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May signifies the start of many summer collegiate and amateur baseball leagues throughout the USA. June, well that brings the energy and intensity and action to a whole different level. Case in point, June 1 was a very busy day and night of baseball action. Here are a few box scores and game recaps I…
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Here are some of the summer collegiate and amateur baseball league box scores and game recaps from Saturday, May 31st that caught my attention on social media, team websites, and as a fan in the stands… Coastal Plain League was busy last night. Rain in the area, lighting strikes, and players entertaining crowds during rain…
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Summer Collegiate, Amateur Baseball League (SCABL) Box Scores and Recaps for Friday, May 30, 2025: Rain outs and delays were part of the Coastal Plain League storyboard for May 30. 4 games played, scores are below. Peninsula Pilots home game tonight at 7pm, and weather permitting, I will be there!!! The George Donnelly Sunset League…
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Baseball Book Review – Ted Williams, My Father By Claudia Williams
Do you know a celebrity? Someone famous, an actress or sports figure or a realty TV star? Do you look at them as if they are a celebrity, meaning do you pay them special attention or act differently towards them because they are a celebrity? Or do you converse with them about normal stuff, go…
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Red Sox Or Not, I Couldn’t Help Rooting For Chris Sale in 2024
Atlanta Braves LHP (Left Handed Pitcher) Chris Sale enjoyed a tremendous bounce back 2024 season. Sale won the National League Triple Crown (unofficial title) by leading the NL in Wins, ERA, and Strikeouts. Sale also won the National League Gold Glove for the Pitcher’s Position. He is the heavy favorite, in my opinion, to win…
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Sunday Morning Visit To Bryant University’s New Conaty Baseball Park
This past Halloween, 2024 marked one year since Rachel and I moved from Rhode Island to Virginia Beach. It has been a mostly positive move for Rachel and myself, but we do miss our Rhode Island family and friends dearly and have tried to visit as often as we can. Because family takes precedence over…
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Norfolk’s Coastal Sports Center Aims To Prepare You For Baseball, Softball, Life
One of the huge advantages Hampton Roads athletes have is weather. In my opinion, the weather in Hampton Roads is mostly decent to awesome well over 75% of the year. Sure it gets warm and humid and muggy, but who’s complaining about that in November? (hint, not me!) Cooperative weather means more time on a…
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A Fall Visit to Hampton’s Bethel High School Baseball Field
Hampton Roads, Virginia has produced some of the most prolific athletes not only in Virginia sports history, but nationwide as well. One of the most decorated athletes to come out of Hampton Roads in the past 30 years is Hampton’s Allen Iverson. Iverson was a nationally awarded student athlete at Hampton’s Bethel High School, where…
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A To Z Challenge 6 – An Amazing Collection Of Cartoon Legends
Tonight’s A to Z Challenge is inspired by a recent connection I made with an amazing artist. Ryan Snarr, a very talented marketing and advertising…
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A To Z Challenge 5 – My Baseball Card Collection Of Future Stars
Tonight, we are back with another A to Z Challenge and back to a familiar theme – baseball. Let’s be honest, baseball cards are so…
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A To Z Challenge 4 – The Cities and Towns I Have Visited
This A to Z Challenge rolls on tonight with a bit of a tangent. And it is partially inspired by the book I just finished…
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Baseball Book Review – Spalding’s World Tour By Mark Lamster
I just finished reading a very interesting baseball book. The book’s characters are real, they played professional baseball circa late 1800s to early 1900s. The…
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Tuesday Evening Baseball In Somerset Featuring Patriots vs Sea Dogs
Last week, I traveled north to New Jersey for ABF Freight to work in the Avenel, NJ terminal. After work on Tuesday afternoon, I researched the area (sound familiar) for any baseball teams, fields, leagues, etc. and found one particular team, field, league to be most interesting. The Somerset (NJ) Patriots, the New York Yankees…
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A Sunday Drive To Visit Arthur Perdue Baseball Stadium, Delmarva Shorebirds
Sunday afternoon, I completed a very interesting project that I have yet to complete with any other baseball club, including my beloved Boston Red Sox. It is a project that I did not set out intentionally to complete. As luck and geography and opportunity would have it, The Baltimore Orioles and their affiliate’s locales in…
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The HBCU Swingman Classic Experience Courtesy of Norfolk State University’s Justin Journette
This past week, Major League Baseball organizations took a few days off to organize, promote, and run several exciting events during their annual All-Star Week. Arlington, Texas was the place to be for All-Star festivities and special events like the Major League Home Run Derby, the Futures All Star Game, the Major League Baseball Draft,…
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An Amazing Tribute, Night Of Awareness At Recent Batavia Muckdogs Game
Whenever I visit a baseball park, meet a player, am introduced to a team, or learn something from a baseball resource, I try to make a connection at some point with that experience on social media. Not everyone uses social media to complain about a restaurant or show videos of backflips off a roof into…
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I Was Lucky Enough To See These Major League Baseball Draftees In Person
The 2024 Major League Baseball Draft took place this week. This year’s MLB draft consisted of 20 rounds of selecting high school, Junior College, and College eligible baseball players. The draft took place over several days, culminating with the final picks of Round 20 yesterday. If you are a player or a parent or a…
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A Stormy Sunday Afternoon Visit To Holmes Baseball Field for Skippers vs. River Bandits
This past Sunday, Rachel and I decided to take a short road trip to Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Two major highways (64, 264) and a rural state highway (17), roughly 50 miles of farms and super tall trees, and tons of sunshine were all that stood between Virginia Beach and Elizabeth City. In about one…
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