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AMES, Iowa – Iowa State junior Georges Niang has been named a National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-America Third-Team selection, as voted on by member coaches of the NABC.
Niang, a Methuen, Massachusetts, native is the fourth Cyclone to earn All-America honors in five years under the direction of Fred Hoiberg.
One of the best all-around players in the nation, Niang averaged 15.3 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists in his junior campaign. He earned All-Big 12 First-Team honors and was the league’s most outstanding player at the Big 12 Championship.
Niang scored in double-figures 28 times this season, including eight games with 20 or more points. He has 1,510 points in his career, which ranks 15th all-time at Iowa State.
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Dillon Gee allowed singles to four of his first five batters, then settled in to pitch seven innings Sunday in the New York Mets’ 3-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Matt Carpenter and Jason Heyward opened the first with singles, but left fielder Michael Cuddyer threw out Carpenter at third. Matt Holliday singled, and the Cardinals pulled off a double steal, and shortstop Ruben Tejada turned Matt Adams’ liner into an unassisted double play.
Jhonny Peralte singled leading off the second, and Yadier Molina grounded into a 1-6-3 double play. Gee wound up allowing two runs and seven hits. Heyward hit an RBI triple in the third and scored on Holliday’s sacrifice fly. Lucas Duda had three hits, and Curtis Granderson had two hits and a walk.
Cardinals starter Marco Gonzales, pitching because Jaime Garcia’s shoulder is ailing, gave up one run, three hits and three walks in 4 2-3 innings.
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Miguel Cabrera hit his second home run of the spring and raised his average to .385, leading the Detroit Tigers past the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 Saturday. Cabrera was playing in his sixth game of the spring while recovering from offseason surgery on his right ankle. It was his sixth straight game of the spring, and he will sit out Sunday against Philadelphia.
Shane Greene, acquired during the offseason from the New York Yankees, allowed three runs in five innings for the Tigers. He also walked three while striking out six. Lance Lynn started his third game of the spring for the Cardinals and allowed six hits and two runs in five innings. He walked none and struck out five. Alex Avila homered for the Tigers.
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) – The pitching-depleted Texas Rangers acquired left-hander Sam Freeman from the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday for a player to be named or cash considerations. The 27-year-old Freeman was 2-0 with a 2.61 ERA in a career-high 44 relief appearances last season with the Cardinals. He pitched once against the Dodgers in the playoffs.
Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said he expects Freeman, who is out of minor league options, to make the opening day roster. “He’s got a good arm and the acquisition price was right,” Daniels said. “We’ll bring him in here and give him an opportunity.” The Texas pitching staff has been beset by health problems in spring training, including a season-ending injury to ace Yu Darvish.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Sune Agbuke had a career-high 23 points and Baylor advanced to the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight for the fifth time in six years with an 81-66 win over Iowa on Friday night. Nina Davis added 20 points and Niya Johnson had 16 assists for the Number 2-seed Lady Bears (33-3), who will face the Stanford-Notre Dame winner on Sunday.
Agbuke finished with 12 rebounds for Baylor, which outrebounded the Hawkeyes 45-35. The 6-foot-4 senior topped her previous career best of 16 points, set last season against Kansas State. Kristy Wallace hit her first seven shots and finished with 17 points for Baylor. Samantha Logic had a triple-double to lead third-seeded Iowa (26-8), finishing with 13 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists. The Hawkeyes were making their first Sweet 16 appearance since 1996.
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Starters John Lackey and Matt Harvey both pitched well Friday as the split-squad St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 5-4 Friday. Lackey gave up one run and six hits in seven innings, walking none and striking out one. He needed only 84 pitches in the longest outing by a St. Louis pitcher this spring.
Pitching on his 26th birthday, Harvey allowed one run and three hits in 4 1-3 innings, striking out five and walking none. Harvey missed all of last season after having Tommy John surgery. The All-Star threw 58 of his 80 pitches for strikes.
Rafael Ortega hit his first two home runs this spring, a solo shot in the sixth and a three-run drive in the eighth. He had been sent to the minor league camp earlier this week.
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State’s Georges Niang and Monté Morris have earned all-district 8 honors from the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
Niang, a junior forward from Methuen, Massachusetts, was a first-team selection after averaging a team-high 15.3 points and a career-high 5.4 rebounds. Niang scored in double figures in 28 of 34 games, scoring 20 or more points eight times. He was named the Big 12 Championship’s Most Outstanding Player after helping the Cyclones win the conference tournament for the second consecutive season. Niang also earned First-Team All-Big 12 honors.
Morris, a sophomore point guard from Flint, Michigan, earned a spot on the second team. Morris bumped his scoring average up to 11.9 points after posting 6.8 points as a freshman. He led the Big 12 with 5.2 assists and is on pace to lead the nation for the second season in a row with a 4.63 assist-to-turnover ratio. Morris scored in double figures 24 times, including a career-high 24 points and the game-winner at the buzzer against Texas in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament. He earned all-tournament honors at the Big 12 Championship and was a Second-Team All-Big 12 pick.
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