4:45 LRN Sportscast May 30th

The LSU Baseball team left for Corvallis, Oregon this afternoon. Coach Paul Mainieri is looking forward to his first trip to the Beaver State…
cut 30 (11) “…win the games’
Mainieri has decided to start Nick Bush in the first game of the regional on Friday afternoon against San Diego State. The sophomore left-hander is 1-1 with a 3.16 ERA.

The SEC announced today, the LSU-Auburn football game on September 15th on the Plains will kick-off at 2:30 PM.

LSU has received a verbal pledge from Ponchatoula Quarterback TJ Finley to its 2020 recruiting class. He’s 6-foot-5, 210 pounds and ranked as the 9th best pro style quarterback in the class of 2020 by 24-7 sports. He threw for nearly two-thousand yards and 14 touchdowns last season.

Online fantasy sports gaming will be on the ballot for parish approval in November after grabbing the governor’s signature. The legislation by River Ridge Representative Kirk Talbot breezed through the legislature this year after past attempts stalled out. Talbot says it just took some time to educate lawmakers about why fantasy sports is not the same as sports betting.
Cut 6 (07) “consist of”
Talbot fully expects many parishes will approve the measure in fall. Once that happens, the state will go about putting together a framework to generate some revenue off of the games.

LSU point guard Tremont Waters announces he’s coming back for his sophomore season. Waters put his name in the NBA draft after averaging just under 16 points and six assists in his first season in Baton Rouge. After working out for a few teams, Waters said on Instagram that he believes its best for him to return to LSU.