15 May 2013
For the third week in a row the Vanderbilt Commodores are atop the NCBWA Division I Poll. The Commodores swept a weekend series from Kentucky over the weekend. They will face Alabama in the last weekend SEC series before the conference tournament begins. The Top 5 was shaken up a bit after North Carolina fell to [...]
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10 May 2013
May 10, 1967 In the eighth inning of a game against Philadelphia’s Jim Bunning, Hank Aaron hits the only inside-the-park home run of his career. May 10, 1970 The Braves’ Hoyt Wilhelm becomes the first player to appear in 1,000 games in a loss to St. Louis. May 10, 1981 The Expos’ Charlie Lea no-hits [...]
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09 May 2013
May 9, 1984 The longest game in Major League history was played between the Chicago White Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers. The game, longest in time and innings, ends in the 25th inning when Harold Baines homers giving the White Sox a 7-6 victory. The game lasted eight hours and six minutes. The game is [...]
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08 May 2013
The Mannheim Tornados and the Tubingen Hawks were rained out over the weekend, but the Regensburg Legionaere remained undefeated with a weekend sweep of the Bad Homburg Hornets. The Mainz Athletics kept pace with the division leaders winning both of their games with the Stuttgart Reds. Bad Homburg Hornets 5, Regensburg Legionaere 6 Bad Homburg [...]
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08 May 2013
The Solingen Alligators stayed undefeated in the North Division with a weekend sweep of the Cologne Cardinals. The Bonn Capitals fell two games back with a loss to the HSV Stealers. Paderborn got back in the mix of the division with two huge wins over Berlin. Cologne Cardinals 1, Solingen Alligators 11 (7) Cologne Cardinals [...]
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08 May 2013
The Challenge de France kicks off tomorrow, Friday May 9. The four-day tournament features all of the French Division I clubs along with the French 18U National Team. The teams are broken down into two groups and will play a modified double elimination tournament. The groups are: Group A: Rouen Huskies, Stade Toulousain, Savigny Lions, [...]
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08 May 2013
The first full weekend of the Austrian Baseball League is in the books with two teams leading the way after a weekend sweep. The Dornbirn Indians took care of the Attnang Athletics in a pair of games, while the Stockerau Cubs downed the defending champion Vienna Wanderers in a pair of games. Attnang Athletics 0, [...]
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08 May 2013
The Dutch Major League finished up week four this past week, and the race for first is already heating up. DOOR Neptunus is leading the league, but only a game and a half separates the top three teams. The three top teams in the league (DOOR Neptunus, Corendon Kinheim, and L&D Amsterdam) all swept their [...]
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08 May 2013
May 8, 1906 Connie Mack of the Athletics inserts pitcher Alvin “Chief” Bender into left field in the sixth inning due to injuries. Bender responds by hitting a pair of inside-the-park home runs in a game against the Boston Pilgrims. May 8, 1907 Big Jeff Pfeffer, of the Boston Braves, tosses a no-hitter against the [...]
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07 May 2013
If you’ve followed the Cuban sports scene for any length of time, it’s easy to notice that its stars of sports and stage have a habit of visiting America, or Canada, and then failing to come back at all. Cuba calls it “defecting” and claims that these countries are “robbing” them of talent, but given [...]
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07 May 2013
Federation announces managers, coaches and administrators for 18U, 15U and 12U National Teams Press Release USA Baseball USA Baseball announced today the coaching staffs for its 2013 national teams. Highlighted by Wright State University head coach, Rob Cooper, who was announced as the field manager of the 18U National Team in January, the staffs for [...]
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07 May 2013
May 7, 1922 The New York Giants Jesse Barnes throws the only no-hitter of the year beating the Philadelphia Phillies 6-0. May 7, 1957 Cleveland pitcher Herb Score was hit in the eye by a line drive in the first inning. The ball, off of Gil McDougald‘s bat, broke Score’s nose and damaged his right [...]
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06 May 2013
Vanderbilt University held onto the #1 spot in the NCBWA Div. I Poll after sweeping a weekend series over then #9 South Carolina. The series was cut short due to bad weather giving Vandy the sweep in Columbia, SC. Game 1 between Vanderbilt and South Carolina was dominated by Vandy starter Kevin Ziomek who tossed [...]
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06 May 2013
The United League will kick off its season at the end of the month, however there is still time to find a spot on a roster. There will be a league wide tryout this weekend on Saturday May 11 and Sunday May 12. It will take place at La Grave Field in Ft. Worth, Texas, [...]
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06 May 2013
The Tenerife Marlins kept pace with league leader CB Barcelona over the weekend with a pair of wins over El Llano BC. The Marlins have the most wins in the league with 11, but have one more loss than Barcelona at the moment having played two more games. The two league leaders will meet at [...]
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06 May 2013
May 6, 1915 Pitching for the Boston Red Sox, Babe Ruth picks up three hits in a game against the Yankees at the Polo Grounds including his first home run off of Jack Warhop. May 6, 1917 Bob Groom no-hits the Chicago White Sox as the Browns win 3-0. The no-hitter came in the second [...]
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06 May 2013
Archival footage to include thousands of hours of videos, in-season highlights and classic games; Two daily live games also accessible in select countries Press Release Major League Baseball MLB Advanced Media, L.P. (MLBAM), the interactive media and Internet company of Major League Baseball, and YouTube today announced they’re teaming up to offer fans an expanded [...]
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06 May 2013
Day One on Thursday, June 6th to Feature Top 73 Selections Live From Studio 42 at MLB Network and Simulcast on MLB.com; Astros Select First Overall; Marlins, Yankees Each Hold Four Picks on Day On Press Release Major League Baseball Major League Baseball will hold day one of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft on Thursday, [...]
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06 May 2013
Press Release by USA Baseball DURHAM, N.C. – USA Baseball released its 60-man midseason Golden Spikes Award watch list on Thursday, bringing the organization one step closer to naming the top amateur baseball player in the country. The watch list will continue to be a “rolling” list until May 28 — when the 30 semifinalists [...]
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05 May 2013
May 5, 1904 The Boston Americans pitcher Cy Young tosses his second no-hitter when he tosses a perfect game against Rube Waddell and the Philadelphia Athletics. Young would wind up tossing 24 straight hitless innings and 45 shutout innings in a row. May 5, 1922 In an effort to end the Browns’ Bill Bayne‘s bid [...]
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04 May 2013
Two coaches, five Major League players make up 2013 Hall of Fame class Press Release College Baseball Hall of Fame LUBBOCK, Texas — Two of the most respected college coaches in history join five outstanding players with a good deal of Major League Baseball experience in the 2013 Class of the College Baseball Hall of [...]
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04 May 2013
May 4, 1966 Willie Mays sets the N.L. home run record when he blasts his 512th homer. The homer put him past a former Giant, Mel Ott. May 4, 1975 In the first game of a doubleheader at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, the Houston Astros Bob Watson scores the Major League’s millionth run in [...]
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03 May 2013
Initial watch list of 2013 features 41 players from across the country Press Release College Baseball Hall of Fame LUBBOCK, Texas – After nearly two months of the 2013 season, a number of pitchers have already distinguished themselves with season numbers featuring miniscule earned run averages and stellar strikeout totals. The initial watch list for the [...]
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03 May 2013
College Baseball Hall of Fame honors lifetime of umpiring excellence Press Release College Baseball Hall of Fame LUBBOCK, Texas — The College Baseball Hall of Fame announced this year’s recipient of the National Collegiate Umpire Award, honoring a lifetime of excellence in umpiring. The recipient of the 2013 award is Dale Williams, who umpired college baseball [...]
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College: Vanderbilt Keeps #1 Spot with Sweep of Kentucky
Today in Baseball History – May 10
Today in Baseball History – May 9
Germany: Regensburg Stays Undefeated in South Division
Germany: Solingen Alligators Stay Undefeated in North Division
Challenge de France 2013 Starts Friday
Austria: ABL Kicks Off First Full Weekend; Cubs and Indians Lead League with Sweeps
Netherlands: DOOR Neptunus Stays Atop League with Sweep of Vaessan Pioniers
Cuba’s baseball stars defecting to other nations
