Category: Peter DeLuca
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DII baseball preview: The top teams and players to look out for in Cary this June
Baseball Jan. 25, 2022 DII baseball preview: The top teams and players to look out for in Cary this June Jan. 25, 2022 Michella Chester talks with DII analyst Wayne Cavadi ahead of the 2022 DII college baseball season where his top team, Wingate, will look to defend its title.
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Defending champion Wingate tops DII baseball preseason Power 10 rankings
The 2022 DII baseball season is right around the corner. With teams preparing to take the field the first week of February, now is an opportune time to jump into the first DII baseball Power 10 rankings of the year. 2021 RANKINGS: The final DII baseball Power 10 from last season The 2021 season ended […]
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Here are the former DII baseball stars in the 2021 MLB playoffs
The 2021 MLB postseason begins Tuesday, Oct. 5, pitting the New York Yankees vs. the Boston Red Sox in the first wild card game. We will have to wait until the N.L. Wild Card game on Oct. 6 for the first former DII baseball players to take the field. That’s when St. Louis Cardinals’ teammates […]
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Gillum Celebrates Championship Summer with the Savannah Bananas
PHOENIX — Baseball is a game with well-defined traditions. Straying from the norm is frowned upon and the status quo tends to rule over the sport like a judge waiting to slam his gavel. Except there is change in the air, and it’s strongest breeze emanates from a coastal city in Georgia where a different […]
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Thirty-Seven Cougars Named to 2021 NJCAA All-Academic Teams
PHOENIX — Thirty-seven South Mountain Community College student-athletes received 2021 NJCAA All-Academic Team honors for their performance in the classroom during the 2020-21 academic year. Additionally, four SMCC programs received 2021 NJCAA Academic Team of the Year awards for their team GPA and the four programs tied for the lead or outright led all schools […]
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Pair of Former Cougars Selected in 2021 MLB Draft
PHOENIX — The South Mountain Community College baseball team had a pair of former Cougars selected in the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft, which was held July 11-13. The Minnesota Twins selected Cade Povich, a left-handed pitcher who played for SMCC in 2019, in the third round with the 98th overall pick, and the Los […]
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Did you know? Eastern League edition
When it comes to size, scope and longevity, few, if any, sporting bodies can rival Minor League Baseball. With 160 teams in nearly as many markets, there are innumerable nooks and crannies to explore. This marks the third installment in a series dedicated to such explorations, providing one unique, weird, When it comes to size, […]
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Toolshed: 2016 Draft retrospective
The 2020 First-Year Player Draft is coming, and without regular-season baseball being played yet due to the coronavirus pandemic, it could be the first big Major League Baseball event of the summer. The 2020 edition is likely to be held on June 10 and be as little as five rounds, The 2020 First-Year Player Draft […]
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Emeralds create ‘Eugene United’ to help communityIt began with one person. One person became two. Two became more and more until suddenly, an entire community was united by one desire: to make a difference.With the Minor League Baseball season on pause as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, teams across the country have been hard at It began with one person. […]