Major League Baseball’s decision to reduce its draft to five rounds in June creates a roster crunch for LSU and other college baseball teams. Coach Paul Mainieri still expects outfielder Daniel Cabrera and pitcher Cole Henry, plus a couple of recruits to be selected, but he expected to lose eight players from the 2020 team to the draft
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If the draft was still 40 rounds, catcher Saul Garza would have been selected. There’s a good chance he returns to Baton Rouge. Garza was named this week to the College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District First team.

LSU football has announced that linebacker Donte Starks has been dismissed from the team. The former four-star recruit from John Ehret was arrested in February for illegally concealing a weapon.

The Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame has made the decision to postpone their 2020 Induction Ceremony from the last weekend in June to December 15th through the 17th. Hall of Fame Foundation president Ronnie Rantz says due to the uncertain times, it’s in the best interest of the inductees to move the induction ceremony and the events surrounding it to later in the year. Former LSU Coach Nick Saban highlights this year’s class.

Former Tulane head baseball coach Rick Jones and former Southeastern Louisiana baseball coach Jay Artigues have been selected to the Louisiana Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame.

The Louisiana Association of Basketball Coaches has named Louisiana Tech’s Eric Konkol as coach of the year. The Bulldogs were 22-8 when the season ended.

And the Ragin Cajuns have announced the signing of six-foot-ten post player Isaiah Richards. The Brooklyn native averaged 13 points and 11 rebounds for a prep school in Massachusetts last season.