New LSU LSU Baseball Coach Jay Johnson is now leading a program that has won six national championships. Johnson says he never met Skip Bertman, a winner of five national championships, until a few days ago, but was well aware of Bertman’s brilliance when he was a 24-year-old youth coach…
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The 44-year-old Johnson called Bertman the John Wooden of baseball coaches during his introductory press conference. Johnson says he was also inspired by Paul Mainieri’s team this past season, winning the Eugene Regional despite dropping the first game to Gonzaga.

Vanderbilt is one victory away from repeating as College World Series Champions. The Commodores scored seven runs in the first inning last night and went on to beat Mississippi State eight two.

There are reports that LSU’s projected starter at left tackle Dare Rosenthal has entered the NCAA transfer portal. The six-foot-seven, 327 pounder from Ferriday has dealt with disciplinary issues during his career at LSU and will reportedly miss most of this season because of a violation of school policy. Cameron Wire started at left tackle last season when Rosenthal missed games last year.

Neville defensive tackle Enyce Sledge has committed to Baylor. Sledge also visited Indiana and Purdue before giving a verbal pledge to Dave Aranda and the Bears. 24-7 sports rates Sledge as the 50th best overall prospect in the state of Louisiana for the Class of 2022.

Also, St. Aug offensive tackle Cam East has committed to Mississippi State. He’s ranked as the third-best offensive tackle in the state for 2022. He also seriously considered T-C-U.