Baseball

Check out this catch by center fielder Brett Williams during State's game against New Mexico State.

If you've got a youngster in the Blanchard area interested in participating in Little League Baseball this spring, you'll need to get them registered during these last couple days of sign up.

If you've got a youngster in the Haughton area that would like to participate in this Spring's Dixie baseball or softball season, the registration process is underway.

Jhonny Peralta homered twice, and the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees, 8-1, at Comerica Park on Thursday to sweep the American League Championship Series and advance to the World Series for the first time since 2006.

The best tennis players in the world, the start of the college football season and the MLB pennant races highlight the Labor Day weekend offerings. Here’s what sports events to watch on TV this weekend:

For baseball fans, witnessing a home run at a critical moment is only part of the fun. It’s up to each team’s announcers to lend a sense of scope and excitement to the moment.

I was at the Texas Rangers baseball game last week and a thought occurred to me. Oh, by the way, they spanked the Los Angeles Angels 15-9. Now, back to my thought. Each baseball player has his own "Walk Out" song. The song that's played each time that player comes up to bat. And they aren't limited to any particular genre of music. Could be country or christian or rock or -- heaven forbi

The casual college baseball fan didn’t know too much about Stony Brook University’s baseball program before Friday afternoon. It didn’t take long for us to find out, the Sea Wolves are a darn good baseball team.

NCAA Baseball Super Regional action continues for LSU as they host either Central Florida or Stony Brook. The Tigers defeat of Oregon State (yesterday) advances them to their next game  Friday, June 8 at Alex Box Stadium.

Derrick Salberg plays baseball, but after his game-saving catch during the first round of the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC) baseball championships, he may have a shot at Olympic high jumping.

Friday night LSU plays host to the ULM Warhawks as LSU presents the 20th NCAA Baseball Regional at Alex Box stadium in Baton Rouge. Game time is 7p as the No. 7 nationally seeded LSU faces Louisiana-Monroe (31-28). Listen to the game on KWKH 1130 AM.

Garner High’s baseball team was eliminated from competition in the North Carolina state playoffs last night (May 11.) That means its most famous team member Scotty McCreery saw his high school baseball career end, as he is a graduating senior. Something tells us that he has a bright future ahead of him outside of baseball, being a Platinum-selling recording artist and all.