After getting washed out on Monday, the Ashley Spring Break Baseball Tournament saw two gorgeous days of sunshine and plenty of exciting play. After squeezing the 12 games into two days, it was Hoggard who came out on top. The Vikings entered undefeated and ranked #1 in the state… while it wasn’t easy, [...]

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This Saturday, there will be a re-sale event featuring sporting goods at Legion Stadium. The day will also be highlighted by two baseball games, one featuring Trot Nixon, Fletcher Bates (Coastal Athletics Owner), Nathan Culp (Padres), Scott Emerson (Oakland A’s coach), Darryl and Trevor Lawhorn plus local highschool coaches are all going to face [...]

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Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Mark Reynolds, who has collected at least one RBI in 11 of his last 13 games, has been named National League Player of the Week and Kansas City Royals first baseman Billy Butler named American League Player of the Week presented by Bank of America for the period ending August 9th.

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Ryan Ludwick of the St. Louis Cardinals has been named the Sharp Presents the National League Player of the Month for July while Wandy Rodriguez was the Pitcher of the Month.

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Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim outfielder Bobby Abreu has been named the Sharp Presents the American League Player of the Month for July, while Jarrod Washburn was named the Pitcher of the Month.

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By Jesse Jones
It’s our birthday, everyone in the good ol’ U.S. of A. As a tribute to America’s pastime, I put together the best baseball team I could field, selecting ballplayers based on a few simple rules…
1. Can’t have been ’suspected’ as a juicer… there is no Barry Bonds on this team.
2. [...]

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With one game of Interleague Play remaining on the 2009 schedule (a make-up of the June 16th CHI-CWS rainout), the American League has posted a 137-114 record, marking the sixth straight season in which the A.L. has won the season-series and extending its all-time Interleague lead to 1,673-1,533 (.522). Nine of the A.L.’s 14 Clubs [...]

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Florida Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez and San Diego Padres pitcher Chad Gaudin have been named National League Co-Players of the Week presented by Bank of America for the period ending June 28th.

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Right fielder Jermaine Dye of the Chicago White Sox and closer Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees have been named the American League Co-Players of the Week presented by Bank of America for the period ending June 28th.

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St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols, who scored his 1,000th career run during the week and posted a two-homer, six-RBI day at Kansas City on Sunday, has been named National League Player of the Week and Tampa Bay Rays center fielder B.J. Upton has been named the American League Player of the Week presented by [...]

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In a week where the Sharks offense continued a rise to the top of the CPL charts, the sound of one Wilmington bat cracked with a bit more intensity. That bat belonged to Adam Eggemeyer.

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Wilmington local Stephen Batts and two UNCW Seahawks were selected in the MLB draft this week.
Batts, pictured left, was selected in the nineteenth round by the Philadelphia Phillies.  Batts is a Laney High grad and just completed his senior season at East Carolina last weekend as the Pirates were ousted in their super-regional against UNC.
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Interleague play between the American League and the National League begins Friday, and while Peter Gammons seems a little bitter, I think I’m like most baseball fans… pretty pumped.

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I’m not a fan of Ron Artest or Kobe Bryant, but after game two, I think I might be interested in the series… for all the wrong reasons.
This post-game interview is classic Artest… doesn’t back down a bit from Kobe, says “Don’t you know who you’re messing with… I’m Ron Artest!”  You can check it [...]

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Oh what a great weekend. The Final Four is Saturday, baseball starts Sunday night, and on Monday, there is both.  

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On Tuesday… Jim Clark, who just got back from Spring Training and took this picture from his seats, broke down the AL… Here’s what’s up in the NL, some playoff predictions and the league leaders for both circuits.  

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