The NCAA is looking into an ESPN report Monday that the state of Ohio has halted betting on Alabama baseball games after a third-party monitor detected “suspicious wagering activity” involving last Friday’s game against LSU.

“The NCAA takes sports wagering very seriously and is committed to the protection of student-athlete well-being and the integrity of competition,” the organization said in a statement Tuesday to AL.com. “We are aware of this issue and actively gathering additional information.”

NCAA rules prohibit “participation in sports wagering activities and from providing information to individuals involved in or associated with any type of sports wagering activities concerning intercollegiate, amateur or professional athletics competition,” according to the organization’s website.

Alabama athletics and the Southeastern Conference have not yet responded to requests for comment made Monday evening by AL.com.

ESPN reported Monday, and AL.com has since confirmed, that the Ohio Casino Control Commission ordered the state’s legal sports books Monday to stop accepting bets on Alabama baseball games. That came after U.S. Integrity, a Las Vegas-group that monitors gambling data to detect abnormalities and misuse of insider information, sent a warning to its clients after Friday’s game.

FanDuel, a major national sports book, has since removed all Alabama baseball games from its betting menu in the states in which it operates, according to ESPN.

Alabama lost, 8-6, in Baton Rouge on Friday to top-ranked LSU. Alabama sophomore pitcher Luke Holman was scheduled to start the game, but according to UA’s game recap, reliever Hagan Banks was told “an hour before” first pitch that he would be starting in Holman’s place.

Alabama scored five runs in the final two innings, but their late rally came up short. The Tide was swept by the Tigers, dropping the Tide to 30-15 (9-12 SEC).

The Tide hosts Vanderbilt for a three-game series beginning Thursday.

AL.com’s Nick Alvarez contributed to this report.

Mike Rodak is an Alabama beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @mikerodak.