Sunday, June 5, 2011

Heels Johnson dominate Dukes for regional win Mississippi St. uses big 4th to beat Austin Peay leads UNC past Madison 140 Gibbs Maine top FIU 41 in NCAAs Cal loses baseball regionals; Stanford USF Hinson homers Clemson advances NCAA La Stella's 2 HRs help Coastal UConn 131 loses; Charlie Sheen talks college kids about drugs Cloud Hangs Over College Player Chasing Record Fatal bus accidents renew interest safety bill How Safe Is Your Roth IRA Baseball star cites tape rape defense Palm Beach County players rise the occasion Paralyzed man stands steps after spine treatment Small ball returns game Topseeded Virginia sticking with plan Video Americans celebrate triumph over bin Laden selected as seed tourney morning Phil Marmol Milledge Marcum

CHAPEL HILL - After 23 consecutive scoreless innings, North Carolina right- hander Patrick Johnson might be the hottest pitcher in college baseball. Evan Mitchell pitched into the ninth inning, Ryan Collins had a two-run double in Mississippi State's seven-run fourth and the Bulldogs State beat Austin Peay 8-3 in the Atlanta Regional on Saturday night. > Austin Peay's Jeremy Dobbs pitches against Mississippi State during the first inning of an NCAA regional college baseball game, Saturday, June 4, 2011, in Atlanta. > Mississippi State second baseman Jarrod Parks (9) races to beat a ball on the third baseline before it goes foul as Austin Peay pitcher Jeremy Dobbs defends during the first inning of an NCAA regional college baseball game, Saturday, June 4, 2011, in Atlanta. > Austin Peay players watch the final action against Mississippi State during the ninth inning of an NCAA regional college baseball game, Saturday, June 4, 2011, in Atlanta. Mississippi State won 8-3 and both teams advance in the tournament. > Mississippi State players come onto the field to congratulate pitcher Daryl Norris (5) and the rest of the team after defeating Austin Peay in an NCAA regional college baseball game, Saturday, June 4, 2011, in Atlanta. Mississippi State won 8-3 and both teams advanced in the tournament. Patrick Johnson scattered three hits over eight innings to lead North Carolina past James Madison 14-0 on Saturday night at the Chapel Hill Regional. > North Carolina's Greg Holt (14) is congratulated by teammates following his home run against James Madison during the second inning of an NCAA regional college baseball game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, June 4, 2011. > North Carolina's Ben Bunting (3) is safe at second base as James Madison shortstop David Herbek misses the tag during the fourth inning of an NCAA regional college baseball game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, June 4, 2011. > North Carolina pitcher Patrick Johnson winds up to deliver against James Madison during the fifth inning of an NCAA regional college baseball game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, June 4, 2011. Jeffrey Gibbs threw eight innings of two-hit ball and Maine claimed its first NCAA tournament victory in six years, a 4-1 victory over Florida International in an elimination game Saturday. > Maine's Justin Leisenheimer, left, is forced out at second base as Florida International's Garrett Wittles turns a double play during the second inning of an NCAA Chapel Hill regional college baseball game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, June 4, 2011. > Maine shortstop Michael Vansoso, left, waits to apply the tag to Florida International's Rudy Flores (11) at second base during the second inning of an NCAA Chapel Hill regional college baseball game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, June 4, 2011. Fighting back is nothing new for Cal's baseball team. The Bears have been through it enough times this season, both on the field and off, whether fighting to stay alive in games or hoping to stay alive as a program. So... John Hinson pounded out three hits - including a long, three-run homer - to lead Clemson to an 11-1 victory over Sacred Heart in Friday night's opening round of the Clemson Regional. > Clemson's Chris Epps runs home for a score during an NCAA college baseball tournament game against Sacred Heart at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, S.C., Friday, June 3, 2011. > Clemson batter Brad Miller, right, watches the ball after hitting an RBI- single during an NCAA college baseball tournament game against Sacred Heart at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, S.C., Friday, June 3, 2011. > Sacred Heart shortstop John Murphy, left, waits to tag out Clemson runner Phil Pohl as he attempts to steal second during an NCAA college baseball tournament game at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Friday, June 3, 2011,in Clemson, S.C. > Clemson's John Hinson (4) gets high-fives from his teammates after hitting a three-run home run during an NCAA college baseball tournament game against Sacred Heart at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, S.C., Friday, June 3, 2011. Tommy La Stella homered twice and Hayes Orton went 5 for 5 with three RBIs for Coastal Carolina in a 13-1 rout of Connecticut in the Clemson Regional on Friday. > Coastal Carolina second baseman Tommy La Stella (11) looks towards first as he collides with Connecticut runner John Andreoli while turning a double play during an NCAA Regional baseball tournament game at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, S.C. on Friday, June 3, 2011. > Coastal Carolina's Hayes Orton, left, dives for the bag while stealing second base as Connecticut second baseman L.J. Mazzilli waits for the ball during their NCAA Regional baseball tournament game at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, S.C. on Friday, June 3, 2011. > Coastal Carolina players John Fidanza (30) and Zach Lopes (44) celebrate with their teammates next to the dugout after the Chanticleers scored two more runs in the fifth inning during an NCAA college baseball tournament game against Connecticut at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, S.C. on Friday, June 3, 2011. Coastal won the game, 13-1. Fighting back is nothing new for Cal's baseball team. The Bears have been through it enough times this season, both on the field and off, whether fighting to stay alive in games or hoping to stay alive as a program. So... LOS ANGELES -- Charlie Sheen has received a standing ovation after speaking to a group of UCLA students about drugs. Sheen was at the college campus for some baseball practice with MLB stars Coco Crisp, Eric Davis, Brandon Watson and Milton Bradley, TMZ.com reported Thursday VIDEO: NO ON CRACK... Florida college baseball player's pursuit of hitting record is being overshadowed by rape charges WASHINGTON (AP) -- Deadly bus crashes over the past decade have claimed dozens of lives, including college baseball players in Atlanta, Vietnamese Catholics in Texas, skiers in Utah and, this month, gamblers returning to New York's Chinatown.... The Roth IRA is something close to motherhood, baseball, and apple pie among America's middle class… MIAMI, May 9 (UPI) -- A college baseball star accused of rape is hoping surveillance footage from a Bahamas casino will help clear him. Palm Beach State College didn't qualify for this year's Florida State College Activities Association baseball championships in Lakeland recently, but Palm Beach County was still well represented at the tournament. Rob Summers, a 25-year-old former college baseball pitcher, can also move his hips, knees, ankles and toes - and has regained some bladder and sexual functionality, researchers said As the NCAA baseball tournament approaches, changes in bats have been followed by reductions in homers and ERA. College baseball takes its annual bow in the national spotlight with this week's opening of the NCAA tournament. Virginia's top-seeded baseball team is sticking with a proven formula heading into the NCAA tournament: Win the out, win the at-bat and win the inning. > FILE - In this Saturday June 12, 2010 file photo Virginia third baseman Steven Proscia looses his sunglasses as he makes a throw during the NCAA college super regional against Oklahoma in Charlottesville, Va. Virginia is ranked No. 1 in this weekend's NCAA Regionals. From college campuses and baseball stadiums, to Ground Zero and the White House, jubilant crowds gathered across the country to celebrate the news that bin Laden has been killed. NBC's Lester Holt reports. (Nightly News) NEW YORK (AP) -- Virginia left little doubt as to which team is No. 1 in college baseball right now. _By Phil Rogers_ Talking baseball while sending my NCAA bracket through the shredder: **1. **The Rangers have spent the spring dealing with the question of whether to start **Neftali Feliz **or leave him as their closer. The Cubs' Opening Day starter is going to be** Ryan Dempster**, who once was their closer. So it got me thinking: What about **Carlos Marmol**? Could the Cubs' closer ever be transformed into a starter? I doubt that **Mike Quade** or Marmol would ever try to fix something that's not broken, but down the road it's something that a team in transition should be open to at least considering. Marmol is without question the Cubs' best pitcher -- just ask the hitters who have batted .150 off him the last three seasons -- and the Cubs have at least two other possible closers on their 25-man roster in **Kerry Wood **and **Andrew Cashner**.** Chris Carpenter**, who will open the season at Triple-A, also has closer potential. Cashner is likely to open the season in the starting rotation but he spent much of his college career as a closer at TCU. He has front-of-the-rotation stuff but figures to take some lumps ...
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