JUCO

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Late-game efforts give Western Nevada, Middle Georgia JUCO berths

Western Nevada Community College used some late-inning heroics Saturday to get past Central Arizona College 10-7, as the Wildcats became the fifth team to qualify for the Alpine Bank Junior College World Series. The Wildcats broke a 6-6 tie ...

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Howard survives scare to advance to JUCO

For Howard (Texas) College making the Alpine Bank Junior College World Series with one loss is better than not making it at all. The Hawks defeated Temple 4-3 in 10 innings Thursday at the Southwestern District championship in Fort Worth, ...

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Howard loses first game, still has a chance to advance to JUCO

Undefeated no more. Howard (Texas) College lost its first game of the season, falling to 57-1 on Wednesday when the top-ranked Hawks lost to Temple College 8-2 in the Southwest District tournament. Because Howard was undefeated in the ...

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Road to JUCO is rough for top teams

When it comes to the postseason, nothing is guaranteed. With the first pitch of the Alpine Bank Junior College World Series only 12 days away, top junior college baseball teams are fighting their way though regional and district tournaments ...

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Young Harris College making final push to return to GJ for JUCO

Young Harris (Ga.) College coach Rick Robinson is fighting the same battle many junior college coaches are experiencing right now. He is trying to keep his players focused at the most crucial time of the season. The Mountain Lions (43-10) ...

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Fire Ants hope to crash JUCO party

It’s happened so fast even coach Tom Fleenor isn’t quite sure what the University of South Carolina-Sumter baseball program has accomplished. In just its second season, Fleenor has the Fire Ants (47-7) ranked third in the NJCAA ...

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JUCO: Pitching has been big for Spartanburg

Spartanburg Methodist (S.C.) College has become one of the familiar faces at the Alpine Bank Junior College World Series, with three appearances since 2000. After traveling to Grand Junction in 2001 and 2003, Spartanburg finished third in ...

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Dykstra’s work in community got fans excited about tourney

Dyke Dykstra knew right off the bat it was going to take a lot of people to make the first Junior College World Series in Grand Junction a success. Dwayne S. “Dyke” Dykstra, 87, the first local chairman of the JUCO Committee, died ...

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JUCO reveals upgrade plans for Suplizio

Suplizio Field started out as a quaint little baseball field, called Lincoln Park, with a few bleachers. It is now an award-winning field that could get some major upgrades in the future. At least that’s the next big goal of the Alpine ...

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Final two days of JUCO will be televised

Jamie Hamilton wasn’t so sure when he saw the production equipment and a small crew televising a Mesa State College football game this past fall, but when he watched the broadcast of the game later, he came away impressed. He was so ...

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