Murphy DeMoss’ walk-off double to left lifted the Ruston softball team 10-9 over Ouachita on Thursday, cementing the Lady Bearcats firmly in the District 2-5A title race.
After recording his second top 5 finish of the season at the 39th annual Louisiana Classics, Louisiana Tech’s Niilo Maki-Petaja was named Conference USA Men’s Golfer of the Week on Thursday.
Despite a slow-burn comeback attempt from No. 5 seed Jacksonville State (12-17) in the second half, the No. 4 Lady Techsters (14-18) never relinquished their lead and defeated the Gamecocks 60-54 in Thursday’s Conference USA quarterfinal matchup.
