The LSU baseball team will be making their first trip back to Omaha since 2017. After a weekend of weather delays the Tigers comfortably made it past twelfth-ranked Kentucky to earn a Super Regional Title. They’ll now face another SEC rival in Tennessee in the first round of the College World Series Saturday. The Volunteers and Tigers boast two of the most talented rosters in college baseball and were both ranked in the top 5 of this year’s preseason polls. LSU coach Jay Johnson says the Tigers will have another tough matchup ahead of them versus a conference opponent…

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The Tigers won two of three games in the first meeting between the two baseball powerhouses, but Johnsosn says the Vols have figured things out and are hitting their stride at just the right time. Also on LSU’s side of the bracket are top-ranked Wake Forest and 8th-seeded Stanford. First pitch for the Tigers in Omaha is scheduled for 6:00 Saturday.

The Pelicans are reportedly aggressively pursuing a top 3 pick in this year’s draft in hopes of landing G-League Ignite star Scoot Henderson. Reports confirm the Pels view the 19-year-old guard as a franchise player, but it’s unclear if the organization would be willing to give up one of its young stars for potentially another. New Orleans has seven first round picks in the next 5 years and a slew of young talent, but some suspect this may finally be the time they move on from former first round pick Zion Williamson. Williamson was drafted in 2019 and showed flashes of All-NBA caliber play but has held the team back by missing most of his young career with injury. New Orleans could also look to retain Williamson by instead moving all-star forward Brandon Ingram or a package of future first-round picks and young players. The NBA Draft is set for June 22.

West Feliciana  quarterback Joel Rodgers led his team to the Division II non-select semi-finals last fall but he’s making noise at another position. The 6-foot 180-pound senior committed to LSU as a defensive back. The 11th-ranked prospect out of Louisiana, Rogers will join  Denham Springs Dashawn McBribde and Lafayette Christian’s Ju’Juan Johnson as 2024 commits in the Tigers Defensive backfield.