of the former Tigers’ workouts.

The Good: Odell Beckham Jr. Beckham went to the combine

as a borderline first-round prospect looking to solidify himself as one of the first 32 players selected — and it

appears he has. With impressive times in the

40-yard dash (4.43 seconds), three cone drill (6.69 seconds), 20-yard shuffle (3.94 seconds) and 60-yard shuffle (10.93 seconds), Beckham showcased the explosiveness he was known for during his junior season at LSU.

The combination of his elite workout, solid statistics and ex-plosiveness as a return man make Beckham the kind of all-around offensive weapon NFL teams love to take in the first round. Assum-ing he avoided hurting himself in the interviews — which is un-likely since he’s personable and intelligent — this week was a home run for Beckham.

In a deep and talented class of wide receivers, Beckham has

elevated himself and could now be pushing Texas A&M’s Mike Evans to be the second receiver taken be-hind Clemson’s Sammy Watkins.

The Bad: Jarvis LandryWhile Beckham rose up draft

boards this week, his partner in crime sunk like a rock.

At 4.77 seconds, Landry ran the slowest 40-yard dash of any wide receiver. To make matters worse, Landry posted the second-worst broad jump and vertical jump among receivers before sitting out the rest of the workouts with a pulled hamstring, according to a tweet from Aaron Wilson of The Baltimore Sun.

Landry’s sure hands and

THE SMARTEST MORANJames moranSports Columnist

COMbINE, see page 7

Locked InSoftball led by motto, Marine training in offseason

Walking down the stairs of the LSU softball complex, there is a bar that cannot be avoided be-fore exiting. The bar rests above the door to the field, marking the last thing the Tigers see before playing.

The bar contains two words that have become the mantra of the team. They are not only sym-bolic of the team’s past struggles, but of the lessons learned in an

offseason unlike any other.“Locked In.” “We are all just locked

in on a plan,” said junior out-fielder A.J. Andrews. “We are focused on what we are going to do and what we are going to be and how we are going to get there.”

The two-word motto has be-come a central part of the team and can be seen almost every-where. “Locked In” T-shirts are given out during games, and the words are found in every

game program.The motto came from a time

of struggle, after the team’s 1-0 loss to UL-Lafayette that ended the Tigers’ 2013 season in their home stadium. Suddenly, a sea-son containing more than 40 wins and an All-American selec-tion for pitcher Rachele Fico had gone down the drain.

The last out of the game was perhaps most fatal, with senior infielder Allison Falcon striking out with the bases loaded and a chance to extend the season.

Falcon said she is better prepared for those situations under the new attitude of the team.

“That was a very pressure situation. The most pressure I’ve had on me as a collegiate athlete ever,” Falcon said. “I think that ‘Locked In’ really ties into hav-ing that pressure all the time. Taking every pitch seriously, taking no out off.”

The motto took on a whole new meaning during fall

LOCkEd IN, see page 7

tommy RomanachSports Contributor

photos by RICHARd REdMANN and tAYLOR bALkOM / The Daily Reveille

The LSU softball team has adopted “Locked In” as its motto for the 2014 season, incorporating military training and motivational materials into its routine.

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teammates haven’t been able to get over the hump on road games. The effort seems to be there, but the Ti-gers can’t seem to close out games; and time is run-ning out for LSU to figure out how to save its sinking ship.

“You have to let the talking go, and you’ve got to come out and perform,” O’Bryant said. “We definitely have to show some action.”

LSU produced four play-ers scoring in double-dig-its last time against Texas A&M, including O’Bryant, who posted 15 points and six rebounds.

But the offense isn’t what failed the Tigers.

LSU allowed the Aggies to score 83 points in the game, nearly 20 points more than the team’s current season average of 65.3 points per game. The total stands as the third most points the Tigers allowed in regulation this season.

“You have to come out and play hard, realize what they did at their place and counteract that,” said LSU senior guard Andre Stringer. “We know they’re going to scout us, and we scout them. It’s all about hustle plays.”

What Texas A&M did was

score 10 times from behind the arc, tying LSU’s season high. Texas A&M junior guard Jamal Jones shot 5-of-10 from 3-point range — something Johnny

Jones cited as a major issue last time around.

“They made some big shots,” Jones said. “They had some timely 3-pointers in the first half. Then the second half, they were able to make some

plays.”Jones said he isn’t concerned

with a lack of effort from his team and disagreed with O’Bryant about this game being a revenge game.

Instead, Jones likes the fire he sees in his squad after los-ing games and wants them to take their recent setbacks as a challenge, not a defeat.

“It’s just a matter of trans-lating [effort] to wins instead of setbacks,” Jones said. “They get frustrated with that, but I think the approach has been unbelievable and I don’t think they come up short in the effort category.”

road losses, from page 5

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Lady Tigers reschedule home match

The LSU women’s ten-nis match scheduled for 3 p.m. today against Tulane has been postponed because of expected inclement weather.

Instead of holding their fourth straight home match, the Lady Tigers’ meeting with Tulane is

rescheduled for 3 p.m. on April 2 in Baton Rouge.

This is the first time No. 41 LSU (7-2) has been forced to post-pone a match this season, and it comes just before its Southeastern Conference season begins on the road against No. 31 Kentucky (10-2) on Friday morning.

Having not played since a Feb. 16 victory against McNeese State,

LSU coach Julia Sell said the team is ready to begin SEC play.

“Just the rivalries and the in-tensity, everything kind of increas-es,” Sell said. “Certainly for all the coaches and the returnees, this is the best time of the year.”

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Morrison claims third SEC award

LSU gymnastics senior Sa-rie Morrison should make room on her shelf, because the awards keep coming in.

Morrison was named South-eastern Conference Event Specialist of the Week for her Friday perfor-mances against defending national champion Florida, the league an-nounced Tuesday. It marks the third time this season Morrison has received the SEC’s weekly honor.

Against the Gators, the Dallas native scored a 9.950 on the uneven bars to earn a share of the title, the fifth consecutive meet in which she has tied or won the event. It was

her sixth bars crown of the season and the 26th of her career, an LSU record.

Morrison also scored a 9.900 on vault Friday, the seventh time she’s scored at least a 9.900 this season. Overall, Morrison has scored at least a 9.900 in both events she competes in at five different meets this season.

Her consistency this season has her ranked No. 1 nationally in the uneven bars with a regional qualify-ing score of 9.935. On vault, Mor-rison ranks No. 6 nationally with an RQS score of 9.920. Her efforts have helped the Tigers reach No. 1 in this season’s first RQS rankings.

Morrison has claimed the SEC’s weekly honor two other times this season. The first came after her

performance against Centenary Col-lege in LSU’s season opener. She then claimed the award after her per-formances from a two-meet week-end against Arkansas and Oklahoma, where the senior won three of the four events she competed in.

Morrison and the No. 1 Tigers (7-3, 3-2 SEC) will look to continue their high-scoring ways when they take on SEC foe Missouri at 7 p.m. Friday in the PMAC. It’s the first of three consecutive home meets for LSU after spending the past four on the road.

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‘ You have to come out and play hard, realize

what they did at their place and

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willingness to go over the middle of a defense make him more of a fi nished product than Beckham , but he doesn’t have the same athletic upside.

He entered the combine look-ing like a solid second- or third-round selection, but his unimpres-sive workout will lead to questions about his explosiveness.

A slow 40-time isn’t a death sentence — Jerry Rice and Anquan Boldin ran similar times — but teams will view him as a possession receiver, which tends to be treated as a late-round commodity on draft day.

If Landry does fall to the third day of the draft, the team that drafts him will be getting a steal. But he defi nitely cost himself some money with his performance in Indianapolis .

The Ugly: Anthony Johnson More than any of the 11 Ti-

gers invited to the combine, John-son needed a stellar workout to make teams overlook his pedestrian statistics.

He didn’t have one. Johnson ran an uninspiring

5.24-second 40-yard dash and fi n-ished near the bottom among defen-sive linemen in the broad jump and vertical jump. Despite his impos-ing size, he posted an un-freakish 20 reps on the bench press, a total eclipsed by teammates Ego Fergu-son (24 reps ) and Lamin Barrow (22 reps ).

Since arriving in Baton Rouge , Johnson has been an

underwhelming player who is dominant and explosive in spurts. Teams fall in love with raw ability, and the combine is always an excel-lent opportunity for such a player to convince NFL executives he can blossom at the next level.

He’s left himself major work to do at LSU’s Pro Day on April 9 . He picked an expensive time to have a bad week.

James Moran is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from Beacon, N.Y.

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COMBINE, from page 5

workouts, when U.S. Marines took over LSU practices. The Marines pushed the Tigers not only physically through an in-tense workout schedule, but also mentally with a new state of mind.

The Marines mindset coin-cided perfectly with the Tigers’ new message: the idea that a mis-sion requires not only a singular effort, but different members of the team performing their own specifi c and respective jobs to be executed properly.

The team also utilizes a “fl ight school kill board,” which depicts logos of each team the Tigers have on their schedule. When LSU beats a team, it gets to put the logo on the other side of the board, similar to how a plane would carry the fl ags it has taken down.

Freshman pitcher Baylee Corbello sees the board as a re-minder to stay on the target at hand and not to let anything else get in the way.

During each Marines drill, one player from a group was selected as a leader, meaning they’d wear a weighted vest and would only be able to cheer on their teams as they went through drills. One of the players chosen to be a leader was sophomore utility player Dylan Supak , and it was an experience she won’t soon forget.

“It was cool to see how even though there were leaders designated each time, that’s not

always who the leader was,” Su-pak said. “It just showed lead-ership wasn’t just one person directing a group. It happens all the time. It comes from just little encouraging words.”

In a Feb. 15 game against George Washington, Andrews and senior outfi elder Jacee Blades demonstrated LSU’s speed, lead-ing the game off with hits and two stolen bases each. Two days later, sophomores Bianka Bell and Kellsi Kloss demon-strated the Tigers’ power, hitting back-to-back home runs in the third inning.

Those moments are exam-ples of how each player brings her own talent. Supak said the “Locked In” mantra has taught them how special these talents can be combined.

“You have all the differ-ent pieces of the puzzle, you just have to put them together,” Supak said. “There are so many great parts to this team, but stay-ing locked in and bringing them together, that’s going to be the fun part.”

LOCKED IN, from page 5

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LSU junior defensive tackle Anthony Johnson (90) weaves passed Kent State senior offensive lineman Phil Huff (75) on Sept. 14 during the Tigers’ win against Kent State in Tiger Stadium.

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In a few months, the devastating effects of the Fukushima nuclear di-saster will officially taint America’s reputation.

Radiation traces have been found in the Japanese food chain, according to the Centre for Research on Global-ization, and by April radiation will be freely flowing onto the shores of Cali-fornia beaches.

Maybe the only result is that fisher-men will lose jobs and the demand for chicken will rise. It’s all microeconom-ics, really. But the funny thing about microeconomics is that a change in one thing affects something else, which will affect something else, and so forth.

This circular pattern has the power to change more than just the supply and demand of fish and will inevitably alter the entire market.

Of course, all this information is just now circulating through the me-dia because it’s finally a time-sensitive threat. Our government can’t ignore it anymore.

Since 2011, they have turned a blind eye to the situation, as if hiding under a blanket of stupidity will make the nuclear monster go away. I hate to break it to everyone, but this unwanted monster is here to stay.

The public should be demanding answers from Japan and the U.S. gov-ernment so we can halt the oblivious-ness before it ruins lives.

Because we are so far away from the tsunami that wrecked the nuclear power plant and forced so many into homelessness and poverty, it’s hard to grasp the seriousness of the situation. Our physical distance makes Fuku-shima seem like an irrelevant fable and the failure of good media reporting has created a mental distance to add to the unjustified ignorance.

To think that the ongoing state of crisis in Japan does not affect us here in America, and even Louisiana, is an accurate example of American negligence.

Only now, as the threat of radia-tion poisoning and radioactive rain swells, has our media begun to report on the effect Fukushima will have on our country.

To make matters worse, our gov-ernment has shielded us just as much as the Japanese government does. That says a lot considering we are supposed to have a government that keeps us in the loop on potentially life-threatening matters.

We rely on journalists to distribute unbiased information, but other than the few sources that have shown some concern for the Fukushima plant, media outlets have failed us.

Now, it may be too late.If such drastic results have already

affected our coast, it won’t be much longer before the dangers spread closer to home. I don’t want to be left blindly waiting for a possible slow death by ra-diation. At least let me know about it first.

And while we don’t necessarily dive into the water as often as Califor-nians, the chemicals and radiation are sure to take a toll on our fishing and offshore work when it spreads. Not to mention the radioactive rain that has plagued Japan and already circulated to the coast.

Rates of thyroid cancer, among other types, have increased in children

since Fukushima, according to the Ja-pan Times. Their government has kept citizens in almost complete darkness and is now forced to face the results of a disaster that will haunt generations.

They can’t neglect the truth be-cause they fear a panic outbreak. There should be a sense of panic among the people. I’m panicking because there isn’t a panic.

So now the news-sponsored count-down to our own radiation disaster begins, although it has been in action for the past three years. Come April, the government better have a plan on how to handle what will undoubtedly change the state of American health.

Annette Sommers is a 19-year-old mass communication sophomore from Dublin, Calif.

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People with disabilities have the potential to attend college and hold full-time jobs, but in a world that is taxing to even the most studi-ous and motivated individuals, peo-ple with a disability need more help attaining the American dream.

Last month, State Rep. Walt Leger III, D-New Orleans, intro-duced a bill to stop using terms like “handicapped” and “disabled per-son” and instead people should use “person with a disability” in state statutes. The Louisiana Legislature will take up his proposal in March.

People with disorders like au-tism spectrum disorders (ASD) or Down syndrome are not disabled. They simply have a disability. These cognitive disabilities need more accommodation in our coun-try’s schools and post-secondary institutions because education is essential in leading people with a disability to meaningful careers, as well as encouraging self-value.

There are an estimated 250,000 to 400,000 people in America with Down syndrome, according to the Down Syndrome Research and Treatment Foundation.

As of 2013, one in every 88 children born in the U.S. has a form of ASD, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

LSU Disability Services offers accommodations on a case-by-case basis to help students with disabili-ties, providing things like extended time on exams, exams in a quiet, distraction-reduced environment or

frequent breaks. Education is closely related to

employment opportunities. High unemployment levels for those with a disability are accepted too easily. Surely, it’s difficult for someone with ASD or Down syndrome to ob-tain a job. The rates usually shown only include the number of unem-ployed people actively seeking employment. Sadly, these statistics don’t account for people with dis-abilities who are not seeking a job because of low expectations about their employability.

“Currently, only 18 percent of adults ages 18 to 60 who have Down syndrome are in paid employment positions,” according to the Down Syndrome Footprint Foundation.

This organization is committed to creating greater awareness and em-ployment opportunities for those with the disability.

Employers who cannot see be-yond a disability discourage people with Down syndrome and other dis-abilities. This practice does nothing to help change employment statis-tics or the future. Clearly, there is an issue with underemployment for those with ASD, Down syndrome and other disabilities. The problem runs much deeper than reluctant employers.

These issues were discussed at an Autism Speaks ThinkTank meeting last year. The events’ at-tendees, all stakeholders includ-ing business owners, addressed the

role of those with a disability in the workforce and created probable so-lutions to identified problems.

People with autism struggle with “soft skills” like small talk around the office, but excel at clear and concise “hard skills.” Individuals with Down syndrome don’t drive, and the lack of conve-nient public transportation makes commuting difficult. In areas that aren’t near public transportation, job opportunities become limited to those with a disability. There is also a need for employers to understand and accommodate medical issues.

One accommodation suggested by Autism Speaks that can help an employee with a seizure disorder or light sensitivity is to replace

fluorescent tube lighting with full-spectrum light or compact fluores-cent light bulbs in the workplace or allow the employee to wear sun-glasses or caps at work.

This issue is gaining more na-tional attention than before, specifi-cally regarding Obama’s executive order to raise minimum wage. How-ever, we can all play a part in wel-coming those with a disability into the classroom and workforce.

“Under current law, workers whose productivity is affected be-cause of their disabilities may be paid less than the wage paid to oth-ers doing the same job under certain specialized certificate programs,” according to a White House memo explaining the recent order. “Under this Executive Order, all individu-als working under service or con-cessions contracts with the federal government will be covered by the same $10.10 per hour minimum wage protections.”

The idea of going to college to get a great career is commonplace because employment is important in building productive and full lives. Therefore, individuals with a disability deserve opportunities to obtain a job and contribute to the world.

Justin Stafford is a 20-year-old mass communication junior from Walker, La.

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BLUE COLLAR SCHOLARJustin staffordColumnist

Political beliefs should not influence personal choice

Can you tell someone’s political affiliation by whether they prefer Kelly Clarkson or Ri-hanna? Apparently so. Does this mean anything? Not at all.

Recently, popular music-streaming website Pandora an-nounced it could predict listeners’ political party preference based solely on their listening habits.

If you listen to George Strait or Reba McEntire, you’re prob-ably a Republican. On the other hand, if you get your groove on to Snoop Dogg or Lady GaGa, you’re most likely a Democrat.

However, if you prefer The Beatles or Johnny Cash, Pandora has no idea.

What, if any, is the point of these algorithms? How do they work?

Tim McGraw, another mu-sician loved by Republicans, is actually a Clinton and Obama-supporting Democrat. Eminem, who is favored by Democrats, has been noted for his violently homophobic lyrics – an idea of-ten promoted by conservatives.

On Feb. 18, TIME published an article titled “It’s True: Liber-als Like Cats More Than Conser-vatives Do.” The story also said conservatives are “dog people.”

I am allergic to most cats. Is this natural selection telling me I should have been a Romney sup-porter? I have had many dogs in my lifetime, but I’m a pro-choice, anti-war, anti-gun feminist. I au-dibly scoff at vehicles adorned with “Preaux Life” stickers, and I’ve fully prepped myself for the Hillary 2016 campaign.

I am clearly an outlier in this system, but I am probably not the only one.

These little evaluations have gone so far as to analyze alco-holic beverage preferences to

predict voter turnout and party affiliation.

Republicans with high turn-out drink Kendall-Jackson and Robert Mondavi wines, accord-ing to a new media survey by National Media, a firm that tracks demographic and consumer data. Lower turnout Republicans are fans of Crown Royal and John-nie Walker Black. High turnout Democrats love Tanqueray and Smoking Loon, while Democrats with lower turnout imbibe them-selves with flavored Grey Goose and Smirnoff Twist.

Maybe now bartenders can turn you down because your pref-erence for Kahlua goes against their own political beliefs.

These systems of prediction are useless and serve no basis other than to further stereotype, classify and label human beings. Like those Hot Topic pins used to read, “Labels are for soup cans.”

We are people. We do not need some Internet radio web-site to tell us that listening to

Pink Floyd means that we should probably support the Republican Party.

Political affiliation shouldn’t and, arguably, doesn’t re-ally change your day-to-day activities.

You’re still going to be an-gry when the car in front of you doesn’t use their blinkers whether or not you thought Mitt Romney should have been elected.

If you’re a Republican, you might flip on The O’Reilly Fac-tor, rather than The Rachel Mad-dow Show, but that’s really where it should end.

Letting your political beliefs get in the way of your personal choices is ludicrous. Your sup-port of state’s rights and low taxes has nothing to do with your favorite color any more than your blood type does.

Are these studies simply for politicians’ benefit? Know-ing whether or not their target audience is a “cat person” or “dog person” could be valuable

information regarding sponsor-ships or advertising methods.

Coming soon: dog treats in the shape of Bobby Jindal and kitty litter approved by Mary Landrieu.

Humans are more than just data to be analyzed. We have complex interests, personalities and experiences. There is more to our personal choices than some sort of unconscious de-sire to drink the most liberal or conservative-seeming beverage.

Life is not one giant Buzzfeed quiz that asks you what your fa-vorite Beyoncé song is to some-how tell you which Mad Men character you are.

SidneyRose Reynen is an 18-year-old film and art history freshman from New Orleans.

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TUTOR for 6th grade student - all subjects with emphasis on reading comprehension.

2-3 days per week.

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Our hotel sets the standard in business travel, day after day. We are looking for energetic in-dividuals who are passionate about customer

service to join our team.We are seeking out dedicated individuals for

the following positions:FRONT DESK AGENT must exceed our

guest’s expectations and ensure revenue opti-mization through check in/out while assuring to the attentive coordination of hotel services

for our guests.NIGHT AUDITOR perform the duties of a

Front Desk Agent and complete, balance and fi le night audit reports on the various areas of the hotel to provide accurate, timely informa-tion in accordance with cash handling, credit card processing and accounting policies and

procedures.BARTENDER will be responsible for deliver-ing excellent guest experience in our bar area by missing drinks for both guests and servers. Other responsibilities include the complete set

up and break down of the bar area. HOUSEKEEPING staff are expected to

exceed our guest’s expectations by maintain-ing the highest standard of cleanliness of the guest rooms. Clean and prepare guest rooms and public areas by meeting our established

standards.LAUNDRY ATTENDANT & DRIVER

process the hotel’s laundry by folding, stack-ing and storing linen in compliance with hotel standards. Class D driver’s license is needed

for driver applicants.If you want to join our dynamic team you will enjoy competitive salary, benefi ts, paid time off and a 401 (k) plan e-mail your résumé to

[email protected] hours, weekends and nights are

required.

3BR,2-5Bth,WD, 5268 Brightside view Dr.,No.4, lsu Area Call -766-7258, OR 268-

1273 $900/mo________________________

Effi ciency type apartment. Separate kitchen and bathroom. 1 block from LSU lakes.

Internet, utilities, W/D included. $850 per month. 225-921-3222

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348 W Parker, 2 and 3 bedroom duplex, washer and dryer,courtyard and pets OK some utilities included. Between Burbank and LSU south gate. $950-1200 call 225-615-8521 or

225-892-8517________________________

One BR/BA for male student Spring and/or Summer 2014. $629/mo includes utilities..

call/text 337-501-3115________________________

1200 SQFT. HOUSE FOR RENT. 2 BR W/OFFICE, 2 FULL BATHS, W/D HOOK UPS, 2 CAR CARPORT, TREE SHADED GRASS COMMON AREA, QUIET, SAFE NEIGH-

BORHOOD CLOSE TO LSU. 950.00.

DOUBLE OCCUPANCY ONLY. CALL: 931-4250

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ROOMMATE NEEDED! (female) Fur-nished kitchen, dining, and living room, 2 car garage with a covered back porch!

Barely 10 minutes away from LSU campus! Please call (318) 210-1444

We specialize in laptop repair. We also offer a variety of cell phone and tablet repairs at

competitive prices. We can fi x any problem and all brands. This in-

cludes Apple products, MacBook, MacBook Pro, iMac

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Singer (also bar owner) looking for drummer, bass, guitar, keyboard players to play 80s alternative. Owns bar to practice in. Call

225-400-9760.

Looking for a girl who wants to watch Vam-pire Academy who weighs less than me, that would be 140 or so. Luckily, like vampires, you don’t exist, and I won’t have to watch a

terrible movie. [email protected]

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He said the Individuals with Dis-abilities Education Act makes sure students in K-12 education get the help they need. IDEA does not ap-ply to post-secondary education, meaning students have to take it upon themselves to provide the proper paperwork and register, he said.

To the approximately 1500 unregistered students with disabili-ties, Cornwell said he encourages them to register. He said students

will not be identified as having a disability in class, and Disability Services does not share their in-formation except when there is a legitimate need to know.

“It’s not going to be like K-12, where the teacher made you feel different in front of your class-mates,” Cornwell said.

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walk in the fourth to escape un-scathed until the fifth.

LSU sophomore center field-er and Lafayette native Andrew Stevenson provided perhaps the only spark of the evening to lead off the fifth, drilling a triple down the first base line into the corner.

Junior catcher Tyler Moore brought Stevenson home on a sacrifice fly one at-bat later to get the Tigers on the scoreboard.

But by then, the Cajuns had built their lead through playing scrappy offense and keeping mo-mentum from shifting to the Ti-ger dugout.

“This is such a huge momen-tum team here,” UL-Lafayette coach Tony Robichaux said. “We played well for the length of the time we had to play.”

Mainieri called LSU starter Cody Glenn’s outing “average.” The junior southpaw left after just four innings facing the ag-gressive Ragin Cajun offense where he surrendered five hits and three runs.

“That’s just the kind of pitch-er he is,” Mainieri said. “He’s not overpowering, he’s got to be per-fect, nibble a lot and sometimes he’s going to leave them out of the zone.”

After stranding a runner in scoring position in both of the first two innings, UL-Lafay-ette was able to push two runs across in the third as Glenn led off the inning with a five-pitch walk to nine-hole hitter Greg Davis.

The southpaw got leadoff man Caleb Adams looking, but then allowed a Seth Harrison full-count triple to the deep-est part of the ballpark to chase

Davis home.Cajun shortstop Trahan sent

a sacrifice fly to right field to score Harrison and push the Ca-jun lead to 2-0.

After Strentz led off the fourth with a single, Jace Con-rad followed two batters later with a hot shot that Tiger senior third baseman Christian Ibarra couldn’t handle on a hop, send-ing Harrison home and giving the Cajuns a 3-0 lead.

“It’s a shame that two good teams couldn’t play nine

innings,” Robichaux said. “In this business, you have to play nine and not five. It is what it is, but we’re only going to fo-cus on we played well through five innings.”

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