Good morning, everyone. There's a lot to get to this morning, with most of it having to do with the surging baseball Tigers, so let’s dig in: Baseball Fresh off a third consecutive series win at Alabama on Sunday, the postseason is just around the corner for LSU and the rest of the Southeastern Conference. LSU is one of several league teams jockeying for position for when a top-16 seed, but where does Jay Johnson's team stack up now? We think we have an idea. Johnson called on his bullpen early (real early) and often this weekend and beat writer Leah Vann takes a look into why he went with the quick hook — with much success, to say the least. Also, columnist Scott Rabalais delves into LSU's best-of-times, worst-of-times season — which is definitely the former going into the final two SEC weekends. We also have updates from Johnson's Monday news conference regarding Jacob Berry's injured hand and catcher Alex Milazzo. Also, after lighting up Alabama pitching this past weekend, Dylan Crews was named the SEC's co-player of the week, how the Tigers stack up in the polls and how to watch and listen to Tuesday night's game with Southeastern. Men's basketball Finally, former LSU basketball players Darius Days and Shareef O'Neal are two of just 44 draft-eligible players who have been invited to the NBA G League Elite Camp set for May 16-17 in Chicago. Have a great day, and, as always, thanks for reading, The LSU beat team (Sheldon Mickles, Scott Rabalais, Wilson Alexander and Leah Vann) |