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Oral Roberts 8 Nebraska 0

LINCOLN, Neb. — Kelly Minissale had a no-hit effort thru six innings and lasted 8.1 innings as Oral Roberts University defeated Nebraska, 8-0, to stay alive in the NCAA Lincoln Regional and eliminate the Cornhuskers on Sunday afternoon at Hawks Field.

ORU improves to 48-13 and will now play UC-Irvine on Sunday night at 6:05 p.m. The Golden Eagles need to beat the Anteaters twice before advancing to the next round. No. 1 seed Nebraska saw their season come to an end with a 41-16-1 record.

Minissale finished with 8.1 innings of work, allowing just two hits while striking out two to improve to 3-3 on the year.
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Tags: 2008 Lincoln Regional, 2008 NCAA Tourney, Big 12, Big West, Nebraska, Oral Roberts, Summit League, UC-Irvine

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Oral Roberts 8 Eastern Illinois 7 (10 innings)

LINCOLN, Neb. — Brendan Duffy hit the eventual game-winning RBI single in the top of the 10th and T.J. Kelly recorded his 10th save of the year to help lead Oral Roberts University to a 8-7 win over Eastern Illinois in the elimination game of the NCAA Lincoln Regional, Saturday at Hawks Field. Read the rest of this entry »

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Nebraska 13 Eastern Illinois 10

Lincoln, Neb. - The NCAA Lincoln Regional opened with an offensive flurry on Friday at Hawks Field, as Eastern Illinois and Nebraska combined for 23 runs and seven home runs, as the host Huskers advanced in the winner’s bracket with a 13-10 victory in front of 6,367 fans.

Nebraska scored in seven of its eight innings at the plate, pounding 16 hits, including a season-high four home runs. Husker Coach Mike Anderson acknowledged that it was a rare day at Hawks Field, with the ball carrying to all parts of the park. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Lincoln Regional includes Nebraska, UC-Irvine, Oral Roberts, and Eastern Illinois.

Nebraska begins the NCAA Tournament at home, hosting a four-team regional at Hawks Field. The Huskers (40-14-1) make their ninth NCAA Tournament appearance in the last 10 years on Friday afternoon, when they open up against the Eastern Illinois Panthers (27-28), the champions of the Ohio Valley Conference, at 1:05 p.m. No. 2 seed UC Irvine and third-seeded Oral Roberts will also be coming to Hawks Field for the four-team, double-elimination regional this weekend. ORU and UC Irvine will face off on Friday at 7:05 p.m. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2008 Lincoln Regional, 2008 NCAA Tourney, Big 12, Big West, Eastern Illinois, Nebraska, Ohio Valley Conference, Oral Roberts, Summit League, UC-Irvine

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INDIANAPOLIS - The NCAA Division I Baseball Committee announced the 16 regional sites for the 62nd annual NCAA Division I Baseball Championship. Read the rest of this entry »

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Texas 11, Oklahoma 10

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - Sophomore David Hernandez chipped an 0-2 offering for an RBI single to cap a three-run rally and lead the Texas Longhorns to a come-from-behind 11-10 win over the Oklahoma Sooners in Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship baseball action at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark Saturday morning

With Texas trailing 10-8 in the bottom of the ninth, Jordan Danks and Kyle Russell drew walks from Jake McCarter to leadoff the frame. Chase Anderson came in to pitch for the Sooners and induced a pop up on a bunt attempt by Russell Moldenhauer for the first out. Brandon Belt reignited the rally with a single to rightfield, plating Danks and trimming the lead to 10-9. Preston Clark struck out looking to bring Hernandez to the plate with two outs. Hernandez swung at strike two in the dirt, but a wild pitch allowed Russell to score from third and put Belt in scoring position. Hernandez golfed the next pitch into centerfield for the game-winning run. Read the rest of this entry »

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Doyle Leads OU Past Texas A&M, 4-1
Sophomore Andrew Doyle provided the best outing of the season by an OU pitcher and helped the Sooners, seeded eighth, top the 2008 Big 12 Championship’s top seed, Texas A&M, 4-1, on the first day of the tournament at AT&T Brick… (+)

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No. 24 Texas edged out by No. 9 Missouri, 3-2, in extra innings

he Longhorns yield a game-winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning to lose a 3-2 decision to the Tigers in the first game of the 2008 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship. MORE

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Baylor Knocks off Nebraska 10-4

Shaver Hansen was 3-for-4 with three runs and four RBI, including a key three-run triple in Baylor’s four-run seventh as the Bears knocked off 12th-ranked Nebraska 10-4 in first-day action at the Big 12 Conference Championship at Bricktown Ballpark. The sixth-seeded Bears (32-24) became the first team to win five consecutive pool-play games at the Big 12 Championship, dating back to the 2006 season. The third-seeded Huskers (39-13-1) have lost four straight games for the first time this season. More [+]

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IRVING, Texas — José Duran (Texas A&M) and Aaron Crow (Missouri) headline the 2008 All-Big 12 Baseball Awards as Big 12 Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively, it was announced on Tuesday. Duran, a Fort Worth native, was also named Newcomer of the Year while Aggie mentor Rob Childress was tabbed Coach of Year. Rounding out the selections is Chance Ruffin (Texas), who earned Freshman of the Year.

The All-Big 12 awards are selected by the league’s head coaches, who are not allowed to vote for their own players.

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IRVING, Texas — Texas A&M earned its third Big 12 regular season title on Sunday. The defending postseason champion will be the top seed in the 2008 Phil lips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship, which is scheduled for May 21-25 at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City . It marks the 10th time the championship has been played at this venue.

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The Big 12 race is coming down to the last day. A&M is sitting on top with a league record 19-7 while OSU is in 2nd with a 18-8 record and Nebraska is in 3rd with a 17-8 record. All A&M has to do is to win 1 Game but standing in their way is their arch rival Texas. Texas has come out and took the first two games by identical score of 5-2. Texas has gotten timely hitting to go along with great defense and pitching. in Yesterdays game Austin Wood pitched his first career complete game.  Texas has shown that they are getting their pieces of the puzzle together just in time for tournament time.

Oklahoma State has taken the first two games from OU and is sitting in 2nd place needing a lost by A&M and to win on Sunday. OSU has the tie breaker over A&M and will be the #1 seed come Tournament time.

Nebraska went to the weekend series needing A&M to lose 2 games and to take care of Business against the Tigers of Missouri. Missouri came out swinging in game 1 and in game 2 to the score of 8-1 and 22-9.

The 4th and 5th place have been determine with Missouri the 4th seed and Texas the 5th seed. The top 3 and the bottom half of the conference will be worked out today.

The BIG 12 tournament will start on Wednesday from the Bricktown in Oklahoma City.

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#6 Nebraska 1 at #15 Missouri 8

Missouri junior Aaron Crow set a new school record for wins in a season as he improved to 12-0 after the Tigers’ 8-1 victory over Nebraska on Friday night at Taylor Stadium. Crow allowed just one run on four hits and struck out eight in 8.1 innings pitched. read more »

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#7 Texas A&M 2 at #28 Texas 5

Two triples by Jordan Danks and a solid pitching performance led the Longhorns to a win against the Aggies in game one of the State Farm Lone Star Showdown. [Photo gallery] (pictured: Chance Ruffin)

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#8 Oklahoma State 7 vs Oklahoma 1

Oklahoma State rode the left arm of Andrew Oliver and a lineup that collected 14 hits to a 7-1 win over Bedlam-rival Oklahoma Friday night at Drillers Stadium in front of an overflow crowd of 11,232 fans. (more…)

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Baylor 4 at Texas Tech 7

Junior right-hander Zach Stewart held Baylor to three runs on four hits over a season-high eight innings and Roger Kieschnick blasted two home runs to lead the Texas Tech Red Raiders to a 7-4 win over the Bears on Friday night at Dan Law… More

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Kansas State 5 at Kansas 0

Kansas State pitchers Brad Hutt and Thomas Rooke combined to shut out Kansas on seven hits, while Nate Tenbrink recorded a two-out, two-RBI single in the sixth inning to put the  || CONTINUE

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IRVING, Texas — The Big 12 Conference has named 62 student-athletes to the 2008 Academic All-Big 12 Baseball Team, the league office announced.

Nebraska led the conference with nine selections — seven on the first team and two on the second.

Individually, Brett Scott ( Kansas State ) received special recognition for posting a 4.00 grade point average.

Nominated by each institution’s director of student-athlete support services and the media relations offices, the baseball academic all-league team consisted of 46 first team members combined with 16 on the second team. First team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA, and the second team are those who have a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.

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#6 Texas A&M 8 at #7 Nebraska 9

#6 Texas A&M 10 at #7 Nebraska 13

No. 5 Nebraska took advantage of six Texas A&M miscues and eight free passes to rally for a 13-10 victory over fifth-ranked Aggies on a Sunday afternoon before 7,653 fans… (more)

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Texas Tech 12 at #8 Oklahoma State 10

Texas Tech erased an 8-0 deficit by scoring in the final five frames including three runs in the top of the ninth to take a 12-10 win over No. 8 Oklahoma State on Sunday afternoon in the series finale at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium. More

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#6 Texas A&M at #7 Nebraska Postponed

The game, originally scheduled for 2:05 p.m., was pushed back to 5 p.m., but continued inclement weather and forecast for continued rain forced the game to be postponed until Noon (CDT) on Sunday. Game two will start approximately 30 minutes following the conclusion of game one. MORE

Texas Tech 3 at #8 Oklahoma State 13

Oklahoma State ran its conference winning to eight games Saturday as the No. 8 Cowboys earned a 13-3 victory over Texas Tech at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium. With Saturday’s triumph, the Cowboys’ clinched their fifth-consecutive Big 12 Conference series win as they improved to 16-7 in league play and 37-13 overall. (more…)

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#16 Missouri at Kansas Postponed

Due to rain in the Lawrence area, the Jayhawks have cancelled Saturday’s game with Missouri. The teams will make up the game as part of a doubleheader Sunday at noon. (more)

Kansas State 5 at Oklahoma 10

The Oklahoma baseball team earned a crucial win in Big 12 play on Saturday at L. Dale Mitchell Park, topping Kansas State, 10-5, to even the series heading into tomorrow’s finale at 1 p.m. The Sooners scored six runs in the fir… (MORE)

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Dallas Baptist 4 at #6 Texas A&M 5

Texas A&M became the nation’s first Division I baseball team to reach the 40-win plateau as the fifth-ranked Aggies rallied for a 5-4 victory over Dallas Baptist Saturday afternoon before… (more)

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Louisiana-Lafayette 3 at #9 Nebraska 4

Louisiana-Lafayette 3 at #9 Nebraska 4

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Utah Valley State 3 at #10 Oklahoma State 6

Utah Valley State 4 at #10 Oklahoma State 9

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Kansas State 7 at #14 Missouri 11

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Oklahoma 10 at Kansas 13

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