It was a disappointing end to the 2019 LSU baseball season as the Tigers failed to live up to their number one preseason ranking. But Tiger Rag Editor James Moran says the 2020 LSU baseball team will be a contender for the College World Series again next year
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LSU could have a starting rotation of Cole Henry, Landon Marceaux, Jaden Hill and Eric Walker next season, plus Matthew Beck and Devin Fontenot return as key relievers.

Four SEC teams will be in the College World Series. Arkansas and Auburn punched their tickets yesterday beating Ole Miss and North Carolina respectively.

Pelicans All-Star Anthony Davis reportedly wants to be traded to the Lakers or the Knicks and ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski says the Pels have laid out a framework for what it will take to get A-D and it could take multiple teams involved in the trade for the deal to get done. The NBA Draft is a week from Thursday.

How does the Achilles injury to Kevin Durant impact what might happen have with Davis? There was speculation Durant would go to the New York Knicks, but he possibly tore his Achilles tendon last night in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. The Warriors won the game to force game six on Thursday night, but Durant could be out a year.

Former LSU pitcher Ryan Eades has made it to the big leagues. The former second round pick in 2013 worked two scoreless innings of relief on Saturday in Detroit for the Minnesota Twins. Eades appeared in 52 games at LSU from 2011 to 2013 and had a career record of 17-and-5.

Former LSU pitcher Kevin Gausman gave up another four runs last night and his ERA is up to 6.21 for the Atlanta Braves. Gasuman might not stay in the roatation when lefty Dallas Keuchel joins the team later this month.