Violence at Nagoya Dome sparks policing of umpire abuse
Japanese baseball and police investigate a May 6 brawl at the Nagoya Dome involving Chunichi Dragons manager Senichi Hoshino, infielder Kazuyoshi Tatsunami, and outfielder Takayuki Onishi who attacked home plate umpire Atsushi Kitaka after a third strike call. Kitaka, left with spike marks on his uniform, earned suspensions and fines alongside Hoshino and Tatsunami, while Onishi faced the longest ban amid the incident reported by Associated Press.
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Mike DiMuro
Tokyo
DiMuro
Montreal
Expos
Houston
Chunichi Dragons
Senichi Hoshino
Nagoya Dome
Yokohama BayStars
Atsushi Kitaka
Dragons
Kazuyoshi Tatsunami
Tatsunami
Hoshino
Kitaka
Takayuki Onishi
Central League
Onishi
McGwire power surge drives Cardinals past Pirates
Mark McGwire skipped batting practice yet again and hit a 444-foot two-run homer as the Cardinals beat the Pirates 7 4. Andy Benes pitched seven strong innings to help St Louis reclaim first in the NL Central. Placido Polanco added three hits and three RBIs, backing a deep Cardinals lineup as they outscored Pittsburgh 26-9 over the series.
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Pittsburgh
Mark McGwire
McGwire
Cardinals
Pitts
Pirates
Andy Benes
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Tony la Russa
Todd Ritchie
Brian Giles
Bones
Luis Soto
Jason Kendall
Pat Meares
St. Louis
Benes
Three Rivers
la Russa
Placido Polanco
Polanco
Fernando Vina
Craig) Paquette
Fernando) Tatis
Vina
Six grand slams hit in a single day shocks baseball
A record six grand slams were hit in one day highlighting massive power. Garret Anderson of Anaheim delivered the historic blast with two outs in the third inning off Chris Fussell of Kansas City. Teammates J T Snow Brian Hunter Jason Giambi Adrian Beltre and Shawn Green had earlier slam home runs, part of 56 homers that day, approaching the previous record.
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Anaheim
Garret Anderson
Kansas City
Chris Fussell
Anderson
J.T. Snow
San Francisco
Brian Hunter
Philadelphia
Jason Giambi
Oakland
Los Angeles
Adrian Beltre
Shawn Green
Green
Dodgers
Ellwood City Lincoln High blows out Thomas Jefferson in playoffs
Ellwood City Lincoln High baseball dominated Thomas Jefferson 10-0 in six innings as Pat Boyle pitched a six hit shutout. Ellwood improved to 17-4 with a goal of scoring 10 and yielding zero each game.
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Chippewa
Ellwood City
Lincoln High
Wolverines
Ellwood
Thomas Jefferson
Pat Boyle
Jaguars
Blackhawk High
Jeff Fotia
Boyle
Tiebreaker vaults Hounds into playoffs for Wilmington Area High
Wilmington Area High baseball clinched a District 10 playoff berth with a 7-6 win over Mercer in the MCAC Class AA tiebreaker at Westminster College. Darin Ault delivered a one out single in the seventh after Ryan Mitcheltree and a mishandled grounder sparked the rally. Matt Robison pitched a complete game as Bobby Whiting Steve Garrett and TJ Chambers fueled the offense. The Hounds, now 15-6, face Franklin at 3:30 p.m. in Erie and had earlier beat Shenango 8-1 at Three Rivers Stadium.
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Wilmington Area High
Darin Ault
Greyhounds
Mercer
Westminster College
The
Hounds
Wilmington
Scott Shearer
Ryan Mitcheltree
Mustangs
T.J. Chambers
Ault
RBI
Darin
Shearer
Chambers
Mitcheltree
Steve Garrett
Bobby Whiting
Matt Robison
Franklin
Erie
Jerry Uht
Three Rivers Stadium
Shenango
Nick Sheehan
Brandon Whiting
Garrett
Wilmington track stars claim four district titles at District 10
Jeff Zandel, back from ACL surgery, set a school record in the 300 intermediate hurdles and qualified for state in two events at District 10 in Girard. Rocky Craley won shot put and discus titles as Wilmington totals 69 points, well behind Greenville. Girls runners DeNome Kerr Whiting join state with multiple top finishes.
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Jeff Zandel
Girard
Wilmington
Ray Cebula
Rocky Craley
Mike Cooper
Kylee DeNome
Jessica Kerr
Zandel
Jeff
Cebula
Greenville
Hounds
Jon Hall
Artie
Rayner
DeNome
Kerr
Janelle Whiting
State
Craley
Zundel
David Stein
Copper
Lady Hounds
Megan Sankey
Rachel Jones
Lindsay Warner
Lyndsey Greiner
Whiting
Cassie Buckwalter
J.R. McFarland
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Big Mac
Bucs
Slam
Steve Trey
New Castle News
Lincoln
Shenango High
Brady’s Run Park
Belle Vernon
Riverside
Waynesburg
SRACK
Fielid
Wilmington Area
Rocky
Matt Krawchyk
Josh Reiber
Ryan Rylott
Andre Reese
Krawchyk
Reiber
Reese
Jeff Zundel
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