Two-sport star Cade Horton set to play baseball and football at OU
NORMAN, Okla. (BVM) ― Baseball prospects from around the country heard their name called in the MLB draft this past summer. But one of those players who did not hear their name called was Cade Horton. The only player from Norman High School to win the Gatorade Oklahoma Baseball Player of the Year will look […]
Coach Logan Mann looking to get back to winning roots at Lakeland University
Coach Logan Mann looking to rebuild Lakeland Baseball back to winning history.
Rory Fox to make dream come true by joining Fighting Irish
Rory Fox is following a family tradition while adding his own twist to it by committing to play baseball at the University of Notre Dame.
Manhattan baseball star, Nick Cimillo, prepared to dominate college competition and beyond
Manhattan College’s star baseball player, Nick Cimillo, is itching to get back on the field after his 2020 season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2019 MAAC Rookie Of The Year and Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American looks to return to form so he can lead the Jaspers while maintaining his heavy pro interest.
Gene Budig, academic who ran American League, dies at 81
NEW YORK (AP) — Gene Budig, the self-effacing educator and baseball fan from small-town Nebraska who became the head of three major universities and the last president of the American League, died Tuesday. He was 81. His death was announced by the commissioner’s office and the Charleston RiverDogs, a minor league team he co-owned. No […]
Hank and Allee Truluck
It all started freshmen year at Forest High School for Hank and Allee Truluck. The two were both born and raised in Ocala. They both were heavily involved in sports growing up and they both went on to have successful careers in high school and in college.
Bowling Green State University baseball program saved by alumni, donors
On May 15, Bowling Green State University cut its men’s baseball program, following the lead of many other colleges and universities cutting athletic programs across the country. But after the cut, a group of alumni and donors got together, and just weeks later, the program was saved.
Furman Paladins cut two athletic programs
Due to the financial crisis caused by COVID-19, universities across the U.S. have been put into tricky situations. And as it appears, getting out of those situations has sometimes meant cutting athletic programs. Furman University recently had to take these measures.
EIU’s Klein ready for big league challenge with the Kansas City Royals
Will Klein is a Bloomington, Ind. native who has pitched for the Eastern Illinois Panthers over the past three seasons. After a summer spent playing with the Lakeshore Chinooks in the Northwoods League last year, Klein emerged on to the national radar and was drafted in the fifth round of the 2020 MLB Draft by the Kansas City Royals.
Vanderbilt’s skipper crafts a different kind of baseball lineup
With two College World Series titles in the past decade at the helm of the Vanderbilt baseball team, Commodores head coach Tim Corbin knows how to build an effective lineup. Away from the diamond, Corbin and his wife, Maggie, have created the Hero Starting Lineup to showcase the healthcare workers in the surrounding community battling COVID-19 in the medical field.