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May 16, 2008

Ole Miss reliever Bittle named Clemens Award semi-finalist

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/sports030103/80515017 5/15/08 Ole Miss junior reliever Scott Bittle is one of 10 semi-finalists for the 2008 Clemens Award, the Greater Houston Baseball Administration announced today. Bittle, who has a 5-1 record and seven saves, leads the nation in strikeouts per nine innings, 16.33. The right-hander has struck out 99 in 54‚ innings. The other nine on the list are Brian Matusz of San Diego, Aaron Crow of Missouri, Joshua Fields of Georgia, Scott Gorgen of UC Irvine, Chris Hernandez of Miami (Fla.), Shooter Hunt of Tulane, Mike Leake of Arizona State, Andrew Liebel of Long Beach State, and Stephen Strasburg of San Diego State. Named after seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens, the award is given each year to the pitcher voted tops in the nation by a committee comprised of Division I baseball coaches, media and past finalists for the award. The award will be presented at a dinner July 11 in Houston. Clarionledger.com posted 5/15/08
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May 15, 2008

A former Duck in the Magnolia State

A former Duck in the Magnolia State Small world, that in Oregon’s first-round game in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament on Friday, the Ducks play Mississippi State, where the new director of athletics, effective July 1, is Greg Byrne. Who used to dog-sit the golden retriever of then-Oregon basketball coach Don Monson, a neighbor, and…
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May 15, 2008

Can’t wait to see these things this fall

Can’t wait to see these things this fall 1. The most impressive aspect of Memphis’ 7-6 record last season is that the Tigers remained respectable in a rebuilding year. Memphis has 15 returning starters and a schedule that starts slowly. The question is whether the team can score points. Coach Tommy West has little experience…