St. Louis Cardinals' Carlos Beltran tells Met fans: Time to get over 2006 and ...
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:42:26 -0800

Actually, I'm not thinking about the fans, I'm thinking about myself, Beltran said at Tuesday's Baseball Assitance Team charity dinner at the New York Marriott Marquis in Times Square. Beltran did not feel welcome in New York during the difficult ...

Cobras Baseball signs 15 new players
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:49:35 -0800

The Parkland Cobras baseball program has enjoyed its fair share of successes over the last four years under head coach Matt Kennedy, amassing a total of 143 wins, while sending 50 players on to the next level. One of the main ingredients to their ...

UA football: Cats gets safety to recommit, land a Griffey
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:48:32 -0800

Hall of Fame baseball writer Peter Gammons once wrote that Griffey, the oldest son of former baseball star Ken Griffey Jr., would be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2012 amateur draft. The Orlando, Fla., wide receiver verbally committed to Arizona after ...

Four Grand Valley State baseball players named to preseason All-Americans
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:18:15 -0800

By Brian Van Ochten | The Grand Rapids Press allendale -- The American Baseball Coaches Association has selected four members of the Grand Valley State University baseball team, which finished 52-5 and advanced to the NCAA Division II World Series for ...

Baseball's Kyle Nisson Named To Collegesportsmadness.com's 2012 Northeast ...
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:30:55 -0800

Last season, Nisson became the first catcher in Quinnipiac history to receive All-NEC honors, while also being named to the 37 th Annual New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association All-Star Game. Nisson earned second-team recognition after leading ...

Astros need changes but not to name
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:59:26 -0800

By Jerome Solomon Since 1941, only one major league baseball team Houston has changed its nickname without relocating. But other existing franchises did so once upon a time: Boston Red Caps (1876) become Beaneaters (1883), then Doves (1907), ...

Lamar baseball to open spring workouts on Friday
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:49:05 -0800

Beaumont fresh from enjoying a successful fall semester in the classroom, Lamar University's baseball team will open preparations for its 2012 season Friday afternoon when head coach Jim Gilligan will oversee the Cardinals' first team practice in ...

A day later, baseball still agog over Tigers landing Prince Fielder
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:03:23 -0800

3-4 hitters in baseball . Period." Ryan Topp, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: "(The Brewers) also avoided overpaying for Fielder on the back end of the contract, something the Tigers will now have to handle at the same time they deal with a decline-phase ...

Islanders Baseball holds Inaugural Golf Tournament
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:33:53 -0800

Support our local university athletes by signing up to play in the Islanders Baseball team's Inaugural Golf Tournament at 11 am to 5:30 pm Saturday Feb. 4 at Oso Beach Municipal Golf Course. The tournament will allow participants to meet the coaching ...

Coastal Carolina Baseball /Softball Stadium Project Approved
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:10:00 -0800

CONWAY - The Coastal Carolina University baseball and softball programs have received approval from the State of South Carolina including finalized architectural renderings for a $10.2 million renovation that will put both programs' facilities among ...

FSU baseball team ranked No. 20
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:04:38 -0800

The Florida State baseball team received their second pre-season top 25 ranking of the year as Baseball America has the Seminoles ranked No. 20 to open the 2012 campaign. The Seminoles are one of five schools out of the Atlantic Coast Conference ranked ...

hundley teaches baseball to kiwis, learns about cricket
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:43:32 -0800

But the Padres catcher learned a lot about another stick-and-ball sport during the Major League Baseball Ambassador trip. I liked cricket a lot, Hundley said during an exchange of emails from New Zealand. It is a very interesting sport, ...

Football is America's Favorite Sport as Lead Over Baseball Continues to Grow
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:12:11 -0800

25, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- For two months every year, sports fans have to make a decision watch football or baseball on Sundays? Based on the numbers of Americans who say it's their favorite sport, one would have to assume that football wins hands ...

Some random thoughts while waiting for spring training
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:29:41 -0800

Maybe I'll bring a baseball and ask Rob Gronkowski to spike it. Why is it a football player can celebrate a touchdown as much as he wants, but if a baseball player celebrates a home run, the pitcher will throw at him the next time?

Javelinas baseball picked to finish seventh in Lone Star Conference
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:51:38 -0800

By Staff reports richardson texas A&M-Kingsville didn't receive much love in the 2012 Lone Star Conference preseason baseball poll released Wednesday. The Javelinas were selected to finish seventh in the eight-team league.

Ultra-successful Wildcat baseball coach resigns
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:46:56 -0800

Cordele The man who led Crisp Academy to a 2011 state baseball championship, a 2010 state runner-up finish, a pair of region titles and a 49-28 won-loss record in his three-year stint won't be back at the school in 2012. Hours after Brett Freeman ...

Baseball : The Hot Stove 50 years Ago
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:00:00 -0800

So what did baseball fans have to talk about around the hot stove 50 years ago? Well the winter of 1961-62 probably had some very interesting conversations. The first may have been whether New York Yankees outfielder and American League Most Valuable ...

Glendale baseball coach Howard Bell fights ALS
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:58:08 -0800

6 girls' basketball game between Kickapoo and host Glendale, wristbands and T-shirts will be on sale in an effort to raise funds for Glendale High School baseball coach Howard Bell. Bell was recently diagnosed with ALS, or Lou Gehrig's Disease.

Astros need changes but not to name
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:59:26 -0800

By Jerome Solomon Since 1941, only one major league baseball team Houston has changed its nickname without relocating. But other existing franchises did so once upon a time: Boston Red Caps (1876) become Beaneaters (1883), then Doves (1907), ...

ECU baseball coach Godwin suspended
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:15:04 -0800

Greenville east Carolina baseball coach Billy Godwin will serve a two-week suspension without pay after an internal investigation revealed that four volunteer coaches received impermissible housing benefits, ECU athletics director Terry Holland ...