by Aaron Patterson
The Commercial-News
DANVILLE, Ill. — When he arrived in Danville to join the Dans, Austin Nola brought with him plenty of memories from his school season at LSU.
Both he and Dans teammate Mikie Mahtook were late-comers after winning this year’s College World Series.
When Nola returns to LSU, he will take with him the credentials of hitting for his first-ever cycle. He did so in Wednesday’s 11-6 win over the DuPage Dragons.
“I’ve never hit one before,” Nola said. “I was just expecting to come to the game to play ball, have a few good at bats and hit the ball hard. The hits fell today.”
Nola reached base in all five of his at bats, including a first-inning laser to the shortstop whose throw to first was just off the mark, and drove in five runs.
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