THE DAILY REVEILLE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2010
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Toliver misses practice Tuesday with broken left hand Receiver apologizes for altercation By Rachel Whittaker Chief Sports Writer
LSU senior wide receiver Terrence Toliver broke his left hand after the altercation he was involved in early Sunday morning in a parking lot at Reggie’s in Tigerland, and Toliver did not practice Tuesday. LSU coach Les Miles said he does not anticipate “any lasting issues” from Toliver’s injury, and he said Toliver will continue to practice. “It will probably be casted and taped and rubber-casted for the rest of spring,” Miles said. “It’s a simple fracture, not
something that’s not stable, so we the team, the coaching staff, to the feel like there’s less risk to prac- players and my family,” Toliver tice.” said. “It was also embarrassing Miles said Toliver’s hand to me. I want to tell everybody will not be an exI’m sorry and tell cuse for any poor the fans I’m sorry practices. and forgive me for “We’ll throw what happened.” him balls when Cpl. L’Jean Log on to see a video the read dicof Toliver apologizing McKneely, Baton tates, and he’ll for his involvement in Rouge Police Dehave to catch it,” an altercation and the partment spokesMiles said. “If he man, said Toliver police report on the doesn’t catch it, and another perincident. we’re going to son, Timothy Mobark at him. He’s ran, were involved going to have to block with it. I in a “fisted altercation,” and Tolididn’t break it. He did.” ver was tased twice after refusing Toliver made a public apol- to follow police orders. ogy at an impromptu media sesToliver was arrested and sion Tuesday night, claiming his charged with three misdemeanbehavior in the altercation was ors of disturbing the peace, pub“out of my character.” ALTERCATION, see page 7 “It was an embarrassment to
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Easy Going LSU defeats University of Louisiana-Monroe, 18-7; Northwestern State game postponed
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LSU wide receivers coach Billy Gonzales, left, runs with junior wide receiver Terrence Toliver during practice March 1 in the Indoor Practice Facility.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
By Chris Branch Sports Writer
No midweek hangover this time around. Wednesday’s contest against Louisiana-Monroe didn’t present any problems for the No. 1 LSU baseball team. Behind an armada of runs, LSU (12-0) maintained its spotless record in a 18-7 snoozefest against the Warhawks (5-5) in front of a sparse crowd of 2,666. Sophomore outfielder Trey Watkins, junior catcher Micah Gibbs and senior first baseman Blake Dean all lofted home runs, while junior outfielder Leon Landry went 3-for3 with three RBIs and two runs scored. Landry is now perfect in his last seven at bats. Junior right-hander Ben Alsup (1-0) earned the win. Watkins’ homer marked his first of the season, while Gibbs hit his third and Dean blasted his second. “I saw the flags get a little happy,” Gibbs said. “I saw the ball well. Everybody was swinging it well today. It’s kind of like a virus when everyone hits this way. You just end up on the bandwagon.” LSU put the game away in its portion of the fourth inning. Twelve batters saw the plate in the inning as the Tigers hung seven runs and pounded three Warhawk pitchers into submission. LSU freshman third baseman Wet Delatte led off the inning with a walk and didn’t have to wait long. Watkins belted a pitch over the left field fence to increase LSU’s lead to 7-1. Things were just getting started. Sophomore shortstop Austin Nola then laced a double to leftcenter field to keep the inning going. Dean walked to put runners on first and second. Gibbs took advantage. The Pflugerville, Texas, native roped a Warhawk offering over the left field fence for a three-run shot to send the game out of reach at 10-1. A Mikie Mahtook double three
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LSU freshman infielder Wet Delatte throws the ball to first base Tuesday during the Tigers’ 18-7 victory over ULM.
WIN, see page 7
Mitchell to head AllSEC Second Team By Chris Branch Sports Writer
LSU senior forward Tasmin Mitchell keeps reeling in the accolades. Mitchell, the school’s all-time leader in minutes played and third all-time scorer, roped in SecondTeam All-Southeastern Conference honors Tuesday per the coaches around the league. Mitchell took a step down after being named to the First Team last season. But his team did win the regular season conference title last year, and Mitchell’s Tigers won just two conference games this cam- Tasmin Mitchell paign. LSU senior forward The award adds to Mitchell’s already impressive resumé. The Denham Springs native also boasts a spot on the 2006 SEC All-Freshman Team coupled with a place on the 2006 Freshman All-American Team according to CollegeInsider.com. Mitchell sits just 21 points away from scoring 2,000 in his illustrious career in Baton Rouge. Along with the minutes record, Mitchell owns the record for games started with 132. Mitchell has also grabbed the sixth-most rebounds of any Tiger in his career with 942. ACCOLADES, see page 7