Friday, December 28, 2012

News Digest, Dec. 28

Season openers five weeks away!
Just five weeks from today, Feb. 1, there are eight regular-season games scheduled involving state teams. Two weeks after that, the season starts for NCAA Division I teams.

Yippee!

Minnesota coach battles leukemia
Baseball America has a feature on Minnesota pitching coach Todd Oakes, who is battling leukemia. Minnesota is a rare "cold-weather" school with a strong commitment to baseball. I got to see the Gophers in the Dairy Queen Classic in the Metrodome in Minneapolis a few years back.
Oakes

BlackCollegeBaseball.com may be inactive
There haven't been any updates on BlackCollegeBaseball.com since August. Several times recently I've received an error message when trying to access the site. I hope the site isn't being abandoned. We'll just have to see as the season draws closer.

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