LSU turns to freshman pitcher Alex Lange to keep its season alive as they face Cal State Fullerton this afternoon in a College World Series elimination game. Lange says he’ll use the same game plan that helped him become college baseball’s National Freshman Pitcher of the Year….
cut 6 (11) “….right time”
Lange is 11-and-0 on the season with 1.89 ERA. The Titans will also a pitch a freshman today. Connor Seabod is 5-and-3 with a 2.84 ERA.
Cal State comes into this game with a 39-and-24 record and the Titans were the champions of the Big West Conference.
Last night in Omaha…Miami eliminated Arkansas and Virginia beat Florida in a winner’s bracket contest.
The Saints begin a three-day mini-camp today at the team’s training facility in Metairie. The practices are open to the public.
Louisiana Tech is installing a new field turf at Joe Aillet Stadium. The new turf is called Field Turf Revolution and it has brighter colors than the previous turf and its expected to last longer. The new Field Turf will be ready for the season opener against Southern on September fifth.
Lousiaina Tech men’s basketball coach Eric Konkol has finalized his staff with the addition of Duffy Conroy, who has spent the past 10 seasons as an assistant coach at Milwaukee helping the Panthers get to the NCAA Tournament in 2006 and 2014.
And LSU junior center Darcy Malone is part of the 16-member team that’s participating for Australia in the World University games. The 11-day tournament is in July in south Korea.