Rockies Beat Braves 10 3 As Tempers Flare In Fracas
Colorado defeated Atlanta 10-3 as Corey Dickerson’s backswing clipped catcher Gerald Laird sparking a bench clearing sequence. Mike mass ejections followed including Rockies manager Walt Weiss and Braves pitcher David Carpenter. Jhoulys Chacin earned the win with seven scoreless innings, while Charlie Blackmon and Justin Morneau homered for Colorado.
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Ten things to know about the College World Series
The College World Series opens in Omaha with eight teams including Texas, Virginia, TCU, UC Irvine and Mississippi. Texas Tech and TCU share Bracket 2, while Virginia and UC Irvine are top seeds. Texas has three CWS teams this year, a Lone Star State first. Notable players include Kacy Clemens and Lukas Schiraldi, with coach Brian O Connor tied to Creighton roots. Pitching staff for Texas Tech posts a 0.65 ERA across 55 innings.
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Hall of Fame marks 75th anniversary in Cooperstown
The Baseball Hall of Fame celebrated its 75th anniversary with indoor festivities due to rain. Phil Niekro and Cal Ripken helped cut a giant birthday cake as Jane Forbes Clark recalled the Hall’s founder Stephen Clark and Ford Frick’s push for the museum widely seen as baseball’s Smithsonian. Babe Ruth dominated the opening class in 1939 and a new Babe Ruth exhibit, “Babe Ruth His Life and Legend,” opens with artifacts detailing his career.
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