D1 Baseball and Baseball America have LSU ranked number one in their new Top 25 rankings. The Tigers nearly swept Arkansas this past weekend. After winning games one and two, But LSU lost the series finale seven to four. Tiger pitchers walked a total of nine hitters yesterday. Coach Jay Johnson says it was still good effort by his pitching staff…
cut 17 (12) “….get better”
LSU’s pitching staff is now second in the nation in strikeouts per innings.
The state high school baseball tournament gets underway tomorrow in Sulphur. There are several semifinal games on the schedule tomorrow including Ouachita Christian versus Covenant Christian and Oak Grove battles Mangham.
Derek Carr surprised many on Saturday by announcing his retirement ending an eleven-year NFL career. Carr was facing surgery on his throwing shoulder after doctors found degenerative damage to his right shoulder. Luke Johnson covers the Saints for NOLA.com and says he was not expecting Carr to retire…
cut 9 (13) “…call it a career”
Johnson does not expect the Saints to bring in a veteran to replace Carr as the starting quarterback. He says there will be a competition for starting Q-B between second-year pro Spencer Rattler and rookie Tyler Shough.