An up and down LSU baseball season finished on a down note last night as for the second straight night, the Tigers were overwhelmed by Oregon State 12-0. The blowout loss came hours after the Tigers staved off elimination by scoring five runs in the ninth inning to beat Northwestern State nine to five. But LSU was no match for the Beavers as the Tigers could only muster three hits and starting pitcher Devin Fontenot faced 11 batters and allowed five runs. The Tigers finished with a record of 39-27. Coach Paul Mainieri…
cut 30 (13) “…we will”
For Northwestern State, it was a heartbreaking loss to the Tigers, but still a great season for second-year head coach Bobby Barbier. The Demons were a half-inning away from reaching the regional championship round.

Tonight is the start of the Major League Baseball Draft. No one from LSU is expected to be taken in the first round. Draft eligible sophomores Zach Watson and Zack Hess are the Tigers two highest rated prospects and they’ll have a decision to make once they are drafted. The state’s highest prep prospect is Destrehan pitcher Landon Marceaux, who is an LSU signee that has a fastball in the mid-90s.

Back to the NCAA Baseball tournament…Auburn, Arkansas and Vanderbilt are the three SEC teams so far to reach the Super Regionals. Florida, Georgia, Mississippi State and Ole Miss are still alive. The Bulldogs must beat Oklahoma today in a winner take all matchup, while Ole Miss can punch its ticket, if they beat Tennessee Tech at noon today.

Golden State is up two games to none in the NBA Finals as Stephen Curry made an NBA Finals record nine three pointers in a 122-103 win.