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An Iowa Little Leaguer showed off his cannon of an arm to get runner at home plate, and fans were impressed

What a rocket of an arm!

During an elimination game between Iowa (Midwest Region) and Utah (Mountain Region) in the Little League World Series on Sunday, one player made a positively ridiculous play. It was also pretty clutch in what is shaping up to be a wild tournament thus far.

The bases were loaded for Utah in the second inning while trying to come back from an early 4-1 deficit. Utah’s Dash Avery got enough of a solid hit on what probably would’ve been a sac-fly that led to a few runs in almost any other circumstance. But not on the watch of Iowa’s Greyson Ballinger.

You see, the outfielder caught the ball on the run and, in one seamless motion, launched an absolute rocket right to the catcher’s glove at home plate. Yes, of course, the runner was thrown out!

Goodness, gracious! You’ll never guess the end result of the inning for Utah, by the way: Just one run as Iowa went on to win the game 10-2.

Plays like Ballinger’s are the sorts of fantastic moments from amazing Little Leaguers that make the Little League World Series so much fun to watch.

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LSU vs. Iowa State: Stream, injury report, broadcast info for Friday’s NCAA Tournament opener

Here’s how you can tune in for the Tigers’ first-round March Madness matchup.

Though the news this week has been mostly dominated by the upcoming coaching search, LSU basketball is set to begin its March Madness journey on Friday.

The No. 6-seeded Tigers travel to Milwaukee to face the No. 11-seeded Iowa State Cyclones in the first round of the Midwest Region. The Cyclones finished the season 20-12, but their 7-11 record in Big 12 play made them just the No. 7 seed at the conference tournament, where they were eliminated in the first round by Texas Tech.

Still, Iowa State has a strong resume that features nine Quadrant 1 wins on the year, and it is a trendy first-round upset pick. LSU will hope to avoid being bounced early with interim coach Kevin Nickelberry at the helm.

Best bets in the Midwest Region of the 2022 NCAA Men’s Tournament

There are some great individual scorers in the midwest, but will it matter?

The 2022 NCAA Tournament’s Midwest Region is loaded with great individual talents. Between Iowa’s Keegan Murray, Kansas’ Ochai Agbaji and Wisconsin’s Johnny Davis, three of the country’s top 30 scorers are in the midwest. All averaged about 20 points per game.

But while some of these players pack a punch, not many of their teams are as deep as No. 1 seed Kansas. The Jayhawks get over 10 points per game from four players and have others who can also go off when needed — senior guard Remy Martin came off the bench for 10 and 12, respectively, in the final two games of the Big 12 tourney.

No. 2 Auburn, led by freshman Jabari Smith, can also go to a number of different players. And they defend really well. But youth could prove to be a problem if they run up against a team like Kansas.

Here’s a look at the best bets in the Midwest Region, with odds via Tipico Sportsbook.

Texas falls to a four-seed in ESPN’s latest bracketology

According to ESPN’s latest bracketology, Texas will be a four-seed in the Midwest region. UT was a three-seed in the previous projection.

College basketball is just around the corner, with the Longhorns season opener against Louisiana scheduled for Nov. 10 in Austin. Shaka Smart will enter the season with a warm seat, needing to make the NCAA Tournament.

According to ESPN’s latest bracketology, not only will Texas make the big dance, but they will be a four-seed in the Midwest region. This is one seed lower since analyst Joe Lunardi’s previous prediction, which had the Longhorns as a three-seed.

Lunardi has Texas facing Murray State in the first round, a team coming from the Ohio Valley Conference. The Racers were 23-9 last season, finishing first in the OVC regular-season rankings.

If Smart’s squad got a win in the first round, the winner of Tennessee/Western Kentucky would be on the cards.

Here is the full region:

Five other Big 12 teams are in Lunardi’s latest projection, the fourth most for a single conference in the country.

Baylor (one-seed), Kansas (two-seed), Oklahoma (10-seed), Texas Tech (three-seed), and West Virginia (three-seed) will join Texas in representing the Big 12.

Texas will have the opportunity to rise from a projected four-seed throughout the entire season. Once again, the Big 12 is going to be the toughest conference in all of college basketball. Playing teams such as Kansas, Baylor, and Texas Tech twice a season gives the Longhorns great opportunities to boost their resume.

Shaka Smart did an excellent job scheduling nonconference games as well, starting with Gonzaga. The Bulldogs are the preseason No. 1 team in the country and will be visiting Austin on Nov. 13.

Then, Texas will be traveling to Maui, Hawaii to play in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational. The field consists of Alabama, Davidson, Indiana, North Carolina, Providence, Stanford, and UNLV.

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