Busters sweep Pratt in doubleheader thriller
Garden City teenagers lead with 16 hits in game one and 14 in game two as GCCC bats explode. Erik Mattingly fuels the attack with a 2-for-4 effort in game one and a 4-for-5 with three RBIs performance in game two, lifting the Busters to a 14-10 and 16-14 twinbill win while Pratt's Burns Hollis Kornbrust crack homers. Myatt secures win in game two after a line drive scare.
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Matt Burns
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Burns
Hollis
Kornbrust
Joemar Melendez
Melendez
Joey Cifuentes
Tyler Rogers
Wade Myatt
Adam Warner
Myatt
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Williams Stadium
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Hartman
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Stevens' bold pivot fuels Butler to Final Four
Brad Stevens left a Lilly marketing job to pursue basketball, becoming one of the sport’s youngest Final Four coaches. In ten years he rewrote early limits, earning 88 wins in three seasons and praise from peers like Izzo. His rapid rise hinged on timing, trust, and a blue-collar, white-collar coaching approach.
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West Virginia
Cincinnati
Tom Izzo
Ishpeming High
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Northern Michigan
Jud Heathcote
Michigan State
Izzo
Spartans
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Lilly
Thad Matta
Matta
Todd Lickliter
Bulldogs
Lickliter
Willie Weasley
All-America honors award Collins Aldrich on teams
Collins Aldrich earn second and third team All-America honors as college stars from Kentucky Syracuse Villanova and Kansas networks. Turner Wall and Johnson praised teamwork and leadership while overcoming injuries as they helped their teams reach high levels of national recognition. The voting by a 65-member media panel reflected season performances across major programs, with Turner and Wall receiving prominent votes and several others earning second and third team spots.
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John Calipari
Turner
Wall
Johnson
Reynolds
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Orange
Iowa State
Syracuse
Wildcats
Villanova
Ron Mercer
Hakim Warrick
Randy Foye
Oden
James Anderson
Oklahoma State
Sherron Collins
Kansas
Greivis Vasquez
Maryland
Jon Scheyer
Duke
Dan Sean Butler
West Virginia
Greg Monroe
Georgetown
Cole Aldrich
Damion James
Baylor women reach Final Four behind freshman effort
Baylor's youthful roster drives a late rally to beat Duke 63 62 as Chelsea Hayden and Brittany Griner contribute key plays. Hayden's steal and Jones's late free throws push Baylor within one, while Griner posts 15 points and nine blocks though just short of a triple double. Duke fights back but misses its last nine shots.
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Duke
Mulkey
Onds
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