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No. 13 North Carolina scored five times in the sixth inning to break open a scoreless game on its way to a 6-0 win over the No. 1-ranked Virginia baseball team Thursday night at Boshamer Stadium. UVa (45-7, 22-6 ACC) was shut out for the first time this season and the first time in the…
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VCU rallied from a run down to tie the score twice during the first six innings but a bases loaded walk eventually gave UNC Wilmington the lead for good in the eighth, and the Seahawks held on to defeat the Rams, 3-2, Thursday evening in the opener of a three-game Colonial Athletic Association series at…
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A trio of baserunning blunders erased the Potomac Nationals’ only real scoring chances on Monday night in Frederick and cost them in a 2-0 loss to the Keys in front of 3,266 at Harry Grove Stadium. Justin Bloxom was picked off at first base to end the game in the ninth inning – a frame…
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Those entering the opening session of Eastern Mennonite University’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) were handed felt markers and circles of fabric. Their assignment: “Tell what you bring here.” Faisa Loyaan’s contribution: “learning and sharing.” That Somalian guest’s response seemed typical among the 80 learners arriving from 23 nations for the annual gathering organized by EMU’s…
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“Can you tell me your full name and your birthdate?” “Name; Suzanne Patterson Foltz. Birthday; June 4, 1999…oh my god, no. Not ’99, ’93. I was born June 4, 1993. Sorry.” “Okay…” Why would I say ’99? That would make me only eleven years old. Eleven year olds can’t donate blood. I hope I don’t…
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Former Augusta County School Board and Board of Supervisors member Larry Wills announced on Monday that he will run for the Middle River District seat on the Board of Supervisors. Incumbent Middle River Supervisor Gerald Garber announced earlier this month that he will not be seeking re-election. “I firmly believe that to be a good…
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner today delivered more than 1,200 messages of support and appreciation to U.S. Navy special operations personnel representing the successful military operation that eliminated Al Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden. The ‘thank you’ notes were submitted through a message board set-up on Sen. Warner’s website, and through Facebook, Twitter and…
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Jason Farley went seven strong innings, allowing just a single earned run, and the VMI offense pounded out 13 hits as the Keydets completed a sweep of the UNC Asheville Bulldogs, 10-2, Sunday afternoon at Gray-Minor Stadium in Lexington, Va. Farley (4-7) blanked Asheville for the first five innings, before allowing an unearned run in…
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Will Roberts (Jr., Richmond, Va.) worked into the eighth inning in an outstanding pitching performance, and the No. 1-ranked Virginia baseball team scored four runs in the seventh inning in a 5-4 victory over No. 16 Miami Sunday afternoon in front of a season-high 4,700 fans at Davenport Field. Virginia honored its six fourth-year student-athletes…
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Richmond bombed four more home runs, including a game-winning three-run shot from senior RF Mike Mergenthaler in the eighth inning, as the Spiders pulled out a dramatic 10-8 win Sunday at Pitt Field to take the crucial weekend series from Saint Louis. Phil Ruzbarsky, Chris Cowell and Bryan Conway also homered for Richmond, which answered…
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