Senior left-hander Zac Person will start on the mound tonight when LSU takes on TCU in a College World Series elimination game. It will be second start of the season for the Eunice native, who has been LSU’s best southpaw out of the bullpen. Coach Paul Mainieri says he’s going with Person, because the Horned Frogs’ line-up features a lot of left-handed hitters at the top of the order…

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First pitch is at seven and you can watch on ESPN.

Northwestern State’s Cort Brinson has been named the Southland Baseball Student-Athlete of the Year. Brinson finished the season with a 3.47 GPA, while majoring in biology. This is the junior outfielder’s second individual conference award this year. Brinson was named Southland Hitter of the year after hitting .350 with nine home runs and 42 RBIs for the Demons this past season.

For the second time this week, LSU has received a verbal commitment from a defensive player in Texas. Rahssan Thornton from Killeen, Texas, gave his verbal pledge to the Bayou Bengals. He’s listed as a defensive end-slash-linebacker and picked LSU over Texas, Michigan and Oklahoma. He’s currently listed by 24-7 sports as a three-star prospect. On Sunday, Erick Fowler, a defensive end-slash-linebacker committed to LSU. He’s a four-star prospect from Manor, Texas.

The Tigers also received a commitment from one of the top safeties in the country. North Shore’s Eric Monroe made his announcement on Twitter yesterday. The 6-foot, 180-pound safety from Texas is considered a consensus four-star prospect and is LSU’s 17th commitment for the class of 2016.

Saints linebacker Junior Galette says he plans to meet with NFL officials in New York later this month about his arrest that resulted in charges of domestic violence. The criminal charges were dropped, but Galette still faces a civil lawsuit. Galette told reporters that he’s optimistic that the NFL will not take any action against him.