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Baseball: The Road to Omaha is set
Monday at 11:30 a.m., the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee announced the full field of 64 teams to take part in the tournament leading up to the College World Series.

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UConn Baseball To Face Oregon Friday In NCAA Norwich Regional
The University of Connecticut baseball team will face Oregon Friday in the NCAA Norwich Regional, the NCAA announced Monday.

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Munster, CP baseball sectionals postponed
Severe weather has postponed the Munster baseball sectionalfinal of Munster vs. Highland to Tuesday and the second game of theCrown Point sectional will be played later on Monday.

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Reitz, Bosse win in sectional baseball semifinals
Reitz routed Central 12-2 in the Class 4A sectional baseball semifinals at Bosse Field while Bosse stunned Memorial, 9-6, in eight innings in the 3A semis at USI.

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Arizona State top seed in NCAA baseball tourney
(AP) — NEW YORK – Arizona State has been selected as the top seed for the 64-team NCAA Division I college baseball tournament. The Sun Devils (47-8) won the Pac-10 title under interim coach Tim Esmay. They will host one of 16 four-team, double-elimination regionals that begin Friday.

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Huskies No. 3 Overall Seed In Softball NCAA Tournament
SEATTLE — The defending national champion Washington Huskies are one of 16 hosts for next weekend’s NCAA softball regional round. The Huskies are the No. 3 overall seed in the NCAA tournament field announced on Sunday.

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Moravian softball team advances to D-III World Series
The 24th-ranked and second-seeded Moravian College softball team posted a 5-0 shutout over third seed Kean (N.J.) University to win the NCAA Division III Providence Regional this morning and earn a berth in the Division III World Series.

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Mizzou seeded 9th in NCAA softball
The Missouri Tigers earned a ninth seed in the NCAA Softball Tournament and will play host to a regional tournament starting Friday. Mizzou (46-11) will open against Creighton (37-21) on Friday. DePaul (38-16) will play Illinois (43-6) in the oth…

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Mauldin postpones opener of state softball finals
MAULDIN — The first game of the Class AAAA state championship softball series has been postponed because of inclement weather.

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FIU softball team invited to NCAA Tournament
Sixty-four Division I softball teams still have games to play this season. Florida International University, to the surprise of many, is one of them.

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Bowie Baysox Morning Baseball
The Baysox host local elementary and middle school kids on a field trip for Baseball in Education Day! Each child receives a general admission seat ticket, lunch and an educational booklet. The on-field promotions will also feature math and science themes.

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Baseball returns to OOB’s Ballpark
The United States Collegiate Athletic Association 2010 National Baseball Tournament kicked off today, and runs through the end of the week.

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Baseball Players Named After Cities and Their Greatest Accomplishments
As noted by Sebek this morning, Sunday afternoon, Oakland A’s pitcher, Dallas Braden faced 27 Tampa Bay Rays and promptly got all 27 to record outs, otherwise known as a “perfect” game.    The perfect game remains one of the most elusive accomplishments in baseball, with Braden becoming just the 19th pitcher in MLB history to throw one. Perhaps as elusive but not quite as prestigious is Braden’s …

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UCLA’s Amarai Named Pac-10 Baseball Player of the Week
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — UCLA freshman outfielder Beau Amarai has been named the Pac-10 Baseball Player of the Week and ARIZONA STATE freshman right-handed pitcher Brady Rodgers has been named the Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week for May 3-9, Commissioner Larry Scott announced today.

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HPU baseball team headed to NCAA West Regional
The Hawai’i Pacific University baseball team received an at-large berth to the NCAA Division II West Regional.

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