16:45 LRN Sportscast June 20th

LSU Baseball Coach Paul Mainieri said today starting pitcher Eric Walker not only felt pain in his forearm, but in his elbow as well. Walker will see an orthopedic doctor when he gets back to Baton Rouge and he’ll get an MRI. He will obviously not pitch again this season after being removed in the third inning of last night’s 13-1 loss to Oregon State.

LSU faces an elimination game tomorrow night against Florida State. Mainieri says the loss to the Beavers makes the road to a national championship a lot more difficult…
Cut 19 (24) “win a game”
Mainieri says Jared Poche will start tomorrow against the Seminoles.

Today at the College World….sixth seeded TCU eliminated Texas A-and-M four to one. Brian Howard struck out a career 12 A-and-M hitters. It’s the third straight season that TCU has ended the Aggies season. Tonight it’s Florida versus Louisville, the loser will play the Horned Frogs on Thursday night.

There are some crazy rumors going on in the NBA as we are two days away from the draft. Chris Mannix with the Veritcal reports the Celtics are interested in acquring Pelicans star Anthony Davis. But Mannix reports the Pels are committed to A-D and DeMarcus Cousins for at least one season.

Oregon transfer Kavell Bigby-Williams has committed to LSU’s basketball program. He’s six-foot-ten and from London and in his one season at Oregon, he averaged 3 points, three rebounds and one blocked shot a game after transferring in from a junior college. Bigby-Williams could take the scholarship previously ocuppied by Center Elbert Robinson, who has ended his playing career because of medical reasons.