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The West Virginia University baseball team has seen many highs and lows this season and on Tuesday night mistakes proved costly as Pitt defeated the Mountaineers 4-1 at Monongalia County Ballpark. WVU (17-14) struggled against the Panthers' starter Sam Mersing. The junior held the Mountaineers to three hits over six innings while striking out seven. "When that guy found his groove he got pretty good, and we really didn't have an answer," WVU head coach Mazey said. "We had guys swinging over top

Justin James Watt is the best defensive player and the best all around player currently active in the NFL. His defensive prowess is known throughout the league and quarterbacks and running backs alike cringe every time they hear his name. He has set many records and received countless rewards in just four seasons in the NFL. J.J.'s physical assets, impact on his team, and personal achievements put him in his own class as the NFL's best football player. I had the honor of meeting J.J. Watt when I

“‘I’m not perfect. Nobody’s perfect. But I love baseball and I love to play hard.’ Adrian Beltre.” In the spring of 1998 at the age of 19 Adrian Beltre made his debut in Major League Baseball (MLB). When he was growing up baseball wasn’t even his main focus it was pushed onto the backburner, the sports that were his main focus were tennis and basketball. That has not stopped him though because he is the 31st MLB player to hit the 3,000 hit club and he is the first player from the Dominican Republic

I’m not telling you that you should think of Jackie Robinson as one of the most amazing or inspiring and one of the most important person to play the game of baseball. I’m just saying you should think about it. I don’t care if you like or dislike my opinion because its mine. Maybe by the end of this article you might change your mind, maybe. Just keep an open mind. My first reason I think that he is really important in the game of baseball. Is because he is one of the most inspiring players to

Playing the game of baseball is a commitment and you have to stay focus while you are playing it. You have to be smart and following the instructions and the ways of baseball to be a better baseball player. This game is a challenge and you have to face the difficult things of baseball and make them successful. The game of baseball has been around for more than 100 years. This sport still goes till today. The baseball career faces intense competition and pressure to win. Major League players

The first song the is an large part of my life “Sweet Caroline”, By Neil Diamond the theme song of the Boston Red Sox since 1992 has always played at Fenway Park in the seventh and ninth innings. This song is a large part of me one because I'm a diehard Red Sox fan I watch each and every game of the regular season and Postseason if they make It. When and if you're at a baseball game at Fenway you'll be sure to hear the song! In the end of the seventh inning and in the ninth and final inning now

Several sports writers during this era wanted to put an end to the ban of Negro League players from entering MLB. They felt that players from the Negro League could fill in the weakness that MLB had, and bring more of an excitement to the game. Furthermore, a need of a dialogue between societies was needed to discuss social issues like discrimination and racism. One sport writer wrote, "I think newspapers have been taking care of middle America for a hundred years. We need more dialogue (on the sports

Derek Jeter was a shortstop for the New York Yankee's. And the best shortstop for the Yankee's. Derek is currently 41 and retired, but was a big icon. I think he was the best shortstop to ever live. Five-time World Series winner. And was an role model to kids all around the world. Derek Jeter was a shortstop for the New Yankee's. In his career he made many big plays in many big moments. He started playing baseball when he was 5 years old. After an impressive performance in High School, he was

Personal Narrative Aden Swisher Period 1 The Championship Game On this Saturday’s evening game, the baseball game was 2 teams in the championship game. The 2 teams that were facing were Pipe Creek (which was my team) and Mcadams the team we had to beat. Mcadams was the #1 seed and Pipe Creek was #2 seed, we were throwing back and forth and getting some practice before the game. Later we finally start the game. Pipe Creek was the Visitors and Mcadams was the home team. Pipe Creek was

Earlier this week, the Chicago Cubs won their first World Series since 1908. In his recent article, “What is the Chicago Cubs' billy goat curse?,” Ray Sanchez describes how one man, Bill Sianis, pronounced a curse on the Chicago Cubs in 1945. In 1945, Sianis purchased one ticket for himself and one ticket his pet goat, Murphy. When his goat was not allowed into the game he cursed the team and said "The Cubs ain't gonna win no more!” The reasons behind many Cubs’ fans believing in this absurd curse