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Facing what coach Mike Fox described as a “do or die” situation on Tuesday, North Carolina broke a six-game losing streak against ACC opponents with a 5-3 victory against Virginia Tech in an ACC tournament play-in game at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. A defeat might have ended the Tar Heels’ season short of the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2001 but UNC advanced to tournament pool play —…

Houston’s Andrew Lantrip has been terrific as of late. (Kendall Rogers) * The weekly projections are put together by a three-man committee consisting of Aaron Fitt, Kendall Rogers and Mark Etheridge. ALSO SEE: Postseason Stock Report Last Five In:Ohio State Kentucky South Florida Clemson UC Irvine First Five Out:Bradley Missouri Georgia Tech South Carolina UCF

Arkansas looks to bolster its regional hosting chances against Tennessee tonight in the SEC Tournament late game. No. 5 Arkansas (33-20, 17-12) kicks off its 2015 SEC Tournament hopes against No. 12 seed Tennessee (24-25, 11-18). First pitch is set for 8:35 p.m. CT to cap off the first day of the tournament in Hoover.  The winner will face No. 4 seed Florida in double-elimination play in the last game…

Most of the Nebraska baseball team got stuck in an elevator Tuesday. (YouTube screen grab) Although the MLB regular season is only six weeks old, the NCAA Division I baseball season is already winding down. The conference tournaments are happening this week and the regionals are coming up soon. The University of Nebraska baseball team is currently in Minnesota preparing for the Big Ten Tournament. They’ll play Illinois at Target…

Clarksville High senior Donny Everett delivers a pitch during a recent game. Everett was named Class AAA Mr. Baseball during the inaugural awards Tuesday.(Photo: Craig Harris / File / Gannett Tennessee) MURFREESBORO – A pair of Midstate seniors were named 2015 Mr. Baseball award recipients by the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association on Tuesday morning at Middle Tennessee State’s Reese Smith Field. Clarksville’s Donny Everett and Goodpasture’s Drew Hall were among…

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SCORE: Missouri 5, South Carolina 1 RUNDOWN: Missouri improves to 30-26 on the season, as South Carolina (32-25) is eliminated from the 2015 SEC Tournament. Right-hander Reggie McClain earned the win for the Tigers, as he improved to 7-7 on the season. Lefty Jack Wynkoop (8-5) took the loss for the Gamecocks.  In seven-plus innings of work McClain allowed six hits, one unearned run and recorded four strikeouts. Taking over…

SCORE: Alabama 6, Ole Miss 1 RUNDOWN: Alabama (31-26) scored all of its runs with two outs, getting two in the fifth and four in the seventh. Geoffrey Bramblett pitched a complete game for the Crimson Tide. Ole Miss dropped to 30-26. Mikey White, Casey Hughston and J.C. Wilhite each had two hits for the Tide. White, Hughston, Henry and Wilhite each had run-scoring hits in the seventh. Ole Miss’…

LSU huddles before a game. CHAT: Ask Fitt & Rogers Questions LSU finished its regular season with a 46-9 overall record, a Southeastern Conference regular-season championship and the No. 1 ranking in the D1Baseball Top 25. The Tigers remained in the top spot for the fifth straight week after winning a road series at South Carolina to clinch the SEC title. There was only minor shuffling in the first half…

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) – Skye Bolt drove in two runs while starter Zac Gallen pitched into the seventh inning to help North Carolina beat Virginia Tech 5-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament. The ACC Baseball Tournament began Tuesday in Durham Virginia Tech takes on North Carolina in ACC pool play Gallen (4-3) allowed two runs in 6 2-3 innings for the eighth-seeded Tar Heels (33-22), who advanced to…

By Michael Salfino Kyle Blanks #88 of the Texas Rangers is one of our daily fantasy baseball plays for Tuesday because he faces a lefty in right-handed hitter-friendly Fenway Park. Getty Images The Methodology: As hard as it is to project a player’s performance in any given season, projecting his performance on any single day is even more difficult. Daily fantasy baseball is all about trying to maximize each day’s matchups…

Hakstol was introduced as Flyers head coach at news conference today in Philadelphia. Brad Berry was set to be introduced as the next head coach at UND later Monday. Berry has been an assistant on the UND staff, coaching defensemen and the power play. He played defense at UND and in the NHL. “I want to thank Dave for the tremendous job he did in leading the men’s hockey program…

Debate continues in the aftermath of last weekend’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. While some observers have bemoaned the aero-dependency of the cars and the lack of passing that resulted, others continue to take issue with the race’s ever-changing format. But for some of NASCAR’s top drivers, the late start time has been the biggest criticism. The green flag for the first segment of the five-segment race flew at 9:42 p.m….

Want to see what it’s like to photograph a NASCAR race up close? Check out the video above, which shows a photographer shooting through a fence that surrounds the track. It’s a wild experience. The guy is sports photographer misterding, who was covering the LifeLock 400 NASCAR race at Michigan International Speedway back in 2009. He positioned himself in “the precarious vantage point” of a hole in a fence…

Two schools separated by 14 miles of road met Monday night to decide the Nebraska School Activities Association Class A boy’s soccer state championship. For the first time ever, the games were aired live by NET Nebraska. Millard West and Creighton Prep played beneath the lights in Creighton’s Morrison Stadium for a sizable crowd, but only the Wildcats left the stadium as state champions, winning 3-1. A push inside the…

Before the ACC baseball tournament can start with round-robin pool play on Wednesday, there is the matter of settling the play-in games on Tuesday. No. 8 North Carolina is set to face No. 9 Virginia Tech in Pool A play, while No. 7 Virginia will take on No. 10 Georgia Tech in Pool B. Below, we’ll take a look at the pools, seeds, schedule and television info, and make predictions…

The SEC begins its baseball tournament at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium at 9:30 p.m. CDT Tuesday. The Ole Miss-Alabama game is the first of four single-elimination contests on Tuesday’s schedule. Missouri-South Carolina, Kentucky-Auburn and Arkansas-Tennessee are the other games, with the four higher-seeded teams – LSU, Vanderbilt, Texas A&M and Florida – in line to start play on Wednesday. 0 Players in NCAA Division I have a higher slugging percentage than…

The more successful daily fantasy baseball teams are not always the ones filled with obvious names. When looking to fill out a lineup for Tuesday’s contests, you shouldn’t be afraid to find some cheaper talent to allow you to spend big in other places.   Pitchers to Draft Sonny Gray, Oakland Athletics ($10,100) Eric Risberg/Associated Press The Houston Astros have a lot of exciting young players, but they also swing…

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