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Instant replay to affect NCAA baseball’s future

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The NCAA approves instant replay for the WCC baseball championship tournament Unlike other sports, baseball features bizarre complexities. The defense holds the ball, nine players face one opponent at a time and, most unique of all, baseball calls are final unless an umpire specifically requests for help from his partners. When it comes to umpiring, getting the call right … [Read more...] about Instant replay to affect NCAA baseball’s future

Rodriguez coaches Team USA elite

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While other Malibuites flocked to the beaches, Baseball Head Coach and ‘92 Seaver alumnus Steve Rodriguez traveled east and went to work. Rodriguez has built himself a lengthy and accomplished biography full of accolades, honors and titles. He was the 2012 West Coast Conference Coach of the Year, made the cut for WCC’s Top 50 Athletes of All Time and has led the baseball … [Read more...] about Rodriguez coaches Team USA elite

2013 World Series Predictions

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Who is going to make it to the coveted promise land, which city will be represented and what lineup will be left standing to be crowned as the 2013 World Series champions? As baseball fans across the country turn their calendars to October and raise their eyes to scoreboard watch, questions, concerns and uncertainties abound. Major League Baseball has made one thing … [Read more...] about 2013 World Series Predictions

Baseball team opens with energetic start

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The Pepperdine baseball team has started their season in championship-like form with a four-game win streak. The Waves opened up the season at Eddy D. Field Stadium taking two of three games in a series against the Oklahoma Sooners the then-No. 14 ranked team in the nation. The streak was highlighted by a 10-0 victory Saturday afternoon against the Sooners. The team followed … [Read more...] about Baseball team opens with energetic start