Baseball Video/Photo Shoot

The Fan Fest, presented by Visit Baton Rouge, will take place from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday immediately prior to the opening game of the 2026 season for the Tigers, who play host to Milwaukee at 2 p.m. in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.

LSU's Derek Curiel and Casan Evans are on the Golden Spikes Award preseason watch list, which includes 55 players across high school and college baseball based on their body of work from the previous year. The Golden Spikes Advisory Board will maintain the award’s watch list on a rolling basis.

Outfielder Derek Curiel is a first-team selection, pitcher Casan Evans was voted to the second team, and senior pitcher Zac Cowan was named to the fourth team.