Press Releases
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| July 22 | Etta Express finding success in top summer leagues | Marietta | Miscellaneous |
| MARIETTA, Ohio — Several Marietta College student-athletes are carrying the Etta Express banner around the country while playing in some of the top summer collegiate baseball leagues. Two Pioneer standouts—John Snyder (Altoona, Pa./Altoona) and Kyle Lindquist (Columbus/Worthington Kilbourne)—recently participated [ more ] | |||
| May 22 | Top-seed Heidelberg claims first Mideast Regional crown | Marietta | |
| MARIETTA, Ohio — Heidelberg coach Matt Palm said he'll spend the evening celebrating the Student Princes' first-ever berth in the NCAA Division III Baseball Championships with his immediate family. Just moments after Heidelberg (40-6) finished off a 6-2 victory over Ohio Athletic Conference rival Marietta in the Mideast Regional on Saturday (May [ more ] |
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| May 22 | Only OAC rivals remain after day three of Mideast Regional | Marietta | |
| MARIETTA, Ohio — It'll be top-seed Heidelberg (39-6) needing just one victory over No. 3 seed Marietta (36-12) on championship Saturday of the Mideast Regional to advance to its first NCAA Division III Championship. Heidelberg is 2-0, but has not faced the host Pioneers in the Regional. The Student Princes, who won [ more ] |
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| May 21 | Schaly Stadium magic helps Marietta reach championship game | Marietta | |
| MARIETTA, Ohio — Anyone who has been around Marietta College baseball for a decade a more is well aware anything is possible at Don Schaly Stadium. Go ahead and add Friday night's 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Penn State-Behrend in the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional to the lore. [Box Score] [Photo Gallery] "We [ more ] |
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| May 21 | Mideast's top seed moves into championship game Saturday | Marietta | |
| MARIETTA, Ohio — Heidelberg\'s Brian Koehl was tossing a gem when he ran into a little jam in the seventh inning with the Student Princes holding onto a 3-1 lead. With All-American Andy Lowe ready in the bullpen the decision seems pretty easy. Just don\'t tell Heidelberg coach Matt Palm. \"It\'s an easy [ more ] |
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| May 21 | Big innings, solid relief pitching lifts Saints past Adrian | Marietta | |
| MARIETTA, Ohio — Last night while relaxing at the hotel, Nick Zeiser called together two of his closest friends for small pep talk. "Two of the other guys (Marty Kersting and Chris Fishburn) I've been playing baseball with for nine or 10 years. We got together in the hotel room last night [ more ] |
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| May 20 | Top seed Heidelberg avoids regional upset bug, downs Adrian 9-8 | Marietta | |
| MARIETTA, Ohio — Heidelberg coach Matt Palm said there's no one he'd rather have up to bat with the game on the line. Steve Decker is glad he delivered for his coach. Given a second shot courtesy of a dropped foul ball, the senior came through for his team. The Student Princes catcher [ more ] |
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| May 20 | Behrend's surprise Regional run continues | Marietta | |
| MARIETTA, Ohio — Don't look now, but seventh-seed Penn State-Behrend is 2-0 and sitting pretty in the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Saturday (May 20, 2010) at Marietta College's Don Schaly Stadium. Getting there wasn't easy, though, as the Lions (31-15) had to fend off a ninth-inning rally by Thomas More and [ more ] |
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| May 20 | Mideast Regional Championship down to five teams after day two in Marietta | Marietta | |
| MARIETTA, Ohio — Entering the third day of the Mideast Regional five teams are still alive and dreaming of reaching the NCAA Division III Championships next week. Action begins at 9:30 a.m., Friday, May 21, with Thomas More (32-15) playing Adrian (30-12) in a loser's bracket game. The tournament's remaining undefeated teams—Heidelberg [ more ] |
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| May 20 | Pitching, aggressive play spark Marietta to 11-1 victory | Marietta | |
| MARIETTA, Ohio — Casey Levens' pitching performance Thursday night has given Marietta College coach Brian Brewer hope that his team can pull off a minor miracle. After losing their first game of the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional, Marietta's odds of advancing looked slim. Those odds just improved a bit as the [ more ] |
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| May 20 | Marietta sends Wooster packing after 6-0 victory | Marietta | |
| MARIETTA, Ohio — When the Mideast Regional bracket was announced it would have been a natural assumption to expect Marietta and Wooster to meet in the second round. Just not in the loser's bracket. So in their 19th all-time regional match up, Marietta got the better of its rival and remains alive with [ more ] |
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| May 19 | Extra-inning upsets highlight day one of Mideast Regional Tournament | Marietta | |
| MARIETTA, Ohio — Three 10-inning, upset victories and a fourth game suspended by fog is how the 2010 NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Tournament got underway Wednesday (May 19) at Don Schaly Stadium. #5 Adrian College opened the seven-team tournament with a 9-7, 10-inning win over #4 Washington & Jefferson College. [Recap] [ more ] |
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| May 19 | Thomas More rides strong pitching to first-round win over Marietta | Marietta | |
| MARIETTA, Ohio — Thomas More coach Jeff Hetzer knew coming into the Mideast Regional every game could be tough, close contests. [Box Score] [Photo Gallery] So far he's right. Hetzer is just pleased his Saints were on the winning side of a 4-3, 10-inning game with host #19 Marietta on Wednesday (May 19, [ more ] |
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| May 19 | Adrian rallies in 10 to defeat W&J in Mideast opener | Marietta | |
| Adrian senior right fielder Andrew Anderson was having an uncharacteristically bad game at the plate in the first game of the Mideast Regional Wednesday (May 19, 2010) morning. Then came the top of the 10th inning. Anderson, who leads off for the Bulldogs, delivered the game's biggest hit as he singled [ more ] |
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| May 19 | PSU-Behrend out slugs Wooster for first NCAA Regional victory | Marietta | |
| MARIETTA, Ohio — Nearly 30 minutes after the last pitch, Jonathan Gray was still sporting a huge grin. Gray, one of the best players to ever take the field for Penn State-Behrend, had a career game in leading the Lions to their first NCAA Division III baseball regional victory —a 10-8 win [ more ] |
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| May 14 | #17 Pioneers advance to OAC title game after eliminating the Muskies 9-7 | Marietta | |
| TIFFIN, Ohio — #17 Marietta College scored seven unanswered runs over the final six innings to eliminate Muskingum University 9-7 Friday (May 14) evening and advance to the championship game of the 2010 Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Tournament. [Box Score] The victory improved Marietta's record to 32-10 and sets up yet another [ more ] |
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| May 13 | #17 Etta Express rolls to 13-4 win over Blue Streaks in OAC Tournament opener | Marietta | |
| TIFFIN, Ohio — Sophomore Austin Blaski (Pandora/Gilboa) delivered a dominating pitching performance and the offense continued to gain momentum as the #17 Etta Express opened its 38th Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Tournament appearance with a 13-4 victory over John Carroll University Thursday (May 13) afternoon at Peaceful Valley on the campus [ more ] | |||
| May 10 | #18 Marietta tops Penn State Behrend 8-1 for 30th win of the season | Marietta | |
| MARIETTA, Ohio — The #18 Etta Express stretched its win streak to six games and reached 30 victories for the 33rd time in the last 34 years with an 8-1 victory over visiting non conference foe Penn State Behrend Monday (May 10) evening at Don Schaly Stadium. The win moved the [ more ] | |||
| May 07 | #18 Etta Express wraps up OAC's second seed with sweep of visiting Quakers | Marietta | |
| MARIETTA, Ohio — #18 Marietta College locked up the second seed in the upcoming Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Tournament with a 20-0 and 13-4 sweep of visiting Wilmington College Friday (May 7) night at Don Schaly Stadium. The Etta Express improved its record to 29-9 overall and finished the season 13-5 [ more ] | |||
| May 03 | #11 Etta Express picks up key 7-4 and 17-9 sweep at rival Otterbein | Marietta | |
| WESTERVILLE, Ohio — May is the month that matters most for Marietta College baseball, and the #11 Etta Express got off to a good start Monday (May 3) afternoon with a 7-4 and 17-9 sweep of host Otterbein College. [Game 1 Box Score] [Game 2 Box Score] The victories improved the Pioneers' [ more ] |
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| Apr. 28 | Pioneers & Blue Streaks remain tied for 2nd place in OAC after twinbiil split | Marietta | |
| UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio — #11 Marietta College baseball snapped its four game losing streak with a 6-3 victory in game two after host John Carroll University won the opener 8-1 in Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) baseball action Wednesday (April 28) afternoon. The Pioneers (25-9, 9-5 OAC) and the Blue Streaks (21-12, 9-5 [ more ] |
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| Apr. 21 | Muskingum sweeps #5 Marietta 7-1 and 12-6 | Marietta | |
| NEW CONCORD, Ohio — The #5 Marietta College baseball team fell from first place in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) following a doubleheader sweep by host Muskingum University Wednesday (April 21) afternoon. The Fighting Muskies, winners of five straight, won game one 7-1 and rallied to win game two 12-8. The Etta [ more ] |
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| Apr. 17 | #7 Marietta and #4 Heidelberg split Community Day doubleheader | Marietta | |
| MARIETTA, Ohio — Saturday (April 17) afternoon's 12th annual Community Day crowd at Don Schaly Stadium witnessed #4 Heidelberg University and host #7 Marietta College go to battle for 16 innings in Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) baseball action and both teams leave with a win and a loss. The Etta Express [ more ] | |||
| Apr. 15 | #7 Marietta scores seven unanswered runs to defeat Ohio Wesleyan 8-3 | Marietta | |
| MARIETTA, Ohio — Junior center fielder John Snyder (Altoona, Pa., Altoona) extended his hitting streak to 22 games and delivered a key three-run double to lead the #7 Marietta College baseball team past visiting Mideast rival Ohio Wesleyan University 8-3 Thursday (April 15) evening at Don Schaly Stadium. The Pioneers have [ more ] |
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| Apr. 13 | #7 Etta Express sweeps Capital 6-3 and 14-0 | Marietta | |
| MARIETTA, Ohio — The #7 Etta Express continued to stay on top of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) standings with 6-3 and 14-0 victories over visiting Capital University Tuesday (April 13) evening at Don Schaly Stadium. Marietta College improved it record to 23-5 overall and 7-1 in the league. The Crusaders [ more ] | |||
| Apr. 10 | #8 Etta Express flexes its offensive muscle in 21-4 and 16-1 sweep of ONU | Marietta | |
| ADA, Ohio — Senior designated hitter Chris Beatty (Seven Fields, Pa., Hampton) tied a school and Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) single-game record with 10 RBI to highlight #8 Marietta College's 21-4 and 16-1 sweep of host Ohio Northern University Saturday (April 10) afternoon at Wander Field. The Etta Express regained sole [ more ] |
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| Apr. 08 | #4 Wooster defeats #8 Marietta 4-3 | Marietta | |
| MARIETTA, Ohio — #8 Marietta College suffered a 4-3 setback to visiting Mideast Region rival #4 College of Wooster Thursday (April 8) night under the lights of Don Schaly Stadium. The loss dropped the Pioneers' record to 18-5, while the Fighting Scots improved to 17-6. Marietta out hit Wooster 11-8 but stranded [ more ] |
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| Apr. 06 | #8 Pioneers rout Redhawks 14-0 | Marietta | |
| MARIETTA, Ohio — Sophomore Mike Mahaffey (Worthington, Bishop Watterson) threw seven shutout innings, while sophomore middle infielders Tim Saunders (Alliance, Alliance) and Kirby Becker (South Euclid, St. Ignatius) both collected three hits to lead the #8 Etta Express to a 14-0 victory over visiting La Roche (Pa.) College [ more ] | |||
| Apr. 03 | #8 Marietta splits OAC twinbill with Baldwin-Wallace | Marietta | |
| MARIETTA, Ohio — #8 Marietta College split its Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) doubleheader with visiting Baldwin-Wallace College on a windy Saturday (April 3) afternoon at Don Schaly Stadium. The Yellow Jackets, who improved to 6-8 overall and 1-1 in league play, slugged their way to a 14-5 victory in the opener, [ more ] | |||
| Apr. 01 | #8 Etta Express stretches win streak to eight with 10-7 win over Presidents | Marietta | |
| MARIETTA, Ohio — Junior center fielder John Snyder (Altoona, Pa., Altoona) finished 3-for-4 with four RBI to lead #8 Marietta College to a 10-7, non-conference victory over visiting Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) College Thursday (April 1) night at Don Schaly Stadium. The Etta Express improved to 16-3 and stretched its win [ more ] | |||
| Mar. 30 | #8 Marietta baseball rallies to complete sweep of visiting Denison | Marietta | |
| MARIETTA, Ohio — Junior center fielder John Snyder (Altoona, Pa., Altoona) legged out a two-out double and raced home on a single by sophomore third baseman Kyle Lindquist (Columbus, Worthington Kilbourne) to give #8 Marietta College a 7-6, 11-inning victory and a sweep of Mideast Region foe Denison University Tuesday (March [ more ] | |||
| Mar. 27 | #10 Etta Express opens OAC slate with sweep of Mount Union | Marietta | |
| MARIETTA, Ohio — Stellar pitching performances from junior Mark Williams (Fayetteville, Perry) and sophomore Austin Blaski (Pandora, Gilboa) and solid defense sparked the #10 Marietta College baseball team to a 6-0 and 10-0 sweep of visiting Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) foe Mount Union College Saturday (March 27) afternoon at Don [ more ] | |||
| Mar. 24 | #10 Marietta defeats Pitt-Greensburg 10-9 | Marietta | |
| MARIETTA, Ohio — The #10 Marietta College baseball team defeated visiting University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg (Pa.) 10-9 Wednesday (March 24) evening at Don Schaly Stadium. The Etta Express improved its record to 11-3, while the Bobcats fell to 3-5. Marietta sophomore shortstop Tim Saunders (Alliance, Alliance) extended his hitting streak to [ more ] |
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| Mar. 21 | #13 Pioneers rout Spartans 24-4 | Marietta | |
| MARIETTA, Ohio — Head Coach Brian Brewer's #13 Marietta College baseball team improved to 10-3 on the season with a 24-4 victory over visiting University of Dubuque (Iowa) Sunday (March 21) afternoon. The victory wrapped up a busy weekend at Don Schaly Stadium, which saw the Etta Express defeat the Spartans, who [ more ] |
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| Mar. 20 | #13 Marietta splits doubleheader with #19 Rose-Hulman | Marietta | |
| MARIETTA, Ohio — Sophomore shortstop Tim Saunders (Alliance, Alliance) hit a walk-off home run on the first pitch of the ninth inning to give #13 Marietta College an 8-7 victory over visiting #19 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in the second game between the Mideast Regional rival Saturday (March 20) afternoon at [ more ] | |||
| Mar. 19 | #13 Etta Express rolls past Dubuque 16-0 in home opener | Marietta | |
| MARIETTA, Ohio — The #13 Marietta College baseball team gave its home fans an exciting glimpse of its potential for 2010, as the Etta Express rolled to a 16-0 victory over visiting University of Dubuque in its home opener Friday (March 19) afternoon at Don Schaly Stadium. Sophomore right-hander Austin Blaski (Pandora, [ more ] |
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| Mar. 13 | Beatty's nine RBI leads #15 Etta Express to 20-8 win over Illinois Wesleyan | Marietta | |
| MEMPHIS, Tenn — Senior designated hitter Chris Beatty (Seven Fields, Pa., Hampton) finished 4-for-4 with two home runs and nine RBI to propel the #15 Marietta College baseball team to a 20-8 victory over Illinois Wesleyan University Saturday (March 13) afternoon on the campus of Rhodes College. The Pioneers' fifth straight [ more ] | |||
| Mar. 12 | #15 Marietta tops Rhodes 11-8 in 12 innings | Marietta | |
| MEMPHIS, Tenn — The #15 Marietta College baseball team stretched its win streak to four games with a 12-inning, 11-8 victory over host Rhodes College Friday (March 11) afternoon at AutoZone Park, the home of the Memphis Redbirds, who are the Triple-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. Sophomore second baseman [ more ] |
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| Mar. 10 | Blaski strikes out 10 in Marietta's 10-2 win over Mary Hardin-Baylor | Marietta | |
| ABILENE, Texas — Sophomore right-hander Austin Blaski (Pandora, Gilboa) struck out a career-high 10 hitters to lead #15 Marietta College to a 10-2 victory over the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) Wednesday (March 10) afternoon on the campus of McMurry University. Sophomore shortstop Tim Saunders (Alliance, Alliance) added four hits in [ more ] |
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| Mar. 09 | Lindquist and Levens lead #15 Marietta past McMurry 10-2 | Marietta | |
| ABILENE, Texas — Sophomore right-hander Kyle Lindquist (Columbus, Worthington Kilbourne) delivered as strong effort on the mound and junior first baseman Casey Levens (Dayton, Centerville) went 3-for-5 with three RBI to lead #15 Marietta College past host McMurry University 10-2 Tuesday (March 9) night and improve to 4-2 on [ more ] | |||
| Mar. 08 | #14 Etta Express routs Texas-Tyler 18-5 | Marietta | |
| ABILENE, Texas — Sophomore second baseman Kirby Becker (South Euclid, St. Ignatius) went 4-for-6 and a trio of teammates added three hits to lead #14 Marietta College past the University of Texas at Tyler 18-5 Monday (March 8) afternoon on the campus of McMurry University. Marietta (2-1) had its bats explode for [ more ] |
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| Mar. 08 | Texas-Dallas tops #14 Marietta 2-1 | Marietta | |
| ABILENE, Texas — The University of Texas at Dallas used a walk-off home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to defeat #14 Marietta College 2-1 Monday (March 8) night on the campus of Hardin-Simmons University. The Pioneers (2-2) out hit the Comets 7-4 and both teams made [ more ] |
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| Mar. 06 | #14 Marietta baseball opens season with split at Rhodes | Marietta | |
| MEMPHIS, Tenn. — #14 Marietta College baseball opened up its 2010 season by splitting a doubleheader with host Rhodes College Saturday (March 5) afternoon. The Etta Express captured game one 3-0, while the Lynx won game two 4-3 in 10 innings. Junior Mark Williams (Fayetteville, Perry) (1-0) dominated game one, throwing a [ more ] |
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| Nov. 14, 2008 | Marietta's DeMark named San Diego Padres Minor League Pitcher of the Year | Marietta | Miscellaneous |
| SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Mike DeMark, a 2006 graduate of Marietta College and current San Diego Padres farmhand, was named the professional baseball organization’s Minor League Pitcher of the Year by MadFriars.com on Monday (Nov. 10). DeMark, who signed a minor league contract with the Padres in 2007, had [ more ] |
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| Aug. 16, 2008 | Marietta College graduate Matt DeSalvo '03 joins Atlanta Braves bullpen | Marietta | Miscellaneous |
| Marietta College graduate Matt DeSalvo ’03 is back in a major league baseball uniform. On Friday (Aug. 15) evening, the Atlanta Braves purchased the contract of the NCAA’s career win and strikeout leader from Richmond, its Class AAA affiliate. DeSalvo, who is expected to provide depth in the bullpen, replaced Tom [ more ] | |||
| May 19, 2007 | National Champion Etta Express will defend its title in Appleton | Marietta | |
| STRONGSVILLE, Ohio — Head Coach Brian Brewer and the 2007 Marietta College baseball team has defied the odds and will be heading back to Appleton, Wisconsin, to defend it NCAA Division III National Championship. The four-time National Champion Etta Express bounced back from a 7-3 loss to Ohio Wesleyan in the [ more ] | |||
| May 18, 2007 | National Champion Etta Express eliminates No. 1 Wooster from Mideast Regional | Marietta | |
| STRONGSVILLE, Ohio — Junior Joe Litke (Windsor, Conn.) went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and a pair of RBI, and freshman Nate Eschbaugh (Marietta) threw seven strong innings to earn the win as the National Champion Marietta College baseball team eliminated No. 1 Wooster (42-7) from the NCAA Division III Tournament [ more ] | |||
| May 17, 2007 | Knowlton's gem leaves Marietta lone unbeaten team in Mideast Regional | Marietta | |
| STRONGSVILLE, Ohio — The Etta Express is picking up momentum. Led by sophomore right-hander T.J. Knowlton's (Greenwich/Mapleton) three-hit shutout, the National Champion Marietta College baseball team, an at-large selection to the post-season for the second straight year, moved into the driver's seat at the 2007 NCAA Division III Mideast Regional with a [ more ] |
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| May 16, 2007 | National Champion Marietta begins title defense with a 9-1 route of Hope | Marietta | |
| STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – Sophomore Justin Merryman (New Philadelphia) and junior Tom Doty (Mentor) made sure that the National Champion Marietta College baseball team opened the 2007 NCAA Division III Mideast Regional with a win Wednesday (May 16) night at Mills Field. The duo led the No. 18 Etta Express, who earned [ more ] | |||
| May 04, 2007 | Marietta's Matt DeSalvo Scheduled to Make Major League Debut | Marietta | Miscellaneous |
| MARIETTA, Ohio -- As a member of the Etta Express, Matt DeSalvo donned the pinstripes and started a lot of big games for the Pioneers. On Monday night the pinstripes will look familiar, but the stage—and the stakes—will be a lot bigger. The New York Yankees called up the 2003 Marietta College [ more ] |
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