Hunter Dean is good for 3-8 points per game, but you know at least two of those points are coming on a poster. Check out the dunk he had against Miss. State today.

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From @Luke Hubbard

I watched part of the game tonight on YouTube, pretty entertaining. Never heard of these guys until today. They just sold out a series at Minute Maid Park.

They’re kinda like the Harlem Globetrotters of baseball


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More from a very busy weekend still coming in:

From @Adam Gorney:

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More on Afalava:

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More on Tavaris Dice:

gents, things are looking pretty good going into Starkville. Stats at the beginning of SEC play for the last 2 years:

2023 record: 16-1
2024 record: 16-2
2023 ERA: 4.47 ERA
2024 ERA: 2.81 ERA
2023 BA: .308
2024 BA: .304
2023 OBP: .432
2024 OBP: .436
2023 Runs Per Game: 9.73
2024 Runs Per Game: 8.94
2023 Fielding: .975%
2024 Fielding: .980%

and all this done without Paul Skenes, Ty Floyd, Riley Cooper, Chase Shores (injury), Garrett Edwards, Dylan Crews, Tre' Morgan, Cade Beloso, Gavin Dugas, Brayden Jobert, Jordan Thompson, etc.

Jay Johnson

• Liked seeing Mac get on base three times in the lead off spot.
• Thought it was a big day for the pitching staff today. Thinks Aiden did a great job getting out of a jam in the ninth.
• Hellmers has retired 12 batters through his last two outings.
• Says Mac is tough and is a hard worker. He’s not going to get phased by a bad stretch, and he’s bounced back these last two games.
• Doesn’t think there’s much of a drop off in the pitching staff. From 1-12 they can all throw strikes at a high level.
• Would’ve liked to see his offense finish the game out in the eighth, but also wanted to see Aiden go back out there, so it was a weird spot.
• Very optimistic of the young position players like Nippolt, Larson, etc.
• says it’s good to be “struggling” and hitting over .300 as a team. They’re trying to replace Crews who he says was worth 4 runs per game.
• Thinks the offense needs some time, but when they’re on, they’re really good. They’ve been their best when they need to step up.
• Excited to get to Starkville. Dakota Jordan has been on fire for them and thinks they have some other really good bats.

Will Hellmers

• Says it’s awesome to get a shutout win w 6 different pitchers. Big for the staff as a whole.
• Trying to go out there w confidence and land his fastball and slider.
• Says his game has definitely improved a lot. He’s had four pitching coaches in four years and joked that “he knows everything about pitching”
• Says moving to the side of the rubber makes it different for hitters. Says it was a hard adjustment, but he got used to it.
• Yeskie emphasizes catch play. Throwing catch like you’re throwing pitches w different grips and everything has helped them a lot.
• Has a good time getting the guys pumped up before the game. He’s the hype guy in the dugout before each game and says he can’t say what he says to the team on TV.
• Calls this the most talented staff he’s been a part of.

Mac Bingham

• He’s led off before and he’s comfortable w it, but he can hit wherever.
• Was looking for something up in the zone, and saw a fastball up and took it hard.
• Excited to get to SEC play. New opportunity for him and wants to see what it’s all about.
• As a team, they want to control the zone as hitters to help them drive the ball more.
• Says Hellmers is one of the more selfless players on the team. Says he’s funky to face because he stands at a weird spot on the mound.

His commitment to LSU lasted longer than I thought...

Brother Love

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The No. 2 ranked LSU Softball team hosted the No. 3 ranked Texas Longhorns at Tiger Park on Tuesday morning. In a top-3 battle, the LSU Tigers knocked off the Longhorns 7-4 behind a five-run first inning.

Texas starting pitcher, Teagan Kavan, entered the game 10-0 with a 1.22 ERA, but she was relieved after giving up five runs, three hits, one walk and two HBP in just 0.2 innings. After that, the Tigers would struggle to hit against the Longhorn relievers, scoring two runs on four hits to end the game, but it didn't matter as the Sydney Berzon limited the Longhorns to four runs on nine hits.

The Tigers now move to 23-0 and will host Ole Miss in a three game series this upcoming weekend. We'll see if the Tigers can leap the Oklahoma Sooners for No. 1 in the polls.

Top Performers:

Ciara Briggs: 2-for-3, RBI, 2 Runs
Ali Newland: 1-for-3, RBI
Taylor Pleasants: 1-for-2, RBI, 1 Run
Raleen Gutierrez: 1-for-3, RBI, 1 Run
Kelly Lynch: 1-for-2, 3 RBI

Ran a 4.31/40. My break out player this year.

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Damien Shanklin's list: LSU, Texas, Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Michigan, USC, Miami, Ohio State, Texas A&M, Oregon, Tennessee and Cincinnati.

The LSU Tigers throw out the first pitch against NDSU at 4pm CT. Check back for live updates from the game.

@Luke Hubbard examines LSU's path to March Madness

gents, our Lady Tigers are #2. maybe our highest ranking ever?


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The weekend of March 8-9 has shaped up to be a busy one for LSU. This list of unofficial visitors will have rolling updates when more names are known.

Here they are:

Chris Ewald Jr.

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Jarcoby Hopson

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Xavier Ukponu

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Gus Cordova

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Mario Nash Jr.

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Jaime Ffrench

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Dilan Battle

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Katrell Webb

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Tavion Wallace

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Chuck McDonald III

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Bralan Womack

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Caleb Chester

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From @Luke Hubbard

Jay Johnson

• Thought Neal played well in RF. Says we might be able to see that more when Alex is catching.
• Thinks they could see a spike in Neal’s production if he keeps improving how they’ve seen him in practice.
• Says they’re trying to save Kade for this weekend.
• Thought Justin Loer was playing really well. Got out of some jams and executed.
• Has no ego in how they score runs, so that double steal tactic was just a way to try to score.
• Thought Coleman was fresh and it really helped him.
• Thinks Milam is fine w his injury. Said he dove weird and has gotten hit in the same spot (by pitches) multiple times.
• Thought they were driving the ball really well tonight.
• Thinks Braswell is playing great. He works so hard and has nothing but high praise for him.

Brady Neal

• Says something new is always fun. Referring to playing RF. Played a lot of outfield growing up.
• Said he hit okay last weekend but wanted to be better. He’s been working a lot and it paid of tonight.
• Said he’s worked on figuring out where the ball starts and trying to determine what the pitches is from that.
• Says he’s feeling great. The trainers have done a great job keeping his body up to shape.
• Excited to get a full SEC schedule in. He was injured last year and played 3 series.

Justin Loer

• Said his fastball was on tonight. Feels when it’s on, it helps him set up his slider.
• Says coming in w the bases loaded and getting a K helps his confidence for the rest of his outing.
• Approaches every game like he’s going to pitch every time. Trying to stay locked in throughout the game until he comes in.
• Thinks Kade is so mature for a freshman. Said he’s so mentally advance.
• Thinks he can get too cute early in counts and it gets him into some hitter friendly counts.
• He’s excited to get out there and play on SEC games.

The LSU Tigers throw out the first pitch against NDSU at 6pm. Check back here for live updates from the game.

LSU Lineup:
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LSU made a massive impression over the weekend: