Shooting guard Adam Miller becomes the latest LSU Tiger to withdraw his name from the transfer portal and remain in Baton Rouge. Miller made the announcement on social media and it was later confirmed by the university. He missed last season after tearing the ACL in his right knee in mid-October but LSU says he has been “medically cleared for all basketball activities.” Miller averaged 8.3 points and 2.8 rebounds in 31 games as a freshman at Illinois in the 2020-21 season.
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Top-seeded McNeese State defeated two-seed Southeastern Louisiana 10-4 to win the Southland Conference softball championship. It’s the eighth title for the Cowgirls; their second in a row, and fifth since 2016. Kendall Talley drove in three and scored two to lead McNeese.
In the Sun Belt, Raina O’Neal led off the top of the eighth inning with a solo blast to right field to provide the only run in the Ragin Cajuns’ 1-0 win over Texas State. Meghan Schorman went the distance for U-L, striking out eight and surrendering just one walk to earn her 15th win of the season. The Cajuns advance to Saturday’s championship game.
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LSU baseball starts a big three-game series with Ole Miss tonight. Outside of the action on the field is the story of the Bianco family. Drew is a utility player for the Tigers while his dad, Mike, has been the head man for the Rebels for the past 22 seasons, and played his college ball in Baton Rouge. This weekend is likely the last time father faces son, but Drew will always remember hitting a home run off the first pitch he saw against Ole Miss as a freshman in 2019.
Cut 19 (19) “…see you tomorrow.”
Game time is set for 7:30.
In other games…McNeese and Houston Baptist resume their series as do Southeastern and Nicholls. UNO and Northwestern State continue the battle for second place in Natchitoches. UL opens its road series at 15th-ranked Texas State and Louisiana Tech welcomes Western Kentucky.
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