The LSU Tigers will face TCU when they arrive in Omaha later this week. The game between the Bayou Bengals and Horned Frogs will take place on Sunday at two P-M. Shortstop Alex Bregman says it’s been quite a week already, winning a super regional on Sunday and getting drafted on Monday night….
cut 19 (13) “…really excited”
LSU center fielder Andrew Stevenson was selected in the second round by the Washington Nationals. Catcher Kade Scivicque was taken in the fourth round by the Detroit Tigers, former Barbe standout Jared Foster was picked in the fifth round by the Angels, the Astros picked relief pitcher Zac Person in the ninth round. Also in the ninth round, the Phillies drafted LSU outfielder Mark Laird.

UL Lafayette shortstop Blake Trahan was picked in the third round by the Cincinnati Reds. Trahan is the 16th player under Head Coach Tony Robichaux to be drafted in the top 10 rounds.

The LSU Tigers have received a verbal commitment from Denham Springs defensive lineman Caleb Roddy. 247 sports lists Roddy as a three-star prospect. He’s six-foot-five, 241 pounds and he’s the 12th commitment for the class of 2016. The other D-linemen in the class are St. Thomas Aquinas’ Edwin Alexander and Destrehan’s Glen Logan.

Louisiana Tech men’s basketball head coach Eric Konkol has to find a new assistant coach. Matt McMahon, who Konkol hired two weeks ago, is going back to Murray State where he’ll be the head coach of the Racers.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is now offering a text message notification system for those interested in receiving recreational or commercial fishing news. To sign up for recreational fishing text alerts go to fish-la-dot-org.