MORGANTOWN, W.Va.-- Tanner Campbell's lights out performance propelled the West Virginia University baseball team to a 5-1 victory over Eastern Michigan on Wednesday at Monongalia County Ballpark. The freshman right-handed (2-1) tossed five innings of one-hit baseball. He struck out two and walked two. Campbell took a no-hitter into the fifth inning.…
Personal Narrative I’m going to be writing about the Kanas City Royals postseason run. Some of the places my story will take place in Kansas City, Los Angeles, & San Francisco. So the reason I’m writing this is because I love the Royals. This meant so much to me because it was the first time in 29 years since the Royals have been in a playoff game.…
It was our turn to go back out in the field. We got through the inning without them scoring and headed back into hit. We did not have any luck with our bats during the second inning. The score was two to zero for us. As I went out to play defense I knew the other coach was going to try and make something happen.…
On one hot sunny day at Walbrook Park, we were one win away from the State Championship. We started off the game pretty dry, tacked on a couple of runs in the bottom of the 6th, made it 3-1. They scored 3 in the top of the 7th to make it 4-3, we had one chance…
I stepped into the batters box with trembling hands. The sun beat down on me with rays that could cut through metal. The sweat was trickling down my forehead and into my eyes making it hard to see. The butterflies in my stomach were frantic causing my stomach to do flips. I had to hide my fear and try to focus on the pitcher; however, the other team could sense my tension and started to creep in.…
I’ve been a lifelong fan of the Chicago Cubs. I’ve been to their games, watched them on television, talked about it with friends, and once, even paid attention to individuals statistics. However, it’s the same thing every year with them. They lose, and we say next year. They lose constantly, and we say next year.…
“A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. I had always been afraid to try new things, yet when I did all I wanted to do was to experience more of them. For me, leaning how to pitch was one of the best experiences I have ever tried. I took something which I thought was going to be terrifying and turned it into a wonderful achievement of mine.…
Six and a half games. That is the lead the Chicago Cubs are left with after suffering their fifth straight loss on Saturday. After going 4-0 last month with a 1.41 ERA and being named the National League pitcher of the month for June, Lester has given up 13 runs the last 4 1/3 innings throughout his last two starts. “We all go through times where, just like hitters, you go through slumps,” Lester told reporters after the game.…
June 18, 2011 the start of the College World Series, the first game in TD Ameritrade Park and I got to be a part of it all. It was a great day for baseball, the sun was shining, it had the cool breeze of early summer, and the scent of freshly mowed grass was still lingering in the air. The park was packed with fans who had traveled from all over the country to see one of sport’s greatest spectacles. Some weren’t even fans of any teams but just wanted to be in attendance and witness the greatness of the event. The College World Series is one of the purest things in sports you could ever be a part of because everyone on every team is there for one reason and one reason only, to win the National Championship.…
The day was hot! It was the middle of July in Texas after all and the time was about 4:00pm almost the hottest part of the day, and although, it was in the mid-90s, the humidity made it feel like it was in the upper 100s. There was a nice breeze coming off of the bay which kind of made the weather bearable. However, the weather could not hold our excitement down or make us feel miserable because we were attending our very first baseball game. It was Americas past time and we could see why.…
Character, and passion is what comes to mind when I think about this person. He would do anything for me. He gives me motivation and he inspires me to try my hardest. I first noticed this when I first stepped on a baseball field. When I first stepped on a baseball field I was overwhelmed.…
There are several days in the year that most people look forward to all year long. After Christmas, Mother’s Day and my birthday, Opening Day of baseball season is the best day of the year. Normally, I get two opening days a year; the one that all baseball fans look forward to in April when their pro-team starts, and the one where I get a new batch of kids to who I am privileged to pass the love that I have for the game by being the Coach of my sons’ team. This year, I get to share another opening baseball day with over 50 thousand HCC students and countless alumni.…
The first game I threw a shut out winning the game 4-0. The second Game had to be split into two days due to rain, we ended up winning this game 5-0 advancing on to the regional…
As soon as the game started we set the tone, on the kick off the returner attepmted to return the kick but was immidieatly stopped on the 21. As they started their drive they were gettinng about four yards a pop, so they were getting first down after first down. they made it to our 15 yard line. We held them four three downs and they kicked a field goal and were up by three. When we got on offense they could not stop them.…
Without our team effort, we would not have done so much in the…