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College Baseball: Mavericks win NCAA DII Central Region Championship; advance to World Series
Mike Isola Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 4:37pm
Senior Matt Kuchenbecker's ninth-inning run was the difference in the Mavericks' 5-4 victory Sunday against SCSU in the Central Region Championship game. Photo courtesy Minnesota State Mankato

MANKATO, Minn.

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College Baseball: Gophers close out 2012 with 8-3 win over Illinois
Mike Isola Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 7:25pm

Champaign, Ill.--The University of Minnesota baseball team ended the 2012 season with an 8-3 win over Illinois, today in Champaign, Ill. The Golden Gophers finished the season with a 29-27 overall record and an 11-13 mark within Big Ten play. The Gophers jumped out to a 4-0 lead off a fantastic pitching performance by senior Austin Lubinsky.

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Prep Softball: Section 6AA Playoffs: Ottertail Central bounces Lady Wolverines from playoffs, 13-2
Mike Isola Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 9:18am

Battle Lake, Minn.—Wadena-Deer Creek could only muster five hits during Friday’s 13-2, five-inning loss to Ottertail Central in the first round of the West Subsection 6AA playoffs in Battle Lake.

Wadena-Deer Creek struck first with a run in the opening frame, but could do little else as the third-seeded Bulldogs wasted little time establishing control by scoring four runs in the first two innings.

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Prep Baseball: Krause, Wolverines hammer Minnewaska Area, 14-2
Mike Isola Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 8:16am

Glenwood, Minn.—Jake Krause went 3-for-5 with two doubles and drove in five runs as Wadena-Deer Creek hammered Minnewaska Area 14-2 during Friday’s non-conference game.

After being held to just four hits in Thursday’s loss, the Wolverine bats came to life during the sixth inning outburst that broke open a 3-2 game. The Wolverines would explode for 11 runs in the final two innings to sink the Lakers.

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Target Field and Minnesota Twins selected as host site for 2013 Big Ten Tournament
Mike Isola Friday, May 18, 2012 - 2:11pm

Park Ridge, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced on Friday the sites for its 2013 and 2014 baseball tournaments. The 2013 Big Ten Baseball Tournament will be held at Target Field in Minneapolis, the home of Major League Baseball’s Minnesota Twins, marking the first time that the event will be held at a Major League Baseball facility.

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Prep Baseball: Long Prairie-Grey Eagle rumbles past Wolverines, 5-2
Mike Isola Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 8:52pm

Wadena, Minn.—Ryan Redfield went 2-for-3 with a home run, but it wasn’t enough to prevent Wadena-Deer Creek from losing Thursday’s non-conference game to Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 5-2.

Wadena-Deer Creek could only muster four hits during the loss, which snapped the Wolverines’ six-game winning streak.

The Thunder scored twice during the first two innings before adding an insurance run in the fifth.

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Season Preview: Alexandria Beetles ready for 12th season
Mike Isola Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 2:49pm

Alexandria, MN – Coming off their most successful year on the field in 2011, the Alexandria Beetles will begin their 12th season of play in the Northwoods League on Wednesday, May 30th as they host the Thunder Bay Border Cats at 7:05 pm.

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Minnesota Swarm's Andrew Suitor earns All-Pro First Team honors; Jeff Gilbert selected to Second Team
Mike Isola Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 2:32pm

SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The National Lacrosse League (NLL) today announced that Minnesota Swarm T Andrew Suitor (1 st selection) has been named to the All-Pro First Team and that D Jeff Gilbert (1 st selection) has been selected to the All-Pro Second Team. Suitor and Gilbert both played instrumental roles in helping the Swarm reach the West Division Finals for the first time in team history and finish 9-7 in the regular season.

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Twins place pitcher Nick Blackburn on disabled list; Doumit remains on active roster
Mike Isola Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 1:10pm

Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN – The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have placed right-handed pitcher Nick Blackburn on the 15-day disabled list with a left quad strain.

As announced last night, outfielder Ben Revere has been recalled from Triple-A Rochester in time for today’s game.

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Twins place catcher Ryan Doumit on disabled list; recall Revere
Mike Isola Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 10:38pm

Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN – The Minnesota Twins announced after tonight’s game that they have placed catcher Ryan Doumit on the 15-day disabled list with a right calf strain.

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