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Sophomore right-hander D.J. Brown (Locust Grove, Va./Orange County) tossed his first career complete game, allowing one unearned run to lead James Madison to a 4-1 win at VCU in a Colonial Athletic Association baseball series finale on Sunday afternoon at The Diamond. JMU improved to 15-5 overall and 7-2 in the CAA. The Dukes won…
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Longwood University took a 10-0 home shutout baseball victory past visiting Le Moyne College Sunday afternoon at Charles Buddy Bolding Stadium in Farmville. The Lancers improved their record to 17-6 while winning for the 15th time in the last 16 games, remaining one of the hottest teams in college baseball with their triumph against the…
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The No. 5 Virginia Cavaliers won their second consecutive 11-inning game over No. 4 Florida State, winning 5-4 Saturday afternoon in front of 3,884 fans at Davenport Field. Jared King (Jr., Radford, Va.) led off the bottom of the 11th inning with a walk-off homer to left, giving Virginia (19-1, 5-0 ACC) its 13th consecutive…
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Longwood University split a home baseball doubleheader against visiting Le Moyne College Saturday at Charles Buddy Bolding Stadium in Farmville. The Lancers (16-6) won game one against the Dolphins (4-13) by a score of 4-3 before falling in game two by a score of 6-2 as their recent winning streak was stopped at 14 straight….
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Junior third baseman Steven Proscia belted the game-winning hit, driving in John Hicks to lift the No. 5 Virginia Cavaliers (18-1, 4-0 ACC) to a 4-3 triumph over the No. 4 Florida State Seminoles (15-3, 3-1 ACC), Friday night, inside Davenport Field. The 11th inning started out with little fanfare, as Florida State’s reliever Daniel…
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AFP editor Chris Graham talks news and sports on WREL-1450AM’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan.” The segment begins with a review of Virginia politics news. The focus in that sector is still on what Tim Kaine will or will not do regarding a potential run at the 2012 Democratic Senate nomination. A look at the Virginia…
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It is always winter in Richmond when the General Assembly meets. That’s the problem. It’s not autumn in New York. This past winter was again the season of political discontent. In the imperial city along the James hot air from the 140 delegates and senators go up against all that cold stuff down from God….
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The Longwood University women’s lacrosse team fell 24-14 to visiting Atlantic 10 Conference member Richmond Wednesday afternoon at the Athletics Complex in Farmville. Lancers’ (3-3) senior Cara O’Brien|Arlington (Bishop O’Connell) and freshman Mary Barondess|Centreville (Westfield) each tallied three goals and one assist in the loss to the Spiders (3-6). LU is back at the Athletics Complex…
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The No. 6 Virginia baseball team finished off a three-game sweep of No. 4 Clemson with a 7-6 victory Sunday afternoon at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, S.C. In winning their 10th straight game this year, the Cavaliers (16-1, 3-0 ACC) recorded their first-ever three-game sweep in Clemson as UVa improved to 17-4 against the…
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Longwood University swept a home baseball doubleheader past visiting University of Buffalo from the Mid-American Conference Sunday at Charles Buddy Bolding Stadium in Farmville. The Lancers (15-5) have now won 13-straight games after taking game one against the Bulls (2-9) by a score of 8-2 and game two by a score of 5-4.
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