New Faces Drafted Into the Big Leagues & College World Series
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The Louisiana State University Tigers took on the Florida Gators in the 2023 College Baseball World Series this past weekend. LSU took the win for Game 1 in 11 innings, with a score of 4-3. LSU sealed their fate when Cade Beloso hit a home run at the start of the 11th inning, and LSU Pitcher Ty Floyd ended the game with 17 strikeouts - the most by any LSU pitcher in the CWS. LSU led the Championship 1-0 after the first game.
LSU looked strong in the beginning of Game 2 on Sunday with a two-run lead in the bottom of the second after Florida tied the game during the top of the inning. The Tiger’s lead in the game didn’t last long when Florida’s Ty Evans clapped back with his second home run of the day in the third. The Gators continued to dominate LSU with Florida’s Wyatt Langford five-hit performance and Jac Caglianone’s three-hit performance. The game ended with a College World Series record broken for most runs in a game with a whopping score of 24-4 for the Gators.
It all came down to Game 3 to decide who would take home the NCAA College Baseball World Series title. LSU took Game 2 to heart and definitely showed up on Monday night in order to bring home the National Title. Game 3 started off great for Florida with Wyatt Langford hitting a home run that brought the Gators to a 2-0 lead. LSU took over from there, especially in the last three innings by scoring eight runs. LSU won the game with a score of 18-4 to avenge the 2017 CWS when Florida swept LSU. This was the Tiger’s 7th CWS National Title and their first title since 2007..
The 2023 NBA Draft
The 2023 NBA Draft was held on June 22 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. As many foresaw, the 7-foot-5 Victor Wembanyama was drafted as the first overall pick to the San Antonio Spurs. He was said to be the most talked about and hyped-up pick since Lebron James in the 2003 NBA Draft.
The first round also included a decent amount of trades. The Indiana Pacers had pick No. 7 selecting Bilal Coulibaly and the Washington Wizards selected Jarace Walker at No. 8, later leading to a trade. As well as the Dallas Mavericks trading Cason Wallace and No. 10 to Oklahoma City Thunder for Dereck Lively II at No. 12.
The NBA Draft took players from all over the world, but SEC schools came in as the most popular destination with 10 draft picks. Big 10 schools followed closely behind, with eight draft picks total. The ACC continued with five and Pac-12 and Big-12 just below with four picks. 11 schools said goodbye to some of their best players after setting them up for their NBA careers. Arkansas and UCLA are at the forefront of that list sending off three players each, Arkansas having 2/3 of their players being drafted in the first round.
This year’s NBA Draft was a success, and we can’t wait to see what these fresh players bring to the 2024 season. Speaking of the NBA, their partner in crime, the WNBA, has their 2023 All-Star Game coming up around the corner on July 15th, 2023!
2023 NHL Draft
The 2023 NHL Draft started last night June 28 at 7:00 pm ET. This was the 61st NHL Entry Draft and it will be held for two consecutive days starting yesterday at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
The Chicago Blackhawks had the first overall pick of the draft with the Vegas Golden Knights having the last pick of the first round. The Chicago Blackhawks selected 17-year-old Connor Bedard, who is considered one of the best hockey players of his generation. You can stream the draft on multiple networks including ESPN, NHL Network, SN and TVA Sports.
We look forward to seeing what's in store for the rest of the draft and the next hockey season to come!
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