LSU’s Mason Katz to compete in home run derby

LSU junior outfielder/first baseman Mason Katz will compete in the TD Ameritrade College Home Run Derby on Tuesday at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb.

The event will be taped and televised on CBS at 1 p.m. on Saturday.

The other participants in the eight-player event are Daniel Aldrich of the College of Charleston, LB Dantzler of South Carolina, Derek Fisher of Virginia, Tyler Horan of Virginia Tech, Aaron Judge of Fresno State, Daniel Palka of Georgia Tech and Zach Stephens of Tennessee Tech.