The first round of the Major League Baseball draft is Sunday night and LSU’s Dylan Crews and Paul Skenes are considered the top two players in the draft, but that doesn’t mean Pittsburgh, who holds the number one pick, will select Crews or Skenes. Baseball America prospect writer Geoff Pontes says M-L-B teams only have so many bonus dollars to spend on drafted players, so the Pirates could draft someone else that may not cost as much…
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The SEC has announced Crews as its male athlete of the year. He lead the league with a .429 batting average and lead the nation in walks and runs scored.

The Pelicans have officially announced the re-signing of Herb Jones to a mulit-year contract. The 2021 second round pick is known for his defense and he also averaged 10 points a game last season. New Orleans has also officially added free agent center Cody Zeller. The six-foot-eleven big man averaged seven points and four rebounds a game as a reserve for the Miami Heat last season. And the Pels have signed former second round pick E-J Liddell. The forward from Ohio State missed what would have been his rookie season last year after tearing his A-C-L.

The Pels begin action in the Summer League this afternoon. The oldest player on the roster is 29-year-old Frank Bartley, who is a Baton Rouge native and also starred for the Ragin Cajuns for two seasons from 2016 to 2018.

LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne has created the Livvy Fund to help LSU female athletes secure NIL deals and funds. Dunne is the highest -paid female college athlete in the country, making seven figures. A link to the fund can be found on the Bayou Traditions website.