LSU baseball has announced the hiring of Eddie Smith as the Tigers new hitting coach. Smith is 35-years-old and last season helped Tulane put up some big offensive numbers. He’s also been an assistant coach at Virginia, Notre Dame and Santa Clara. The Washington native also spent four seasons as a head coach on the junior college level. Tiger Rag Editor James Moran says Smith will be in charge of making the Tigers a better hitting team…
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Smith is replacing former Tiger Sean Ochinko, who was the team’s hitting coach last season.

The Saints announce their first training camp practice open to the public will be Friday morning, July 26th. A total of 12 practices will be open to the public. On Sunday night, August 4th, the Black and Gold will practice at Turchin Stadium on Tulane’s campus. The Saints also announce that the seating for fans who watch practice at the team’s training facility in Metairie will be covered and misted.

West Monroe quarterback Garrett Kahmann has committed to ULM, after reportedly receiving an offer from the Warhawks last September. Kahmann led the Rebels last season to the Class 5A championship game in his first season as a starter.

Hall of Fame high school football coach James Waguespack has passed away after suffering a stroke on Sunday. Waguespack was a head football coach for 32 years and won 231 games and two state championships, one at St. James and the other at Cecilia.

The American League beat the National League again last night four to three in the Major League Baseball All-Star game. Former LSU Tiger Alex Bregman had a hit and a run scored.