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  • Mavericks suffering growing pains in first season Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:01AMForty-eight hours before his team would play its first-ever game in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League, Seacoast Mavericks owner Dave Hoyt sat back in the home dugout at Spaulding High School, sadly shaking his head.
  • 2011 Baseball News Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:09AMJune 7, 2011 Bassitt, Turocy Selected in 2011 MLB Draft A pair of University of Akron baseball players were selected in the 2011 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft on Tuesday.
  • Didier shaped Nicholls athletics, many lives Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:11AMRaymond Didier was a husband and father to some.
  • PREP NOTEBOOK: Carr commits to Division I Loyola Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:13AMCameron’s Emily Carr didn’t wait for her final year of high school volleyball. Playing for her club team this summer did enough for the soon-to-be senior to make her college choice.
  • Flagstaff High grad going to California Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:02AMFlagstaff High graduate Jason Euler recently signed a National Letter of Intent to play collegiate baseball at Irvine Valley College, part of college baseball’s hotbed.
  • Cleanup of college football needs to start in Columbus Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:25PMFinal part of a series: Ohio State, embroiled in scandal, is a perfect example of college football losing its way. But Dennis Dodd says it could also be the game's salvation. If the NCAA wants to clean up the sport, start in Columbus.
  • Gilbertson to use baseball to develop career Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:14AMMatt Gilbertson has always loved baseball.
  • Topsailâs Stone sets records at College of the Albemarle Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:42AMTOPSAIL VOICE HAMPSTEAD – There were several reasons Jake Stone was unsure of his future when he graduated from Topsail High School in 2009.
  • Ex-Valley standout ready for shot at majors Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:47AMChris Schwinden is almost there – he is a candidate for a major league call-up to the New York Mets , is 6-3 with a 3.07 ERA and 81 strikeouts in 93 2/3 innings with the Mets' Triple-A club in Buffalo, N.Y.
  • Triple play Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 5:06PMPatience is key at the plate for any hitter. The virtue proved its worth for Oak Ridge right fielder/first baseman Chavez Golden. Golden along with Oak Ridge seniors Michael Craig and Jake McLaughlin signed with NAIA schools to play baseball this coming fall.
  • Former Cleveland State head coach to take over Culver-Stockton baseball program Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:45AMFormer Cleveland State University head coach Kevin Kocks was named the new baseball coach at Culver-Stockton College on Tuesday morning.
  • Kawaihau Big League All-Stars scrub for support Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 3:49AMLIHU‘E — The members of the Kawaihau Big League All-Stars know they have a lot of work ahead of them if they want to make it to the Big League World Series. On Saturday, that work started with washing cars.
  • Loreauville’s Durke signs with LSU-S Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 12:51AMRoss Durke didn’t draw a lot of interest from college baseball coaches despite a four-year baseball career at Loreauville High School that saw him earn Best of the Teche Baseball honors as a senior.
  • Koontz gets a chance, makes it with HiToms Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:32PMPatrick Koontz's post-Ledford journey has taken some twists and turns, the latest of which has been a successful season with the Thomasville HiToms.
  • Matt Calkins column: Highlight play sparks thoughts of ten best Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:11PMIf, however, you have already witnessed the MLS goal of the year, then please enjoy this list of the Top 10 all-time plays involving Portland/Vancouver area teams. That’s plays — not games or performances. One singular moment.
  • Sports Notes Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 12:51AMNCS Basketball Camp Northlake Christian School is hosting their annual Wolverine Basketball Camps for boys and girls ages 6-12 July 11-15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call Tony Agresta 635-0401 ext. 2004 or e-mail aagresta@northlakechristian.org.
  • Top Speed Baseball helps Crandell make move from NVC to NAIA school Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 1:39AMMichael Crandell wants to take all the right steps as he continues to push himself in baseball.
  • Topsailâs Stone sets records at College of the Albemarle Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 12:11PMTOPSAIL VOICE HAMPSTEAD – There were several reasons Jake Stone was unsure of his future when he graduated from Topsail High School in 2009.
  • Track and field feeling a heat wave Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 1:00AMThis summer’s all-comers meets stoke spirit of competition
  • Carroll player, coach part of all-star squad Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 2:03AMTwo of the key components that helped bring the Carroll baseball team back-to-back Class 4A state championships will be on full display in front of Fort Wayne fans July 9-10.
  • GOBIS: Hopkins surging for Rattlers Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 1:54AMSince moving into the leadoff spot of the batting order for the Milwaukee Brewers' Class A team in Wisconsin, the Timber Rattlers (40-36), former Bishop Feehan High Shamrock Greg Hopkins has had four multi-hit games, belting a two-run homer and driving in four runs the other night in a win over Peoria.
  • Hopkins surging for Rattlers Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 10:54PMSince moving into the leadoff spot of the batting order for the Milwaukee Brewers' Class A team in Wisconsin, the Timber Rattlers (40-36), former Bishop Feehan High Shamrock Greg Hopkins has had four multi-hit games, belting a two-run homer and driving in four runs the other night in a win over Peoria.
  • Pitt State's Ronnie West to be enshrined in Kansas Hall of Fame Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 11:22AMThe Kansas Sports Hall of Fame has announced the members of the 50th Anniversary Class of 2011, who will be enshrined in ceremonies Oct. 2 at the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in the Wichita Boathouse.
  • salina.com - an online service of the Salina Journal Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 5:52AMNEWTON -- Nine new members will be inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame, the 50th anniversary class of 2011. Ceremonies are slated for Oct. 2 at the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in the Wichita Boathouse.
  • Johnson a little big man for Spinners Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 5:47AMLOWELL -- Maybe it's because the Red Sox realize they made a serious mistake when they gave up on diminutive David Eckstein in Triple-A a decade ago.
  • Morning Leadoff - June 30, 2011 Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 11:53PMTrivia answer
  • Kansas Sports Hall of Fame class unveiled Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 11:05PMTwo former Kansas State standouts headline this year's Kansas Sports Hall of Fame induction class. A ...
  • Simoneau, LaFrentz, Heinkel Top Kansas Sports Hall Of Fame Class Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 6:15PMThe State of Kansas Sports Hall of Fame has announced the members of the 50th Anniversary Class of 2011 who will be enshrined in ceremonies on October 2 at the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in the Wichita Boathouse
  • The Way I See It: Small-town athletes have chance to go big-time Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 5:45PMMy interview with former St. Helena High baseball player Michael Gastelum left me feeling inspired. He clearly had a big passion for the game, and did whatever it took to get to the college level. And not just any college level, but Division I.
  • Kansas Sports Hall Of Fame Announces Class Of 2011 Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 3:05PMLaFrentz, Simoneau, Wecker among inductees to be enshrined October 2 in Wichita
  • Louisiana Sports Hall honorees include 3 Saints Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 12:15PMNATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) - No one says an induction class has to follow a theme other than excellence. But diversity and excellence were both showcased as the 2011 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame induction class came together for the first time Thursday at a news conference. "This is a real peculiar position for myself," Will Wilton said. "I'm sitting here amongst all these guys that played and I've ...
  • La. Sports Hall honorees appreciative of inclusion Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 10:24AMROBIN FAMBROUGH The Advocate NATCHITOCHES, La. No one says an induction class has to follow a theme other than excellence. But diversity and excellence were both showcased as the 2011 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame induction class came together for the first time Thursday at a news conference. "This is a real peculiar position for myself," Will Wilton said. "I'm sitting here amongst all these ...
  • Sports Roundup - June 23, 2011 Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 11:28PMFROSTBURG — Former NFL wide receiver and Frostburg State University assistant football coach Javin Hunter will be hosting a one-day football skills camp on Saturday, July 9.
  • Sports briefs Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 11:23PMLOCAL Isabella Skinner retains lead at Junior All-Star BLUFFTON, S.C. - Isabella Skinner of Cumming shot a 1-under-par 71 for a 142 tournament total to remain on top of the girls division while Austin Connelly of Las Colinas, Texas, took over the lead in the boys competition after the second round with a 3-under-par 69 at the Junior All-Star golf tournament. Connelly's two-day total of 4-under ...
  • SPORTS NOTES Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 12:33AMNCS Basketball Camp Northlake Christian School is hosting their annual Wolverine Basketball Camps for boys and girls ages 6-12 Monday-Friday and July 11-15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call Tony Agresta 635-0401 ext. 2004 or e-mail aagresta@northlakechristian.org.
  • Clayton State women’s basketball to be honored by Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 10:35PMNCAA Division II National Champions to receive “Stars of the Year” recognition
  • COA’s Stone recognized as one of the nation’s best Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 8:22PMAs the team record-holder in almost every offensive category for the revived College of The Albemarle baseball team, Jake Stone turned in on-the-field performances that future Dolphins are likely to find difficult to surpass.
  • Aggies tab Evans as new pitching coach Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 4:27PMLAS CRUCES - New Mexico State baseball coach Rocky Ward hired Mike Evans as assistant coach. Evans replaces Chase Tidwell as the Aggies pitching coach.
  • NMSU Baseball Gets New Assistant Coach Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 4:16PMNew Mexico State baseball head coach Rocky Ward announced that Mike Evans is the new assistant coach for the Aggie baseball team. read more
  • Pioneers finish 1-2 at softball NAIA World Series Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 3:36PMFor the second straight season, MidAmerica Nazarene's softball team went 1-2 in pool play and failed to reach the quarterfinal round at the NAIA Softball National Championship, which continues this week at Gulf Shores (Ala.) Sportsplex.
  • Vanderbilt skipper guided Commodores to College World Series with mentor's help Sunday, June 19, 2011 @ 11:07PMTim Corbin credits Clemson leader — a man who has influenced many in college baseball  More
  • Four area players chosen in Major League draft Saturday, June 18, 2011 @ 8:50PMFour players who competed in high school baseball in central Ohio were selected in the Major League Baseball draft on June 6-8.
  • Evansville Otters Sign Outfielder Troy Frazier Saturday, June 18, 2011 @ 2:59PMEVANSVILLE, Ind. - The Evansville Otters have announced the signing of outfielder Troy Frazier. Frazier began this season in the Pecos League playing for the Roswell Invaders, where the Louisville, Kentucky native hit .303 with four home runs and 19 runs batted in.
  • Sports briefs: Ex-Bulldog Siwy falls at Chico tourney Saturday, June 18, 2011 @ 12:55AMEx-Fresno State standout Rudy Siwy was knocked out in singles and, along with current Bulldog Nick P
  • ERAU 2nd in NAIA all-sports competition Saturday, June 18, 2011 @ 12:37AMEmbry-Riddle finished second Friday in the competition for the NAIA's Learfield Sports Directors' Cup, awarded to the top athletic programs in the nation.
  • Former Judson coach Rutledge leaving imprint as THSCA leader Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 3:45PMSAN MARCOS – When D.W. Rutledge resigned as Judson football coach in March 2001 to become executive vice president of the Texas High School Coaches Association, he knew his life never would be quite the same.
  • Area athletes part of Buena Vista's CWS-bound baseball team Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 5:10PMAPPLETON, WISC. -- Three former Harlan Community athletes will take part in the upcoming NCAA Division III College World Series as members of the Buena Vista University baseball team.
  • Marizzaldi building on success at Seton Hill Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 3:19AMMarc Marizzaldi is the name and face of baseball at Seton Hill University. The only coach in the program's history, Marizzaldi — a 1994 Baldwin High School graduate — has guided the once-fledgling program to national prominence.  read more »
  • CHATTER: Local baseball players headed to Japan Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 1:33AMWest Ranch pitchers J.C.Cloney and Ryan Keller are among five area baseball players selected to the roster of 18 that will represent the United States in the fifth annual friendship series with Japan in Tokyo and Osaka.
  • Osprey will have plenty of college players in fold for 2011 Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 1:13PMMISSOULA, MONT - The Missoula Osprey, in conjunction with the parent club Arizona Diamondbacks, announced more of the 2011 roster today, which is shaping up to be long on experience. All seven of the players announced today have played collegiately.