TWENTY YEARS AGO — Rich Cordani breaks out of an 0-7 slump by hitting a three-run double in the top of the sixth inning as LSU eliminates Georgia Tech from the South I Regionals with an 11-5 win.

TEN YEARS AGO — Desmond Smoot goes 2-for-3 and hits an RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning to give Sports Center an 11-10 win over Blain Companies in Natchez Dixie Youth 11-12 action.

FIVE YEARS AGO — Thomas Berkey goes 4-for-4 with two RBIs and Alan Johnson pitches 6 2/3 scoreless innings as Mississippi State upsets LSU 9-2 in the first round of the SEC Baseball Tournament.