The LSU baseball team is headed to Omaha. After three rain delays, the Tigers ended up hammering Mississippi State 14-4 in a game that didn’t end until 1:36 this morning to sweep the Baton Rouge Super Regional and punch a ticket to the College World Series for the 18th time in program history and fifth under coach Paul Mainieri. LSU trailed 4-3 in the 5th inning, but took control of the game with a six-run, 5th inning. Michael Papierski delivered the big hit, a two-run double to give the Tigers the lead for good…:
Cut 18 (18) “happened to be a double”
LSU will open pursuit of its seventh national championship next weekend against Florida State.

Former Louisiana Tech pitcher Phil Maton made his major league debut for the San Diego Padres on Sunday and pitched one inning of relief. He struck out one and did not allow a hit in an 8-3 Padres loss to the Kansas City Royals. The 24-year-old right-hander was a 20th round selection by the Padres in 2015.

Former LSU star Kevin Gausman allowed seven runs in his star for the Orioles as the Yankees pounded Baltimore 14-3. Gausman is now 3-5 with a 6.49 ERA.

Tonight is round one of the major league baseball draft. LSU’s Alex Lange is expected to be selected late in the first round.

In the WNBA, former LSU star Slyvia Fowles scored 30 points to help the Minnesota Lynx improve to 9-0 with 91-74 win over the Dallas Wings. Minnesota is the only unbeaten team in the league.

The US men’s soccer team got another step closer to next summer’s World Cup after earning a rare 1-1 tie versus Mexico in a qualifying match last night.

And in the NHL, the Penguins became the first team in nearly two decades to bring the Stanley Cup home twice following a 2-0 win over the Nashville Predators in Game 6 on Sunday night.