Archive | Baseball
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Ohio State baseball team adopts newest member, Pataskala native Will O’Brien
Pataskala, Ohio, native Will O’Brien has two families; he is the newest addition to the Ohio State baseball team and is one of Nancy and Bill O’Brien’s four children.
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Column: Time for MLB to step up to the plate
Major League Baseball is up to bat at a crucial moment. Armando Galarraga's quest to pitch the 21st perfect game in MLB history screeched to a halt Wednesday evening as a result of something every sports enthusiast fears: a blown call.
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Closing time for Florida baseball’s star reliever
Kevin Chapman hasn’t received this much attention since high school. The burly left-hander was a Louisville Slugger All-American at Westminster Academy where he recorded a 0.89 ERA in his junior year.
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Top pitching prospect likely headed to MLB Draft
Every week throughout the spring, members of the local media outlets flood into Bill Davis Stadium to talk to Ohio State U. pitcher Alex Wimmers. Every time the Buckeye ace is set to make a start, a slew of scouts are in attendance, radar guns in hand.
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Pitcher, catcher share lengthy baseball history
Ohio State U. pitcher Alex Wimmers and catcher Dan Burkhart form one of the best batteries in the Big Ten. But these two have a lot of experience working with one another because they grew up playing together.
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Minnesota baseball receives $2 million donation for new ballpark
If there’s one thing U. Minnesota head baseball coach John Anderson learned from the success of the Gophers' new football home, TCF Bank Stadium last fall, it was, “If you build it, they will come.
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U. Michigan baseball overcomes 14-run deficit to win
In the top of the tenth inning Sunday senior first baseman Mike Dufek launched his sixth home run of the season out of Ray Fisher Stadium. And it couldn’t have come at a better time.
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Column: Youth baseball should strike out the curveball
Yakker, Uncle Charlie, Yellow Hammer, Hook, Snake, The Deuce, The Local, Lord Charles, Spinner. A curveball can be called many things, but most experts call it TROUBLE. In recent years youth baseball leagues have drastically changed pitch count rules to help protect kids' arms.
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Baseball player killed in motorcycle crash
Western Illinois U. pitcher Devin VanBrooker was killed in a motorcycle accident late Tuesday night when his motorcycle collided with an SUV. He was pronounced dead at 11:50 p.m. The SUV was driven by Macomb resident Shameka Beard-McAllister.