Northeastern sweeps VCU

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Virginia Commonwealth University received outstanding efforts from its starting pitching but it wasn’t enough as the Rams fell to Northeastern University 5-2 in game one and 2-0 in the nightcap of a Colonial Athletic Association doubleheader Friday evening at The Diamond. VCU slips to 13-20 overall, 6-8 in CAA play. Northeastern won its sixth in…

VMI shuts out Charleston Southern

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Coby Cowgill allowed just two hits over 8 1/3 innings, and Sam Roberts and Jacob Morley had four hits apiece to lead a 19-hit barrage as the VMI Keydets routed the Charleston Southern Buccaneers, 11-0, in Big South baseball action Friday afternoon in North Charleston, S.C. The Keydets (17-16-1, 6-7 Big South) posted a season-high…

Dayton takes opener from UR

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Dayton rallied from a 6-1 deficit in the sixth inning, and capitalized on five errors to beat Richmond 10-6 Friday in the opener of an Atlantic 10 series at Time Warner Cable Stadium in Dayton. Bryan Conway homered and drove in three for the Spiders. Richmond, which entered the series as the A-10’s third-best fielding…

#1 UVa. shuts out Duke, 10-0

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Danny Hultzen (Jr., Bethesda, Md.) became Virginia’s all-time wins leader as the top-ranked Cavaliers blanked Duke, 10-0, Friday evening in front of 3,550 fans at Davenport Field. Virginia (34-3, 14-2 ACC) recorded its 11th shutout of the season, tying the Atlantic Coast Conference single-season record, previously set by the 1977 Clemson and 2005 Virginia teams….

Longwood holds on for win over NCCU

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Longwood University took a 9-7 baseball home win past visiting North Carolina Central University Thursday afternoon at Charles Buddy Bolding Stadium in Farmville. The Lancers (23-13) led 9-0 through five innings against the fellow Independent Eagles (4-31) who made it interesting by scoring seven runs during the eighth and ninth innings. Senior captain Chris Briere|Midlothian…

Court: State can’t privacy advocate from publishing most records found on government websites

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In an order signed Wednesday, United States District Court Judge Robert E. Payne ruled that privacy advocate B.J. Ostergren may post public records that contain Social Security Numbers on her website, despite a 2008 Virginia law prohibiting the dissemination of such information. The injunction, which was agreed upon by Ostergren and Virginia Attorney General Ken…

JMU wins wild one in extras over Maryland

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Seniors David Herbek (Haymarket, Va./Battlefield) and Alex Foltz (Mathias, W.Va./East Hardy) led off the 12th inning with back-to-back doubles as James Madison pulled out a 12-inning 13-12 victory over Maryland in non-conference baseball action on Wednesday night at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park. JMU improved to 23-11 overall and won its third in a…

#1 ‘Hoos rally in ninth to beat Coastal Carolina

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Steven Proscia (Jr., Suffern, N.Y.) singled in John Barr (Sr., Ivyland, Pa.) with two outs in the ninth inning to complete a three-run ninth inning rally and lead the top-ranked Virginia baseball team to an 8-7 win over Coastal Carolina Wednesday night at Davenport Field. It was a back-and-forth affair throughout the evening, as Coastal…

VCU drops decision to UR

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The University of Richmond scored three runs in the first and three more in the sixth en route to a 6-3 victory against Virginia Commonwealth University in a non-conference matchup Tuesday afternoon at Pitt Field. VCU slips to 13-18 overall, while Richmond, which has won 14 of its last 17 games, improves to 18-13-2. Freshman…

#1 UVa. shuts out Georgetown

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The top-ranked Virginia baseball team earned a rain-shortened 4-0 win over Georgetown Tuesday evening at Davenport Field. The teams played five innings in one hour, 11 minutes before heavy rain and lightning forced the game to be stopped. The game then was called after a 47-minute delay. Virginia starting pitcher Will Roberts (Jr., Richmond, Va.)…