LSU will leave tomorrow for Omaha as they’ll make their 17th trip to the College World Series. There are a handful of guys who were on the team that went to the C-W-S in 2013. But a vast majority of the players will make their first trip. Coach Paul Mainieri has let them know what they can expect…

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LSU will play TCU on Sunday at 2 PM. The game will be televised on ESPN.

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

The second day of the Major League Baseball Draft saw seven state college players selected. UL-Lafayette shortstop Blake Trahan was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the third round. The Kinder native was named Sun Belt Player of the Year this season.

The Nationals also picked up Nicholls State pitcher, Grant Borne. The junior left-hander from Baton Rouge was selected in the seventh round.

And rounds three through ten saw 5 LSU Tigers selected. Senior catcher Kade Scivicque was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the fourth round. Infielder Jared Foster went to the Los Angeles Angels in the fifth round. The ninth round saw three Tigers chosen. Left-handed pitcher Zac Person was selected by the Houston Astros, the Philadelphia Phillies drafted outfielder Mark Laird, and third baseman Conner Hale was picked up by the Seattle Mariners.

A couple of Louisiana high school standouts got their name called yesterday, as well. Franklinton center fielder Josh Magee was taken by the San Diego Padres in the fifth round and Oak Forest Academy’s Kolton Kendrick got tabbed by the Minnesota Twins in round eight.