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May 7, 2014 · 3:23 pm

COLLEGE BASEBALL: CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT RESULTS FROM MAY 6th

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Viterbo V-HawksMIDWEST COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE – The top two seeds in this conference – the VITERBO UNIVERSITY V-HAWKS and the AIB COLLEGE OF BUSINESS EAGLES – were the last teams standing in this tournament. The top seeded V-Hawks (love that name) absolutely hammered the Eagles 9-0 to take the title.   ***   CONGRATULATIONS TO THE V-HAWKS, THE MCC CHAMPIONS FOR 2014.

point universityAPPALACHIAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE – On Day Two for this conference tournament the 6th seeded POINT UNIVERSITY SKYHAWKS defeated the 7th seeded MILLIGAN COLLEGE BUFFALOES in a 3-0 shutout   ###   The 4th seeded ST ANDREWS UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS eliminated the 8th seeded VIRGINIA INTERMONT COLLEGE COBRAS, likewise in a 3-0 blanking   ###   Meanwhile the 5 seeds – the BRYAN (TN) LIONS shocked the nation with a TWENTY-THREE to SIX annihilation of the top seeded TENNESSEE WESLEYAN COLLEGE BULLDOGS    ###   And the 2nd seeded REINHARDT UNIVERSITY EAGLES bounced the disappointing 3 seeds – the UNION(KY) BULLDOGS 12-9 in the proverbial “0-2 and a barbecue”.  Continue reading →

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May 6, 2014 · 2:39 pm

MORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPS CROWNED PLUS OTHER COLLEGE BASEBALL ACTION

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William Woods OwlsAMERICAN MIDWEST CONFERENCE – The top seeded MISSOURI BAPTIST UNIVERSITY SPARTANS advanced to the title game by eliminating the 4th seeded FREED HARDEMAN UNIVERSITY LIONS by a score of 4-2   ###   And in the second game the 3rd seeded WILLIAM WOODS UNIVERSITY OWLS mauled and mangled the Spartans in a 10-0 laugher. Along the way the Owls also defeated Park University and Lyon College.   ***   CONGRATULATIONS TO THE OWLS, THE AMC CHAMPS FOR 2014. 

Basic CMYKASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS – The Cinderella 6 seeds – the HOUSTON- VICTORIA JAGUARS – continued dancing their way through the opening game yesterday by shocking the 2nd seeded LSU- ALEXANDRIA GENERALS  4-1   ###   But in the championship game that followed midnight finally struck in the form of the top seeded GEORGIA GWINNETT COLLEGE GRIZZLIES who smacked the Jaguars back down to Earth ELEVEN to NOTHING. Along the way the Grizzlies also beat Fisher (MA) and LSU- Alexandria.   ***   CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GRIZZLIES, THE AII CHAMPS FOR 2014.   Continue reading →

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May 5, 2014 · 10:26 pm

MORE COLLEGE BASEBALL CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT ACTION – MAY 4th

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Bacone Warriors logoRED RIVER ATHLETIC CONFERENCE – The top seeded LSU- SHREVEPORT PILOTS (riverboat pilots) eliminated the 5th seeded TEXAS COLLEGE STEERS by a score of 13-9 to advance to the title game   ###   In that title game the 3 seeds – the BACONE COLLEGE WARRIORS – defeated the Pilots in a 7-4 thriller. Along the way the Warriors also defeated Jarvis Christian College.   ***   CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BACONE COLLEGE WARRIORS, THE RRAC CHAMPS FOR 2014. 

British Columbia ThunderbirdsCALIFORNIA PACIFIC CONFERENCE/ CASCADE CONFERENCE COMBINE – In the 2 spot the CONCORDIA (OR) CAVALIERS defeated the 3rd seeded CORBAN UNIVERSITY WARRIORS  4-2 in order to move on to the championship game   ###   Then the top seeded UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA THUNDERBIRDS went on to beat those Cavaliers 4-1 for the crown. Along the way the Thunderbirds also took out Menlo College and Corban University.   ***   CONGRATULATIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA THUNDERBIRDS, THE CPC/ CC CHAMPS FOR 2014.   Continue reading →

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May 5, 2014 · 2:51 pm

ANCIENT SCIENCE FICTION: THE MEN OF THE MOON (1809) BY WASHINGTON IRVING

Washington Irving giving us his sexiest come-hither stare.

Washington Irving giving us his sexiest come-hither stare.

THE MEN OF THE MOON (1809) – Several decades before H.G. Wells would use his fictional invasion from Mars in War of the Worlds as an allegorical condemnation of colonialism the American author Washington Irving beat him to it. In Irving’s work The Men of the Moon a technologically advanced race from the moon conquered the Earth and treated its inhabitants the way that European and Muslim colonialists treated the indigenous inhabitants of the areas they subjugated.

Irving tongue-in- cheekly called his invaders from the moon “Lunatics” and depicted them as green-skinned humanoids with tails and one eye each instead of two. Their most bizarre feature is the fact that they carry their detached heads tucked under one arm with a spinal column “cord” attaching the head to the body. For refreshment the moon men drink liquid nitrous oxide.  Continue reading →

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May 4, 2014 · 4:57 pm

COLLEGE BASEBALL CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT RESULTS FROM MAY 3rd

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Huntington College Foresters logoCROSSROADS LEAGUE – In a THIRTEEN INNING marathon the 4th seeded HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY FORESTERS at last emerged with a 3-2 victory over the 5th seeded ST FRANCIS (IN) COUGARS   ###   The 7th seeded MARIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS had the upset of the day by bringing down the 2 seeds – the TAYLOR UNIVERSITY TROJANS – in a 9-8 Instant Classic   ###   The top seeded MT VERNON NAZARENE UNIVERSITY COUGARS nearly doubled- up on the 8th seeded GRACE COLLEGE LANCERS  11-6   ###   And the 6th seeded INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY WILDCATS got drubbed by the 3rd seeded SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY COUGARS in a 10-0 laugher.

Viterbo V-HawksMIDWEST COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE – The top seeded VITERBO UNIVERSITY V-HAWKS (how can you not love that name) had their hands full with the 4th seeded WILLIAM PENN UNIVERSITY STATESMEN but prevailed 2-0   ###   The 2nd seeded AIB COLLEGE OF BUSINESS EAGLES (who should change their name to the Magnates) had to hang on themselves to win a 2-1 epic of the diamond with the 3rd seeded ST AMBROSE UNIVERSITY FIGHTING BEES   ### And the (4) Statesmen notched a 1-1 record for the day by defeating the 5th seeded GRAND VIEW UNIVERSITY VIKINGS  7-1.    Continue reading →

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May 3, 2014 · 9:47 pm

COLLEGE BASEBALL POSTSEASON TOURNAMENTS CONTINUE

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PARKPIRATESAMERICAN MIDWEST CONFERENCE – Day Two of the AMC tourney yesterday saw the 6th seeded PARK UNIVERSITY PIRATES avoid elimination by inflicting that fate on the 7th seeded MID-CONTINENT UNIVERSITY COUGARS instead in a 6-1 spanking   ###   The 4th seeded FREED- HARDEMAN UNIVERSITY LIONS meanwhile eliminated the 8 seeds – the HANNIBAL- LAGRANGE TROJANS by a blowout score of 10-0   ###   The top seeded MISSOURI BAPTIST UNIVERSITY SPARTANS shut out the 5th seeded BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY AT SPRINGFIELD BULLDOGS  5-0   ###   And in the 3 spot the WILLIAM WOODS UNIVERSITY OWLS upset the 2nd seeded LYON COLLEGE SCOTS by an unbelievable THIRTEEN TO FOUR!

LSU-Alexandria GeneralsASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS – On the first day of this conference’s tournament the 2nd seeded LSU- ALEXANDRIA GENERALS hammered the 5th seeded LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY AT BELLEVILLE LYNX into submission by a score of 10-3   ###   Meanwhile the top seeded GEORGIA GWINNETT COLLEGE GRIZZLIES trounced the 6 seeds – the UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON AT VICTORIA JAGUARS to the tune of ELEVEN to ONE   ###   And in a 4 seed over 3 seed upset the FISHER COLLEGE FALCONS took down the CAL STATE- SAN MARCOS COUGARS in a 3-1 Instant Classic.  Continue reading →

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May 3, 2014 · 2:52 pm

PULP HERO NORTHWEST SMITH: STORIES FIVE AND SIX

Northwest Smith: C.L. Moore's ruthless swashbuckler of the spaceways.

Northwest Smith: C.L. Moore’s ruthless swashbuckler of the spaceways.

Balladeer’s Blog continues its examination of another neglected pulp hero – in this case Northwest Smith. Created by the female author C.L. Moore in the 1930′s Northwest Smith was a ruthless outer-space smuggler and mercenary decades before Han Solo. With his Venusian partner Yarol at his side and armed with a trusty blaster Smith roamed the solar system in his deceptively fast spaceship The Maid. In the course of their criminal pursuits the two often found themselves in the role of reluctant heroes, sometimes with the fate of entire planets at stake. For more on Northwest Smith and other neglected pulp heroes click here: https://glitternight.com/pulp-heroes/ 

5. JULHI (1935) – After a smuggling run to Venus Northwest Smith foolishly lets his guard down in an underworld tavern and gets shanghaied away to the Venusian island called Vonng. Smith is the latest kidnap victim from lowlife hangouts to wake up weaponless on the deserted island as a sacrifice to Julhi, a lovely yet monstrous creature with a beautiful upper body but multiple lower limbs.

Julhi is just one of a race whose dimension shares the same space as Vonng’s crumbled ruins but where time passes much more slowly than in our realm. The story wouldn’t be out of place on the renewed Doctor Who series. Julhi and her kind are psychic vampires, draining memories and emotions from their prey like a traditional vampire drains blood to survive. Continue reading →

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May 1, 2014 · 9:07 pm

COLLEGE BASEBALL CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT RESULTS FROM APRIL 30th

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PrintUPSET OF THE DAY – The SSAC’s 8th seeded AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT MONTGOMERY WARHAWKS (formerly the Senators) delivered the shock of the day yesterday. The Warhawks rose up and dragged down the conference’s top seeded FAULKNER UNIVERSITY EAGLES in an undeniable Instant Classic. The Eagles were leading 2-0 going into the top of the 8th Inning when the Warhawk bats came to life, seizing a 4-2 lead. Faulkner, the defending national champions of NAIA college baseball, pulled to 4-3 in their half of the Inning and AUM responded by adding another run in the top of the 9th. The Warhawks limited the Eagles to just 1 run themselves in the bottom of the Inning and nabbed a 5-4 victory! AUM’s P.J. Leto got the win!  

brewtonparkerTHEY HAD ‘EM ALL THE WAY! – With apologies to the late baseball broadcaster Bob Prince. The 2nd seeded BREWTON- PARKER COLLEGE BARONS well and truly had their First Round opponents – the 7th seeded UNIVERSITY OF MOBILE RAMS – all the way. A 2-0 lead after the 1st Inning became 3-0 after the 2nd, 4-0 after the 5th and 6-0 after the 6th! The Rams finally got on the board in the top of the 8th Inning with a pair of runs but the Barons added another run of their own to make it 7-2, which would hold up as the final score! For the Barons Mike Venturelli walked away with the win.   Continue reading →

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April 30, 2014 · 7:59 pm

COLLEGE BASEBALL POSTSEASON ACTION CONTINUES

El Camino College logoSO-CAL DIVISION: PLAY-IN ROUND – GAME ONE – The game of the day yesterday was this classic of the diamond played between the 17th seeded EL CAMINO COLLEGE WARRIORS and the 16th seeded MOUNT SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE MOUNTIES. After two scoreless Innings the Warriors put up a run in the top of the 3rd with the Mounties eventually tying things up in the bottom of the 6th. El Camino College responded with another run of their own in the top of the 7th Inning and rode that ball to a 2-1 victory. Credit Andrew Burschinger with the win.  

66_eastlosangeleslogo.GIF (120×160) SO-CAL DIVISION: PLAY-IN ROUND – GAME TWO – This game pitted the 15th seeded EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE HUSKIES against the 18 seeds – the COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS COUGARS. The Cougars took a 2-0 lead in the top of the 2nd Inning but by the bottom of the 3rd the Huskies had tied the game up. In the 5th and 7th Innings College of the Canyons logged a pair of runs to make it a 4-2 Cougar advantage. In the bottom of the 7th East Los Angeles College again knotted up the game. After the Cougars went on top again 5-4 in the top of the 8th the Huskies used their half of the Inning to take their first lead of the game at 6-5, which turned out to be the final score, too. East L.A.’s closer Shawn Kennedy got the win.  Continue reading →

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April 30, 2014 · 5:35 pm

BLACK OAK ARKANSAS: THE OFFICIAL BAND OF FRONTIERADO

Black Oak ArkansasThe Frontierado holiday is just a little over 3 months away so here is the first related post for the calendar year. As the Lifetime Commissioner of Frontierado I am empowered to designate an Official Band for that greatest of all holidays! In keeping with my blog’s theme of emphasizing those things which are neglected I’ve named Black Oak Arkansas as the Offical Band of Frontierado. Headed by legendary front man Jim Dandy, whom David Lee Roth always pointed to as a huge influence, this country-rock/ r&b band thoroughly kicked ass. Click here for a quick (3 minute) representation of the group’s sound:

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