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World University Baseball Championship


The World University Baseball Championship is an under-23 international college baseball competition sponsored by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) and was first held in 2002 in Italy. Until 2013, it was sanctioned by the then-International Baseball Federation (IBAF) and was one of several tournaments considered by the IBAF to be a minor world championship, and as such the results of the tournaments affected the IBAF World Rankings. For its men's world rankings, the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) -- successor to the IBAF -- now
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Rice University


NCAA Division I FBS football, only ahead of Tulsa. The Rice baseball team won the 2003 College World Series, defeating Stanford, giving Rice its only national championship in a team sport. The victory made Rice University the smallest school in 51 years to win a national championship at the highest collegiate level of the sport. The Rice baseball team has played on campus at Reckling Park since the 2000 season. As of 2010, the baseball team has won 14 consecutive conference championships in three different conferences: the final championship of the
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2006 World University Championships


The 2006 World University Championships are the World Championships organized by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) in 2006. 27 World University Championships were organized attracting 5,852 participants from a total of 209 (of which 90 different) countries. The 6th World University Archery Championship took place in Vinicne, Slovakia from 14 to 17 June 2006. The 9th World University Badminton Championship took place in Wuhan, China from 10 to 15 October 2006. The 3rd World University Baseball Championship took place in La Habana, Cuba from 6 to 16 August
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College softball


Committee discontinued both softball and baseball as Olympics sports after the XXVIII Olympiad in 2008. In 2004 the International Softball Federation (ISF) held the first World University Softball Championship just two months after the 2004 Olympic competition. It was an eight country championship, with Team USA defeating Chinese Taipei for the gold medal. In 2006 the Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU) held the second World University Softball Championship in Taiwan, and in 2007 softball was added to the World University Games of FISU. The National Junior College Athletic Association
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Cal State Fullerton Titans


by the students. CSUF has won 13 national championships in eight different sports. Baseball is Cal State Fullerton's strongest sport based on winning the most national championships at the university and consistently being rated among the nation's elite baseball programs. They have won four national championships in the NCAA Men's Baseball College World Series since 1979: 1979, 1984, 1995, and 2004. Fullerton home games are played at on-campus Goodwin Field and the team is currently coached by Rick Vanderhook. The Cal State Fullerton men's basketball
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Wesleyan University


teams in 29 sports, and competes against traditional Little Three rivals Amherst and Williams. Approximately 600 students participate in intercollegiate varsity sports each year. Wesleyan is one of the 39 founding members of the NCAA. Wesleyan's football and baseball field, Andrus Field, is the oldest continuously used American football field in the world and the oldest continuously used baseball field in the world. In 2018, Wesleyan's Men's Lacrosse team won the Division III NCAA championship title. In February 2011, U.S. News & World Report described the university
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1931 in sports


1931 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Inaugural FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are held at Mürren, Switzerland. The events are a downhill and a slalom race in both the men's and women's categories. The winners are: England Germany Spain Italy Brazil VFL Premiership South Australian National Football League Western Australian National Football League Sweden World Series Major League Baseball Negro League Baseball ABL Championship College Championship Events Bobsleigh World Championships Events Lineal world champions Grey Cup Events England Australia India New Zealand South
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1927 in sports


1927 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. England Germany Italy Mexico Ukraine VFL Premiership Brownlow Medal Sweden World Series Major League Baseball Negro League Baseball ABL Championship Events Lineal world champions Grey Cup Events England Australia India New Zealand South Africa West Indies Tour de France World Figure Skating Championships Major tournaments Ryder Cup Other tournaments Events England Australia Canada France Ireland USA Stanley Cup Events Far Eastern Championship Games FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The Boat Race England Australia Five Nations Championship World Championship Speed Skating World Championships Australia England France USA Davis Cup
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Baseball World Cup


The Baseball World Cup was an international tournament in which national baseball teams from around the world competed. It was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation (IBAF). Along with the World Baseball Classic, it was one of two active tournaments considered by the IBAF to be a major world championship. The baseball tournament at the Summer Olympic Games was also considered a major world championship while baseball was an Olympic sport. After the 2011 tournament, the Baseball World Cup was discontinued in favor of an expanded World Baseball Classic tournament. The
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Columbus State Cougars


The Columbus State Cougars represent Columbus State University in intercollegiate sports in the Peach Belt Conference in NCAA Division II. The University currently fields 14 varsity Division II men's and women's teams. The Columbus State baseball team has made eight appearances to the NCAA Division II Baseball Championship, twenty-four NCAA Regional Championship appearances, and is frequently in the NCSWA National Top 30 Poll. The Cougars won the 2002 NCAA Division II World Series and were the national runner-up at the 1986, 2007 and 2018 NCAA Division II World
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North China University of Technology


and 21 in the Beijing municipal level. Since 1998, the college baseball team won 7 National Championships, and the softball team won 2 National Championships. In 2000, the baseball team visited Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and other countries and regions. In addition, men's basketball teams, men's volleyball teams and women's table tennis teams have also won many top three achievements in Beijing's universities. The school is the chairman of the baseball and softball branch of China University Sports Association. Baseball and softball sports have
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Chase Riddle


Gulf South Conference championships. The Troy University baseball stadium is named Riddle-Pace Field in his honor. He was inducted in the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 2000 and the Wiregrass Sports Hall of Fame in 2005. On his death at age 85 in June 2011, "The Montgomery Advertiser" wrote: "In this state, there are few sports figures more revered than Riddle. Alabama had Paul 'Bear' Bryant [and] Auburn had Ralph 'Shug' Jordan, but in the baseball world, Riddle and
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Florida Gators baseball


The Florida Gators baseball team represents the University of Florida in the sport of baseball. Florida competes in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They play their home games in Alfred A. McKethan Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus, and are currently led by head coach Kevin O'Sullivan. In the 105-season history of the Florida baseball program, the team has won 15 SEC championships and has appeared in 12 College World Series tournaments. The
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1923 in sports


1923 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. NFL championship College championship Bulgaria England Germany Romania Spain Turkey Monaco UK US VFL Premiership South Australian Football League West Australian Football League Sweden World Series Major League Baseball Negro League Baseball Events Lineal world champions Grey Cup Events England Australia India New Zealand South Africa West Indies Tour de France Giro d'Italia World Figure Skating Championships Major tournaments Other tournaments England Australia Canada France Ireland USA Stanley Cup Sweden Far Eastern Championship Games The Boat Race England Australia Five Nations Championship Speed Skating World Championships Australia England
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University of West Alabama


, soccer, softball, tennis, outdoor track, and volleyball for women. The University's official mascot is Luie the Tiger. As an NAIA member in 1971, the football team won the school's only national championship in any sport. In 1992, the baseball team made history, advancing to their only Division II College World Series. Their chances for the school's first baseball national championship ended in tough luck as they dropped two of three games. In 1997, the Tiger softball program made its only trip to the
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Paul Hollingsworth


the World Series, World Baseball Classic, Super Bowl, 2006 FIFA World Cup, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Tim Hortons Brier, and IIHF World Junior Championship. In 2003, Hollingsworth won a Gemini Award for his sports coverage. Hollingsworth was born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. He graduated from Saint Mary's University with a Bachelor of Arts in English, as well as a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of King's College. In 2006, Hollingsworth co-authored the book, "All Sorts of Sports Trivia" and
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2018 Florida Gators baseball team


The 2018 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2018 college baseball season. The Gators competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They played their home games at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The team was coached by Kevin O'Sullivan in his eleventh season as Florida head coach. The Gators entered the season as the defending national champions, having defeated LSU two games to none in the championship series of the 2017 College World
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Jim Reeder


James Bartlett Reeder was an Ohio State University All-American who was a member of the 1943 Big Ten championship baseball team. Reeder was named a charter member of the California State University Hall of Fame at the same time as tennis great, Billie Jean King. The baseball field at California State University, Los Angeles bears Jim Reeder's name. At Ohio State, Jim Reeder lettered in three varsity sports: football, basketball, and baseball. His athletic and academic career was interrupted by World War II, as was the
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Sport in the Czech Republic


they won the gold medal in the U19 world championship in Halifax. Sport shooting is the third most widespread sport in the Czech Republic. Among notable shooters is Kateřina Emmons, who won the gold in 2008 Summer Olympics. Baseball is growing in popularity but is still considered a minor sport. The Czech Republic hosted the 2009 Baseball World Cup. A few Czech have signed contracts and are now playing in Minor League Baseball. The Czech Republic was invited to compete in the qualifying round of the 2013 World Baseball Classic. Cricket has
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Frisch School


, 50 percent of Frisch's Yeshiva League sports teams qualified for the championships, and six teams won the championships. The baseball team has won three consecutive Metropolitan Yeshiva High School Athletic League titles (2014, 2015, 2016), and won the Columbus Baseball Invitational yeshiva high school tournament, dubbed the "Jewish World Series", in each of 2016 and 2017. In 2015, Frisch won the Red Sarachek Tournament hosted by Yeshiva University for the first time. After losing in the championship game in 2013 and 2014, they
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George Horton (baseball)


Coach of the Year by Baseball America. In 2004, Horton would face off against his old boss in the 2004 College World Series championship series. The Fullerton Titans won the series and the national championship. In September 2007, Horton was named the head coach of the University of Oregon, which reinstated its baseball program starting in the 2009 season after being a club sport since 1982. In his first season at the helm of the Ducks the team was 14–42. In 2010, Horton led the Ducks to the NCAA Division I
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Rice Owls


enrollment, just above the University of Tulsa's 2,756 and the three FBS United States service academies's approximate 4,500. Rice's sports rivalry include cross-town University of Houston, and Tulane University. The Rice baseball team is the school's top athletic program and one of the NCAA's top baseball programs, having won 20 straight conference championships dating back to 1996. The Owls won the College World Series in 2003 and finished third in both the 2006 and 2007 College World Series tournaments. Rice now had made 23 straight NCAA
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Lin Chih-hsiang


Lin Chih-hsiang (born 8 March 1987) is a former Taiwanese baseball second baseman who had played with the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He was drafted by the Lions in 2009 and won the CPBL's Gold Glove Award from 2014-16. Lin represented Taiwan at the 2006 World University Baseball Championship, 2008 World University Baseball Championship, 2008 Haarlem Baseball Week, 2009 World Port Tournament, 2009 Asian Baseball Championship, 2009 Italian Baseball Week, 2009 Baseball World Cup,
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Wichita State University


is an NCAA Division I institution competing in the American Athletic Conference and fields teams in tennis, cross-country, basketball, track, golf, men's baseball and women's volleyball and softball. Also, it offers club sports such as crew, bowling, shooting sports, and other intramural sports. The men's baseball team is college baseball's highest winning team for the past 31 years, with numerous conference championships and NCAA tournament appearances. The baseball team won the national championship in 1989 and was runner-up in
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1921 in sports


1921 in sports describes the year’s events in world sport. Brazil England Germany Republic of Ireland Men's 100 metres Lithuania Monaco VFL Premiership South Australian Football League West Australian Football League Sweden World Series Major League Baseball Negro League Baseball Events Lineal world champions Grey Cup Events England Australia India New Zealand South Africa West Indies Tour de France Giro d'Italia World Figure Skating Championships Major tournaments Other tournaments England Australia Canada France Ireland USA Stanley Cup Far Eastern Championship Games Women's World Games The Boat Race England Australia Five Nations Championship Germany Speed Skating World
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2003 Rice Owls baseball team


The 2003 Rice Owls baseball team represented Rice University in the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Owls played their home games at Reckling Park. The team was coached by Wayne Graham in his 12th season at Rice. The Owls won 30 consecutive games to open the season 33-1 and won the Western Athletic Conference championship. Rice went on to win the College World Series, defeating the Stanford Cardinal in the championship series. It was the first national title that Rice had ever won in a team sport in the school
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Lou Brock Sports Complex


Lou Brock Sports Complex is college athletic complex located in St. Charles Missouri that includes a baseball stadium and softball stadium. It is the home field of the Lindenwood University Lions baseball and softball teams. It is named after former St. Louis Cardinals player and member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Lou Brock. The Sports Complex was built in 2005 under the university's expansion plans. It has hosted NAIA regional tournaments along with the 2009 NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round. The baseball stadium at Lou Brock features permanent, bleacher
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Max Stassi


baseball team, winning gold in the 2006 Pan American Games in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, and the International Baseball Federation's 16 and Under Baseball World Championship in 2007. He finished his high school career with a .514 batting average, 40 home runs, and 162 runs batted in. Stassi committed to attend the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), to play college baseball for the UCLA Bruins. Heading into the 2009 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft, "Sporting News" called Stassi the best available high school
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Methodist University


holds multiple conference championships in other sports. The baseball team is coached by coach Tom Austin, currently sixth overall among all-time NCAA Division III head coaches and fourth among active Division III head coaches in victories. Tom Austin has been the coach of Methodist University's baseball team since 1980 and is one of 64 college baseball coaches ever to reach 1,000 career wins. The Monarch baseball team has reached NCAA National Tournament 22 times and reached the Division III College World Series six times, finishing fifth or better each time, including
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London, Ontario


in the finals three games to two. There are also a number of former sports teams that have moved or folded. London's four former baseball teams are the London Monarchs (Canadian Baseball League), the London Werewolves (Frontier League), the London Tecumsehs (International Association) and the London Tigers (AA Eastern League). Other former sports teams include the London Lasers (Canadian Soccer League) In March 2013, London hosted the 2013 World Figure Skating Championships. The University of Western Ontario's teams play under the
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Lin Chen-hua


Lin Chen-hua (born 26 December 1988) is a Taiwanese baseball Pitcher who plays with the Fubon Guardians in the Chinese Professional Baseball League. He attended Chinese Culture University and was the first overall pick in the 2011 CPBL draft by the Sinon Bulls. Lin represented Taiwan at 2009 World Port Tournament, 2009 Asian Baseball Championship, 2010 Haarlem Baseball Week, 2010 World University Baseball Championship, 2010 Intercontinental Cup, 2011 World Port Tournament, 2011 The Grand Forks International Baseball Tournament, 2011 Baseball World Cup and the 2017 World Baseball
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Brian Johnson (pitcher)


Johnson helped lead the team to a second-place finish in the 2010 International University Sports Federation World Baseball Championships. They fell to Cuba 4–3 in the championship game in Tokyo, Japan, on August 7, 2010. On October 29, 2018, Johnson was selected to play in the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series. Johnson's sister, Brooke, was a four-year letterman (2006–2009) for the Florida Gators softball team. Johnson's older brother, Billy Jr., played four years of college baseball,
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2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament


The 2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament began on Friday, May 31, 2013 as part of the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64 team double elimination tournament concluded with the 2013 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, which began on June 15 and ended with the final round on June 25. The UCLA Bruins swept the Mississippi State Bulldogs in a best of three series to win the NCAA National Championship, the university's first in baseball and the 109th national title in all sports. The 64 participating college baseball
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Arizona State Sun Devils


the Aztec Cup Champions. Arizona State has won 24 NCAA team national championships. Arizona State has 18 DGWS/AIAW team national championships: Below are 104 national team titles won by varsity and club sports teams at the highest collegiate levels in other non-NCAA competition: A strong academic and athletic rivalry exists between the University of Arizona and Arizona State University. Arizona State University fields the more accomplished baseball team with five College World Series national championships (1965, 1967, 1969, 1977 and 1981) to the University of Arizona
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Sports in San Diego


, NBA Finals or any other Major League sports championship. Some fans believe that there is a curse on the major league teams in the city. While team tennis is not regarded as a major sport, the San Diego Buds did win the TeamTennis championship in both 1984 and 1985, and the San Diego Aviators won the World TeamTennis title in 2016. Major League Baseball's San Diego Padres play in Petco Park. The semi-final and final games of the inaugural World Baseball Classic were played there in 2006, and an
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Jerry Reinsdorf


Krause. The White Sox have won American League regular season Division Championships in 1983, 1993, 2000, 2005 and 2008 under Reinsdorf and they won the 2005 World Series. In addition, they were in first place of the central division at the conclusion of the strike-shortened 1994 Major League Baseball season. The World Series victory made him only the third owner in the history of North American sports to win a championship in two different sports. The baseball championship boosted the value of the franchise to over $300 million.
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UC Davis Aggies baseball


The UC Davis Aggies baseball team represents the University of California, Davis in the sport of baseball. The team competes in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and in the Big West Conference. They are currently led by head coach Matt Vaughn, who has held the position since 2012. The Aggies competed at the NCAA Division II level through 2005. At that level, they appeared in the NCAA Division II Baseball Championship 7 times, including two appearances in the College World Series, where they earned fifth
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BeIN Sports


Giro d'Italia, as well as the UCI Road, Track, Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships. The channel also airs the French Handball Championship, FIVB World League, Euroleague, NBA, National Football League, and Major League Baseball. On 25 May 2016, the U.S. beIN Sports announced that it had acquired partial rights to Conference USA college sports, including a package of selected college football, basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer matches. The deal marks the first American football-related contract the U.S. network has acquired
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Baseball in the United Kingdom


UEA. The University season runs from September to May, the typical off-season for the sport. Without a British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) league, teams compete in the National University Baseball Championships (NUBC) tournament, which happens twice a year in the spring and the autumn and are run by BaseballSoftballUK (BSUK). The Spring 2016 Champions are Loughborough, and have won the past 3 NUBC tournaments. Despite not having a BUCS league a Northern University Baseball League was set up for the 2015/16 season,
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Oregon Ducks baseball


at defending national champion USC in the district finals (today's super-regionals). After the 1981 season, baseball and three other varsity sports at Oregon were dropped by the university (men's gymnastics, women's golf, and women's soccer) due to a budget crisis, and baseball became a club sport in March 1983. In July 2007, the university announced that it would again field a varsity baseball team, beginning with the 2009 season. The sole reason was the back-to-back National Championships
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Eastern Michigan Eagles


Thomas Tyra. Eastern Michigan University offers 21 NCAA Division I varsity sports, 9 for men and 12 for women. On June 19, 1976, after finishing in sixth place the year before, the baseball team was defeated by the University of Arizona in the final game of the College World Series at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska. (As of 2016, EMU remains the last northern school to make it to the NCAA baseball championship game.) Under the leadership of Coach Ron Oestrike and assistant Roger Coryell, the
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Jack Coombs


and 100 RBI. In 6 World Series games, he hit .333 (8-for-24) with 4 RBI. Coombs became a championship-winning coach at Duke University (1929–52) who sent many players to the majors. Duke University's baseball field is named after him. He spent his retirement as a sports historian and writer. In 1938, he published, "Baseball – Individual Play and Team Strategy". , or BR Bullpen, or Cuban-American Major League Clubs Series, or Retrosheet, or SABR Biography Project,
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Dave Fuller


's sports leadership program during World War II, he joined the University of Florida's physical education staff in 1946. Fuller was the head coach of the Florida Gators baseball team from 1948 to 1975, serving longer and winning more games than any other coach in the history of the Florida Gators intercollegiate sports program. His Gators baseball teams compiled an overall win-loss-tie record of 557–354–6 (.611), won four Southeastern Conference (SEC) Eastern Division titles and three SEC championships (1952, 1956, 1962),
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Wichita State Shockers baseball


The Wichita State Shockers baseball team represents Wichita State University in the sport of baseball. The Wichita State Shockers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and in the American Athletic Conference after 72 seasons in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Shockers have made the College World Series seven times, winning the national championship in 1989. Wichita State has the fourth highest winning percentage in NCAA Division I baseball history, trailing only Texas, Florida State, and Miami (FL). Wichita State, then Fairmount College
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Sport in the Netherlands


of the 184 clubs in the country. The Netherlands boasts the most successful national baseball team in Europe, winning the European Baseball Championship 20 times and frequently representing the continent in international competitions such as the World Baseball Classic and Baseball World Cup. There is a domestic professional baseball league whose best team, Neptunus of Rotterdam, regularly contends for the European club championship, including five consecutive titles from 2000 to 2004. Baseball is especially popular on the island of Curaçao. In 2005, the Pabao Little League Champions of Willemstad advanced all
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Pittsburgh Panthers baseball


The Pittsburgh Panthers baseball is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate baseball program of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Pitt baseball team competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference and plays their home games at Charles L. Cost Field in the Petersen Sports Complex. It is the university's oldest recorded sport, dating to 1869. Prior to joining the ACC in 2013-14, Pitt had won both the Big East Conference regular season and Big East Tournament championships. The Panthers have
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WBSC Premier12


The WBSC Premier12 is the flagship international baseball tournament organized by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), featuring the twelve best-ranked national baseball teams in the world. The first tournament was held in Taiwan and Japan in November 2015. From 1938 to 2011, the International Baseball Federation (IBAF), then the governing body of baseball, considered the Baseball World Cup to be the sport's major world championship. Following the 2011 version of the event, the IBAF chose to discontinue the tournament in favor of the World
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Fox Sports Kansas City


from the St. Louis Blues (NHL); basketball, volleyball, baseball and wrestling events from the Missouri Tigers, with the university's college football games televised on an alternate feed. Other sports programming on the network includes Big 12 Conference regular season women's basketball and baseball games, and championship matches from both conference-sanctioned sports; regular season and championship basketball games from the Missouri Valley Conference; college coaches' shows; football and basketball championships from the Missouri State High School Activities Association; and NBA games from the Oklahoma
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Steve Garvey


Cedar River. His baseball jersey number 10 was retired from Michigan State University in 2014, he was named Michigan State Baseball Distinguished Alumnus of the Year in 2009, and he was inducted into the Michigan State University Hall of Fame in 2010. Garvey was featured in the LA Times as one of the three Spartan athletes that have helped Los Angeles professional sports teams win a combined seven world championships. Garvey was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round of the 1968 MLB draft (June secondary phase). He made
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Tim Corbin


NAIA to NCAA Division II. The Blue Hose made three consecutive appearances in the South Atlantic Conference playoffs (1991–93), and Corbin earned South Atlantic Coach of the Year honors in 1990. In 2000, he was named the ABCA/"Baseball America" Assistant Coach of the Year. Corbin also served as manager for the USA Baseball National Team in the summer of 2006. He led the team to a 28-2-1 record that culminated with a gold medal finish at the FISU (International University Sports Federation) World University Championship
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Sports in Taiwan


is the country's most popular spectator sport. It is commonly considered the national sport in Taiwan. Baseball was first introduced during Japanese rule. Taiwan already had its first baseball team in 1906, during the period of Japanese rule. Only the Japanese played baseball initially, but gradually more and more Taiwanese players joined. In 1931, the Kagi Agricultural and Forestry School (now National Chiayi University) baseball team won second place in the 17th Japanese High School Baseball Championship (Summer Koshien), which shocked the whole of Japan.
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1925 in sports


1925 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Events England Germany Russia VFL Premiership Brownlow Medal Events Sweden World Series Negro League Baseball Mexico Events Events Lineal world champions Grey Cup Events England Australia India New Zealand South Africa West Indies Tour de France World Figure Skating Championships Major tournaments Other tournaments England Australia Canada France Ireland USA Stanley Cup Events Far Eastern Championship Games FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The inaugural world championships are held at Johannisbad in Czechoslovakia for men only. Winners are: The Boat Race England Australia Five Nations Championship Speed
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Lansdowne Park


curling championship, Canadian and World championships in figure skating and the Memorial Cup Canadian junior-age ice hockey championships. In particular, Frank Clair Stadium and its outdoor field has a long history of sports usage in baseball, football, lacrosse and soccer (including Olympic soccer). The stadium has held Grey Cup football, and World Cup Under 20 soccer championships. Before the south stands were built, the field was a combination baseball, outdoor lacrosse and football facility. The Ottawa Giants and Ottawa Athletics professional baseball teams used the
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Pepperdine Waves baseball


The Pepperdine Waves baseball team represents Pepperdine University in the sport of baseball. The Pepperdine Waves compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and in the West Coast Conference. They are currently led by head coach Rick Hirtensteiner. The Waves have been to the College World Series twice, winning the national championship in 1992 under head coach Andy Lopez with a win over Cal State Fullerton. "Source" "Source" "Source" A number of Pepperdine players have earned individual honors, including All-American
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Lubbock Christian Chaparrals and Lady Chaps


The Lubbock Christian Chaparrals and Lady Chaps (also LCU Chaparrals) are the athletic teams that represent Lubbock Christian University, located in Lubbock, Texas, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Chaparrals, also known colloquially as the Chaps, compete as members of the Lone Star Conference for all 11 varsity sports. Men's sports Women's sports The Chaparrals baseball team has won the NAIA World Series in 1983 and 2009, and came in second in 2011. Lady Chaparral Basketball competed in the NAIA tournament championship game in 2006,
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Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas


Football Championship in 1994. The university's football team has earned 34 conference championships: 1931, 1932, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1951, 1952, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1967–70, 1974–77, 1979, 1985, 1987–89, 1992–97, 2001–04, and 2009. Since baseball was reinstated as a varsity sport at Texas A&M University-Kingsville in 1993, the Javelina baseball team has earned four LSC championships: 1995, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2014, and 2015. The baseball team also has one appearance
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Sports in Taiwan


"little-league baseball craze" in Taiwan. The following year, , an all-star team, participated in Little League World Series for the first time and won the championship, which launched the "golden age" of Taiwan's "" program comprising the little league, senior league, and big league. With regard to little league baseball, Taiwan has won 15 championships from 1969 to 1991. For senior league baseball, Taiwan joined in Senior League World Series held by Little League Baseball at Gary, Indiana in
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Baseball Federation of Japan


. The Industrial League (JAPA) and Student Baseball (High School and College) had been run separately for a long time from before World War II. In 1954, they formed the Japan Amateur Baseball Federation to organize and represent a Japanese team in the first Asian Baseball Championship in the Philippines. In 1966, after participating in six Asian Baseball Championships, the Japan Amateur Baseball Federation was disbanded and reorganized into the Japan Amateur Baseball International Committee in 1967. Beginning in 1984, baseball was being considered as an Olympic sport.
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Coastal Carolina University


. In 2013, TD Bank gave CCU a $5 million gift. In September 2014, CCU officially renamed its sports facilities as the TD Sports Complex. In 2016, CCU won its first NCAA national title in baseball at the College World Series in Omaha, winning the deciding game 4–3 in the best-of-three final series against the University of Arizona. The championship was won mere hours before Coastal officially joined the Sun Belt. The volleyball program is one of the most successful teams in the country. It won
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Sports in Taiwan


1972, and won the championship in that inaugural effort. Within 20 years, Taiwan has won 17 championships as of 1991. For big league baseball, Taiwan began entering the Big League World Series held by Little League Baseball at Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1974, and won 13 championships within 18 years (until 1991). The professional baseball league is the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL), and the main playoff competition is the Taiwan Series. Taiwan has been "exporting" baseball talents to Japan and United States over
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Riccardo Fraccari


General Counsel. In less than three years since overseeing the establishment of the WBSC, Fraccari has elevated the new world ruling body to be considered among the Top 30 "Ultimate Sports Federations" in the world. Fraccari has expanded international baseball properties to include a new flagship world tournament, the WBSC Premier 12 Professional Baseball National Team Championship, and also the Under-12 Baseball World Cup and the Under-21 Baseball World Cup, which impact baseball's World Rankings. Under Fraccari, the world governing body for baseball also established the first-ever
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Honolulu


round activities. In 2004, "Men's Fitness" magazine named Honolulu the fittest city in the United States. Honolulu has three large road races: Ironman Hawaii was first held in Honolulu. It was the first ever Ironman triathlon event and is also the world championship. Fans of spectator sports in Honolulu generally support the football, volleyball, basketball, rugby union, rugby league and baseball programs of the University of Hawaii at Mānoa. High school sporting events, especially football, are especially popular. Honolulu has no professional sports
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Promotion and relegation


as a sport grows. Other international tournaments which employ promotion and relegation include the Ice Hockey World Championships, Bandy World Championships, Floorball World Championships, the UEFA Nations League, the World Cricket League and the European Team Championships in athletics. In baseball, the earliest American sport to develop professional leagues, the National Association of Base Ball Players (NABBP) was established in 1857 as a national governing body for the game. In many respects, it would resemble England's Football Association when founded in 1863. Both espoused strict amateurism
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University of Pikeville


primarily competes in the Mid-South Conference (MSC). The university offers 20 sports; men's sports include baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball. Pikeville Athletics have won numerous conference championships and three national championships: two in women's bowling in 2004 and 2008 and a NAIA DI men's basketball championship
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Boston College


, respectively. Boston College competes in the Beanpot against the three other major sports colleges in Boston: the Northeastern University Huskies, Harvard University Crimson, and Boston University Terriers. BC has reached the championship game 31 times and has won the Beanpot 16 times, including the 2010, 2011 and 2012 championships. The less renowned baseball tournament, was first played in 1990 and out of seventeen baseball Beanpots, Boston College has won nine, last winning in 2008. The baseball team also plays an exhibition game against the Boston Red Sox
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Bill Bordley


26-2 win loss record remains best in USC history. Bordley led the Trojans to the 1978 College World Series and subsequently the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship in the same year. Bordley started and won the final game of the 1978 College World Series, shutting out Arizona State University into the 8th inning. Bordley received American Baseball Coaches Association and Sporting News First Team All-American honors in 1977 and 1978, becoming the only Trojan ever to be named first team All American twice. In 2014, Bordley joined Rod Dedeaux
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World University Cycling Championship


The World University Cycling Championship is a competition sponsored by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) and sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), which was first held in 1978 in Antwerp, Belgium. Before 1978 there were also World University Championships, but these were not sponsored by the International University Sports Federation. The next edition will be held in Jelenia Gora, Poland in 2014. The championship last five days and could contain events in five cycling sports: road cycling (road race and time trial), track
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Ching-Ming Wang


since 2006. In the Series finale, he was timed at 95 mph, a record for a Taiwanese native in a Taiwan Series (Hackman had been timed faster among all pitchers). No reliever had ever won 3 games in a Taiwan Series before. He was selected for Chinese Taipei national baseball team at the 2006 World University Baseball Championship, 2007 World Port Tournament, 2009 World Port Tournament, 2009 Asian Baseball Championship, 2009 Baseball World Cup, 2013 World Baseball Classic Qualification, 2013 World Baseball Classic, 2015 WBSC Premier12
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Verity Long-Droppert


Verity Long-Droppert is an Australian softball third base man and outfielder. She attended the University of Western Australia. She has held softball scholarships from the Australian Institute of Sport and the Western Australian Institute of Sport. She has represented Australia on the junior and senior levels, and won a bronze medal at the 2007 ISF Junior Women's World Championships. She played professional softball for Baseball Softball Club Legnano. Long-Droppert is from Claremont, Western Australia. She played teeball as a youngster. She attended the University of Western
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Sport in China


]. In terms of licensed athletes, it is the second biggest winter sport in the world. [[Baseball]] was first introduced in 1864 with the establishment of the Shanghai Baseball Club by American medical missionary Henry William Boone. Organized baseball games were established with a game between the [[Saint John's University, Shanghai|St. Johns University]] and the [[Shanghai]] MCA baseball club in 1905. However, in 1959 [[Mao Zedong]] disbanded all the teams and outlawed baseball. After
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1948 Cleveland Indians season


the Chicago Cubs' 2016 World Series championship being their first since 1906, the Indians now own the longest active world championship drought in Major League Baseball and the second-longest of any of the big 4 american sports leagues. Only the National Football League's Arizona Cardinals franchise owns a longer active world championship drought of the big 4 american sports leagues, having not won a world championship in 1947. This memorable season was the first to be broadcast on television in the Cleveland area on WEWS-TV. In the 1947–48 off
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Point Park University


during the 2011–12 academic year. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf and soccer. However, baseball is the dominant sport of the university, bringing home the most championships. Women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball and volleyball. Point Park joined the RSC in the 2012–13 academic year. The RSC is an NAIA conference that was founded in 1916 as the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, and adopted its current name starting with the 2016–17 school year. With the addition of
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Florida State Seminoles


of the divisions, the Seminoles found themselves in one division and the Cavaliers in another. Florida State has had 16 athletic directors in its history. Florida State University sponsors teams in nine men's and eleven women's NCAA sanctioned sports. Florida State competes as a member of the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association in beach volleyball. Florida State's baseball program is one of the most successful in collegiate sports, having been to twenty-three College World Series in fifty-seven Tournament appearances, and having appeared in the national championship final
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U-12 Baseball World Cup


the only global event across baseball—and all of sport—to feature national teams in this age group (11 to 12 years-old). The U-12 Baseball World Cup is played under the IBAF's International Rules. Dimensions of regulation U-12 Baseball World Cup ballparks (distance to the outfield fence, pitching mound, base paths, etc.) are significantly increased compared to local youth leagues, due to the superior nature and strength of the players involved. Because the U-12 Baseball World Cup is considered a "world championship
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill


for Coach Roy Williams since he took the job as head coach. UNC was also retroactively given the title of National Champion for the 1924 championship, but is typically not included in the official tally. Other recent successes include the 2011 College Cup in men's soccer, and four consecutive College World Series appearances by the baseball team from 2006 to 2009. In 1994, the university's athletic programs won the Sears Directors Cup "all-sports national championship" awarded for cumulative performance in NCAA competition. Consensus collegiate national athletes of
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2016 World University Cycling Championship


The 2016 World University Cycling Championship was the 7th edition of the World University Cycling Championship. The tournament was hosted by the Federation of School Sports Association of the Philippines (FESSAP), sponsored by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) and sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The championship proper took place in Tagaytay, Philippines from March 17–20, 2016 with the opening ceremonies held in March 16. It is the first FISU World University Cycling Championship to be held outside of Europe and the first in Asia.
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Rod Dedeaux


Raoul Martial "Rod" Dedeaux (February 17, 1914 – January 5, 2006) was an American college baseball coach who compiled what is widely recognized as among the greatest records of any coach in the sport's amateur history. Dedeaux was the head baseball coach at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles for 45 seasons, and retired at age 72 in 1986. His teams won 11 national titles (College World Series), including a record five straight (1970–1974), and 28 conference championships.
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Theo Epstein


in Boston to become President of Baseball Operations for the Chicago Cubs; in 2016, the Cubs won their first World Series championship in 108 years. Epstein was born to a secular Jewish family in New York City and raised in Brookline, Massachusetts. He attended Brookline High School (a 1991 graduate), and played baseball for the Brookline High School Warriors, but dreamed of working for the Red Sox. Epstein attended Yale University where he lived at Jonathan Edwards College. He served as sports editor of the "Yale Daily News
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Major League Baseball postseason


the National League Championship Series (NLCS) play each other in the best-of-seven World Series. Major League Baseball is the oldest of America's major professional sports organizations, steeped in tradition with roots dating back to the 1870s. The final series to determine its champion has been called the "World Series" (originally "World's Championship Series" and then "World's Series") as far back as the National League's contests with the American Association starting at the beginning of the 1880s. In 1903
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2017 Major League Baseball season


regular season. Fox and ESPN Sunday Night Baseball telecasts will be exclusive; all other national telecasts will be subject to local blackout. ESPN also had national exclusivity for the Cubs home opener and World Series/NLCS pennant raising ceremony on April 10. TBS televised the National League Wild Card Game, Division Series, and Championship Series. ESPN televised the American League Wild Card, Fox Sports 1 and MLB Network televised the American League Division Series, and Fox and Fox Sports 1 televised the American League Championship Series. The World Series
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Vanderbilt Commodores


Vanderbilt's athletics programs have seen more success in recent years, and 2006–2007 was one of the best in the school's athletic history. At one point, seven of Vanderbilt's 16 teams were ranked in the Top 25 of their respective sports. Women's bowling won the NCAA championship, bringing the university its first team championship since the advent of the NCAA. In 2014, the baseball team won its first College World Series over the Virginia Cavaliers. In 2015, the Vanderbilt women's tennis team won its first national championship
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Eastern Michigan University


NCAA Division I national runner-up twice in 1940 and 1976. In 1940, the men's cross country team finished second to Indiana University. In 1976, the baseball team was defeated by the University of Arizona in the final game of the College World Series. The Eagles have the most MAC championships in a single sport, 29, in men's swimming and diving. For men's and women's Track and field (indoor and outdoor), collectively holds the record for most MAC titles out of all the EMU
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Edmonton


. Other past notable sports teams include; the Edmonton Grads, a women's basketball team with 108 local, provincial, national, and international titles and the world champions for 17 years in a row; the Edmonton Trappers, a Triple-A level baseball team with multiple division and league titles in the Pacific Coast League, and; the Edmonton Rush, a box lacrosse team with one league championship. Local university-level sports teams include the U of A Golden Bears, the U of A Pandas, the NAIT Ooks
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World University Netball Championship


The World University Championships are organized by the Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU). In July, 2012, the first World University Netball Championship was held in Cape Town, South Africa. The South African Federation of University Sports organised the event. It is a women's indoor tournament with a maximum of 12 teams competing. 12 competitors and 5 officials are allowed per team. The venue of the first championship was the Good Hope Sports Centre in Cape Town, July 2–7, 2012. The winners were England, who
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2012 World University Netball Championship


The World University Netball Championship are organized by the Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU). In July, 2012, the first World University Netball Championship was held in Cape Town, South Africa. The South African Federation of University Sports organised the event. It is a women's indoor tournament with a maximum of 12 teams competing. 12 competitors and 5 officials are allowed per team. The venue of the first championship was the Good Hope Sports Centre in Cape Town, July 2–7, 2012. The winners were England,
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Angelo State Rams


Rambelles NCAA Division II National Track and Field Championship. Angelo State University fields 13 men's & women's varsity sports including baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, indoor track & field, soccer, softball, track & field and volleyball. Men's sports Women's sports The Rams Baseball team plays at Foster Field. Built in 1999 The $4.5m field features 4,200 permanent seats making it the largest on campus Baseball stadium in NCAA Division II. It also includes a Triple-A lighting system and a
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Minnesota State Mavericks


The university has won 6 team and 49 individual national championships. The combined teams have won the NSIC US Bank All-Sports Award 4 times. Since 1993 the Mavericks have been awarded the most National Championships out of all sixteen colleges and universities in the Northern Sun Conference. The Mavericks also participate in the Division II Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup national competition. The Minnesota Mavericks athletics program fields 8 men's sports and 10 women's sports teams. The men's sports teams include baseball, basketball, cross country, football,
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Sports Illustrated: Championship Football & Baseball


Sports Illustrated: Championship Football & Baseball (known in Europe as All-American Championship Football) is a multiplatform sports video game that is licensed by the leading sports magazine, Sports Illustrated, which features both American football and baseball games. In the American football mode, players can play a complete season of 16 games plus playoffs with 90 different players for both teams. Sometimes, the camera zooms in on the action in American football mode when a play is significant enough to affect the overall game. Baseball mode gives the players
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International University Sports Federation


from all over the world. Meant to guarantee continuity in the competition programme, these championships take place on even-numbered years and experience an increasing success over the years. They allow a large number of students and university sports leaders to get together on occasions other than Universiades. In 2000, 20 World University Championships were held in different places for different sports, attracting 3,623 participants. In 2002, 24 World University Championships were held, attracting 4,228 participants from 83 countries. In 2010, 27 championships were staged, bringing together
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Aquinas High School (Michigan)


is a pre-school for low-income families. In sports, Aquinas High School was known for their baseball and basketball programs. The basketball and baseball team won multiple state championships. Among its graduates through the years were Paul Assenmacher, a left-handed baseball pitcher for several clubs in the 1980s and 1990s, Kevin Nash former World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment superstar, and Mike Jolly, who played for the New Orleans Saints and Green Bay Packers. The alumni database is managed through the Dominican Sisters in Adrian
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Brandon Crawford


Cape Cod Baseball League. He also played in the Northwoods League for the Mankato MoonDogs in 2005 before he attended UCLA. He helped lead the United States national team to the title in the 2006 International University Sports Federation (FISU) World Championship. Crawford was selected in the fourth round (117th overall) of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft by the Giants. Crawford started his first full season as a professional with the Class-A Advanced San Jose Giants in 2009. In 25 games, he hit .371 with six home
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Old Brooklyn


, the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, was created in 1907 when Cleveland's Park Board relocated the Zoo from University Circle on Cleveland's east side to Brookside Park. The 145-acre park lies entirely within Old Brooklyn and is one of the 16 nature preserve reservations of the Cleveland Metroparks system. Brookside Park also has a place in sporting lore, having hosted the reputedly largest baseball crowd in Cleveland's history, when the White Autos of Cleveland met Omaha in the World Amateur Baseball Championship. On October 10, 1915, a reported crowd of
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Buck Quartermain


Jason Seguine (born July 24, 1967) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his spent in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where he formed a tag team with Lex Lovett. He also worked for Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment and World Championship Wrestling. Born in Tampa, Florida, Seguine attended Westmore College playing college football, basketball and baseball becoming a three sport letterman before his graduation. He later played as a defensive back for Jacksonville State University before making the third round draft by the
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La Roche University


Board of Trustees elected the College's seventh president, Sister Candace Introcaso, C.D.P. La Roche University teams participate as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III. The Redhawks are a member of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse and soccer; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. La Roche University has won sixteen AMCC Conference Championships including Baseball (2012, 2014, 2015
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Darwin Barney


first baseball state championship in 2002. Barney attended Oregon State University and played for the Beavers for its back-to-back NCAA Division I Baseball Championships in 2006 and 2007, and was named to the all-tournament team in 2007. He was the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year in 2005, and earned Freshman All-American honors. In 2006, Barney was selected to Team USA by USA Baseball, where his team won the gold medal at the World University Baseball Championship. Barney was drafted by the Chicago Cubs with
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Philip Humber


, Texas, where he led the baseball team to the state championship game in 2001, his senior season, winning state Player of the Year honors. He then attended Rice University, where he played college baseball for the Rice Owls baseball team. Humber was the winning pitcher in the clinching game of the 2003 College World Series. He has also represented the United States at the World University Baseball Championship. The Mets selected Humber with the third overall selection in the 2004 MLB draft. During his minor league career, he underwent
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Virginia High School League


. The VHSL was established in 1913 by members of both the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society and the Washington Literary Society and Debating Union at the University of Virginia to serve as a debating league for the state's high schools. During the 1910s, it expanded to over 250 schools and added championships in oral reading, baseball, basketball, and track and renamed itself the Virginia High School Literary and Athletic League. After World War II, it adopted other sports and began standardizing officiating practices for high school sports. In 1969,
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WFXJ (AM)


WFXJ is a Fox Sports Radio and NBC Sports Radio Affiliate. It serves as Jacksonville's home for the University of Florida Gators football, basketball and baseball. WFXJ is also Jacksonville's only home for the NFL, NFL Post-Season, Super Bowl, NCAA Basketball Tournament, College World Series, The Olympics and The Players Championship. In July 2015 WFXJ hired Seth Harp as its new Director of Programming and Afternoon Drive Host. On September 5, 2018, WFXJ rebranded as "930 The Game". On March 15
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Sport in Barcelona


Championships, 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, 1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship, 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship (several matches), 2002 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup, 2002 World Interuniversity Games, 2003 World Aquatics Championships, 2006 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, 2007 European Baseball Championship, 2007 UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup, 2010 European Athletics Championships, FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011, 2013 World Men's Handball Championship and some other. The 2013 World Aquatics Championships is to be held in 2013
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Southern Illinois Salukis baseball


at the Universty of Missouri, Lance served as the recruiting coordinator at the baseball powerhouse Southeast Missouri State University; helping them to three years of program dominance by winning three straight Ohio Valley Conference championships (2014, 2015, 2016). SIU baseball started as a club sport in 1921, lasting until 1924. From 1925 until 1946, the school did not have a baseball program. In 1947, Abe Martin revived the program as an intercollegiate sport and it has remained ever since, being an elite program in the late 1960s
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