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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 2017
Page
9
Friday and Saturday features Princeton at Pulaski and Bluefield at Greeneville both at 7 p.m. Home openers Sunday show Burlington visiting Bluefield at 6 p.m. Wednesday brings Bristol to Princeton for a 7 p.m. game.
Colton Laws a 6 foot 8 native of Faith North Carolina was picked in the seventh round by Toronto in last week’s MLB draft. The right handed pitcher went 7-2 in 15 starts with a 1.87 ERA for Charlotte and struck out 94 in 91 1/3 innings while walking 13. Laws played two seasons for the 49ers posting an 11-5 record with a 3.14 ERA. He previously attended East Carolina and was a standout in basketball with a 1 000 point career and a 4.1 GPA in high school.
Carl Chester a center fielder from P Ray University of Miami, was chosen in the 12th round by Tampa Bay after a standout three seasons with the Hurricanes. The Longwood, Florida product hit .298 with 11 homers, led Miami in hits 61 runs 41 and doubles 13, and earned Coral Gables Regional Most Outstanding Player honors as the Hurricanes reached the 2016 College World Series.
Bailey, a Concord alumnus who played for the Oakland Athletics organization and three independent teams, becomes Averett University’s head baseball coach in Danville. He previously mentored under Mike White at Bluefield College, where he helped build a program with over 200 wins and a conference title in 22 varsity seasons. Bailey is a Christiansburg, Virginia native who also served as cross country coach and still holds Concord pitching records for saves and appearances.
Five time West Virginia All American Kadeisha Buchanan is named as a nominee for the best female college athlete at the ESPYs. The 2017 ceremony airs July 12 in Los Angeles with online and mobile voting. Buchanan also ranks among 12 Honda Cup finalists to be announced June 26. She led WVU to the College Cup title game and helped Canada win bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph details Tyler Olander, a Connecticut national champion from 2011 and 2014, describing his transition from basketball to baseball. Olander, 6-foot-10 and 280 pounds, played 134 games for UConn, then a pro baseball stint in Lithuania with his brother Ryan before moving to Spain. He suffered foot injuries and now aims to resume baseball under coach Andy Baylock.
Pulaski Yankee first baseman Eric Wagaman blasted two homers driving in six as Pulaski beat Princeton 7-2 at Caffee Park. Pitcher Matthew Wilinis earned the win with five straight strikeouts after two outs in the sixth, while Kaleb Ort closed out the game for the save as Pulaski opened the Appalachian League season with a strong offensive showing.
The Philadelphia 76ers selected guard Markelle Fultz with the No. 1 pick and the Los Angeles Lakers chose Lonzo Ball, starting a trend of one-and-done freshmen. Chicago traded Jimmy Butler to Minnesota for Zach LaVine Kris Dunn and the No. 7 pick, while the top four remained Philadelphia Lakers Celtics Suns. Fultz led freshmen with 23.2 points per game and wore orange basketballs on stage at Barclays Center.
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