WVU Underdogs Fueled by Preseason Doubts and Determination
WVU players embrace low expectations for 2000 as motivation to prove coaches and media wrong. Brad Lewis, Avon Cobourne, Grant Wiley, and Tanner Russell stress confidence, focus, and a shock-the-nation mindset. They aim to leverage skepticism into a strong season start.
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West Virginia University
WVU
Mountaineers
Morgantown
Brad Lewis
Kyle Kayden
West Virginia
Kayden
Avon Cobourne
Cobourne
Grant Wiley
Boston College
Tanner Russell
Miami
North Carolina
Russell
Rush
Chris Edmonds
Lewis
Orioles Rally To Beat Burlington In Bluefield Opener
Bluefield 12 Burlington 9 as Orioles erase 6-0 deficit with four homers led by Felipe Perez two homers and Octavio Martinez first pitch homer in the fifth. David Tavarez earned win as Burlington slips to 7-15, Coach Duffy Dyer lauds pitcher effort. Perez boosts averages with monster night and critical runs.
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Luefield
FB Bienes Orioles
Burlington Indians
Orioles
Felipe Perez
Kris Wilken
Burlington
Indians
Mark Folsom
David Tavarez
Bluefield
Duffy Dyer
David
Perez
Shayne Ridley
Wilken
Edwin Centeno
Emmanuel del Rosario
Sowers
Martinez
Centeno
Nicholas Garcia
Brian Peterson
Peterson
Sean Swedlow
Henry Pichardo
Appy
Johnson City
Wil Sowers
O’s
Bowen Field
Boys of Summer trio visits Bluefield for old fashioned baseball
Dan Collison Ed Horowitz and Chris Aubrey three fans dubbed The Boys of Summer stay in Bluefield Bowen Field amid rain on a summer tour of classic minor league parks They seek baseball’s purest form no frills and glitz Their visit follows praise from ex Bluefield Baltimore manager Joe Altobelli who spoke of Bluefield’s charm during a Rochester interview for public radio
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Luefield
Bluefield Orioles
Bluefield
Dan Collison
Chicago
Ed Horowitz
Annapolis
Chris Aubrey
College Park
Collison
Aubrey
Bowen Field
Joe Altobelli
Baltimore
Rochester
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Public Radio
WVU Mountaineers to Tour Australia and New Zealand
WVU basketball coach Gale Catlett plans a summer overseas tour for the Mountaineers departing July 24 with nine returning players from a 14 14 season. The trip includes seven games in Australia and New Zealand plus practices, sightseeing and a stop at the 2000 Summer Olympics village in Sydney.
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Morgantown
Australia
New Zealand
J Eers
Organtown Mi
West Virginia University
Gale Catlett
Catlett
Mountaineers
U.S
NCAA
WVU
Calvin Bowman
Lionel Armstead
Chris Moss
Tim Lyles
Brooks Berry
John Oliver
Jamar
Gaither
Josh Yeager
Ales Chan
Jason D’alesio
Shell
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Auckland
Sydney
Braves top P Rays in 11 innings for division lead
Braves beat Princeton P Rays 9 8 in 11 innings to move to first in the Appalachian League Eastern Division. Dan DeMent delivered a three run homer in the seventh to spark an 8 8 tie. Dan Ortiz went 3 6 with a solo shot. Dustin McKey took the loss for Princeton. Next game 7 p.m. at Hunnicutt Field.
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Danville
Braves
Bluefield
Orioles
Princeton
Devil Rays
Martinsville
Astros
Burlington
Indians
Bristol
White Sox
Elizabethton
Twins
Kingsport
Mets
Pulaski
Rangers
Johnson City
Cardinals
J. City
P Rays
P-Rays
Dan DeMent
Pe Ekie
Hunnicutt Field
Dustin McKey
Dan Ortiz
Becht Could Be Jets' Key Tight End Pick This Season
Becht may fit as the Jets rely on him to start at tight end for 2000. Becht stands out among four first-round selections by New York, with Ellis and Abraham in situational roles and Pennington serving as a clipboard carrier.
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Empstead
N.Y
New York Jets
Anthony Becht
Shaun Ellis
John Abraham
Chad Pennington
Becht
Jets
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