College roundup: St. Joe’s shuts out USM 5-0 for third straight win
Baseball: Hunter Richardson goes 3 for 3 and drives in two runs for the Monks.
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GORHAM Hunter Richardson went 3 for 3 and drove in two runs on Wednesday as St. Joseph’s shut out the University of Southern Maine 5-0 in baseball.
Dylan Fournier and Drew Healy each drove in a run for the Monks (9-9), who won their third straight.
The Huskies (10-5), who have lost 4 of 5, managed just four hits against five St. Joe’s pitchers.
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SOUTHERN MAINE 17, SALEM STATE 2: The Huskies (1-3) earned their first win of the season in drubbing the Vikings (0-2) at Salem, Massachusetts.
Penn State transfer Myreon Jones commits to Florida
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The Florida Gators men’s basketball rebuilding project continued on Wednesday, as Penn State transfer Myreon Jones announced his commitment to the Gators on Twitter.
Jones whose Twitter display name is “Midnight,” a very cool nickname committed to the Gators after reportedly receiving interest from a fair few high-major schools, including Alabama, Virginia, and 2021 Final Four participant Houston. He scored 15.3 points and collected 2.0 assists per game for the Nittany Lions in 2020-21 as they played out an especially strange season under interim coach Jim Ferry, who replaced longtime coach Pat Chambers after a remark involving the word “noose” prompted one player to transfer and sparked an internal investigation into Chambers and his ultimate resignation.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Penn State’s leading scorer is heading to Florida and could be a huge help right away.
Guard Myreon Jones announced his commitment to the Gators on Wednesday, joining fellow transfers Brandon McKissic from Kansas City and CJ Felder from Boston College as new additions for coach Mike White in Gainesville.
The 6-foot-3 Jones averaged 15.3 points last season and scored in double figures in all but two of the Nittany Lions’ games. He closed the season with 10 consecutive games in double figures and finished as the Big Ten’s 10th-highest scorer.
He shot 39.3% from the field and 39.5% from 3-point range.
After the crushing loss to Oral Roberts in the NCAA Tournament, the Gators a left with a deprived roster. Players like Tre Mann, Noah Locke, Ques Glover and Osayi Osifo will not be on the team next year. These are massive holes on a roster that needs to be fixed. Head coach Mike White is using the transfer portal to patch some of these holes.
Who they got
Brandon McKissic: University of Missouri Kansas City
Grad-Transfer Brandon Mckissic has committed to Florida. Mckissic averaged 17.2 points in his senior year at UMKC. https://t.co/t3YQZCvsp9
At six-foot-three, McKissic put up solid numbers during his time in Kansas City. Last season, the senior guard put up 17.2 points per game. McKissic presence immediately softens the blow to Mann’s departure. However, this is a short-term fix. McKissic is transferring as a graduate student, meaning his time on this team will only be for one season.
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