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Washington pitcher Jordan Jones works against Cal State Fullerton in the third inning Saturday, June 9, at Goodwin Field in Fullerton, Calif. Cal State Fullerton won, 5-2, to even the best-of-three Super Regional and force a deciding game for a berth in the College World Series. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Oregon State wins College World Series

By Michael Nitti | Staff Writer July 11, 2018

Billy Buckner is a name that lives in infamy throughout the baseball world. Remembered for letting a ground ball pass right between his legs during the 1986 World Series, he cost the Boston Red Sox what...

Sophomore relief pitcher RJ Freure accepted an offer with the Houston Astros June 18. (Photo by Chiara Rigaud | Staff Photographer)

5 Panthers drafted to MLB

By Michael Nitti | Staff Writer June 20, 2018

After finishing the regular season as the 12th seed in the ACC Tournament, the Pitt men’s baseball team pulled off two incredible upsets against eighth-seeded Georgia Tech and top overall seed North...

Redshirt senior Matt Pidich was selected with the 192nd pick in the eighth round by the Cincinnati Reds. Pidich is the first player in Pitt baseball history to get drafted by the team. (TPN File Photo)

2 Panthers drafted into MLB

By Joanna Li | Senior Staff Writer June 7, 2018

Two Panthers were selected into the MLB on the second day of the 2018 draft, marking the sixth year in a row that Pitt has had at least one player picked to join the league. RJ Freure The Houston...

The Pittsburgh Pirates Corey Dickerson (12) reaches second base with a double ahead of the tag from Chicago Cubs second baseman Ben Zobrist in the ninth inning April 12 at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

Column: Pirates’ season a pleasant surprise for fan

By Dominic Campbell | Staff Writer April 17, 2018

In one of Pittsburgh’s colder Aprils in recent memory, the Pittsburgh Pirates have remained hot, though it didn’t seem it would be that way just a few weeks ago. Despite trading two All-Stars —...

The Houston Rockets’ James Harden celebrates a 3-pointer against the Los Angeles Clippers at the Staples Center in Los Angeles Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Take 5: Harden, hot dogs, home runs

By The Pitt News Staff March 29, 2018

Oakland has been buzzing about the hiring of a new head basketball coach — our lord and savior Jeff Capel. But while the Pitt community has been busy celebrating the arrival of a new king, the rest of...

 (Illustration by Elise Lavallee | Contributing Editor)

New MLB rules may go too far

By Max Sirianni | Staff Writer March 21, 2018

We’ve all been at a baseball game that just never seems to end. There are nonstop pitching changes and tedious at-bats. By the seventh-inning stretch, everyone likely wants to go home. Major League...

The Houston Rockets' James Harden looks on during the fourth quarter against the Miami Heat at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami on February 7, 2018. The Rockets are in Los Angeles to take on the Clippers on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018. (David Santiago/El Nuevo Herald/TNS)

Take Five: Pirates, Pacquette and Rick Pitino

By The Pitt News Staff March 2, 2018

Spring break is upon us but the non-stop news cycle of the sports world takes no breaks. The Pitt News staff is back to round up this week’s best stories. Click here to see last week's takes. Cheapskates The...

The Los Angeles Clippers' DeAndre Jordan (6) fights for a loose ball against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first half at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Take five: Trades, tanks and take-backs

By The Pitt News Staff February 7, 2018

Remember in elementary school when you would beg your friends to trade what with was in your lunchbox? We can all identify, and apparently so can every coach, owner and player in professional sports this...

MLB implements small rule changes to speed up the pace of play

Rob Manfred became baseball’s commissioner two years ago, and since then the radical changes have been fast and furious. No defensive shifts. Automatic baserunners in extra innings. Shrinking the strike...

New York Mets starting pitcher Matt Harvey throws in the first inning against the Kansas City Royals in Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015, at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. (Shane Keyser/Kansas City Star/TNS)

Five early MLB exaggerations

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor April 11, 2016

In April, hyperbole and overreaction in the baseball season are as common as a rain shower. But, a week in, I feel confident enough in asserting these five takes as absolutely, 100 percent correct. One...

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