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Former South Plantation High baseball coach free on bond in assault case
A former South Plantation High baseball coach charged with attempted murder is out on bail and can return to Florida, the New York City District Attorney’s Office said Friday.

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LSU baseball notebook: Mississippi State coach violated rules
BATON ROUGE – Leftovers from Thursday’s game: LSU Coach Paul Mainieri was wrong Thursday night when he said Mississippi State first base coach Nick Mangione violated an “unwritten rule” of baseball. He violated a written rule, two of them in fact,…

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Favre makes a wager with baseball team on return
A college baseball team could determine whether veteran quarterback Brett Favre plays in the NFL next season.

Read more on Reuters via Yahoo! News

Switch boosts defense for ‘Dogs baseball
Too many errors and too many routine plays mishandled out of the shortstop position forced Fresno State baseball coach Mike Batesole to make another change.

Read more on The Fresno Bee

Locker will not play baseball this summer
Jake Locker will be all about the oblong spheroid this summer. Locker, Washington’s quarterback and a potential No. 1 pick in next spring’s NFL draft, won’t play baseball this summer, according to a radio interview he gave to 710 ESPN Seattle , which the always helpful Bob Condotta has provided the highlights of on his Huskies blog . Said Locker: “I’m going to concentrate on getting ready for …

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It seems unfair to the other girls on the Little League team if the High School junior varsity girls are allowed to play on their team as well on the varsity team. Wondering if anyone knows what the regulations are on this.

Lions Club baseball set for Fort Payne
Fourteen high school baseball players from DeKalb County will take part in a Lions Club East-West All-Star first-round doubleheader Thursday afternoon at 5 at Fort Payne.

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Baseball, Still Providing Bizarre, Unintentionally Hilarious Photos
You never know what you’ll see at a baseball game. Sometimes, it’s Atlanta fans showing their appreciation for Kenshin Kawakami with an, uh, interesting “X’s Ys” fan section. Then, there’s the unintentionally humorous in-game play, like Nyjer Morgan’s inadvertently balletic jump for a ball in a Nationals game earlier this week. That’s hard not to laugh at, and the folks at Lookout Landing made …

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Mattair taking leave from baseball
Former Lakewood third baseman Travis “Moose” Mattair, one of the most popular players ever to don a BlueClaws uniform, has taken a “leave of absence” from professional baseball for personal reasons, a Phillies minor league official executive said.

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Investigation into fight with baseball bat
Police are investigating a fight in West Charlotte involving a baseball bat. Police responded to a confusing scene on Little Rock Road around 1:45 Saturday morning.

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Rattlers to Play Baseball at Olsen Field Tonight
Navasota and Hargrave have found a dry sopt to play baseball; Texas A&M’s Olsen Field.

Read more on KBTX 3 Bryan – College Station

Opening day for Rensselaer Little League
Saturday was opening day for Rensselaer County Little League and some teams already feel like they hit a home run.

Read more on FOX 23 News Albany

Perfect Weather for Little League Season Openers
If you’ve been outside today, you know it’s perfect weather for some baseball… and perfect timing for the opening of the little league season!

Read more on YNN Rochester

Randolph Little League — Mariners, Sox, Cards post victories
Major League Division: Opening Day April 17 The Mariners beat the Rockies, 15-4, behind great pitching from Colin Manning and Ted Trozinski.

Read more on The Randolph Reporter

South Burlington Little Leaguer left off roster after missing sign-up deadline
SOUTH BURLINGTON — A 10-year-old South Burlington boy will be sitting in the stands this spring while his friends are playing Little League baseball because the local policy restricts late registrations — even though that policy seems at odds with the practices of other Chittenden County Little Leagues.

Read more on The Burlington Free Press

Cries of ‘play ball’ herald the start of Little League season
Saturday was opening day for thousands of little leaguers all across Monroe County.

Read more on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle