Andrew Stevenson's little brother was in the LSU dugout on Sunday

In case anyone was wondering who the young boy was standing next to Coach Mainieri during the Sunday game, he was Andrew Stevenson's little brother, Matthew, 16. The kid went nuts in the dugout when his big brother hit the triple.

And after the game, Matthew joined the team in lining up on the infield and high fiving each other and in shaking hands with the Purdue players.

Then when the team went to their huddle in the outfield with the coaches, the players lifted Matthew onto their shoulders in the center of the huddle. He was fist pumping towards the sky. A true "Rudy" moment.

Good for Matthew. Good for Coach Mainieri. And good for the players.

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(Stevenson) did it all with his brother, Matthew, watching from the LSU dugout. Matthew, 16, has Down syndrome. He spent the game next to Mainieri, leaning over the dugout railing and gesturing toward the field for the coach. “Pretty cool experience having him in here,” Stevenson said.

“He loved it. He’s my biggest fan.”

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