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Caption Close BATON ROUGE, La. – Twenty-three hours and 45 minutes after it was suspended and 1 day, 16 hours and 53 minutes after it was originally scheduled, Wayne Graham and the Rice baseball program achieved their 81st victory in the NCAA tournament. And, in doing so, the No. 2 seed Owls (36-22) no longer have to sit on a crushing loss in the Conference USA title game, which lasted…

UConn baseball’s run in the NCAA Tournament is over. The Huskies were eliminated 7-5 by Georgia Tech, which scored twice in the top of the ninth to win, at the regional in Gainesville, Fla., on Sunday. “It’s incredibly hard to see the guys that just played their last game in our uniform,” UConn coach Jim Penders said afterward. “They gave every drop of energy, sweat and tears to the program…

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All hail the Inland Empire and the 210, 91, 71, 15 and 215 freeways that helped families and fans discover the hottest area, literally and figuratively, for high school sports in 2015-16. It was a little past 11:05 on Saturday night in scorching San Bernardino, when Murrieta Mesa won the Southern Section Division 1 baseball championship with a 3-2, 10-inning victory over Studio City Harvard-Westlake. It took three hours, 36…

I have always been fascinated by things that great players have done that are a bit off the path from what made them most famous to us, and recently elected Denver Broncos Ring of Fame member John Lynch is carries some elements of those uncommon paths. He has been a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame the last three years, and hopefully this is the year he gets…

The historic season for the Green Hope baseball team ended with a slip-up Saturday afternoon. The Falcons had a two-run lead and a cruising Chris Joyner on the mound heading to the seventh inning, and looked destined to force Game 3 of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A baseball championship best-of-three series with North Davidson. However, two costly errors led to five unearned runs for the Black Knights (30-2),…

East Carolina had Virginia on the ropes so many times Saturday, it seemed only a matter of time before the Pirates would land the knockout punch. Travis Watkins finally did. The junior catcher hit his fourth home run of the season, a three-run walk-off shot to left off UVa closer Tommy Doyle, to cap a five-run rally and propel the third-seeded Pirates to an improbable 8-6 victory over the top-seeded…

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The historic season for the Green Hope baseball team ended with a slip-up Saturday afternoon. The Falcons had a two-run lead and a cruising Chris Joyner on the mound heading to the seventh inning, and looked destined to force Game 3 of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A baseball championship best-of-three series with North Davidson. However, two costly errors led to five unearned runs for the Black Knights (30-2),…

There is a reason, after all, Marvin Ridge is part of this 3A state championship series. After dropping Game 1 Friday night, the Mavericks needed a win to keep their season alive. They needed pitching, or more runs, or both if they wanted to repeat as state champions. On Saturday morning, they got both, dominating Topsail 10-0 and forcing a deciding Game 3 between the teams later Saturday. Jason Cornatzer,…

There’s still some postseason magic left at Founders Park. South Carolina reserve catcher Hunter Taylor doubled off the third-base bag in the ninth inning to score the go-ahead run and lead USC to a 4-2 win over Duke Saturday afternoon to avoid elimination. “We didn’t play beautiful baseball by any stretch,” USC coach Chad Holbrook said. “I’ve got to get our guys to relax and enjoy playing the game.” Taylor…

On Friday, boxing legend and cultural icon Muhammad Ali passed away at the age of 74. As you would expect following a death of such significance, ballplayers and baseball figures joined the chorus of those paying tribute to Ali. Here’s a sampling of the baseball and baseball-inspired reaction to the passing of the Greatest. First, here’s how fellow sports luminary Vin Scully announced the sad news during the Dodgers broadcast…

Gene Kaiser Ali-Niles baseball Muhammad Ali greets members of the Niles Varsity baseball team as the community held a dedication ceremony for the Niles high school baseball park in May 2006. Other donors, along with the Muhammad and Lonnie Ali, including the Detroit Tigers. Gene Kaiser ALI FAMILY AT BALL FIELD DEDICATION Muhammad and Lonnie Ali make their entrance to the dedication of the new Niles baseball facility in May…

Timothy Hurst/The Eagle Aggie baseball team slips past Binghamton in regional opener Texas A&M catcher Michael Barash (right) waits for Binghamton’s Reed Gamache at the plate with the ball in his mitt Friday at Blue Bell Park. TEXAS A&M BASEBALL • What: College Station Regional • Where: Blue Bell Park • Friday: Wake Forest 5, Minnesota 3; Texas A&M 4, Binghamton 2 • Saturday: Minnesota vs. Binghamton, 3 p.m.; Wake…

CHARLOTTESVILLE His team had just banged out 20 hits and scored 17 runs in an NCAA tournament win over William & Mary on Friday, but the first person Virginia baseball coach Brian O’Connor wanted to talk about was his starting pitcher. Offensive fireworks aside, right-hander Alec Bettinger’s six innings of two-run ball were the story of the Cavaliers’ 17-4 demolition of the Tribe in the opening game…

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The 2016 baseball championship is underway, with 64 teams heading to 16 regionals. Each regional will be played Friday-Sunday or Monday with double elimination format and the winners advancing to next week’s Super Regional Round.  Interactive Bracket | Regional Brackets | Scoreboard Follow the live blog below for the latest updates from around the country. OMAHA, Neb. — The NCAA baseball tournament starts with regional…

East Haddam native Matt Albanese has been one of the reasons for Bryant’s unprecedented success this season. The Bulldogs have the best record in the country, which is an impressive achievement for the private 3,500-student Rhode Island school that held January practices on a lacrosse field that had snow plowed off to the side and has played 31 of its 45 games away from home. (AP Photo/Derick Hingle, file) (WTNH)–When…

In a smaller conference, UNC-Wilmington’s offense was one of the most prolific in college baseball. Turns out the Seahawks can mash power conference pitching just the same. UNCW faced a Duke team Friday playing its first NCAA Tournament game since 1961 at Founders Park and made the Blue Devils look out of practice at the South Carolina Regional. The Seahawks plated six in the second inning and five in the…