Aiken Hornets top Brookland Cayce for crucial region win
Aiken improves to 7-3 overall and 5-3 in Region 3-AAAA after a 10-8 home victory over Brookland Cayce. Coach Simmons crediting rest and a tightened batting order, led by Abney Danforth and Gifford with key hits. Neal Richardson pitched a complete game striking out eight as Aiken broke a 2-0 deficit with 10 runs in the fourth and fifth innings.
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Bearcats fall as Hornets gain edge in long night
In a tough Class AAAA game, Bearcats coach Ben Killian was ejected in the fourth quarter and catcher Jamie Mixon left with an injury after a collision at home. Aiken capitalized with strong offense as its hitters produced multiple runs while Brooksland-Dayce and Aiken both posted notable at bats and hits.
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Niekro's Change Sparks Atlanta in 10-Inning Win
Braves pitcher Phil Niekro, who worked on the knuckleball this spring, silenced Houston through seven innings and drove in a run, as Atlanta edged the Astros 2-1 in 10 innings at the Astrodome. Rufino Linares delivered the game winner in the 10th as Rafael Ramirez set up the rally.
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Pacers Face Francis Marion in Crucial NAIA Clash
USC Aiken enters the NAIA District 6 game at 24 9 1 seeking a postseason spot as Francis Marion leads with a 7 2 league mark. Coach Randy Warrick vows full effort and may start senior pitcher Mike Hite who bounced back from an earlier loss to FM in Florence.
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Tigers Edge South Carolina In Extra Innings
Clemson University baseball beat South Carolina 4 to 3 in 11 innings at Jervey Field. Scott Powers delivered a walk off squeeze bunt drive sending Jimmy Key home for the winning run as Jeff Gilbert earned the win in relief to move to 7-1. Frank Russ, Mike Mahoney and Craig Roberson each had two hits lifting Clemson to 27-18 while Carolina fell to 27-8.
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Blue Jays top Yankees as Clancy survives early jam
Toronto wins fifth straight home opener 5 1 over New York as Jim Clancy battles through a bases loaded jam in the eighth before Roy Lee Jackson delivers a double play. Baltimore rallies past Boston 5 1 and Oakland nips California 3 2. Detroit-Kansas City rained out.
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The Champ Joe Louis Autograph Parade
The Champ known as The Champ drew crowds as he entered rooms prompting cheers and requests for autographs. Fans shouted his nickname and lined up for signatures from children to admirers.
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Joe Louis: The Brown Bomber and the dawn of a fighting era
A tribute to Joe Louis, the Black heavyweight champion known as The Brown Bomber. He rose in the 1930s amid Jim Crow America, faced racism with dignity, trained under Black handlers Julian Black and John Roxborough, and left a lasting impact on boxing and society.
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