For the second consecutive year, LSU’s Dylan Crews has been named the SEC Player of the Year. The junior leads the SEC in hitting with a .423 average. He’s also hit 14 home runs, 13 doubles and 57 RBIs. Crews is second in the nation in on-base percentage, second in runs scored and third in walks.
And no surprise Paul Skenes has been named SEC Pitcher of the year. He leads the SEC in wins, strikeouts, earned run average and opponents batting average. LSU will begin play in the SEC Tournament on Wednesday morning, playing the winner of tomorrow’s game between South Carolina and Georgia.
Matt Riser is out as head coach at Southeastern Louisiana. The Lions failed to the make the Southland Tournament this season after finishing 25-and-25. Riser led S-L-U to four NCAA Regional appearances in ten years.
U-L Lafayette softball is moving on to the Super Regionals while LSU’s season is over after the Cajuns defeated the Tigers twice in the championship round of the Baton Rouge regional.
It’s a disappointing finish for the 11th ranked LSU softball team who went 42-17, but for the second consecutive season lost in the regionals. Coach Beth Torina could not hide the tears…
Cut 19 (18) “….all they had”
Cajuns Coach Gerry Glasco was also emotional during the postgame press conference. One of their biggest cheerleaders. Gail Savoie, the first lady of UL Lafayette died last year and Glasco says he’s determined to get to the Women’s College World Series for his daughter, Geri Ann Glasco, who died in a car accident in 2019…
Cut 13 (13) “…down on us”
U-L will play Washington in the Super Regionals starting on Friday.