What's up Tigers! Happy week number 4 on the Rundown. We have an action packed newsletter for you with former Tigers making waves in professional baseball and current Tigers throwing no-hitter complete game gems. Here's what to look for as you scroll.
In this weeks Tiger Rundown:
1. LSU Fan took one off the melon - The Big 3
2. Is this your favorite spot to watch a game? - Picture of the Week
3. Whats your thoughts on the city connect uniforms this year? - Bite Sized Tiger Snacks
Written by Spiker Helms
Meme of the week:
How I always felt in the beginning of the year:
The Big 3 of the Week
What I'm following
1/ LSU Fan Takes a Home Run Ball Straight to the Dome
Tommy White, known as one of the top power hitters in college baseball, hit a ball 100+ mph off the bat. A die hard LSU fan went to catch the ball and took it off the top of his head!
Someone interviewed him after the play, he's response:
2/ Max Scherzer weighs in on electronic strike zone
Pro human, Max Scherzer suggests an interesting proposal to have both the human umpire and electronic umpire live in the same MLB.
MLB is flirting with the idea of bringing in the electronic strike zone, but there are players, like Max, who have been vocal about keeping the decision of balls and strikes with the humans.
3/ Lights go out while pitcher throws his last warm-up pitch
The closer for the San Francisco Giants, Camilo Doval was finishing up his warm-up pitches when the booth turned off the lights for his entrance into the game. Cool entrance, but what happened to the bullpen catcher?!?
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|MLB
Kenny Piper:player of the week for the Tampa Bay Rays Affiliate in the MiLB Southern League. Click and swipe to see his swings.
Bishop Letson: names by Baseball America as one of the top sleeper prospects in the Milwuakee Brewers organization. He is up to 95mph!
|College
Joey Kossinapitcher of the week in the D2 conference: GLVC
Ethan Willoughby: having a standout season in the OVC for SIU-E. He's one of the top hitters in the conference.
|Commitments
Austin O'Gorman: the KC Tiger and Northwestern Missouri State commit pitches a 7 inning CG shutout
