Go to Source   Mike Papierski almost got a little ahead of himself — and a teammate — Friday during a Class 3A baseball state semifinal at Silver Cross Field.   Lemont’s senior catcher had just rounded first base after launching a two-run home run in the sixth inning of an 8-3 victory against Metamora […]

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Go to Source   EAST LANSING — Decatur junior pitcher Cody Huston knew it was his time to shine. With two on and two outs, Decatur was tied 1-1 in the bottom of the eighth inning with Gladstone (29-5) in a Division 3 baseball state semifinal.   Huston, who greeted reporters with an ice bag […]

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Go to Source   Come to this baseball game, and you’re likely to be called a kranklet, a rooter or a throng.   And you’ll hear things, such as “Drop a duck egg on ’em” and “Go back to hackensack!”   This is baseball as it was in 1860. No gloves, a bigger baseball, outs […]

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Go to Source   Baseball fans from all over North America are descending on this quaint farm in outer Dyersville, Iowa and all of them want to talk baseball or one of baseball’s premier baseball movies, Field of Dreams.   Ball enthusiasts from as far as Spokane, Washington and Vancouver are mingling with folks from […]

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Go to Source   DUNCAN — There are endless ways fathers can connect with their sons.   Baseball is different.   My dad introduced me to the sport when I was very young. He taught me how to field, throw, hit and run better  than anybody else could have.   He introduced me to my Shangri-La, […]

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Go to Source By Ray Nimmo Jarrett Mustain hesitated. The ball off Zach York’s bat appeared headed to the left-center field gap.   Hickory coach Hank Kraft had given Mustain the green light to tag up when the situation presented itself. Here it was.   “I got a late jump off the tag but I […]

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Go to Source COLLEGEVILLE — It’s not exactly Yankee Stadium or Wrigley Field, but these days Jordan Carter is enjoying his baseball digs at Eastwood Field in Niles, Ohio., home of the Mahoning Valley Scrappers.   That’s primarily because Mahoning Valley just happens to be the Cleveland Indians’ affiliate in the New York-Penn League.   […]

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Go to Source Early this season Joe Harvey made the transition from the bullpen to the starting rotation. It proved to be a beneficial move as this week he is making the transition from college to the professional ranks.   Harvey, who split his high school career between La Salle and Kennedy-Kenrick before playing three […]

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Go to Source   Matthew Feldmann isn’t going to overpower you.   He isn’t going to keep you guessing with a large repertoire of pitches.   He isn’t going to put up numbers that catch the eye of scouts.   Instead, his modus operandi has simply been hitting his spots and keeping the St. Catherine’s […]

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Go to Source Rick O’Brien, Inquirer Columnist   Once on the brink of being a spectator in the district and state playoffs, La Salle is now a win away from a second PIAA Class AAAA baseball championship in three seasons.   “It’s pretty special,” senior righthander Dom Cuoci said. “We’ve fortunate to be where we […]

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