College baseball: LSU rolls past South Carolina in SEC Tournament opener

HOOVER, Ala. – Right-hander Thatcher Hurd recorded his second-longest outing of the season Wednesday, and leftfielder Brayden Jobert homered to highlight a 12-hit LSU output, as the third-ranked Tigers defeated No. 19 South Carolina, 10-3, in the SEC Tournament at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. The win was the 400th career coaching victory for LSU coach Jay Johnson, who is in his 11th season and his second at LSU. His record is 400-207 in 11 seasons at Point Loma Nazarene, Nevada, Arizona and LSU. LSU, the No. 3 seed in the SEC...