Paul Skenes is the first LSU player to be selected number one in the Major League Baseball draft since Ben McDonald in 1989. The Pittsburgh Pirates used their top overall pick on Skenes, who features a 100-mile per hour fastball and a wipe out slider
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The Washington Nationals selected LSU center fielder Dylan Crews with the second overall pick. Crews says he watched the Nats as a kid as he followed former number one overall pick Bryce Harper…
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It’s the first time high school or college teammates were selected one-two in the Major League Baseball draft.

Rounds three through ten of the Major League Baseball Draft will get underway at 1 PM today. Last night in the second round, the Kansas City Royals took Ragin Cajuns outfielder Carson Roccaforte. Roccaforte had a .325 career batting average in three seasons at U-L Lafayette.

The Royals also took LSU’s top baseball signee, catcher Blake Mitchell, went in the first round with the eighth overall pick.

Legendary Louisiana high school football coach Lee Hedges has passed away at the age of 93. He coached NFL Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw at Woodlawn High School in Shreveport. Hedges also led Captain Shreve to its lone state championship in 1973.

Former Louisiana Tech running back Kenneth Dixon will be inducted into the Conference USA Hall of Fame.

SEC Football Media Days begin next Monday. LSU announced today that Coach Brian Kelly will be joined by quarterback Jayden Daniels, defensive tackle Mekhi Wingo and running back Josh Williams.