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school
May 30, 2023

High school baseball team loses state title on dropped third strike gaffe

A New York high school baseball team committed a mental gaffe during a state championship game that resulted in the opposing team winning in walk-off fashion. Hornell High School was a strike away from winning the Section V Class B1 state title ag...


georgetown
April 10, 2023

Georgetown baseball campaign receives $4.8M gift

The Georgetown Baseball Campaign received a program-defining challenge gift of $4.8 million to support and enhance scholarship and coaching endowments. This gift will make significant progress towards the overall campaign goal to support three are...


school
April 5, 2023

Kentucky baseball coach suspended after player injury

A Kentucky baseball coach has been suspended following an incident during a game over the weekend. During a game between Graves County and Lyon County, EMT services needed to be dispatched to the field to help an injured 14-year-old. The Lyons Cou...


offensive
November 16, 2022

Baseball: Offensive Situational Execution Drills

This offensive drill series will allow all of our players an opportunity to practice many areas of the game that are vital to our offensive success. The following situations will be covered during this time period: the sacrifice bunt, safety squeeze,...


espn
June 6, 2022

ESPN Announcer Incorrectly Reports Tennessee Player Used PEDs

An ESPN announcer apologized over the weekend after falsely broadcasting that a Tennessee baseball player was suspended from the NCAA tournament for using performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). Troy Eklund, a former Arkansas baseball player turned ES...


vitello
April 22, 2022

Vitello Takes Part in ‘Chest Bumps for Charity’ Event

A University of Tennessee fraternity used the suspension of baseball coach Tony Vitello for chest-bumping an umpire as a chance to raise money last week for an organization serving active military members and veterans. Vitello offered a chest bump ...


vitello
April 19, 2022

Tennessee Baseball Coach Suspended 4 Games for Bumping Umpire

University of Tennessee head baseball coach Tony Vitello has been suspended for four games. Vitello, who was ejected in the Volunteers’ 9-2 win over Alabama Saturday night, was given a four-game suspension by the NCAA after being thrown out by t...


balkovec
April 12, 2022

Rachel Balkovec Wins First Professional Game as Manager

Rachel Balkovec, the first woman to manage an MLB-affiliated minor league team, took home her first professional victory over the weekend. Balkovec, 34, is no stranger to breaking down barriers. She became the first woman to be a full-time minor l...


usf
March 15, 2022

USF Baseball Coach Fired Following Alleged Sexual Misconduct

The University of San Francisco has fired its longtime head baseball coach, Nino Giarratano, following allegations that he and an assistant coach used bullying, harassment, and "sexualized behavior" as intimidation tactics on the field, according to ...


vanderbilt
February 21, 2022

Vanderbilt Baseball Debuts ‘Pitch-Signaling’ Wearable Devices

The Vanderbilt baseball team debuted a new wearable pitch-signal device this season. According to a recent report from CBS Sports, Commodore players wear the watch-like device on their glove hand to receive pitch selection information from the coa...