EIU's Morrell, Nommensen recognized by Baseball America (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)
DURHAM, N.C. -- After enjoying great summers in their respective wood bat leagues, Eastern Illinois baseball’s Brian Morrell and Brett Nommensen have been highlighted among the Top 10 prospects in those leagues by Baseball America.
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Baseball — America's favorite pasttime (Tri-County Times)
The Lake Fenton Lightning 12U baseball team, coached by Brad Knoll of Fenton Township, traveled to New York and competed amongst 99 teams at Cooperstown Dreams Park last week.
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Inner City Baseball Classic is ours in '09 (Greensboro News & Record)
GREENSBORO -- "Look in your mother's eyes when she's trying to figure out how to pay rent, and tell her you want to buy a $130 pair of cleats," a baseball coach once told me. "Son, we can't eat it." This is the state of America's pastime, an expensive sport whose price tag is growing each inning and keeping more disadvantaged youth out of the lineup. Greensboro will soon be the epicenter of ...
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Baseball America Names Logan Darnell Top Prospect (The Kentucky Post)
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Sophomore left-hander Logan Darnell has been named the best prospect in the New York Collegiate Baseball League, Baseball America announced Wednesday.
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Coley baseball tourney successful (Rapid City Journal)
RAPID CITY — The second annual Mike Coley baseball tournament ended on Labor Day with the Rapid City over 50 team capturing the championship trophy behind the strong pitching of Rich Sagan.
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US World Cup qualifying game makes soccer king in baseball-crazy Cuba (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
HAVANA - Light on talent and with little soccer tradition, Cuba almost certainly won't make the 2010 World Cup. That means Saturday night's qualifier against the United States, with its political overtones, is the highlight of the Cubans' qualifying campaign.
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Perspective: A baseball odyssey (Dover-Sherborn Press)
Writer’s note: As a lifelong baseball fan, my ultimate dream and road trip is to visit all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums. Since 2005, I’ve been to games in Boston, Denver, Cleveland, Chicago (Cubs and White Sox), Milwaukee, Atlanta, New York (Yankees), Baltimore and Pittsburgh. This spring and summer my pilgrimage continued with trips to Kansas City, Minneapolis and New York (Mets). ...
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All's quiet on the baseball front (Kinston Free Press)
Given the Kinston Indians' success over the past several years, not having playoff baseball in town this year is just plain weird. Grainger Stadium, so accustomed to the all-or-nothing drama of early September, sits uncharacteristically quiet.
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Fowler Named Minor League All-Star (OurSports Central)
Tulsa Drillers outfielder Dexter Fowler was named to the second team of Baseball America's 2008 All-Star Squads. The squads are comprised of the top players from all levels of Minor League Baseball.
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Canton Galva High School to hold Walk-A-Thon Saturday (The McPherson Sentinel)
Canton-Galva High School's FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) is holding a March of Dimes Walk-a-thon. This event will take place on Saturday, September 6, at Karsyn Park in Galva. This is located right across from the Lynn Baldwin Baseball/Softball field.
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