Appalachian League Weekly Baseball Schedule Update
Baseball schedule notes list Wednesday games with postponements due to rain and Thursday matchups across Princeton Bluefield Burlington Danville Elizabethton Bristol Johnson City Martinsville Pulaski. Major League results show Toronto beat Baltimore 6 2 and Cleveland edged Detroit 4 1. Yankees out 1 0 in 12 innings. other late games Los Angeles San Diego Milwaukee and St Louis on tap. Women's NBA scores show eramento 69 Washington 61 and Connecticut 70 Cleveland 57.
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Baseball fan visits Mercer County park tour
Lowell Hinkle and his wife toured Mercer County minor league ball parks. He described Bluefield as a nice little rain and touchline wide, noting the varied teams playing during the visit.
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McClung Injured. McClung to Undergo Tommy John Surgery
Seth McClung, Greenbrier East High School star and former Princeton Devil Rays prospect, will undergo Tommy John surgery next week and miss the rest of the season. He impressed early in spring, earning a spot on Tampa Bay’s major league staff after four wins in April and May before his arm problems led to the decision.
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ACC to invite Virginia Tech as 13th member in expansion
Atlantic Coast Conference presidents will invite Virginia Tech to join three other Big East schools in moving to the ACC as part of a broader expansion plan. The decision followed a teleconference among nine league presidents and shifts in support after initial plans for Miami, Boston College and Syracuse encountered resistance. Virginia Tech President Charles Steger was briefed and planned to consult the university board before replying.
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Rain Delays Continue For Birts and P-Rays
The Bluefield Orioles and Princeton Rays were rained out for the third straight day in rookie league play. Players, arriving a week earlier, wait to play as coaches and fans keep them engaged with indoor drills and meals between rainouts.
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Ohio couple meets Don Buford on minor league ballpark tour
Shirley and Lowell Hinkle travel the eastern U S to see baseball and collect autographs. In Bluefield they planned a Orioles and Princeton Rays doubleheader but rain forced a postponement. They met Don Buford, former Orioles and White Sox star, who posed for photos and signed a baseball for their collection.
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Lester joins Bluefield College soccer staff
Kim Lester has joined Bluefield College as assistant coach for the women's soccer team ahead of the fall 2003 season. A former Bluefield High School head coach for six years, she helped grow the BHS program from 14 to 30 players and emphasizes player development, fitness, team building, and character. BC coaches say athletics teach lifelong lessons beyond wins.
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Nextel to Become NASCARs Main Sponsor in Place of Winston Cup
News flash reports Nextel will become the series main sponsor starting Thursday replacing Winston Cup branding. The shift signals NASCARs push for younger fans as cigarette sponsorship wanes and brands like Budweiser Coors and Miller Light show up on cars alongside newer sponsors.
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