After losing its first SEC series of the season, LSU is no longer ranked number one in the latest college baseball polls. Both D-1 Baseball and Baseball America have dropped the Tigers to the number two spot. They both have Wake Forest number one and LSU ranked second. Tiger pitchers Christian Little and Griffin Herring combined to walk six hitters in a six-run first inning yesterday and the Tigers lost to Auburn 12 to 2.

A date has been set for the LSU women’s basketball team’s visit to the White House. The national champs will be honored by President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden on May 26th. This Lady Tigers team will become the fourth LSU sport to visit the White House in celebration of a national title.

And LSU women’s basketball star Angel Reese is joining LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne as Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Models for 2023. A photo released by S-I showing Reese pointing to her ring finger in a purple string bikini.

The Ragin Cajuns completed a sweep of ULM with a ten to nothing win yesterday. The Cajuns improved to 14-and-10 and they are tied for fourth place in the Sun Belt. ULM is 5-and-18 in league play and they’ve lost eight in a row in conference action.

Louisiana Tech could not complete the sweep of UAB over the weekend as they were burned by the Blazers six to one yesterday. Tech is in fourth place in Conference USA.

Nicholls is in first place in the Southland Conference after sweeping Southeastern Louisiana in a doubleheader yesterday.

Grambling strengthened its lead in the SWAC Western Division with two wins over Texas Southern.

Mansfield native and former Oakland A’s star Vida Blue has passed away at age of 73. Blue was named the American League MVP and won the Cy Young in 1971. Before helping the As to three straight World Series Championships, he was a star athlete at North DeSoto High. Not only a dominating pitcher, but a great quarterback too.