Tag: baseball

Cubs hitter Albert Almora Jr. was in anguish Wednesday night in Houston after his line-drive foul ball struck a young girl. He knew immediately after making contact that he’d sent a dangerous projectile into the…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Time for a little history lesson. Just a few miles west of downtown Birmingham, tucked into a neighborhood of modest homes the way ballparks used to be, sits a stately green…

Three Mustang baseball players garnered all-league and all-state honors this past week after a successful 14-2 season that ended in the regional championship earlier this month.  Senior Derek Bycroft and juniors Calvin Delich and Brady…

CHICAGO (AP) — Six innings after being beaned with a pitch from Kansas City starter Glenn Sparkman, Tim Anderson doubled in the go-ahead run in the eighth, lifting the Chicago White Sox to an 8-7…

CHICAGO (AP) — Lucas Giolito was behind schedule, out of sync and in a hole. Rather than unravel, he regrouped in a big way. Giolito struck out 10 while winning his fifth straight start and…

GREAT BEND — Humboldt baseball ended its season Friday afternoon with a 19-3 loss to Rossville in the 2-1A State Tournament third-place game.  The Cubs were coming off of a 14-3 loss to eventual state-champion…

GREAT BEND — The Humboldt High Cubs saw their state title dreams unravel on the field of the Great Bend Sports Complex Friday afternoon in the 2-1A State Baseball semifinals. Fourth-seed Humboldt fell 14-3 in…

GREAT BEND — After a 17-3 season and another league and regional title, the Humboldt High baseball team is back in the state tournament. The Cubs made the 3A state tournament last season and fell…

A week filled with stormy, rainy weather has planners of state sporting events ready to make adjustments in their schedules, if necessary. As of this morning, today’s Class 2-1A State Baseball Tournament, including Humboldt High,…

Editor?s note: Piqua native Fred Kipp, who pitched Major League Baseball in the 1950s for the Dodgers in Brooklyn and Los Angeles and later the New York Yankees, will be in Yates Center Saturday to…