Alexis Yoder

2 weeks ago | lsutigerswire.usatoday.com | Alexis Yoder

Paul Skenes turned in another exceptional outing in a start for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The right-handed pitcher made his latest appearance in a weekend series against the Philadelphia Phillies. In his second start of 2025 against the team, Skenes held the Phillies to one run on two hits and one walk through 7.2 innings. He finished with seven strikeouts, two of which came against slugger Kyle Schwarber. The run was unearned as Brandon Marsh scored on a throwing error made by the Pirates' infield.

2 weeks ago | lsutigerswire.usatoday.com | Alexis Yoder

On3's Steve Wiltfong logged a prediction Sunday for LSU to land a commitment from four-star offensive lineman Emanuel Tucker. Tucker is slated to make his commitment on June 13. Tucker took a trip to Baton Rouge over the weekend and it seems that the head coach Brian Kelly's staff won him over. He was active on social media, reposting content from the LSU facilities. Last weekend, Tucker decommitted from Mississippi State and reopened his recruitment process.

2 weeks ago | lsutigerswire.usatoday.com | Alexis Yoder

LSU baseball head coach Jay Johnson mixed up the Tigers' lineup once again in Saturday's super regional win over West Virginia. Referencing the "56-game" approach to every season, Johnson said each player buys into their role no matter if they're in the regular season or playoffs. "I just think it speaks to good players, mental strength, attitude, team over me, understand their job and what's required of them and being trained for it," Johnson said.

2 weeks ago | lsutigerswire.usatoday.com | Alexis Yoder

Left-handed pitcher Kade Anderson finished his career at Alex Box Stadium with a super regional win as he went seven innings in the 16-9 victory over West Virginia. The Tigers are 10-0 with the southpaw starting on the mound in 2025. Anderson surrendered more runs than usual on Friday but praised his team for putting together strong at-bats. "My guys had my back and I think that's the definition of a true team," Anderson said. "You need to pick someone else up when someone else isn't doing too good.

2 weeks ago | lsutigerswire.usatoday.com | Alexis Yoder

LSU football target Immanuel Iheanacho listed the Tigers in his top four, according to On3's Hayes Fawcett on Friday. The five-star offensive lineman is down to LSU, Oregon, Penn State, and Auburn. The Ducks remain the frontrunners, as On3's Prediction Machine gives them an 86.1% chance of landing Iheanacho's commitment. Steve Wiltfong logged this prediction in mid-May. Iheanacho took his official visit to Baton Rouge on May 30, with trips to the other three schools scheduled for June.