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USMâs Powell, Stanley, share C-USA âPitcher of the Weekâ honors
USMâs Powell, Stanley, share C-USA âPitcher of the Weekâ honors By Tim Doherty | May 11, 2021 at 12:11 PM CDT - Updated May 11 at 8:03 PM
From University of Southern Mississippi Sports Information Department
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) â University of Southern Mississippi senior right-handed pitchers Hunter Stanley and Walker Powell each earned Conference USA Pitcher of the Week honors Monday for their efforts this past weekend against Middle Tennessee State University.
Stanley, from Hammond, La., opened the Middle Tennessee series Friday night by limiting the Blue Raiders to three base runners over nine scoreless innings, which included two hits and one to reach via a throwing error.
Florida State poised to select next president. Nine are on short list.
Some high-profile names are among the 22 candidates considered by a search committee.
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The entrance to Ruby Diamond Auditorium on the Florida State University campus, where a search committee is deciding on a successor to president John Thrasher. [ BILL LAX | Bill Lax/FSU Photo Lab ]
Updated May 11
A search committee looking for the next president of Florida State University on Tuesday developed a short list of nine candidates that includes state education commissioner Richard Corcoran.
The committee chose Corcoran and the others from a candidate pool of 22 people. Two other high-profile candidates â Frank Brogan and Jeff Kottkamp, who served terms as Florida lieutenant governor â did not make the list.
Posted By Ken Storey on Tue, May 11, 2021 at 11:55 AM click to enlarge Bay Lake Tower at Disney s Contemporary Resort
Update 05-13-2021 with details and comments regarding the new partnership. Central Florida wasn’t hit as hard by the coronavirus pandemic as many other tourist destinations, but the region definitely suffered. Tourism in the area tumbled by more than half, taking many hospitality and service jobs built around the industry down with it. As the area begins to recover, local hospitality leaders hope this restart will offer a chance to build a better industry than the one that came before.
USM sweeps Middle Tennessee, takes over C-USA West Division
USM sweeps Middle Tennessee, takes over C-USA West Division By Tim Doherty | May 9, 2021 at 6:49 PM CDT - Updated May 9 at 9:11 PM
From the University of Southern Mississippi Sports Information Department
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) – Drew Boyd threw six strong innings and Reed Trimble drove in four runs on a couple of hits as the University of Southern Mississippi completed a four-game sweep of Middle Tennessee with a 9-5 victory Sunday afternoon at Pete Taylor Park.
The 19th ranked Golden Eagles (33-15, 20-7 Conference USA) took a half-game lead in C-USA’s West Division after Louisiana Tech University’s scheduled doubleheader at Florida International University was rained out.