Congratulations to Garrett Nussmeier! LSU’s starting Q-B got engaged to longtime girlfriend and LSU alum Ella Springfield. The couple shared their news on Instagram with photos that show them celebrating their huge moment at a lake as the sun was setting. Nussmeier posted the caption “Forever Us.” No word on a wedding date as Nussmeier prepares for his final season at LSU and a run for a championship ring on his other ring finger.
LSU’s Jay Johnson has been named D-1 Baseball National Coach of the Year. He’s the first two-time winner in the award’s 11-year history.
The Ragin Cajuns have found a new pitching coach after Gunner Leger left for Southern Miss. Taylor Sandefur from Marshall is taking his place. Sandefur helped the Thundering Herd to their best season in the Sun Belt this past season as they won 33 games and beat the Cajuns twice in the Sun Belt Tournament.
UL Lafayette softball has announced that Arizona State pitcher Julianne Tipton has signed with the Cajuns and she’ll have three years of eligibility left. After striking over 600 hitters during her high school career, she was 5-2 with a 7.00 ERA for the Sun Devils during her freshman campaign.
ULM infielder Morgan Brown is ranked 49 in D-1 Baseball’s top 100 mid-major player rankings. Brown hit .382 with 13 home runs and 62 RBIs. Louisiana Tech pitcher Allie Floyd is number 70 on that list after becoming the first Bulldog pitcher to record 150-plus strikeouts in a season since 2011.
Former McNeese star Christian Shumate will be play on the Pelicans Summer League Team, which will have its first game in Las Vegas on Thursday against Minnesota.
Former L-S-U All-Americans Paul Skenes and Alex Bregman have been named to the Major League Baseball All-Star game. Angel Reese is a WNBA All-Star reserve.