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American Press
a day ago
- Sport
- American Press
LSU one win from regional title after another shut out
Saturday's Games LSU 12, Dallas Baptist 0 Arkansas-Little Rock 22, Rhode Island 10 Sunday's Schedule 2 p.m. — (elimination game) — Arkansas-Little Rock vs. Dallas-Baptist. 8 p.m. — LSU vs. winner of first game. LSU is making this look way too easy. The Tigers won their second straight game of the Baton Rouge NCAA regional Saturday night, 11-0 over Dallas Baptist. It was the usual dominant performance from lefthander Kade Anderson and some unusual offense that seemed to be running down a creative check list of interesting ways to score. 'We played outstanding baseball tonight,' LSU coach Jay Johnson said. 'Obviously it starts and ends on the mound.' The Tigers still haven't allowed a run in the 18 innings of regional play and, after not scoring in their final 15 innings of last week's SEC tournament, have gotten runs in 11 of their 16 at-bats this weekend. Ethan Frey, who started the scoring with an RBI double in the first inning, also provided the most entertaining moment in the smorgasbord of runs scored. The game was long decided by then, but he led off the eighth with a 'Little League home run.' It was officially ruled a triple that doinked off the top of the centerfield wall, but when it was mishandled by the outfielder, the 6-foot-6, 225-pound Frey never slowed down and circled the bases to score on his own hit. The Tigers (45-14) advance to the regional finals where they'll need one more victory, with two chances to get it, to advance to the super regionals. 'We're in a good mindset,' Johnson said of the Tigers' 12th consecutive trip to a regional final, the longest streak in the nation. 'You can get to the postseason (and) a lot of times you hear stuff about 'one more,' finishing the job. That's not my mantra. My mantra is show up and enjoy competing.' LSU will play at 8 p.m. Sunday against the winner of a 2 p.m. elimination game between DBU and Arkansas-Little Rock, which bounced back from its 7-0 Friday night loss to LSU to hammer Rhode Island 22-10. An LSU loss Sunday would force a Monday game between the same two teams, winner take all. It would probably be too much to ask for another shut out as there's a drop-off between the co-aces who have blanked the regional thus far. Johnson wouldn't say who will be on the mound Sunday. The deep starts, however, have left virtually the entire bullpen available for the rest of the regional. 'We have a lot of options,' Johnson said. 'We put ourselves in a really good spot going into tomorrow with some guys that are throwing the ball really, really well. 'We'll let that (earlier) game finish tomorrow and then see where we got from there.' More of the same would probably work fine. 'As a starting pitcher your goal is to save the bullpen as much as you can for the next game,' Anderson said. 'We've got too many pitchers and not enough innings tomorrow. We're in a really good situation and I couldn't be more excited to watch them pitch.' The versatile Tigers scored early and often — and just about every way imaginable — against a former teammate as DBU started LSU transfer Micah Buc. He lasted only 2.2 innings while giving up six runs. Six of LSU's first nine runs came with two outs. Most of it was overkill as Anderson (9-1) blanked the Patriots on four hits for his seven innings. His 11 strike outs gave him the national lead with 156. 'Kade, as Kade has been all year was the best pitcher on the planet tonight and executed on a high level,' Johnson said. 'Defense continued to support him.' LSU got two runs rather routinely on Frey's 2-strike, 2-run double in the first. Then it got interesting. It included Chris Stanfield's first home run in the second inning, the first of three RBIs on a 3-for-4 night for the Tigers' No. 9 hitter. Small ball? The Tigers scored three in third, starting with a safety squeeze bunt by catcher Luis Hernandez that scored Steven Milam followed by RBI singles from Stanfield and Derek Curiel. By the sixth, it was almost showing off when Steven Milam crossed the plate on the tail end of a double-steal where both he and Hernandez were safe. Frey's eighth-inning 'round-tripper' was just icing on the cake. 'That was a really good offensive performance tonight,' Johnson said. 'Getting lead-off guys on, executing the bunting game, running bases smart and aggressive, clutch hitting, two-out hard and low line drives … that's a lot of what the blueprint looks like.' The Baton Rouge regional winner will play the survivor of the Clemson regional in a best-two-of-three super regional with a trip to the College World Series on the line. Host Clemson fell into the loser's bracket there with a loss to West Virginia. Saturday, but if LSU advances, it would host the super regional regardless of which team survives. The whole NCAA tournament got a lot more interesting Saturday when the top two overall seeds lost to fall into the losers' brackets at their regionals, now needing to win three straight to advance. No. 1 Vanderbilt lost to Louisville 3-2 and No. 2 Texas fell to UT-San Antonio 9-7. There was no such drama in Baton Rouge. .
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Altoona Area High School commencement rescheduled due to weather concerns
ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — Families planning to celebrate graduation in Altoona this weekend will need to adjust their schedules. The 149th Altoona Area High School Commencement has been rescheduled to Saturday, May 31, at 6 p.m. due to predicted inclement weather. Originally scheduled for Friday, the ceremony will now take place at Mansion Park Stadium, with gates opening at 4:30 p.m. The district cited forecasts calling for rain and wind that would make outdoor conditions uncomfortable and potentially unsafe. The district acknowledged that the sudden shift may cause difficulties for some families but emphasized the importance of a positive and smooth ceremony for students and guests. Officials plan to monitor the weather and say any further changes will be announced by noon Saturday. Parking for families and guests will be available in the Amtran Lot next to the Sheetz Training Center, the baseball and Little League outfields, and other nearby designated areas. Accessible parking will be provided at the Sheetz Training Center and in marked areas outside the stadium. Accessible seating will be located on the Home Side track and select areas in the stands. Guests requiring accessible access are encouraged to enter through the scoreboard end zone gate. All other attendees are asked to use general stadium seating. For those unable to attend in person, the ceremony will be broadcast live by MLTV starting at 3:55 p.m. The event is open to the public, and the district extended its congratulations to the Class of 2025 and their families. More details and updates can be found on the district's official website. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Wet weather moves in Friday, continues into weekend
Rain returns after lunch Friday and could be steady at times during the afternoon commute and into the evening. A thunderstorm is also possible which could bring heavier downpours, so watch for ponding on roadways. Scattered showers and an isolated storm will continue through lunchtime Saturday, impacting Little League games and outdoor plans, but most of the showers will taper off by Saturday afternoon. It will be blustery and cool for the rest of the day, though, so grab the jacket before you head out. High temperatures will struggle to get back near 60 degrees and winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Sunday brings a shift towards more sumsummer-likeer like weather with warmer temperatures and more sunshine. Highs next week will jump into the 80s. Make sure to check the latest forecast on Channel 11 News. Don't forget to download the Severe Weather Team 11 App for the latest updates and alerts. Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch WPXI NOW
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Climate
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Farrell couple tells story of survival and loss 40 years after deadly tornado
FARRELL, Pa. (WKBN) – This Saturday marks 40 years since one of the deadliest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history. On May 31, 1985, a powerful F-5 tornado tore through parts of Ohio and Pennsylvania, leaving a path of devastation and heartbreak in its wake. One of the hardest-hit communities was Farrell, Pennsylvania, where lives were changed forever in just a matter of seconds. Gerald 'Bugs' Multari survived the storm, but lost a dear friend. Multari keeps a trained eye on the sky these days because he knows just how quickly things can change. 'It was seconds, it really was. It couldn't have been more than half a minute or so, it was gone,' he said. A spring day in 1985 that turned deadly, the violent tornado outbreak ripped across the area. Forty years later, the scars remain etched into the hearts of people, like Multari, who survived. 'There were no tornado sirens whatsoever,' he said. Multari and his wife, Kathy, were cheering on their son at a Little League game that day when the sky darkened and the storm rolled through. He threw himself on top of his children, shielding them with a metal sign. Kathy rode out the storm in the concession stand. 'All you saw was debris flying out of the top,' Multari said. David Kostka, affectionately known as 'Davey,' was a longtime friend of the Multaris, coaching third base that day for his son's team. Kostka was killed by the storm. A memorial at the corner of Roemer Boulevard and Park Avenue now honors his life and sacrifice. 'It's comforting but also sad. It looks like he's looking right at you,' Kathy Multari said. The trauma ran deep as the family struggled to cope with the loss. 'Our daughter had to have counseling afterwards, just with the tornado and that was her first close death that she experienced, because he was like an uncle to our kids,' Kathy Multari said. This quiet tribute is a spot Gerald Multari has visited frequently in the years since Kostka's death. 'I passed that every day and I would speak to him. I told him I loved him, and missed him and everything,' he said. This weekend marks 40 years since the sky opened up over Farrell but the time hasn't erased those memories — it's just given them space to remember. 'I cried, I think we all did,' Multari said. 'You just can't get over it. You just can't get over that.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
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Brains, sweat and a dictionary: It's spelling bee week in America
What began with nine competitors 100 years ago now has 243 fighting for the championship title, with millions of viewers expected to tune in to watch athletes of the mind this week. Considered the Super Bowl of its kind, it's National Spelling Bee week, and this isn't your typical New York Times Spelling Bee or Wordle game; to prepare, competitors are given a 'Words of the Champions' study guide with three difficulty levels, where words range from 'twilight' and 'rosan' to 'ecclesiology" and 'teppanyaki.' Beginning Tuesday, young linguists have come from all over the U.S., Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Department of Defense Schools in Europe. There will also be participants from the Bahamas, Canada, Ghana, Kuwait and Nigeria to participate in the Scripps Cup this year, fighting for the $52,500 cash prize and a custom trophy — basically the first year's tuition at the Ivy League school they'll likely attend. The event can be watched live on the Scripps National Spelling Bee website, allowing adults to watch in awe and self-deprecation as kids handle the mental pressure to spell words of native English and foreign origins, all on a massive stage. But no pressure. Last year's winner was 12-year-old Bruhat Soma from Tampa, Florida. He spelled 29 out of 30 words correctly in 90 seconds. His winning word was 'abseil,' which means a 'descent in mountaineering by means of a rope looped over a projection above,' per the press release. With the quarterfinals and semifinals taking place on Wednesday, finals will be held past the competitors' bedtimes on Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. MDT. This isn't your typical Little League where everyone gets a medal. Bios of some of the competitors describe their favorite pastimes as 'solving math problems and practicing Bharatanatyam' or 'speedcubing or playing his viola.' If a student spells incorrectly, they're out. May the best brainiac win.
