Third baseman Tommy White produced another iconic moment for LSU baseball in the College World Series as his walk-off homer in the 11th inning on Thursday night gave the Tigers a two to nothing win over Wake Forest. White says he was waiting on a fastball…
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Paul Skenes started and went eight innings and struck out nine to break the SEC record for strikeouts in a season. Skenes says he didn’t want to let his teammates down…
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LSU is two wins away from a national championship. They play Florida in a best out of three championship series starting on Saturday.
LSU catcher Hayden Travinski has not played in the last three College World Series games and on Friday Coach Jay Johnson says Travinski is dealing with a small injury….
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Alex Milazzo has started the last three games behind the plate, but Travinksi provides LSU with a big power bat.
In Thursday night’s NBA draft, the Pelicans selected an outstanding three-point shooter. Jordan Hawkins shot 39-percent from three-point territory for the national champion UCONN Huskies this past season. He averaged 16 points a game during his sophomore campaign and he’s the cousin of LSU star Angel Reese.
And LSU football received a commitment from four-star receiver Michael Turner Junior from John Curtis High School.