BATON ROUGE – It was a memorable evening at the ol' ballpark Friday night at LSU, one that will go down in history as the night that legendary coach Skip Bertman's name was forever etched onto Alex Box Stadium.

BATON ROUGE, La. -- A two-run eighth-inning homer by senior leftfielder Raph Rhymes lifted No. 2 LSU (48-7, 23-6 SEC) to a thrilling 5-4 victory over No. 14 Ole Miss (35-20, 14-15 SEC) Friday night at Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.

BATON ROUGE – Ashley Czechner racked up a career-best 15 strikeouts to spark the No. 9 national seed LSU softball team to a 3-2 triumph over Central Connecticut State to open the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional Friday as 1,432 fans gathered at Tiger Park.

BATON ROUGE – Led by a team-low 1-under par 71 by sophomore Curtis Thompson in Friday's second round at the University Club, the 17th-ranked and No. 3-seeded LSU men's golf team finds itself on the cusp of NCAA Championships qualification after wrapping up the day in a tie for fifth place overall at the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional.

BATON ROUGE – LSU issued 64 diplomas to its student-athletes on Friday as the school held its annual Spring Commencement.