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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Paul Skenes struck out 12 and carried a shutout into the eighth inning before Tennessee broke through, and LSU held on to beat its SEC rival 6-3 in the College World Series on Saturday night.

Crowley moves to 5-3-2 on season

BATON ROUGE (AP) — When LSU clinched its first trip to the College World Series in six years, it gave 6-foot-6, 247-pound right-hander Paul Skenes a chance to break a major strikeout record that has stood for more than three decades.

BATON ROUGE — LSU first baseman/designated hitter Jared Jones has received Second-Team Freshman All-America recognition from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.

Crowley goes 1-0-2 in Classic

The Jennings All-Star Bronco 12U Team defeated the Lake Arthur All-Stars 4-2 this past Sunday to finish the Crowley All-Star Warm Up Tournament at Tony Robichaux Sports Complex. Jennings and Lake Arthur both finished 3-0 in pool play and due to tiebreaker rules Lake Arthur went into Sunday’s championship as the No.1 seed. Jennings earned the No.2 seed Sunday morning with a 6-0 win over Kinder.

BATON ROUGE – Designated hitter Cade Beloso launched a threerun homer, and relievers Riley Cooper and Gavin Guidry combined to fire 5.2 scoreless innings Sunday night as LSU posted an 8-3 victory over Kentucky in Game 2 of the NCAA Baton Rouge Super Regional at Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.

CARY, N.C. – LSU’s Dylan Crews and Paul Skenes and Florida’s Jac Caglianone were announced on Wednesday as the three finalists for the 2023 Golden Spikes Award by USA Baseball. This year marks the 45th edition of the Golden Spikes Award, which honors the top amateur baseball player in the nation who best exhibits exceptional onfield ability and exemplary sportsmanship.