6:45 LRN Sportscast June 22

At the College World Series, North Carolina State just keeps on winning. The Wolfpack won the Ruston Regional, knocked off top-seeded Arkansas in the super regionals, and then last night defeated the defending national champs. Terrell Tatum’s fifth-inning home run was the only run as the Wolfpack defeated Jack Leiter and the Vanderbilt Commodores one to nothing

Vandy is one loss away from elimination. Commodores coach Tim Corbin is a rumored candidate to be the next head coach at LSU. But LSU beat reporter for the USA Today Network, Glen Guilbeau, says it will be difficult to get Corbin out of Nashville…
CUT 18 (16) “…situation there”
If Woodward wants to speak with Arizona Coach Jay Johnson, he’s available. Stanford eliminated the Wildcats yesterday with a 14-to-5 victory.

Catholic High in Baton Rouge is forfeiting the football titles the Bears won in 2017 and 2020 and the runner-up trophies they received in 2018 and 2019 as a result of an LHSAA investigation. The school says the alleged violations occurred in 2017 and WAFB-TV reports the LHSAA investigation focused on alleged improper recruiting of players by the school.

The LSU baseball program is mourning the death of Keith Hilliard. He’s the dad of senior LSU pitcher Ma’Khail Hilliard. The 53-year-old Keith Hilliard died in a tubing accident on the Amite River. Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard..
cut 14 (07) “….unforgiving river”
Ard extended his thoughts and prayers to the Hillard family.

Former LSU women’s basketball star Sylvia Fowles will go after her fourth Olympic Gold Medal this summer. She’s one of 12 women named to the U-S Women’s Basketball Team. Fowles is 35-years-old, but the team also features 40-year-old Sue Bird.