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Stars take teams to new heights
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Last Updated: 8:58 PM 05/28/10 - Former Providence Christian teammates David Frazier and J.D. Pullen parted ways for college baseball, but they’re already guiding their new teams to unprecedented success. Frazier won the National Christian College Athletic Association World Series title last week, earning the championship in the team’s first-ever appearance. Pullen and his Chattanooga State Community College team also qualified for its first trip to the National Junior College Athletic Association World Series, scheduled for this weekend in Grand Junction, Col. (Full Story) |
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Machovec claims SEC shot put championship
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Last Updated: 7:10 PM 05/21/10 - Israel Machovec racked up the titles as a high school thrower at Dacula. After last weekend, he now has a more substantial crown. The Georgia junior unleashed a winning shot put throw on his last attempt, winning his first Southeastern Conference championship in the Knoxville, Tenn., meet. His toss was a career-best 60 feet, 10 1/2 inches, bumping him to the No. 7 spot on the Bulldogs’ all-time list but more importantly rallying him past Florida’s Kemal Mesic and into the No. 1 spot. (Full Story) |
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GWINNETT GRADS: Shida wins inaugural award for perseverance
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Last Updated: 7:42 PM 05/14/10 - Billy Shida’s comeback was impressive to his friends and golf teammates at Georgia College and State University. It also gained him a little national acclaim.The Peachtree Ridge grad was selected as the first recipient of the David Toms Award, given by the Golf Coaches Association of America to a men’s college golfer who has overcome adversity to acheive college excellence. (Full Story) |
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GWINNETT GRADS: Vandy’s Garvin returns from fracture in top form
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Last Updated: 7:18 PM 04/30/10 - Vanderbilt pitcher Grayson Garvin, a Wesleyan grad, returned recently feeling refreshed and healthy. He’s made five appearances (four in relief) and has allowed just one unearned run, sporting a 0.00 ERA. (Full Story) |
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Gwinnett grads: Parkview’s McCray is top starter on Rocky Top
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Last Updated: 8:55 PM 04/23/10 - Even for college baseball, the ERA of the Tennessee pitching staff looks rough. The Volunteers rank 11th of 12 SEC teams with a team ERA of 5.74. Among starting pitchers, the second-best ERA is 5.88. Then there’s Stephen McCray. (Full Story) |
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Gwinnett grads: Pirkle, Snell have GCSU chasing title
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Last Updated: 8:39 PM 04/16/10 - Richard Pirkle and Chandler Snell didn’t meet until the Gwinnett Dugout Club’s banquet following their senior seasons. Soon enough though, they were assigned as roommates by the Georgia College and State University baseball coaches. Now four years later, they are two of the team leaders as the Bobcats aim for the Peach Belt Conference title. (Full Story) |
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Brookwood grad shining at Valdosta St.
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Last Updated: 6:11 PM 04/09/10 - His at-bats dwindling at Georgia, Clayton Cain decided in the spring of 2008 to call it a career in college baseball. The Brookwood grad figured to be a contributor that spring, though his plate appearances would be scarce behind slugging first baseman Rich Poythress. Not ready to sit on the bench, he gave up the sport and was ready to be a regular student, just like the kids he went to class with every day in Athens. (Full Story) |
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GWINNETT GRADS: Wilkerson reaping rewards with Red Sox
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Last Updated: 8:26 PM 04/02/10 - Dacula grad Shannon Wilkerson was promoted to the big league Red Sox last week, allowing him to get some game time with the organization’s top players (Full Story) |
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GWINNETT GRADS: UGA’s Mangimelli caps strong freshman season
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Last Updated: 9:13 PM 03/26/10 - Brookwood grad Jana Mangimelli placed fourth nationally and lowered her school record in the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4 minutes, 5.31 seconds. (Full Story) |
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GWINNETT GRADS: Norman closes Wingate career with a title
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Last Updated: 5:32 PM 03/19/10 - The NCAA Division II Swimming Championships were nearly finished last weekend and it still hadn’t happened. Duluth grad Mason Norman, one of the most decorated athletes at Wingate University (N.C.) over his four-year career, still hadn’t won a national title. The All-American had posted seven national runner-up finishes in individual events and relays in his career, but never a first. (Full Story) |
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