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John Lynch had five hits and six runs batted in, and Ryan Montgomery and James Taylor also had five hits apiece as Norfolk State swept a doubleheader from Coppin State Sunday at Joe Cannon Stadium, 15-2 and 9-2. Lynch knocked in three runs in each game for the Spartans, who improved to 10-16 overall and…
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Tyler Wilson (Sr., Midlothian, Va.) pitched seven shutout innings and David Coleman (Sr., Richmond, Va.) homered and drove in five runs as the top-ranked Virginia baseball team defeated Virginia Tech, 9-3, Saturday afternoon at English Field in Blacksburg. Virginia (27-2, 10-1 ACC) now has won eight straight games and also has clinched its fourth straight…
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Longwood University swept a baseball doubleheader on the road at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County of the America East Conference Saturday afternoon in Baltimore. The visiting Lancers (21-10) won game one against the host Retrievers (3-16) by a score of 11-0 before winning in game two by a score of 8-4. Senior captain Brant Jones|Richmond…
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The top-ranked Virginia baseball team scored 17 runs over a four-inning span to bounce back from an early deficit and trounce Virginia Tech, 18-3, Friday night at a frigid English Field in Blacksburg. The Cavaliers (26-2, 9-1 ACC) banged out 16 hits in their largest offensive output of the season and used strong pitching from…
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AFP editor Chris Graham talks Virginia news and sports with WREL-1450AM’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan.” The segment begins with a look at recent activity in Richmond regarding legislation passed in the 2011 Virginia General Assembly session – specifically looking at Gov. Bob McDonnell’s budget amendment cutting funding for public broadcasting. Will the governor finally get…
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The conventional wisdom to the proposed legislative redistricting that would move Waynesboro into the 20th House District along with Staunton is that Republican Del. Dickie Bell gets Waynesboro in his district. I’m usually not big on conventional wisdom, and I’m certainly not in this case. I’ve written columns over the past couple of years about…
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Eastview Jose Joelle Mg (aka Joelle) visited Capitol Square today to announce that Richmond will host the National Holstein Convention in June. Joelle posed with various dignitaries, from the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry to Gov. McDonnell’s Executive Chef. One of the photos will be used for the cover of the convention program, which will…
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Will Roberts (Jr., Richmond, Va.) recorded the eighth nine-inning perfect game in NCAA Division I baseball (since 1957) to lead the top-ranked Virginia baseball team to a 2-0 victory over George Washington Wednesday at Davenport Field. Roberts recorded 27 straight outs and needed just 98 pitches to earn the second perfect game in ACC history….
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The No. 3-ranked Virginia baseball team scored four runs in the second inning and made it stand up in defeating Maryland, 4-2, Saturday afternoon in the second game of a doubleheader at Davenport Field. UVa won both games of the twinbill by 4-2 scores and swept the three-game series. Virginia (24-2, 8-1 ACC) has won…
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Longwood University dropped both games of a baseball road doubleheader at Bucknell University of the Patriot League Saturday afternoon in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. The visiting Lancers (17-9) lost game one to the host Bison (10-10) by a score of 3-2 before falling in game two by a score of 11-2. Senior captain Brant Jones|Richmond (Monacan) had…
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