Furman head coach Bob Richey added to his staff for the 2026-27 season with the hiring of former Southern Conference standout and LSU assistant coach Casey Long, it was announced on Thursday. A native of Leesville, La., Long joins the Furman coaching staff after serving as an assistant coach on Matt McMahon’s staff at LSU the past four seasons. All told, he spent nine seasons working with McMahon after five years together at Murray State prior to their arrival in Baton Rouge, La.

Florida State will start RHP Bryson Moore in Friday’s regional game against St. John’s. This will be his 15th start. He’s 5-2 with a 4.91 ERA. Coastal Carolina plays Northern Illinois in the other game in the regional.  The Chants will start RHP Ross Norman, who in seven starts is 2-4 with a 7:09 ERA. 

Francis Marion right fielder Charlie Bussey III and DH Ethan McAnally were named D2 First Team All-Americans by the NCBWA. Bussey leads the nation with a .489 batting average, and McAnally is second nationally with 104 RBIs.

For the first time in the history of Furman Athletics, the Paladins have captured both Southern Conference Commissioner and Germann Cups in the same year, it was announced this evening by the league at its annual meeting in Hilton Head. The Commissioner’s Cup recognizes the SoCon’s top men’s athletics program, and the Germann Cup honors the league’s best women’s athletics program.

NC State will not play UNC in basketball in Raleigh this season. It marks the first time the Wolfpack won’t host the Tar Heels since the 1946-47 campaign. (from the Wolfpacker).