| It seems the LSU women's basketball team can't go into postseason play without some uncertainty about its personnel. In 2022, Kim Mulkey's first season, point guard Alexis Morris suffered a late-season MCL sprain, sat out the SEC Tournament and scored a total of 11 points in the Tigers' two NCAA Tournament games. Last year, shooting guard Mikaylah Williams was dealing with plantar fasciitis and sat out the season finale against Kentucky and was limited in the SEC Tournament. This year, guard Flau'jae Johnson, the Tigers' leading scorer, sat out Sunday's regular-season finale loss to Ole Miss and has been shelved by Mulkey for the SEC Tournament with shin inflammation. Johnson should be fine with three weeks rest: the earliest LSU would open NCAA Tournament play is March 21. But her injury certainly dampens the Tigers' hopes of winning the SEC Tournament and puts their NCAA Tournament seed, currently projected at No. 2, in jeopardy. The Tigers open SEC Tournament play about 7:30 p.m. Friday against Alabama (which beat LSU last Thursday) or the first-round Florida-Auburn winner. Meanwhile, the LSU baseball team is back at The Box for five games this week after a successful 4-0 trip to the Dallas area. The wins put LSU's record at 11-1 and propelled the Tigers to No. 1 in this week's D1Baseball.com poll. Our Koki Riley has the details below on the series opener against North Dakota State: ----------------------------------- On deck: LSU vs. North Dakota State LSU baseball has returned home after a successful week in Texas. The Tigers went 4-0, winning the Frisco College Baseball Classic over the weekend and taking down Dallas Baptist at Globe Life Field in Arlington on Wednesday. Greeting them back at Alex Box Stadium is North Dakota State. The Bison are in the midst of a 23 game roadtrip to start its season. Here's what you need to know about Tuesday's matchup. LSU baseball vs. North Dakota State: How to watch, first pitch WHO: North Dakota State (1-9) at LSU (11-1) WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday WHERE: Alex Box Stadium ONLINE: SEC Network+ RADIO: WDGL-FM, 98.1 (Baton Rouge); WWL-AM, 870 (New Orleans); KLWB-FM, 103.7 (Lafayette) RANKINGS: LSU is No. 1 by D1Baseball; NDSU is not ranked PROBABLE STARTERS: LSU — TBA; NDSU — TBA PREGAME UPDATES: theadvocate.com/lsu ON X (FORMERLY TWITTER): @KokiRiley WHAT TO WATCH FOR: LSU is preparing to play its second consecutive five-game week. The Tigers nearly ran out of bullets on the mound last week, surrendering eight runs to Sam Houston State. North Dakota State's lone win came two Sunday's ago against UTRGV. The Bison were swept by Alabama last weekend. -------------------------------- Men's basketball is at Kentucky for its final regular season road game Tuesday night (6 p.m., ESPN2). It's a homecoming for current Tiger and former Wildcat Daimion Collins, as our Toyloy Brown tells us. The LSU softball team also had a very successful first road trip this past weekend, going 4-1 including a win over then No. 4 UCLA in the Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, California. The Tigers are back home at 6 p.m. Wednesday to host ULM at Tiger Park. The NFL Draft is just over the horizon, and we've got comments from the experts on how former LSU tackle Will Campbell did at this past week's combine in Indianapolis. Finally, the No. 2 LSU gymnastics team is set for its home finale Friday in the PMAC against No. 10 Georgia (7:30 p.m., SECNetwork+). It will be the last home meet for 10 — yes, 10 — LSU seniors, including Haleigh Bryant, Aleah Finnegan and Olivia Dunne. Thanks for reading and subscribing and keeping us No. 1 in your hearts. Well, maybe not No. 1, but at least receiving votes, right? Until next time, Scott Rabalais | 