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DAY TWO COLLEGE WORLD SERIES RESULTS IN THE USCAA PLUS NAIA PLAYOFFS

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Wright State Lake Campus LakersDAY TWO, GAME ONE: The 3 seeds – the WRIGHT STATE AT THE LAKE CAMPUS LAKERS – played an elimination game against the 7th seeded PENN STATE AT MONT ALTO LIONS. A 2-0 1st Inning lead for the Lakers became a 6-2 advantage in the 3rd.

The 4th Inning ended with Wright State at the Lake on top of the Lions 7-3 but in the 5th PSU-Mont Alto batted in 4 runs to knot things up at 7-7. The Lakers notched what turned out to be the winning run in the 6th Inning, eliminating the Lions in an 8-7 nailbiter. Carson Schuman pitched for the win.

newportnewsapprentice-school-builderDAY TWO, GAME TWO – The 4th seeded NEWPORT NEWS APPRENTICE SCHOOL BUILDERS (Shipbuilders) battled the top seeds – the UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI AT CLERMONT COUGARS in this game. After 2 scoreless Innings the Builders managed a 1-0 edge over the Cougars in the 3rd.

From there the Pitcher’s Duel resumed, with Newport News Apprentice School driving in the final run of the game in the 7th Inning to hand UC-Clermont a 2-0 loss. Pitcher Robbie Watkins was on the mound for the entire game for the Builders.  Continue reading

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USCAA COLLEGE WORLD SERIES: DAY ONE RESULTS

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Marygrove College MustangsDAY ONE – GAME ONE: The 10 seeds – the MARYGROVE COLLEGE MUSTANGS – faced the 7th seeded PENN STATE AT MONT ALTO LIONS. The Mustangs surprised the Lions by seizing a quick 3-0 lead in the 1st Inning, then making it a 5-0 score in the 3rd and 6-0 in the 4th.

PSU-Mont Alto at last got on the scoreboard in the 5th Inning to make it a 6-1 game. The rest of the way Marygrove College added 3 more runs but gave up 6 to the Lions. The Mustangs won the game 9-7 with Pitcher Daniel Bailey on the mound for the entire game.

Bluefield State Big Blues logoDAY ONE, GAME TWO: In this game the 8th seeded BLUEFIELD STATE BIG BLUES took the diamond against the 9 seeds – the CENTRAL PENN COLLEGE SILVER KNIGHTS. The Big Blues got off to a 1-0 edge in the 1st Inning but the Silver Knights put up 2 runs each in the 2nd and 3rd to take a 4-1 advantage.

Neither team scored in the 4th Inning but Bluefield State tied things up at 4-4 in the 5th. The 6th Inning saw the Big Blues explode for SIX runs, following which they shut out the Silver Knights the rest of the way for a 10-4 victory. Addison Meeks inherited the Earth as the winning Pitcher. Continue reading

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COLLEGE BASEBALL: USCAA WORLD SERIES TEAMS FOR 2017

Balladeer’s Blog takes a look at the TEN teams playing for the College Baseball National Championship this year in the USCAA (United States Collegiate Athletic Association). The College of St Joseph’s (sic) are the Defending Champions.

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TOP SEED

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI AT CLERMONT

Team Name – COUGARS 

College of St Josephs Vermont Fighting Saints***

SECOND SEED

COLLEGE OF SAINT JOSEPH’S (sic)

Team Name – FIGHTING SAINTS

Wright State Lake Campus Lakers***

THIRD SEED

WRIGHT STATE AT THE LAKE CAMPUS 

Team Name – LAKERS

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FOURTH SEED

NEWPORT NEWS APPRENTICE SCHOOL

Team Name – BUILDERS

Cleary University Cougars***

FIFTH SEED

CLEARY UNIVERSITY

Team Name – PROWLING COUGARS Continue reading

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COLLEGE BASEBALL PLAYOFF TEAMS: NAIA

southeastern university fireHATTIESBURG BRACKET

Top Seed: SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY FIRE   

2. TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY RAMS   ###    3. WILLIAM CAREY UNIVERSITY CRUSADERS   ###    4. LYON COLLEGE SCOTS   ###    5. LSU-ALEXANDRIA GENERALS   ###    

Northwestern Ohio RacersLIMA BRACKET

Top Seed: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN OHIO RACERS

2. MIDDLE GEORGIA STATE KNIGHTS   ###    3. HOPE INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY ROYALS   ###    4. MID-AMERICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY PIONEERS   ###    5. MIDWAY UNIVERSITY EAGLES   (First Appearance In The NAIA Baseball Playoffs)   ###    Continue reading

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COOLEST WNBA TEAM NAMES

With the WNBA season coming up what better time for a look at the coolest team names in the league’s history. This list will include franchises that folded along with teams that are still active.

Comets

Comets

12. HOUSTON COMETS

Established: 1997

Comment: The Comets were one of the Original Eight WNBA franchises and were the league’s very first dynasty. The Comets won the WNBA championship for the first four years of the league’s existence. To put that in perspective not even the NBA’s Jordan/Pippin Bulls or Kobe/Shaq Lakers were able to win four titles in a row.

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Sparks

Sparks

11. LOS ANGELES SPARKS

Established: 1997

Comment: Another Original Eight franchise, the Sparks labored in the shadow of the Houston Comets for years. In 2001 the Sparks seized the opportunity to unseat the Comets as Western Conference Champions and went on to win the 2001 and 2002 WNBA titles. High-profile University of Tennessee player Candace Parker joined the Sparks for the 2008 season. Continue reading

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COLLEGE BASEBALL: MORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS

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Lyon College ScotsCHAMPIONSHIP GAME – The 3 seeds – the LYON COLLEGE SCOTS – did battle with the top seeded MISSOURI BAPTIST UNIVERSITY SPARTANS for the AMC Tournament title. After 2 scoreless Innings the Scots grabbed a 1-0 lead in the 3rd with the Spartans tying it up at 1-1 in the 4th.

The 5th Inning saw Lyon College go back on top 2-1 then 5-1 in the 7th. Missouri Baptist University only managed one more run from there so the Scots won the game by a score of 5-2. Tyler Tognarine pitched for the Save. * THE SCOTS ARE CHAMPIONS OF THE AMERICAN MIDWEST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT * Continue reading

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CHESAPEAKE COLLEGE: COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAMS

newlogo01.aiCHESAPEAKE COLLEGE SKIPJACKS

Location: Wye Mills, MD

Division: NJCAA

Comment: Don’t call them the Flapjacks. Don’t call them the Blackjacks. Don’t call them Continue reading

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POLO: THE UNITED STATES QUALIFIES FOR THE WORLD CUP

United States Polo AssociationU.S.A. Polo joined Australia, New Zealand, Argentina and Chile in qualifying for the next FIP Polo World Cup, to be played in Sydney, Australia from October 17th-30th this year.

America secured entry with our 9-7 victory over Mexico. Felipe Viana led the U.S.A. with 5 of those 9 Goals.

Polo is the world’s OLDEST team sport.

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MID-SOUTH CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT: MORE ACTION

Georgetown College TigersGEORGETOWN VS CUMBERLAND – The 4th seeded GEORGETOWN (KY) COLLEGE TIGERS swept the 5 seeds – the CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY PHOENIX in 2 games straight. Game One went scoreless for the first 5 Innings before the Tigers notched 4 runs.

The Phoenix could only muster 1 Run of their own in the top of the 9th. Pitcher Michael Conrad picked up the win. Continue reading

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COLLEGE BASEBALL POSTSEASON IS UNDERWAY FOR 2017!

*** MID-SOUTH CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT ***

Shawnee State BearsGAME ONE – The 7th seeded SHAWNEE STATE BEARS took the Diamond against the 2 seeds – the UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS PATRIOTS. The Patriots grabbed a quick 1-0 edge in the 1st Inning but the Bears went on top 2-1 in the 2nd.

From there Shawnee State made it a 3-1 game in the 4th Inning and 4-1 in the 5th. The teams each put up 2 Runs in the 7th Inning but no more as the Bears won it 6-3. Derek Moore pitched all 9 Innings for Shawnee State, Iron Man style. Continue reading

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