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BANGOR — When Freeport High scored two runs in the top of the first inning, it looked good for the overachieving, underdog Falcons against favored Old Town. Freeport had allowed only three runs in its last three playoff games, and the Coyotes had not scored more than three runs in any playoff game. But Old Town broke out the bats Saturday afternoon and romped past Freeport, 12-2 in five inings,…

Numerous fire trucks, ambulances and police vehicles were part of a parade celebrating Burlington’s state baseball title Saturday, June 18, 2016. Burlington defeated Hartland Arrowhead 6-4 on Thursday in Grand Chute to win the school’s first state baseball title. 

EAST LANSING, Mich — Brandon Riemersma drove in the tying run in the 4th inning and eventual winning run in the 6th as Holland Christian beat Linden 8-5 to win the division two state championship game at Michigan State University. The Maroons built a 4-0 lead after 3 innings but Linden came back with 5 in the top of the fourth to take the lead. “When the other team comes…

OMAHA, Neb. — Eight teams have arrived in the Mecca of college baseball, TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, with their sights now set on the national championship. The College World Series is split into two brackets, which will play in a double-elimination format June 18-24/25, and the two bracket winners will meet in the CWS Finals June 27-28/29.  Interactive Bracket Scoreboard TV Schedule Listen Live Follow along with the latest action…

INDIANAPOLIS - A safe call at first base with bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning handed unranked Roncalli a 3-2 win over top-ranked Zionsville in the Class 4A state championship game at Victory Field in Indianapolis. The Rebels’ Will Harris sent a grounder to shortstop and beat out the throw to first base which allowed Mark Cobb to score. Cobb pinch-ran for Jake Franklin…

Campbell County, the highest-scoring team through the first two rounds of the Rawlings/KHSAA State Baseball Tournament, needed only one run to advance to its first state finals thanks to a dominant outing from star pitcher Alex Franzen in his final start. The Camels defeated Bullitt East 1-0 in the second semifinals matchup that went nine innings on Friday. St. Xavier defeated McCracken County, 3-2, in the first semifinal, and will…

The Strikeout Is Taking Over Baseball — and It’s Not Going to Stop Getty Images/Ringer GIF The Nationals’ starting rotation is on pace to become the first in baseball history to strike out 1,000 batters in a season. That’s a little surprising, isn’t it? Nobody’s done this before? Not the Dodgers with Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale? Not the Diamondbacks with Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson? Or the Red Sox with Schilling…

The Strikeout Is Taking Over Baseball — and It’s Not Going to Stop Getty Images/Ringer GIF The Nationals’ starting rotation is on pace to become the first in baseball history to strike out 1,000 batters in a season. That’s a little surprising, isn’t it? Nobody’s done this before? Not the Dodgers with Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale? Not the Diamondbacks with Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson? Or the Red Sox with Schilling…

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) – When it comes to developing top-end baseball talent in Fort Collins, it’s more than likely that one of that particular player’s bigger influences has been Ernie Romero. From players honing their skills at his facility to his annual Front Range Baseball School, Romero has helped players of all levels, from St. Louis Cardinals first-round draft choice Marco Gonzales, all the way to 5-year-old beginners. “Over…

Omaha, Nebraska — Chad Tolliver has made clean things dirty at the College World Series since 2012. He is the Associate Director of Championships Alliances and he oversees the on-field operations in Omaha. So an important part of his job involves ‘mudding’ the game balls. “We have some baseball rubbing mud,” he said. “It takes the shine and sheen and slickness off of the brand new…

The Strikeout Is Taking Over Baseball — and It’s Not Going to Stop Getty Images/Ringer GIF The Nationals’ starting rotation is on pace to become the first in baseball history to strike out 1,000 batters in a season. That’s a little surprising, isn’t it? Nobody’s done this before? Not the Dodgers with Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale? Not the Diamondbacks with Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson? Or the Red Sox with Schilling…

The Strikeout Is Taking Over Baseball — and It’s Not Going to Stop Getty Images/Ringer GIF The Nationals’ starting rotation is on pace to become the first in baseball history to strike out 1,000 batters in a season. That’s a little surprising, isn’t it? Nobody’s done this before? Not the Dodgers with Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale? Not the Diamondbacks with Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson? Or the Red Sox with Schilling…

Maybe it was about being a great manager. As soon as my son was old enough, I became his coach. Our Bad News Bears team of all the wait-listed kids actually managed to have a winning season. I certainly had a lot of enthusiasm, but I think I had the advantage of pitching to Zach for years (he hated tee-ball and preferred hitting a thrown ball), over more talented dads,…

The Strikeout Is Taking Over Baseball — and It’s Not Going to Stop Getty Images/Ringer GIF The Nationals’ starting rotation is on pace to become the first in baseball history to strike out 1,000 batters in a season. That’s a little surprising, isn’t it? Nobody’s done this before? Not the Dodgers with Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale? Not the Diamondbacks with Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson? Or the Red Sox with Schilling…

As baseball continues to adapt to the ever-present development of furthering information, folks have hypothesized that a “closer-by-committee” approach may be the way of future. There’s some sense to it, sure. Navigating the bullpen to favor the arm-side match-ups provides its benefits. For example, let’s say you start the 9th inning with two right-handed batters, followed by a lefty. In comes Mychal Givens, a notorious nightmare for right-handers whose sweeping…

The Texas Longhorns baseball coaching search has been far from fruitful. Though the popular sentiment after Texas’ continual misses has been “they will still land a great coach”, the general tone surrounding the ‘Horns is now that of desperation. This morning, Kendall Rogers of d1baseball.com reported that Oregon State head coach Pat Casey will stay put after being courted by Texas athletic director Mike Perrin in the past couple of days….

In a story broke by Ben Jones of the Tuscaloosa News, Alabama is expected to name Louisiana Tech head coach Greg Goff as their replacement for Mitch Gaspard. Gaspard resigned at the end of the season after seven years at the helm of the Tide. Goff brings a 448-307 lifetime record in 13 years as a head coach at La. Tech, Campbell and Montevallo. The Bulldogs reached a regional this…

Maybe it was about being a great manager. As soon as my son was old enough, I became his coach. Our Bad News Bears team of all the wait-listed kids actually managed to have a winning season. I certainly had a lot of enthusiasm, but I think I had the advantage of pitching to Zach for years (he hated tee-ball and preferred hitting a thrown ball), over more talented dads,…

Welcome to today’s daily fantasy baseball post! Remember that you can find our posts on the new DFS home page, as well as the fantasy page. Bookmark those sites now! 5 Things to Watch: 1. Here are the three highest over/unders for Friday, provided by OddsShark… 2. Unfortunately, Jake Arrieta pitches in the only early game of the day (PIT-CHC). I tend to avoid “all day” contests when you’re picking the one…