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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1995
Page
8
Thomas Tops Belle In All-Star Slugfest
In Arlington Texas Frank Thomas of the Chicago White Sox defeated Albert Belle of the Cleveland Indians in the All-Star home run derby final. Thomas averaged 432.5 feet per homer as no one approached the scoreboard beyond the right field porch at The Ballpark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Texas
Frank Thomas
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland
Albert Belle
Panthers Unveil New Season Ticket Plans
SPARTANBURG AF The Carolina Panthers announce flexible season ticket options ahead of their 1995 home games with two and three game plans instead of all ten. Community outreach includes a kickoff meeting at South Aiken High School to inform fans about schedules and changes after a head coaching shift. Aiken Parks and Recreation holds a 35 plus softball league meeting at Citizens Park tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spartanburg
Carolina Panthers
Panthers
Clemson
Memorial Stadium
South Aiken High School
Cty of Aiken Parks and Recreation Department
Citizen's Park
Local Gamecock Club Meeting Set at Midland Valley
The Aiken County Gamecock Club will hold its annual business meeting today at 6 p.m. at Midland Valley Country Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gamecock Club
Aiken Count Wausouvee Club
Midland Valley Country Club
Calendar of Evening Baseball and Youth Games in Newberry Area
July calendar items include Diaio Pro-Majors Wit tournament in Newberry at 6 p.m. and Riverview Park baseball action. Dixie Youth sub-district contests occur at Citizen's Field Belvedere and Johnston sites. Dixie Majors district tournament at Riverview Park and a Hartsville at Post 26 matchup wrap up the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diaio
Newberry
Riverview Park
Dixie
Citizen's Field
Belvedere
Dise
Johnston
Hartsvile
Post
All Star Game and Tour de France on ESPN Networks
Sports on TV Tuesday highlights include the All Star Game on ESPN at 8pm, the Northwest Classic on ESPN at 9:30pm, and the Tour de France on ESPN2 at 11pm. Major cycling coverage and marquee baseball action featured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ESPN
ESPN2
Hartsville tops Aiken in playoff opener after rain delay
Hartsville defeated Aiken 15 to 7 in a resumed playoff game at Satchel Field to take a 1 0 lead in the best of five. Hartsville piled 15 hits and 13 runs after the 36 minute delay while Aiken, led by Matt Berendsen hitting a triple, double and his sixth homer, could not maintain earlier scoring. The series continues tonight in Hartsville with Games 3 and 4. a potential fifth game would be hosted by Aiken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Aiken
Hartsville
Satchel Field
Bruce Zuehlke
Post 26
Josh Miller
Jason Peters
Matt Berendsen
Berendsen
All Star Game Spotlight Pushes Baseball Revival
In Arlington Texas the All-Star game becomes a national test for baseball as fans seek a revival after a painful season. Cal Ripken and Fred McGriff say the exhibition could help restore interest, while critics warn one game may not solve deeper issues facing the sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Texas
Cal Ripken
Fred McGriff
Rampage resumes for North Augusta in Dixie Majors
North Augusta wins 16-2 over Aiken at Riverview Park and 10-0 over Orangeburg in the Dixie Majors district tourney. Sullivan and Carpenter each had three hits driving in multiple runs while Byrnes Gregory and Ben Scott added key RBIs. Aiken mounted two runs on Jeremy Hall’s two‑run double. North Augusta advances to face Williston at 7:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Augusta
Aiken
Riverview Park
Orangeburg
Williston
Newberry
Ramon Sullivan
Sterling Carpenter
Sullivan
Carpenter
RBI
Byrnes Gregory
Ben Scott
Bryant Brown
Rich Salamone
Jeremy Hall
Carpenter Rbi
Scott Rbi
Silver Bluff Edges Aiken In Dixie Youth Sub-District Clash
Silver Bluff held a one run lead but needed a play at home plate to defeat Aiken National 21 by a final score near the end. Coach John Wall urged his players to wake up as the game swung on defense. The Dixie Youth 11-12 tournament at Croft Field also saw North Augusta Southern thump VBA Gold 12-0 in an elimination game. The doubleheader schedule continued with two more games featuring North Aul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Bluff Dixie
John Wall
Silver Bluff
Aiken National
Dixie
Croft Field
North Augusta Southern
VBA Gold
North Aul
EEO gusta Southern to face Aiken National in elimination game
EEO gusta Southern and Aiken National meet in an elimination game at 6 pm. A later winner's bracket game features Silver Bluff against Gregg Parkat. Silver Bluff led 2 0 in the third as J Fields’ grounder mishandled by Aiken National allowed two runs to score. J Boyd and J Williamson scored on the error while Aiken National failed to deliver clutch hits, loading the bases with none out in the first before an out-ended rally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gusta Southern
Aiken National
Silver Bluff
Gregg Parkat
Justin Fields
Jermel Boyd
Jamie Williamson
Walterboro Teams Dominate Dixie Ponytails Titles
Walterboro American oust Aiken 15-11 and Walterboro National beat North Augusta 14-7 to reach the title game at Riverview Park. Walterboro Dixie Belles defeated North Augusta National 23-17 to advance to the state tournament in July at Citizens Park. American routed Aiken with a seven run fourth inning after trailing 8-0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Augusta
Walterboro
Walterboro American
Aiken
Walterboro National
Riverview Park
North Augusta National
Citizen’s Park
Walterboro Dixie Belles
Melissa
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