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Twins Clobbered By Atlanta Wednesday

Dave Overlund — Thu, 23 May 2013 02:00:56 +0000

The Atlanta Braves jumped all over Twins starter Vance Worley Wednesday afternoon in an 8-3 win at Turner Field.

Worley allowed eight runs on ten hits, including three home runs, in just 3.2 innings of work

Twins Ship Worley To AAA After Another Dismal Start

Dave Overlund — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:42:49 +0000

Struggling Twins starter Vance Worley has been optioned to AAA Rochester just minutes after another awful start. The self-proclaimed "Vanimal" allowed eight runs on 10 hits and two walks in less than four innings pitched on Wednesday

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Twins Bullpen Blows It In Atlanta Tuesday

Dave Overlund — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:20 +0000

The Twins lost their seventh straight game Tuesday night with a 5-4 loss in Atlanta. The Braves earned the win with runs in each of the ninth and tenth innings.

Ryan Doumit and Trevor Plouffe each singled home runs for Minnesota in the eighth inning to temporarily give the Twins a 4-3 lead

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Alexandria Takes Conference Golf Championship At Wapicada

Dave Overlund — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:38:56 +0000

The Alexandria Cardinals golf team won the Central Lakes Conference golf championship Tuesday at Wapicada Golf Club. Sartell's Kyle Och was the top local individual finisher with a score of 77.

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SCSU Coach Dolan Wraps Up Season [AUDIO]

Dave Overlund — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:27:57 +0000

St. Cloud State's baseball program has been among the most successful teams in the country over the past six seasons. This year, the Huskies finished with a record of 38-11 and made the Central Region final for the third time in four years

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Disc Golf Season In Full Swing After Late Thaw [AUDIO]

Dave Overlund — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:43:41 +0000

Disc Golf is a sport played with specialized frisbees, which are thrown into chain link lined baskets from distances up to 400 yards away. Players use lighter discs for driving, and heavier ones for putting

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Twins Bats Quiet In Loss To Atlanta Monday

Dave Overlund — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:05:55 +0000

The Twins again struggled with runners in scoring position in a 5-1 loss at Atlanta Monday night. Josh Willingham's solo home run in the ninth inning was the Twins' only run of the game.

Minnesota struggled against young Braves starter Julio Teheran, who pitched into the ninth inning and only allowed Willingham's bomb

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Blue Sox Have Great Gopher Spring Invite Showing

Dave Overlund — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:33:48 +0000

The 12AA St. Cloud Blue Sox won the Gopher State Spring Invite in St. Cloud at Whitney Field Sunday afternoon. St. Cloud beat North Branch 10-9 in 8 innings in the championship game.

The 12AAA St

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Twins Swept By Red Sox Sunday

Dave Overlund — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:28:41 +0000

The Twins were shut down by John Lackey, and temporarily by mother nature, in a rain delayed 5-1 loss to the Red Sox Sunday. Lackey allowed just one run on one hit in six innings before rain delayed the game for three hours and one minute

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SCSU Baseball Season Ends With Lopsided Loss To MSU-Mankato

Dave Overlund — Sun, 19 May 2013 22:01:23 +0000

St. Cloud State saw their season end in the Central Regional Tournament at the hands of Minnesota State-Mankato for the third time in four years with a 17-1 loss Sunday.

The Mavericks scored two runs in the top of the first inning and never looked back in the big win

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Rox Roster Complete With New Additions

Dave Overlund — Sun, 19 May 2013 16:28:49 +0000

The St. Cloud Rox have completed their roster for the 2013 season with the addition of ten players. Among the new Rox is former Apollo standout and current SCSU pitcher Reese Gregory.

The new Rox:

JR IF- Conor Keniry (Wake Forest)
FR P- Reese Gregory (St

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Husky Baseball Splits Saturday To Set Stage For Sunday Showdown

Dave Overlund — Sun, 19 May 2013 16:14:20 +0000

The SCSU baseball team dropped a nail-biter to Minnesota State-Mankato 4-3 Saturday afternoon before bouncing back with a dramatic 5-4 win over Southern Arkansas in the nightcap.

The Huskies were able to tie the game at two on runs batted in from Travis Cariveau and Mike Jurgella, but MSU-Mankato scored single runs in the seventh and eighth innings to earn the win

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Boston Bashes Past Twins Saturday

Dave Overlund — Sun, 19 May 2013 05:14:27 +0000

The Twins lost their fourth straight game Saturday with a 12-5 loss to Boston at Target Field. David Ortiz clubbed two home runs for the Red Sox in the win.

Both starting pitchers struggled their way to a nearly four hour game

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SCSU Baseball Wins On Walk-Off From Imholte

Dave Overlund — Sat, 18 May 2013 16:17:02 +0000

The SCSU baseball team is one step closer to the DII College World Series after a 2-1 win over Southern Arkansas late Saturday night in Mankato. The Huskies are now 2-0 in the regional tournament.

SCSU pitcher Kyle Fischer spun a gem on the mound in a complete game effort

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Red Sox Sneak Past Twins In Ten Innings

Dave Overlund — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:50:31 +0000

Pedro Florimon's two-run home run in the third inning was all the offense the Twins could muster against Clay Buchholz and the Red Sox in a 3-2, extra innings loss Friday.

The Red Sox took a 1-0 lead in the first with David Oritz's RBI single to right field off of Twins starter Vance Worley

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St. Cloud Blue Sox Invitational This Weekend

Jay Caldwell — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:38:29 +0000

The St. Cloud Blue Sox youth baseball organization is hosting the Gopher State Spring invitational which will take place Saturday and Sunday in St. Cloud at Whitney Fields.

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Twins Top Prospect Buxton Hits Walk-Off Slam [VIDEO]

Dave Overlund — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:16:58 +0000

Minnesota Twins top prospect Byron Buxton, the #2 overall pick in last year's MLB Draft, smacked a grand slam for Cedar Rapids in the bottom of the ninth Thursday night with his team trailing 6-3.

The 6'2", 190-pound center fielder is batting

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SCTCC Softball Eliminated In National Tourney

Dave Overlund — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:58:22 +0000

The St. Cloud Tech Cyclone softball team had a rough go of it Thursday in Rochester, Minnesota ay the NJCAA DIII tournament. SCTCC fell 8-0 against Monroe in their first game, then lost 14-0 in game two to Brookdale 14-0

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SCSU Baseball Advances In National Tourney

Dave Overlund — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:12:47 +0000

The St. Cloud State baseball team will play another day after blowing out Eastern Missouri 11-2 at Franklin Rogers Park in Mankato Thursday in the opening game of the D-II Regional Tournament. Third baseman Sean Borman had six runs batted in for the Huskies in the win

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CHS Lefty Fasching Twirls No-No- Prep Baseball Scores For Thursday

Dave Overlund — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:04:14 +0000

Cathedral pitcher Jeff Fasching allowed a leadoff walk, picked the runner off of first base, then retired 14 straight Princeton Tigers to pick up the win in a 15-0 CHS win at Solheim Field in Princeton

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