The LSU Baseball team arrived in Omaha today ahead of College World Series play that begins against Florida State on Saturday night. Pitcher Alex Lange says everyone is excited about the opportunity to win the school’s seventh national championship…
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Head Coach Paul Mainieri says they will take it one game at a time:
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And speaking of the first game, Mainieri would not say who would start at first base. Freshman Jake Slaughter has started the last four games at first, after junior Nick Coomes went down with a thumb injury. First pitch on Saturday is just after 7 PM.

Tonight it’s the Congressional Baseball game and everyone in attendance will have Louisiana Congressman and U.S. House majority whip Steve Scalise in their thoughts. Scalise reportedly had a third surgery today since he was shot in the hip while at a ball field practicing for the game. LSU sent shirts and baseball hats for the players to wear to honor Scalise.

Saints minicamp ended today. Kenny Vaccaro told reporters that he wants to be one of the elite safeties in the league. Coach Sean Payon says he likes that Vaccaro is thinking that way…
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The Saints have signed veteran defensive tackle Tony McDaniel. The 32-year-old has played 11 seasons in the league and will provide some insurance, if Nick Fairley can’t return because of a heart condition.