LSU’s Jay Johnson has been named D1 Baseball National Coach of the Year. Johnson just led the Tigers to their second national championship in three years. He is the fastest coach to win multiple CWS championships during his tenure at a single school. The 2025 Tigers were 53-15 and finished the season on an eight-game winning streak.

The Ragin Cajuns reportedly have a new pitching coach. U-L Lafayette has hired Taylor Sandefur to replace Gunner Leger, who is now at Southern Miss. Sandefur helped Marshall enjoy its best season in the Sun Belt Conference with a 33-26 and two wins over the Cajuns in the Sun Belt Tournament.

The LSU football program has reportedly hired Ole Miss Coordinator of Recruiting Strategy Kevin Bolden. Bolden will serve as assistant general manager under Austin Thomas. Bolden spent three seasons at Ole Miss and he worked with Thomas for one season.

LSU strength and conditioning coach, Katie Guillory, has lost her left leg from the knee down because of a jet ski accident on the Fourth of July. That’s according to Guillory’s family.  Guillory played on the LSU softball team from 2009 to 2013 and the past three seasons, she’s been an assistant strength and conditioning coach for LSU gymnastics and beach volleyball. Guillory is a Lafayette native and went to Carencro high school.

UL Lafayette softball has announced that Arizona State pitcher Julianne Tipton has signed with the Cajuns and she’ll have three years of eligibility left. After striking over 600 hitters during her high school career, she was 5-2 with a 7.00 ERA for the Sun Devils during her freshman campaign.

ULM infielder Morgan Brown is ranked 49 in D-1 Baseball’s top 100 mid-major player rankings. Brown hit .382 with 13 home runs and 62 RBIs. Louisiana Tech pitcher Allie Floyd is number 70 on that list after becoming the first Bulldog pitcher to record 150-plus strikeouts in a season since 2011.