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May 26, 2008

LSU captures SEC tourney, school record

http://www.al.com/newsflash/regional/index.ssf?/base/sports-14/1211761447136110.xml&storylist=alabamanews HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — The LSU Tigers once seemed a longshot to even make the Southeastern Conference tournament, and were snubbed when the postseason honors came out. They're hard to ignore now. Tournament MVP Blake Dean hit a two-run homer and the Tigers scored the final seven runs to beat Mississippi 8-2 on Sunday, win a school-record 20th game in a row and claim their first SEC tournament title since 2000. "In the middle of the season, we were fighting just to get into this tournament," said Ryan Schimpf, who had a two-run double. "To come out on top was just a tremendous accomplishment." LSU (43-16-1), which took the lead with a five-run fifth, matched Vanderbilt (2007) and South Carolina (2000) for the second-longest winning streak in SEC history. al.com 5/26/08
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May 23, 2008

In football, the ACC will never be the SEC

In football, the ACC will never be the SEC Look, I don’t want to go off just because it’s easier to react and attack than reflect and respect. That said, I can hold these thoughts no longer: The ACC blew it when it expanded to 12 teams. As we head into the fourth season of…
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May 23, 2008

Clock strikes midnight in 9th:Ole Miss 8 UK 7

http://kentucky.scout.com/2/756945.html HOOVER, Ala. -- It wasn't as late as Kentucky's first game, but again the Wildcats began play on one day and finished on another, this time with a dramatic loss to the Ole Miss Rebels. Michael Guerrero hit a one-out, two-run line drive home run over the left-field wall in the bottom of the 9th to give the Rebels the dramatic come-from-behind 8-7 victory. With four lead changes in the last three innings, the SEC tournament saved the best game for last Thursday night as the # 8 seed Ole Miss Rebels defeated the # 4 seed Kentucky Wildcats 8-7. The game featured a rematch of a ballgame six days ago involving the same two teams, and the same two starting pitchers, left-handers James Paxton for Kentucky and Drew Pomeranz for Ole Miss. In that contest, Paxton threw a complete game shutout as the Wildcats clinched a berth in the SEC tournament, and Pomeranz was knocked out after only 3.1 innings of play. Today the roles were somewhat reversed, as Paxton struggled with his control, walking five in 3.1 innings before being pulled in favor of Tommy Warner. Pomeranz fared slightly better, throwing 4.2 innings, giving up five hits and three runs. Scout.com 5/23/08