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Prep Baseball: Danville's Caudill, Lasure named to All-America team

Rob Caudill and Andrew Lasure of Danville have been named to the Louisville Slugger High School All-America first team. Caudill, a pitcher-shortstop who has signed with Davidson, and Lasure, a catcher who has signed with East Tennessee State, were two...

Tags: Baseball, College Baseball, Sports

Miami Regional Preview: UCF baseball hopes to advance to super regional for first time in school history

May 30: Midday Fix - Louisville Slugger Museum

WGN News

Louisville Slugger Museum 800 West Main Street Louisville, Kentucky www.sluggermuseum.com The museum is 7 days a week. The Ballparks exhibition will run through mid August.

MSU's Petree named National Player of the Year

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TUCSON, Ariz. — Missouri State University sophomore Nick Petree (RHP, Clinton, Mo.) has been named the The Louisville Slugger NCAA Division I National Player of The Year, as released Thursday (May 31) as part of Collegiate Baseball newspaper's...

Tags: Baseball, J.D. Drew, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Thomas Robinson, Oklahoma Sooners

Bears face elimination after NCAA Regional loss to Central Florida

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CORAL GABLES, FL – Second-seeded UCF scored the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth inning to top the Missouri State Bears, 2-1, Friday afternoon in NCAA Division I Championship opening-round action at the Coral Gables Regional. Chris Taladay&...

Tags: Baseball, National Collegiate Athletic Association, UCF Knights, Missouri State Bears, Sports

Orioles select Virginia right-hander Branden Kline with second-round pick

The Baltimore Sun

A few hours after taking LSU right-hander Kevin Gausman with the fourth overall pick of this year's MLB Draft, the Orioles selected another college arm with their second choice. The Orioles selected University of Virginia junior right-hander Branden...

Tags: Baseball, Thomas Johnson, Major League Baseball Draft, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles

Indiana's Johnson and Martin drafted to Chicago teams

Press Release

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana Baseball's Micah Johnson and Chad Martin were both picked in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft on Tuesday (June 5). Johnson was chosen by the south-side Chicago White Sox in the ninth round (291st overall) while the north-...

Tags: Baseball, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Major League Baseball, Sports

College Baseball: Mercer grad Honchel makes freshman All-America team

Matt Honchel of Harrodsburg has been named to the 2012 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America team selected by Collegiate Baseball newspaper. Honchel, a Mercer County graduate, was the Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year and a first-team all-MAC...

Tags: Baseball, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Students, Teaching and Learning, College Baseball

Area baseball trio named Freshman All-Americans

The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association released its Freshman All-American Team on Monday. Virginia Tech catcher Mark Zagunis, Virginia outfielder Derek Fisher and Liberty first baseman Alex Close were all named to the second team. The trio...

Tags: Baseball, Students, Teaching and Learning, North Carolina Tar Heels, North Carolina State Wolfpack

Paper trail helped tell story of Maryland cannibalism suspect

Any time a high-profile crime is committed, reporters want to start digging into the background of the suspect. It can not only reveal new insight into that individual but potentially expose failures in the system, which can serve as a guide for...

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Florida softball, baseball duos pick up All-America honors

UF’s Mike Zunino named a Golden Spikes Award finalist