Itchy Jones Seeks Third Base Lead at College World Series
SIU baseball coach Itchy Jones, 33, guides the Salukis toward Omaha and the College World Series. The team boasts a 31-8 and 40-7 mark over two years, with a .316 batting average and multiple hitters above .300. Langdon will start against Pan-American, aiming to tie the school season win record as Salukis rely on speed and base running in a potent offense.
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Longest Day Turnaround Lifts Saluki Baseball Hope
In District Four playoffs the Salukis trailed Ohio U 1-0 before Danny Thomas tied it with a homer. They loaded the bases and scored six in the 13th to win 7-1, with Mike Eden and Jim Dingee among key hitters.
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Salukis face Pan American in key College World Series clash
In a teaser on college baseball, SIU eyes a tough bracket after Pan American of Edinburg defeats Burt Hooton to reach Omaha. Pan American boasts Lupe Salinas and Gary Doyle as top pitchers, while SIU stamina and speed loom with hot hitters and STU scout Stu Jones noting the challenge. The narrative weaves draft context, Texas rivalries, and upcoming College World Series pairings including Brigham Young, Harvard, Tulsa, and Mississippi State as the event unfolds.
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Southern Illinois vs Pan American in College World Series debut
Southern Illinois University faces Pan American in Omaha for the College World Series opener. Pan American boasts a 60 straight scoreless innings streak and a 2.16 ERA, while SIU counters with pitcher Dick Langdon and a .269 team batting average. The Pan Am pitchers have shut out Missouri, Texas Lutheran, Rice, and Arkansas twice, as the two teams meet for likely low-scoring action.
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Pan - American
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SIU
Blass Dominates Cardinals in Pirates 8-1 Victory
Steve Blass regained command of his slider and limited St. Louis to seven hits as the Pirates beat the Cardinals 8-1. Robertson hit his 2nd homer of the season, Sanguillen drove in a run, and Willie Stargell scored from first on an error to widen the lead. Blass improved to 6-3, tossing 14 straight batters before a tense inning in which three Cardinals reached base.
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Zeigler Takes League Lead In SI Class B Softball
Zeigler moved into the Southern Illinois Class B softball lead with a 9 to 1 win and 43 overall victories over Carbondale Village Inn Wednesday night. Zeigler, 40 in the league, faces Sandoval in a 7 15 p m doubleheader as Carbondale Merchants host RC-Cola at Marion.
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Itchy Jones Seeks Busy Field Role in SIU World Series
SIU baseball coach Richard Itchy Jones aims to stay active in the third base coaching box during the College World Series as the Salukis debut Saturday night. He would welcome meeting Bob Blakley, a .319 set four year hitter at SIU, in similar Series scenes and contexts.
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Itchy’ Jones
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Bob Blakley
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Open Jackson Open Pro Am adds new era to invitational
Jackson Open begins with a Pro Am event as the Jackson Invitational switches to open status. The three day event features 16 hole best ball pro-am, 18 hole rounds on Saturday, and final rounds Sunday with amateurs divided into classes. Prize list totals $1,500 with $500 top payout for pros. more than 100 amateurs and 17 professionals participate.
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Cash ties Greenberg in Tigers hit parade at 310
Detroit star Norm Cash belted a two-run shot to beat Milwaukee and pull into a second-place tie with Hank Greenberg at 310 career homers. He leads Detroit with 12 homers and 31 RBIs while Teammate Al Kaline nears 355 as the Tigers ride his hot start. Other AL results feature Cleveland's 9-0 wipeout of Chicago, Baltimore’s 12-0 rout of Minnesota, and New York’s 3-2 win over California as rain suspends Washington-Kansas City.
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No. 35IU Faces No. 7 Team In College World Series
No. 35 Indiana State University climbs to third in the final 1371 poll as they prepare for the College World Series in Omaha. Southern California leads the eight-team double-elimination event. The top 20 includes USC Pan-American Tulsa Mississippi State Harvard Brigham Young Seton Hall Santa Clara Georgia Tech Ohio State Miami Cincinnati Michigan State Gonzaga Iowa State Texas Arizona State Washington State Massachusetts. Southern California had recent wins over Tulsa and Cincinnati in district playoffs.
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Knowles wins US Seniors golf title in playoff
James B. Knowles of Greenwich wins the United States Seniors Golf Association Championship after an 18 hole playoff defeating William F. Wright of Clementon by two strokes. The elder Knowles, 85, competed as well, having won the title six times including 1942 to 1954 span.
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Conn
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