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College baseball notebook: Tennessee's prodigious home run hitting on display against Auburn
It's midseason and, well, Tennessee's offense is in midseason form. The Volunteers hit 14 home runs in a weekend series win at Auburn, with six in the second game and six more in the third. “It's a saying I've heard since I was little: hitting is contagious,” said...
Blue Jays starter Alek Manoah happy with outing despite ugly line because shoulder is healthy
DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah was happy with his first minor league rehab start despite an ugly line because his right shoulder felt healthy. Manoah walked his first four batters and wound up allowing seven runs over 1 2/3 innings for Single A...
Southern Jaguars are pride of HBCU baseball after its upset of defending national champion LSU
In a sport committed to increasing its number of Black players, Southern University's upset of LSU this week was a victory for all HBCU baseball programs. The level of play and coaching at historically Black colleges and universities has risen in recent years but wins over Power Five...
College baseball notebook: Clemson's best start since 2002 highlighted by rare series win over Miami
Clemson's best start since 2002 keeps getting better. The Tigers (24-3) are coming off their first series win over Miami since 2012, and first in Coral Gables since 2006. They entered April No. 1 in the RPI, No. 3 in strength of schedule and first in the ACC’s Atlantic Division at...
College baseball notebook: Oregon State's Travis Bazzana homers leading off 4 straight games
Travis Bazzana has been the ultimate leadoff man lately. The Oregon State star will enter this week's road series against Southern California having opened the last four games with home runs. The Australian second baseman has 14 homers, ranking third in the nation and...
March Madness and Sadness: Pac-12 winning and SEC losing through two days of the NCAA Tournament
The Pac-12 and the Southeastern Conference are experiencing much different NCAA Tournaments. KJ Simpson’s baseline jumper with 1.7 seconds left — a shot that bounced around the rim several times before falling through — gave Colorado a 102-100 victory against seventh-seeded...
College baseball notebook: Seminoles, coming off their worst year, are only unbeaten in Division I
This season has been quite a bounce back for Link Jarrett and the Florida State Seminoles, at least so far. The Seminoles are 18-0 and the only unbeaten team in Division I after sweeping Notre Dame at home over the weekend. Last season, they went 22-31 for their first...
College baseball notebook: Series win over Wake Forest gives new-look Duke its best start since 2008
Duke and its cast of newcomers have served notice they still will be factors in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Chris Pollard's Blue Devils moved into the top 10 of the national rankings Monday after winning two of three on the road against Wake Forest, which had opened the season No....
College baseball notebook: TCU newcomers key in program-best 12-0 start
TCU has gotten out to a program-best 12-0 start with big contributions from freshmen and transfers who have replaced major contributors from the team that made the College World Series. The Horned Frogs beat Southern California twice and Arizona State once over the weekend at Globe...
Reed Sheppard's runner with under a second left sends No. 16 Kentucky past Mississippi State, 91-89
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Reed Sheppard made a runner from just inside the foul line with less than a second left a nd finished with a career-high 32 points, giving No. 16 Kentucky a wild 91-89 victory over Mississippi State on Tuesday night. Mississippi State’s Josh Hubbard tied...
