The LSU Baseball season has come to a close as the Tigers finished with a record of 39-and-27 after losing 12-0 to Oregon State last night. Tiger Rag Associate Editor, James Moran…
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Mainieri now waits to see how many players and signees he loses to professional baseball. The first two rounds of the Major League Baseball draft are tonight. Zack Hess and Zach Watson are draft eligible sophomores and could be selected in the first few rounds. Mainieri is also hoping to hang on to Destrehan right-hander Landon Marceaux, who is the top high school prospect in the state and signed to play at LSU.

The Ragin Cajuns also have a couple of draft eligible junior pitchers, left-hander Hogan Harris and right hander Nick Lee.

Former LSU running back Kevin Faulk is on the ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame next year. The Carencro native is the leading rusher in LSU history with 4,557 yards and he’s the SEC’s all-time leader in all-purpose yards with 6,833. Faulk still holds 10 LSU records and became the first LSU back to average 100 yards per game druing his entire career.

Former Louisiana Tech coach Maxie Lambright is also on the ballot. He led Tech to three consecutive Division Two national titiles from 1972-74. He also led the program into Division One playing status in 1975 and the Bulldogs earned two Independence Bowl berths.

The state’s top defensive back, Derek Stingley from Dunham High School in Baton Rouge, will make his commitment known on June 20th. In a twitter post, Stingley says his decision will be final and he plans to be an early enrollee. LSU, along with Florida, Texas and Alabama are recruiting him.

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…
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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.

The LSU baseball team will play a winner’s bracket contest against Oregon State in the Corvallis Regional tonight after beating San Diego State six to four, while the Beavers defeated Northwestern State nine to three. The Tigers scored three runs in the second and three more in the sixth inning. A sharp single up the middle by Jake Slaughter gave the Tigers the lead for good. Coach Paul Mainieri….
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Devin Fontenot threw three innings of relief for his third win and Todd Peterson breezed through the ninth inning for his sixth save.

So LSU will play Oregon State at 9 PM. The Demons will play San Diego State at 3 PM. Despite some hard contact last night, Northwestern could only muster six hits in a nine three loss.

Slate Fuller’s two run walk off home run with two strikes and two outs resulted in LSU Eunice winning its sixth national title in school history as the Bengals defeated Parkland five to three to win the division two junior college national championship. Koi Westbrook hit a single in the eighth inning to tie the game and Zach Hester struck out nine through eight innings.

Former Ragin Cajun Danny Farquhar threw the ceremonial first pitch last night at the Chicago White Sox game, just six weeks after suffering a brain hemorrage during a game. Doctors say Farquhar’s rapid recovery from a life-threatening episode is truly remarkable. It’s Farquhar’s hope that he can pitch in the leagues again next season.

SEC Presidents voted on a new rule that says grad transfers no longer have to sit out a year when transferring to another school in the conference. In recent years, Georgia’s Maruice Smith and Florida’s Malik Zaire needed a waiver to receive immediate eligibility. And Alabama head coach Nick Saban recently attempted to block offensive lineman Brandon Kennedy from going to another school.

LSU and Northwestern State baseball begin play today in the Corvallis Regional. The Tigers face San Diego State at 3 PM and Tiger Rag Associate Editor James Moran says its important for LSU to have a late lead, because the Aztecs have a lights out closer in Casey Schmitt…
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San Diego State is set to start senior right-hander Jorge Fernandez, who is 6-3 with a 4.65 ERA. The Aztecs top hitter is first baseman Jordan Verdon, who is hitting .341 with 12 home runs and 65 runs driven.

And at 9 PM the Demons will face Oregon State. The Beavers are 53-and-6 at home since the 2017 season. They’ve had a monster season from right fielder Trevor Larnach who is hitting .324 with 17 home runs and 64 runs driven in. As a team, the Beavers are hitting .318 on the season.

LSU-Eunice can win a division two national junior college championship tonight with a win over Parkland College out of Illinois. The Bengals won a school record 58th game of the season last night with a 9-5 victory over Parkland.

Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore had a sensational rookie campaign that resulted in him being named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. Lattimore was motivated to have a big season last year, because 10 other teams passed up on him. The former first round pick says he still has something to prove…
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The Saints will hold a minicamp from June 12th to the 14th at the team’s training facility in Metairie. It will be open to the public each day, weather permitting, starting at 11 AM.

LSU Coach Paul Mainieri’s team will be short on pitching for the Corvallis Regional as he says its unlikely that Ma’Khail Hilliard and AJ Labas will be able to pitch because of fatigue. Mainieri says it will behoove the Tigers to stay in the winner’s bracket. For LSU to do that, Tiger Rag Associate Editor James Moran says they need their top hitters to produce
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The Tigers face San Diego State this afternoon at 3 PM central time.

And tonight at 9 PM, Northwestern State faces the number three national seed Oregon State at Goss Stadium. Oregon State’s batting average ranks third nationally as they have a team average of .318. Left-hander Ridge Heisler starts on the hill for Northwestern.

LSU-Eunice scored four runs in the sixth inning last night and that was the difference in a 9-5 win over Parkland College in Game One of the division two national junior college championship series. Koi Westrook hit a three-run homer in that decisive sixth inning. The Bengals can win the title tonight as first pitch is at 7:00.

It was a great first season in the NFL for Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore, but the former first round pick wants to be 10-times better in year two..
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The Defensive Rookie of the Year allowed a 45.3 passer rating against him last season, which was third best in the NFL.

LSU’s home opener on September 8th against Southeastern Louisiana will kick-off at 6 PM. ULM’s season opener against the Lions has been moved to Thursday August 30th.

Sophomore left-hander Nick Bush will get the start on the mound for LSU in the NCAA Corvallis Regional when the Tigers face San Diego State on Friday at 3 PM. Bush says he’ll be ready for San Diego State’s small ball style….
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Bush is 1-and-1 with a 3.16 ERA. Sophomore right-hander Zack Hess is scheduled to start on Saturday and Coach Paul Mainieri says freshman right-hander Ma’khail Hilliard is questionable because of soreness in the back of his pitching shoulder.

Louisiana Tech announces that two Bulldog games will be nationally televised this fall on the CBS Sports Network. The first game will be October 26th when Tech faces Florida Atlantic for a 5:30 Kick-off. The final regular season matchup of 2018 versus Western Kentucky will also be shown on CBS Sports Network. And that game is set for an 11 AM kick-off on Saturday, November 24th at Joe Aillet Stadium.

Former Grambling State star quarterback Devante Kincade has signed with the Maine Mammoths of the National Arena League.

LSU Baseball Coach Paul Mainieri has named sophomore left-hander Nick Bush as his starting pitcher for the regional opener against San Diego State. Mainieri says he also considered Zack Hess, but decided to go with Bush, because he didn’t throw as many pitches as Hess did last Saturday…
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The Tigers arrived in Corvallis yesterday and first pitch tomorrow against San Diego State is at 3 PM.

Ridge Heisler will get the start for Northwestern State when they face Oregon State on Friday night. The former Mangham star is 7-2 with a 3.01 ERA and a team high 72 strikeouts. First pitch is at 9:30.

LSU-Eunice is two wins away from winning the division two national junior college championship. Koi Westbrook hit a grand slam and Dane Dixon tossed a three-hitter on the mound as the Bengals easily defeated Northern Oklahoma Enid 10-1. L-S-U Eunice will face Parkland College from Illinois at in a best of three championship series that begins tonight at 8 PM.

The SEC announces LSU’s league opener at Auburn will kick-off at 2:30 PM. The only other game time that’s been set is the season opener versus Miami. That game will get underway at 6:30 on Sunday September second in Dallas. CBS has also announced they will have a prime time game on November 3rd, which is day the Tigers play Alabama. But we’ll wait until October to see if LSU and Bama will be a primetime game.

Saints Quarterback Drew Brees has donated 200-thousand dollars so that Benjamin Franklin High School can build a new locker room and make other improvements to its football facility. Construction begins next week.

The LSU Baseball team left for Corvallis, Oregon this afternoon. Coach Paul Mainieri is looking forward to his first trip to the Beaver State…
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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.
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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.

The LSU baseball team travels out to Corvallis this afternoon as they continue preparations for Friday’s Regional opener against San Diego State. Coach Paul Mainieri gave us a scouting report on the Aztecs….
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Mainieri has yet to decide on who he will start on the mound against San Diego State.

Ponchatoula Quarterback TJ Finley has made the decision to commit to LSU, even though he’s yet to start his junior season. Finley is six-foot-five, 210 pounds and he’s ranked as the ninth best pro-style quarterback for 2020 by 24-7 sports.

The SEC has announced the LSU-Auburn football game on the Plains will kick-off at 2:30 as CBS will televise the game.

Good news for LSU basketball, point guard Tremont Waters announces he’s returning for his sophomore season after putting his name in for the 2018 NBA draft. Waters reportedly worked out for the Thunder and Hawks, while also visiting the Celtics. He said on his Instagram account that he feels its best to return to LSU and continue to improve as a player.

Conference USA has announced a significant change to its men’s basketball schedule in an effort to make sure the best teams in the league play each other late in the season. The proposal is to help bubble teams get in the NCAA Tournament, if they do not win the conference tournament. tthe final four games, the top five teams in the league will play each other.

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey says there continues to be an ongoing dialog when it comes to repealing the SEC rule that prohibits alcohol sales inside stadiums. LSU has been seeking to change the rule for years.

LSU baseball departs for Corvallis, Oregon today as the Tigers will face San Diego State on Friday and possibly Oregon State on Saturday. West coast teams like to play small ball and Coach Paul Mainieri says his team has to be ready for bunts….
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Mainieri has yet to announce a starting pitcher for Friday’s game against the Aztecs.

LSU football has received a verbal commitment from Ponchatoula quarterback TJ Finley. He’s ranked as the 9th best pro-style quarterback for 2020 by 24-7 sports. Last season, Finley threw for nearly 2,000 yards and 14 touchdowns and he was intercepted six times.

And Tigers football coach Ed Orgeron says Ohio State transfer quarterback Joe Burrow will have the opportunity to earn the starting spot just like everybody else and he was not guaranteed the starting role.

Good news for LSU basketball, point guard Tremont Waters announces he’s returning for his sophomore season after putting his name in for the 2018 NBA draft. The deadline to withdraw from the draft is today. Waters reportedly worked out for the Thunder and Hawks, while also visiting the Celtics. Waters said on his Instagram account that he feels its best for him to return to LSU and continue to improve as a player.

Conference USA has announced a significant change to its men’s basketball schedule in an effort to make sure the best teams in the league play each other late in the season. The proposal is to help bubble teams get in the NCAA Tournament, if they do not win the conference tournament. During the first seven weeks of the conference schedule, the 14 schoosl will play each other once and their travel partner twice. Then for the final four games, the top five teams in the league will play each other .

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey says there’s been ongoing dialog when it comes to repealing the SEC rule that prohibits alcohol sales inside stadiums. LSU has been seeking to change the rule for years.