The Saints held their first mini-camp practice today. Safety Jairus Byrd, who has battled his fair share of injuries, was participating with the ones during drills. Wide Receiver Robert Meachem was on the field as well on a tryout basis. He was wearing number 12, which former Saint Marques Colston wore for the last decade.

Former LSU shortstop Alex Bregman has been named to the Texas League All-Star team. The former first round pick of the Astros is hitting .313 with 13 home runs and 42 RBIs for Double-A Corpus Christi.

The final softball polls are out and LSU is ranked 3rd in the USA Today-NFCA Division One Coach Poll. The Tigers were 52-10 and lost to eventual national champion Oklahoma in the semifinals. UL Lafayette was eliminated by the Sooners in the Super Regionals and the Lady Cajuns are ranked 12th.