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HAVANA, Cuba – The University of Alabama baseball team had its most productive offensive performance in the final game against the Cuban Collegiate All-Stars in the Friendship Tournament Thursday afternoon, but saw its four-run lead erased by Cuba’s six-run sixth inning as the home team took the series final 7-5 at Latin American Stadium in Havana.
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HAVANA, Cuba – The Cuban Collegiate All-Stars used a three-run third inning to defeat the University of Alabama baseball team, 6-2, in game two of the 2008 Friendship Tournament at Latin American Stadium Wednesday afternoon in Havana, Cuba. Center fielder Yoennis Cespedes delivered the big blow with a two-run double in the third inning. Read the rest of this entry »

RHP Austin Hyatt

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HAVANA, Cuba – University of Alabama baseball senior Kent Matthes had two hits, including a two-run home run, and the Crimson Tide got some excellent relief pitching and late-inning defense to throw out the winning run at the plate in the bottom ninth inning to preserve a 3-3 tie with the Cuban Collegiate All-Stars in game one of this historic “Friendship Tournament” at the Stadium of Latin America in Havana, Cuba Tuesday afternoon.
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Rayner Noble (Courtesy of Houston Media Relations)

HOUSTON – The University of Houston baseball program and head coach Rayner Noble announced the signing of six athletes to its 2008 signing class during the early signing period.

Under first-year UH assistant coach/recruiting coordinator Russell Stockton and UH assistant/recruiting coordinator Jorge Garza, the Cougars welcome three high school players and three junior college transfers to the program. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Purple team took Game 1 of the Black/Purple World Series behind the arm of Jamie Serber who tossed six solid innings allowing just one earned run. Shortstop Murray White, third baseman Hank Patterson and right fielder Eric Isler carried the offense combining for nine hits. Read the rest of this entry »

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Larry Holscher (Courtesy of Pacific Media Relations)

Stockton, Calif. – In the final game of the 2008 Orange and Black World Series, the Orange Tigers gave themselves a tally in the win column with an 8-4 victory over their Black Tiger counterparts on Nov. 21.

Senior Larry Holscher (McArthur, Calif.) gave Orange a quality five-inning start, when he surrendered eight hits, while fanning four batters and offering two walks. Read the rest of this entry »

Mike McKeever (Courtesy of Pacific Media Relations)

Stockton, Calif. – In the second-consecutive day of Pacific Baseball’s Orange and Black World Series, the Black Tigers secured the series after topping the Orange Tigers 10-4 on Nov. 20.

The 2008 Orange and Black World Series consists of three games from Nov. 19-21, to mark the end of fall play in 2008.

Junior Jamie Niley (Elk Grove, Calif.) took the mound for the Black team, and helped keep Orange down early on.
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CINCINNATI – Over the weekend, the University of Cincinnati baseball team played Game 2 and Game 3 of its annual Red/Black World Series, with the Black Team taking both games by scores of 9-6 and 7-3, respectively. Read the rest of this entry »

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Ryan Jackson

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami baseball team closed out its Second Annual Orange-Green Fall World Series Monday at Mark Light Field, with the Orange team picking up a 5-2 victory over the Green in the winner-takes-all series finale. Read the rest of this entry »

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Bobby Cozine (Courtesy of Pepperdine Media Relations)

MALIBU, Calif. – Orange’s No. 2, 3 and 4 batters combined for nine hits, three homers, six runs and six RBI in its 14-5 victory over Blue Saturday afternoon in the third and final game of the Pepperdine Blue and Orange World Series at Eddy D. Field Stadium. Read the rest of this entry »

Freshman T.J. Jones

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CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati baseball team kicked off its annual Red/Black World Series Wednesday evening with the Black Team defeating the Red Team in extra innings, 5-2. Freshman T.J. Jones (Cincinnati, Ohio/LaSalle) went 2-for-4 from the plate, including a two-out, two-RBI triple in the eighth inning to secure the win for the Black squad.

Senior Michael Hill (Proctorville, Ohio/Fairland) got the start for the Black Team, while junior Andrew Burkett (Crystal Lake, Ill./Cary-Grove/Elgin CC) toed the rubber for the Red Team. Hill and Burkett each went 3.0 innings, giving up just one hit apiece, but the lone hit given up by Hill was a second-inning solo home run by junior Jim Jacquot (Belleville, Ill./Belleville East/Southwestern Illinois College) that placed the Red Team in front, 1-0.
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Senior Lance Dupuis saw 5.1 innings on the mound Friday night, fanning six

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The ‘Prothro Persicks’ swept the baseball fall world series two games to none this past weekend, winning game one 9-3 and taking game two by a score of 1-0.

Friday evening in game one, the ‘Newman Masters’ quickly jumped out to a 2-0 lead before the ‘Prothro Persicks’ responded with three runs in the second to take the lead. The squad added to the lead with two in the third and two more in the fourth.
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