Slidell native Ryan Eades makes major league debut with Minnesota
Northshore High School alum Ryan Eades joined several of his former LSU teammates in the majors on Saturday, when he made his debut with the Minnesota Twins.
view moreFrom the Southland to the Show: June pro baseball update
A total of 53 Southland Conference baseball alumni are currently playing professional baseball in 2019. Below is an update on all active players. Statistics are through June 6, 2019.
view moreULM’s Bell, Tingelstad, Jeans selected in 2019 MLB Draft
Senior third baseman Chad Bell, junior outfielder Trent Tingelstad and senior left-handed pitcher Trey Jeans were each selected on the third day of the 2019 MLB First-Year Player Draft on Wednesday.
view moreFive Tulane players selected on final day of MLB Draft
When added with first round pick Kody Hoese on Monday, the program has tied its record for the most players picked in a single draft with six, matching the 2007 year.
view moreSoutheastern’s Grosse, Tassin selected in MLB Draft
For the sixth straight season, the Southeastern Louisiana baseball program produced multiple Major League Baseball Draft selections, as infielder Cody Grosse and pitcher Bryce Tassin both had their name called on Wednesday’s final day of the 2019 draft.
view moreLouisiana Tech’s David Leal selected by Oakland in 2019 MLB Draft
After concluding his two-year career as one most consistent pitchers in Louisiana Tech history, David Leal was rewarded on Wednesday evening, as the Oakland Athletics selected the southpaw with their 38th round pick in the 2019 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
view moreFour McNeese players selected on final day of 2019 MLB Draft
Four McNeese Cowboys were selected on the final day of the 2019 MLB Draft –OF Shane Selman, 3B Carson Maxwell, RHP Cayne Ueckert, and LHP Bryan King – bringing the total number of draftees under head coach Justin Hill to 11.
view moreLSU’s Antoine Duplantis, Saul Garza selected on final day of MLB Draft
Duplantis was chosen in the 12th round (pick No. 358) by the New York Mets. Garza was chosen in the 32nd round (pick No. 949) by the Kansas City Royals.
view moreMariners nab NSU’s Ricca in 23rd round of MLB Draft
Just as Caleb Ricca grabbed hold of the starting shortstop position at Northwestern State in 2017, the Seattle Mariners latched on to Ricca.
view moreMets tab Northwestern State pitcher Nathan Jones with fifth-round draft selection
Right-handed pitcher Nathan Jones concluded his four-year Northwestern State career in the top 10 in four different statistical categories.
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