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READY for a REMATCH
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OMAHA – For a group of pitchers identified as a person, it seems fitting that a reliever with the last name Person will toe the rubber first for the LSU baseball team on Thursday night. Senior left-hander Zac Person
will lead Jack Wholestaff into the Tigers’ (54-11) rematch against TCU at 7 p.m. at TD Ameritrade Park, looking to once again avoid elimination from the College World Series. With only two solidified starters all year, Jack, or Johnny, Wholestaff has become the term LSU coach Paul Mainieri uses
when the starter and subsequent relievers have an inning limit in midweek games or the third game of a weekend series. Mainieri usually determines how long each pitcher goes based on the flow of the game, but he acknowledged Person (2-0, 3.34 ERA) could go longer because of his experience.
RESEARCH
University professor helps redate history
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In the games Mainieri has planned on using multiple pitchers, LSU is 13-0. Although Person, who hasn’t appeared since the Baton Rouge Super Regional, has become the Tigers’ setup man for most of the season, he was he was an easy choice to
Well-established facts form the foundation of scientific theory. But when new developments bring these facts into question, science as a whole progresses when research turns in another direction. For years, geologists believed the Isthmus of Panama, the thin landmass connecting North and South America, formed 3.5 million years ago. But a recent comprehensive biological study revealed the isthmus formed nearly 30 million years earlier, changing the entire outlook of evolutionary history in the Western Hemisphere. “Recently, [geologists] have been saying it is potentially a little bit older,” said Prosanta Chakrabarty, an LSU Associate
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Person leads Wholestaff into CWS rematch with TCU BY JAMES BEWERS jbewers@lsureveille.com
Volume 119 · No. 142
MUSIC
Louisiana-born star defies odds, continues her career BY JUSTIN DICHARIA jdicharia@lsureveille.com
Editor’s Note: This is the first part of a two-part series. Meghan Linsey jokingly claims she came out of the womb singing. Raised in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, Linsey’s voice is as unique and colorful as her birthplace. The musician’s perseverance through life’s challenges is as strong as her home state’s fortitude in the face of floodwaters and deadly winds. The 29-year-old resurrected country star from the duo Steel Magnolia has lived in Nashville
for 11 years writing music for record companies and most recently competing on NBC’s “The Voice.” Linsey was the runner-up in this season’s singing competition, having both Pharrell Williams and Blake Shelton as her vocal coaches. The blonde haired singer competed for nearly 10 months in Los Angeles, California, befriending many of her fellow contestants. “It’s a long process, and people don’t realize how much time it does take,” Linsey said. “We were all away from home at a hotel in Los Angeles for so long, so we just became family.”
In 2011, Linsey and her then-fiancé, Joshua Scott Jones, produced a country hit with “Keep on Lovin’ You.” Before a tour with Reba McEntire, Jones’ drug and alcohol addictions reached new heights, and the country star checked into a rehabilitation center in Tennessee. Two years later, Steel Magnolia officially split, and the engagement was no more. Linsey described second chances in the music industry as rare occurrences that are hardly successful. Linsey was one of the lucky ones, and “The Voice” rolled the stone away from her
musical grave. After a long year in California, Linsey now prepares to release self-written, new music within the coming weeks with her signature soulful, pop-like sound. “I really just write from experience,” Linsey said. “You have to just tell the truth, and I think that resonates with people. I’ve been through a lot and just dig deep and write it all down.” While growing up, Linsey listened to ’60s and ’70s rock ’n roll with her dad in his pickup
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Meghan Linsey walks the red carpet Nov. 5, 2014 at the 48th Annual CMA Awards in Nashville, Tenn.