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DOGS ADD TWO MORE BATTLE-TESTED HURLERS LINCOLN, Neb. – The Lincoln Saltdogs signed two more accomplished arms for the fast-approaching 2011 season Friday: RHP Alex Maestri and LHP Tommy Palica. Maestri made history in 2006 when he became the first…
ITALY CLAIM BRONZE MEDAL Great effort by the Champions of Europe, who beat (4-3) Chinese Taipei in front of a roaring crowd Italy makes history. For the first time in the baseball history of the country, the National team wins…
ITALY KEEP CRUISING ICC 2010 Semi-Finals Day 1: Italy and Cuba keep cruising The defending champions win against The Netherlands coming from behind. The ‘azzurri’ beat Korea and are now a legit contender Phase 2 of the 2010 IBAF Intercontinental…
CRUCIAL WIN FOR ITALY Intercontinental Cup Day 3: crucial wins for Italy and Cuba Italy clinches a spot in the medal round. Japan is too much for young Thai Team. Chinese Taipei overpowers Hong Kong. Cuba defeats South Korea with…
LAKELAND TAKES FIRST TWO FROM DAYTONA Cubs Manage Just One Run The Flying Tigers struck in the first inning with an uncommon run-scoring play off the bat of third baseman Francisco Martinez. Cubs starter Oswaldo Martinez (3-7) had walked Pat…
D-CUBS RALLY TO 8-7 VICTORY Rebel Ridling Strikes Again With 12th Home Run The Daytona Cubs (64-52, 30-16) rallied from a 6-1 deficit to knock off the Dunedin Blue Jays (60-56, 19-27) 8-7 on Thursday night’s series opener. Rebel Ridling…
CUBS SPLIT DOUBLEHEADER WITH MARAUDERS Win Streak Snapped at 14 Games DAYTONA BEACH, FL – The Daytona Cubs (59-46, 25-10) pushed their season high win streak to 14 games against the Bradenton Marauders (57-47, 17-16) with a 2-1 win in…
CUBS SWEPT IN DOUBLEHEADER TO YANKEES Rusin and Siegfried Highlight Series First Two Games The Daytona Cubs (39-40, 5-4) got swept in Fridays doubleheader against the Tampa Yankees (42-33, 6-1). The series finale lasted 14 innings before Bradley Suttle hit…
ALESSANDRO MAESTRI SPOKEN BY IBAF Born on January 6th 1985 in Cesena. Righthanded pitcher, he is under contract with the Chicago Cubs and rated by Baseball America number 23 (and the best overall ‘slider’) amongst the prospects of the organization.…
CHEN DELIVERS FOR SMOKIES IN WIN MONDAY NIGHT Series-clinching win over West Tenn puts Smokies 2.5 games ahead in first half division race KODAK, Tennessee – In arguably his biggest start to-date this season, Hung-Wen Chen came through with his…
SMOKIES RIDE CHEN’S ARM TO 4-2 WIN ON WEDNESDAY Chen strikes out eight in Tennessee’s 4-2 win over Huntsville KODAK, Tennessee – Another strong pitching performance by the Tennessee Smokies’ starting rotation propelled them to their second win in as…
EXTRAS UNKIND TO SMOKIES AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT Loss is team’s second extra-inning defeat this week; Carpenter solid in six-inning start KODAK, Tenn. – Free baseball has not been a good thing for the Tennessee Smokies in this week’s series with…
SMOKIES FALL IN EXTRAS TO CAROLINA ON MONDAY 8 – 3 Tennessee falls for the first time this year to Mudcats After Robinson Chirinos’ RBI-double in the eighth tied the game at three, the score would hold up until the…
SMOKIES REBOUND TO EARN SPLIT THURSDAY NIGHT Cashner dominates in Game 2 win over Mobile; Castro extends hit streak to six Andrew Cashner, the Chicago Cubs top pitching prospect and Game 2 starter for Tennessee, amassed eight strikeouts in 5.2…
SMOKIES REBOUND FROM DEFICIT TO WIN MONDAY Flaherty, Thomas lead Smokies with three hits apiece; Smokies now 15-3 on the year The Smokies momentum from a Game 2 win on Sunday mirrored that of the cold weather. While Tony Campana…