The LSU baseball team won a series over top-ranked Texas A-and-M over the weekend. The Tigers had a chance to sweep but gave up nine runs in the fifth inning in a 14-4 loss to the Aggies. Coach Jay Johnson says they held down a powerful A-and-M offense as long as they could
Cut 16 (15) “..from us.”
Six more SEC games are left, and the Tigers are 9-15 in the SEC. The goal for LSU is to get to at least 13 wins to give them a shot at an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament.

In the D-1 Baseball poll, Tennessee is the newly ranked number one team. Texas A-and-M fell to third. Alabama fell out of the Top 25. The Crimson Tide lost a series to Mississippi State.

The Ragin Cajuns are down to 22 after losing a series to Troy.

Lafayette native Brian Hernandez, from Acadiana High School. rode Mystic Dan to a win at the Kentucky Derby on Saturday. Brent and Sharilyn Gasaway from Shreveport are among the co-owners. Sharilyn Gasaway says Mystik Dan’s greatest strengths are of course his speed, but he’s also very calm.
Cut 10 (07) “..150,000 people plus”
Mystik Dan may not go for the Triple Crown. Gasaway says the Kentucky-bred horse has not fared well on two weeks rest. The next leg of the triple crown is the Preakness is May 18th.

A cornerback LSU was looking at in the transfer portal has committed to Alabama. DaShawn Jones played in ten games for Wake Forest last season and had a team-high three interceptions.

The semifinals of the high school baseball playoffs begin tomorrow in Sulphur….IN Division Five select, Avoyelles Charter plays Rapides, In non select division four, Oak Grove battles DeQuincy, and in Division Four select, Opelousas Catholic versus Central Catholic.