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  1. Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks (29-11, 1st in West)

The RedHawks are simply on fire right now. Since June 11, the league leaders have gone 13-2, with the two defeats coming by a combined two runs. Their roster is peppered with All-Star selections, including three West Division starters (Drew Ward, Manuel Boscan and John Silviano). Their pitching staff has plenty of representation too, with starters Tyler Grauer, Sebasitan Kessay and Kevin McGovern all earning a trip to Chicago, alongside closer Alex DuBord. Veteran Leobaldo Piña, another All-Star selection, earned his second straight Batter of the Week award this week, the first player to accomplish that feat since 2008. The RedHawks’ schedule gets tougher this week, including a showdown with Winnipeg, but they’ve shown they’re up to the challenge. 

 

  1. Kansas City Monarchs (27-13, 2nd in West)

The Monarchs had a brief slip-up in Sioux Falls over the weekend, losing two out of three to a feisty Canaries team that hit two grand slams in the series finale. Still, the Monarchs remain an extremely talented side with a hold on the second spot in the standings. Jan Hernandez continues to mash, leading the Association with 17 home runs and 44 RBIs. (His .368 batting average isn’t too shabby either.)

 

  1. Winnipeg Goldeyes (22-17, 3rd in West)

The Goldeyes are coming off one of the biggest series wins of their season, a three-game sweep at Lincoln where their pitching staff allowed a combined three runs. Rookie starter RJ Martinez continues to impress, with a victory in Cleburne on June 23 lowering his season ERA to 3.37. Landon Bourassa, who earned the win in Sunday’s game, has a 2.14 ERA in four appearances in his return to the Goldeyes. Plue, closer Tasker Strobel has emerged as one of the top relievers in the Association, with 10 saves and a minuscule 0.85 ERA. 

 

  1. Chicago Dogs (25-14, 1st in East)

The Dogs racked up accolades and wins last week. After sweeping the Lake Country DockHounds on the road over the weekend, Chicago had seven players named to the East Division all-star team, including all four position player reserves. All that has added up to a firm hold of first place in the East Division standings. One potential area of concern for the Dogs: They’re currently 14-1 against the three teams at the bottom of the Association standings and 11-13 against everyone else. 

 

  1. Lincoln Saltdogs (21-18, 4th in West)

Lincoln have weathered the storm a bit in a difficult West Division, earning a much-needed home victory against Kane County on Monday night. Losing All-Star starter Justin Byrd to the Mexican League, but the team still features a solid pitching staff, led by All-Star Greg Minier (2.60 ERA). Brett Jodie’s team will look to find a rhythm against Kane County this week before heading to Fargo for a big series this coming weekend. 



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USC proves toughness, upsets No. 2 Oregon State • D1Baseball

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The USC Trojans and their shirtless hero Brayden Dowd, celebrate beating Oregon State.

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IRVINE, Calif — A few years ago I went to see a band called The Dollyrots play at a club in the Deep Ellum part of downtown Dallas. The opening band was an all-girl trio called Tough on Fridays. Tonight, for the third time this season, I saw USC play a weekend opener and look damn good doing so. In other words, they’re tough on Fridays. 

… well, in this case it’s a Thursday. But you get the point. 

The first two times I had seen USC this season they lost a 9-8 extra inning game to then-unbeaten TCU on[…]

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Miami’s Ziehl headlines 10 moments to remember • D1Baseball

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Gage Ziehl, Miami (Eric Espada/Miami)

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Here’s an in-depth look at 10 moments you need to remember from Thursday’s college baseball action.

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1. Miami’s Ziehl shows plenty of zeal to dominate against Clemson

Clemson entered Thursday’s contest as one of the hottest hitting teams in college baseball. After all, it absolutely tormented Florida State’s pitching staff — especially the bullpen — at home last weekend. Well, going on the road to Mark Light to face the Hurricanes was a different story, thanks to Miami starting pitcher Gage Ziehl and others. The Hurricanes beat the Tigers 3-2 on a walk-off two-run home run[…]



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Duke’s Miller chases .500; Santucci showcases emerging changeup • D1Baseball

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Duke’s Ben Miller started growing this amazing mustache in October (Aaron Fitt)

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DURHAM, N.C. — After No. 11 Duke turned in a stellar all-around team performance in a 9-4 win against No. 9 Virginia on Thursday, the first thing Blue Devils coach Chris Pollard wanted to talk about was how well his players communicated with each other — in the dugout, on the infield, in between at-bats. That’s not something you often hear coaches talk about, especially after a dominant win that featured stellar play in all phases of the game, but Pollard thinks and talks about baseball in a different way than most coaches, and he’s always strikingly insightful in his[…]



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