Two more LSU Tigers were selected during the second day of the Major League Baseball Draft. In the third round, Tampa Bay took three-year starter Tre Morgan and in the sixth round, the Washington Nationals selected second baseman Gavin Dugas.

In other LSU baseball news, former assistant Terry Rooney is returning as Jay Johnson has hired Rooney as the director of recruiting and player development according to D-1 Baseball dot-com. Rooney was at LSU in 2007 and 2008 and helped build a team that won a national title in 2009.

And LSU is reportedly getting another arm from UCLA. D-1 Baseball reports left-hander Gage Jump is transferring to the Tigers after missing the 2023 season because of Tommy John Surgery. In 2022 Gage was 1-and-1 with two saves and a 3.86 ERA for the Bruins. Last year, Thatcher Hurd transferred from UCLA to LSU.

Ragin Cajuns catcher Julian Brock was selected in the eighth round by the Texas Rangers. Brock hit .315 with a team-high 11 home runs and 65 RBIs last season and was a second-team All Sun Belt pick.

Also in the eighth round, the New York Yankees took ULM pitcher Nicholas Judice. The Baton Rouge product had a 3-and-3 record and two saves with a 3.74 ERA over 53 innings. He struck out 66. Judice is the first Warhawk selected in the first ten rounds since Matt Green was taken in the second round in 2005.

And in the tenth round the Pirates picked Louisiana Tech right-hander Landon Tomkins. This past season, Tomkins was six and two with a 3.62 ERA and struck out 75 in 76.2 innings.

SEC Football Media Days are next week in Nashville. LSU says Coach Brian Kelly will be joined by quarterback Jayden Daniels, defensive tackle Mekhi Wingo and running back Josh Williams. They will talk with reporters on Monday.