Thursday, August 22, 2013

NEWS DIGEST, AUG. 22

Powell joins Furman staff
Former major leaguer Landon Powell has joined the coaching staff at Furman as a volunteer assistant. Powell, who lives in the Upstate, played on three College World Series teams at the University of South Carolina.
Powell

Owings needs kidney transplant
TheDiamondProspects.com reports Coastal Carolina infielder and Gilbert High grad Connor Owings is in stage four (of 5) kidney failure and needs a transplant.
Owings

Commitments
TheDiamondProspects.com reports Carolina Forest outfielder Ryan Flynn has committed  to play for The Citadel.
Flynn

Players recognized
Dozens of baseball players from state colleges have been named to the Division II Athletics Directors Association's Academic Achievement list. Here are links to individual schools.
DII

Coker plans streaming
Coker plans video streaming of  some baseball games beginning next season.
Cobras

1 comment:

Daryl @ bownet big mouth said...

It's great to see that Coker will be streaming some of it's games on the internet. It's a great way to help build the fan base and raise advertising revenue with a minimal investment.