WaynesboroGenerals.com: Geaux, Tigers!

Story by Chris Graham
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WaynesboroGenerals.com has the news on the signing announced today of LSU baseball players Wet Delatte and Michael Reed.

Get the story here.

UVa. gets win in O’Connor homecoming

Story by Chris Graham
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Before the game, Brian O’Connor caught up with Bob Wease, who had recruited him to pitch for the Valley League’s Harrisonburg Turks back in 1990. The game itself worked out well for O’Connor’s top-ranked Virginia baseball team, which broke up a close game with a pair of unearned runs in the ninth to defeat James Madison 6-3. Afterwards, the UVa. skipper was gushing about the homecoming of sorts that had played itself out with a school-record baseball crowd of more than 2,400 including approximately 600 fans that watched the game from a hill before the left-field fence at JMU’s new Veterans Memorial Park.

“I was really, really impressed. Obviously JMU has a beautiful facility here, first-class, and to have this kind of crowd is exciting for them, and also equally exciting for us,” O’Connor said. Read more

Weekend Watchdog: 64 … 32 … 16

Column by Mike Judge
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Ready for your TV screen to be divided into four parts, to show all the live games? Ready for your bracket to be shredded?

Thursday at noon, the first NCAA tournament game tips off on CBS. I expect Notre Dame-Old Dominion to be seen on WUSA9 in the Fishersville area, and the hard-working people at this website are trying to map all coverage of the first three rounds for wherever you are in the nation.

The first round, coverage is on from noon until 5 p.m., and resumes at 7 p.m. Read more

Live Blog: #1 UVa. at JMU

Hosted by Chris Graham
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We’re trying something new tonight – a live blog using Twitter and Facebook.

I will be live at Veterans Memorial Park on the campus of JMU for tonight’s baseball game between the Dukes and #1 UVa.

The first pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.

Follow us live on Twitter and Facebook. Links to our live coverage of the game are below. Read more

Greenberg: Oh, yeah, he’s gone

Column by Chris Graham
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“I’m the coach at Virginia Tech.”

That was Seth Greenberg’s answer over the weekend at the end of an interview on ESPN in which he was trying to sell his Virginia Tech team’s NCAA Tournament hopes to the world to a question about whatever interest he might have in the open St. John’s job.

Interesting choice of words, and all we can do right now is parse them. “I’m the coach at Virginia Tech.” OK for a declarative statement. Could’ve said, “No interest,” or something akin. But no, he said he’s the coach at Virginia Tech.

Ahem, let me go ahead and speculate that Greenberg will take the St. John’s job if offered. The reason: What else can he do in Blacksburg at this point? Read more

WaynesboroGenerals.com: Butler duo signs with Generals

Story by Chris Graham
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The Waynesboro Generals announced today the signing of two members of the Butler University baseball team for 2010 – pitcher Mike Hernandez and infielder Grant Fillipitch.

Learn more about the Butler duo here.

The AFP on WREL: Tuesday, March 16

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This week’s installment of The AFP on WREL has Chris Graham and Jim Bresnahan talking …
- Virginia Tech basketball, specifically what happened that knocked the Hokies from the NCAA Tournament, again, and what kind of motivation Tech will have to do well in the NIT.
- March Madness. The guys break down the first-round matchups involving local teams on Thursday and Friday, and Chris offers his Final Four picks.
 

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WHS alum leads Dukes to NCAA Tourney

Column by Jim Gordon
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I don’t know who will be named CAA Coach of the Year for the 2009-2010 season, but our vote goes to Waynesboro’s own Kenny Brooks, who guided his JMU Dukes to their first conference tournament championship Sunday by thrashing perennial power Old Dominion by 15 points in the championship game Sunday afternoon.

Yes, we know the Lady Dukes were playing in their own Convocation Center, but remember that the students were still on Spring Break and the Lady Monarchs had beaten the Dukes on the JMU court during the regular-season. But the JMU Band, which is equal in energy and quality to the Virginia Pep Band, provided an emotional edge for the Lady Dukes who were able to sleep in their own beds during the stretch of three straight games. Read more

Sports Roundup

Edited by Chris Graham
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- JMU women headed to NCAAs
- #1 UVa. drops series finale at FSU
- VMI completes weekend sweep
- Bridgewater romps over Va. Wesleyan
 

JMU women headed to NCAAs Conference champion and NCAA-bound. Those are the coveted titles the James Madison women’s basketball team is wearing after winning the Virginia 529 College Savings Plan 2010 Colonial Athletic Association Women’s Basketball Championship Sunday. The Dukes earned their latest distinctions by building an early lead and going on to defeat Old Dominion 67-53 at the JMU Convocation Center. Read more

Brown jumper sends Liberty to NCAA Tournament

Edited by Chris Graham
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A Devon Brown jumper with 4.2 seconds left sent Liberty to the NCAA Tournament with a 68-66 win over Gardner-Webb in the championship game of the Big South Tournament on Sunday.

Brown, a 2008 Waynesboro High School grad, led all players with 24 points and was named the Big South Tournament most valuable player. The Big South title is the third in a row for Liberty, which is 27-5 in 2009-2010.

Gardner-Webb, the Big South regular-season champion, fell to 28-4 with the loss, which ended a 16-game winning streak. Read more

No question: Tech got snubbed

Column by Chris Graham
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Virginia Tech did itself no favor in going one-and-done in Greensboro, no doubt. But is that why the Hokies are NIT-bound?

Can’t say that with any authority. Wake Forest and Clemson both lost on Thursday and got bids.

Both played Virginia Tech once in the 2009-2010 regular season. Both lost those games. Read more

#1 ‘Hoos stage dramatic rally to knock off #2 FSU

Staff Report
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Down five runs with one out in the ninth inning Saturday night, the Virginia baseball team staged an incredible rally and scored six times to shock Florida State, 9-8, at Dick Howser Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla. Keith Werman (So., Vienna, Va.) supplied the eventual game-winning hit – a two-out, bases-loaded single to left-center which scored John Hicks (So., Sandy Hook, Va.) and Reed Gragnani (Fr., Richmond, Va.).

With the victory, Virginia clinched its first-ever series win – home or away – against Florida State. UVa shut out the Seminoles, 5-0, Friday night.

The teams will play the final game of the series at 1 p.m. Sunday. The game will be televised live on Sun Sports, and the broadcast also will be picked up by Fox College Sports. Read more

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