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Professor has a passion for baseball

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:05:00 GMT

David Vaught wrote a nationally acclaimed essay on baseball history, but there is a part of the game's past that Vaught hasn't revealed to his parents for 40 years.A San Francisco Giants fan from a family and neighborhood largely uninterested in the ...

Aggie Roundup

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:05:00 GMT

All-America honorable mention selection. GOLFAggie highlights field at Texas Amateur: You never saw former Texas A&M golfer Bronson Burgoon play while he was at Texas A&M?Well, you have another chance.Burgoon, who led the Aggies to the men's ...

Texas forces deciding game at College World Series

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:05:00 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. -- Freshman Taylor Jungmann limited LSU to five hits in his first complete game, and Russell Moldenhauer hit his record-tying fourth home run of the College World Series as Texas evened the best-of-three finals, 5-1 over LSU on Tuesday ni ...

LSU beats Texas in CWS Game 1 thriller

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:05:00 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. -- Mikie Mahtook singled in the winning run in the top of the 11th inning after DJ LeMahieu tied the game in the ninth, and LSU survived Texas' five home runs to beat the Longhorns 7-6 in Game 1 of the College World Series finals Monday n ...

UT bonded after Garrido's troubles

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:17:39 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. -- Augie Garrido is the all-time winningest coach in Division I baseball and his Texas Longhorns open the College World Series best-of-3 finals against Louisiana State at 6 p.m. Monday.Garrido said Sunday he's just happy to still have a j ...

NCAA to reconsider scheduling change in baseball

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:05:00 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA's Legislative Council will consider overturning approved changes for baseball and sand volleyball next month.The scheduling change in baseball would allow teams to spread 56 games over 14 weeks instead of 13, and the season w ...

Calhoun leads Sun Devils past Heels

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:05:00 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. -- Kole Calhoun hit the game-tying grand slam in the fifth inning and the go-ahead double in the seventh to lead Arizona State to a 12-5 victory over North Carolina at the College World Series on Thursday night.Calhoun has homered in each ...

LSU in driver's seat at College World Series

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:05:00 GMT

OMAHA , Neb. -- Mikie Mahtook, Austin Nola and Blake Dean homered and LSU stayed unbeaten at the College World Series with a 9-1 victory over Arkansas on Monday night.The No. 3-seeded Tigers (53-16), who have won 12 straight, are off until they play ...

Texas gets past plucky Southern Miss at CWS

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:05:00 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. -- Southern Mississippi reliever Jonathan Johnston walked Brandon Loy on four pitches with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth to give Texas a 7-6 win in the College World Series on Sunday night.The Longhorns' final three runs sco ...

LSU starts CWS with victory

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:05:00 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. -- Sean Ochinko's three-run homer gave LSU the lead in the fifth inning and Ryan Schimpf's two-run blast in the eighth broke open the game for the Tigers, who beat Virginia 9-5 in the College World Series on Saturday night.LSU, ranked No. ...

Texas pitchers in groove for CWS

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:06:11 GMT

AUSTIN -- Freshman Taylor Jungmann won the game that got Texas to the College World Series.Senior Austin Wood threw 12 1/3 hitless innings in relief in a 25-inning postseason epic.Sophomore Brandon Workman threw a no-hitter way back in March.Young an ...

College World Series Preview Capsules

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:06:10 GMT

A capsule look at the eight teams competing in the College World Series, which starts Saturday at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Neb. (coaches' records at current schools through super regionals):TEXAS (46-14-1)CWS Seed: 1.Coach: Augie Garrido (563-267 ...

Aggie Roundup

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:05:00 GMT

BASEBALLGreene makes all-region team: Texas A&M junior second baseman Brodie Greene was named to the All-Midwest Region second team by the American Baseball Coaches Association.Greene hit .344 with 11 home runs, 35 RBIs and 11 stolen bases. GOLFB ...

Three more Aggies taken in MLB draft

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:05:00 GMT

Texas A&M's Luke Anders, Brodie Greene and Scott Migl were selected on the final day of the major league draft Thursday.The Aggies also had another signee chosen, with Kyle Martin going in the 39th round to the Washington Nationals. Martin is a r ...

Raley, Colligan taken in MLB draft

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:05:00 GMT

Texas A&M pitcher/outfielder Brooks Raley and outfielder Kyle Colligan were selected on the second day of the Major League Baseball draft along with former Bryan High catcher Chris Court, who is pitching for Stephen F. Austin.Raley, a sophomore l ...

A&M's Wilson, 2 recruits go in MLB draft

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:05:00 GMT

Texas A&M had one player and two recruits selected on the first day of the Major League Baseball draft Tuesday.Junior right-handed pitcher Alex Wilson was picked in the second round, 77th overall, by the Boston Red Sox. As a starter and middle-in ...

Longhorns punch ticket to Omaha

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:05:00 GMT

AUSTIN -- Freshman Taylor Jungmann allowed two hits over six innings Monday night and top-seeded Texas earned its first trip to the College World Series since 2005 with a 5-2 win over TCU.Kevin Keyes homered in the first inning for the Longhorns (46- ...

College baseball: TCU forces Game 3 against Texas

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 06:05:00 GMT

TCU 3, Texas 2: AUSTIN -- Matt Vern and Matt Carpenter each hit home runs and TCU edged Texas to force a deciding third game in the super regional.Vern hit a two-run shot in the fourth inning off Texas starter Cole Green to give the Horned Frogs (40- ...

Aggie roundup

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:05:00 GMT

FOOTBALLFSN picks up CU-Colorado: The Big 12 and FSN Rocky Mountain officials announced Monday that the Colorado-Colorado State football game will move to Sept. 6 for television.The game had been originally scheduled for Sept. 5.A&M athletics dir ...

NCAA BASEBALL: Rice rolls past Kansas St.

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:05:00 GMT

HOUSTON -- Diego Seastrunk hit a three-run homer and Rick Hague drove in three runs to help Rice defeat Kansas State 13-4 on Monday night and advance to the super regionals.Michael Fuda and Jimmy Comerota each had four of the 20 hits for the Owls (43 ...

Beavers eliminate Aggies with early attack

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:05:00 GMT

FORT WORTH -- Oregon State's string of winning nine straight elimination games in NCAA baseball tournament play trumped Texas A&M's run of avoiding elimination in six consecutive regional contests.The 2006 and '07 national champions dumped six ru ...

NCAA BASEBALL: Florida State explodes for 37 runs

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:05:00 GMT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Stephen Cardullo set a tournament record with seven hits, including three of Florida State's NCAA-record 15 doubles, as the Seminoles routed Ohio State 37-6 on Sunday and advanced to the super regionals.Florida State (45-16) set ...

Pitching didn't live up to billing

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:05:00 GMT

FORT WORTH -- Texas A&M's baseball team was given the preseason nod at No. 1 by Baseball America because of the depth of its pitching staff, specifically in its starting rotation.The Aggies are back home Monday putting up the equipment because of ...

A&M rallies, survives vs. Wright State

Sun, 31 May 2009 00:05:42 GMT

FORT WORTH -- Texas A&M may need to funnel some of the energy Joe Patterson used running around the bases Saturday to make it through 18 potential innings of baseball Sunday.Patterson's 11th-inning, two-run homer and another magical performance i ...

A&M baseball team to open regionals today

Fri, 29 May 2009 06:05:00 GMT

The Texas A&M baseball team has become accustomed to playing away from the friendly confines of Olsen Field over the past two weeks. In fact, the Aggies have called a hotel room home 11 of last 14 nights.So a short road trip to Fort Worth for ano ...