That player being 2026 cornerback and two-way star Joshua Mensah. Mensah is a three-star from Rancho Cucamonga High School in Fontana, California. The Golden State prospect holds

LSU is both in command and in a precarious spot when its CWS game with UCLA resumes Tuesday morning. Our LSU baseball coverage is brought to you in part by Our Lady of the Lake Health, Championship Health Partners of LSU.

• USC picked up a commitment from four-star linebacker Talanoa Ili, who played high school football in Southern California before moving to Hawaii recently. The Trojans beat out crosstown rival UCLA for Ili, who is the No. 79 overall prospect in the country. Ili is the eighth top-100 prospect in USC’s class, which ranks No. 1 in the country.

The Pembroke Pines (Fla.) Flanagan High School star ended his recruitment with the news delivered to the UCLA staff during his official visit in memorable fashion. “I announced it on the yacht at dinner (Saturday) night,” Carlos told Rivals. “They were super excited. (Head) Coach (DeShaun) Foster danced the whole night (laughing).

Khalil Terry, a four-star safety for the class of 2027, announced Sunday his decommitment from Michigan State, opening his recruitment and chanced for UCLA.

As many teams have relied more on the transfer portal, UCLA baseball is reliant on star sophomores like Roch Cholowsky.

The Pittsburgh Pirates star took in the action with two other Baton Rouge legends. Our LSU baseball coverage is brought to you in part by Our Lady of the Lake Health, Championship Health Partners of LSU.

After sitting around Charles Schwab Field for three hours watching it rain Monday night, LSU and UCLA officially found out they would be getting up early Tuesday morning to get ready for a 10 a.m. first pitch to finish up the final six innings of their winners' bracket showdown.