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Can Mississippi State transfer Luke Reynolds be the answer for Southern Miss at 3rd base?

Luke Reynolds is expected to be the everyday third baseman for Southern Miss in 2018. Jason Munz/Hattiesburg American

Luke Reynolds had every intention to suit up and play for Southern Miss in 2017.

The left-handed swinging, right-handed throwing corner infielder got 92 at-bats as a sophomore at Mississippi State in 2015. But things weren’t exactly working out and the result was a mutual parting of ways. Under the circumstances, the expectation was the NCAA would approve a waiver that would allow Reynolds to play for the Golden Eagles without having to sit out a year.