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Watch These Great Moments in Foul-Ball Catches — Daily Distraction

Daily Distraction — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:00:46 +0000

[onescreen item="5062499"] Baseball season is upon us, and the main goal of many fans who attend games is to catch a foul ball. Almost every time, though, it doesn’t work out. There are only so many foul balls hit per game and up to 50,000 people are there also trying to catch foul balls, so [...]

Baseball's Newest Hero Needs no Glove [VIDEO]

Mario Garcia — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:00:34 +0000

Ahhh! Spring is here. Nothing like the smell of fresh cut grass, budding flowers, and the sound of baseball with a man chugging down beer after catching the ball in his Bud Light cup. Yuk! For those not excited about baseball season, you will be after seeing the video. . Like a true fan the [...]

Home Run Ball Hits Girlfriend in Face After Dude Jumps Out of the Way [VIDEO]

Mimi — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:05:44 +0000

Usually baseball fans are fighting over who gets to catch home run balls. Unfortunately for this unsuspecting lady, that wasn't the case at Tuesday night's game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Arizona Diamondbacks. She and her man at the time, he may be gone now, were sitting in the left-center field seats. Cardinals Pete Kozma swung at the pitch that was destined to go over the wall. It looked like the boyfriend was going to try to catch the ball but instead he bailed at the last minute. BAM! She caught the ball with her face. Watch the video below.

Razorback Baseball Team Tops Most Major Preseason Polls

Scott Mills — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:46:16 +0000

The 2013 Razorback baseball season gets underway in two weeks and the Hogs are heading into the season with high expectations as the #1 team in the country. The Razorbacks are ranked #1 in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association poll as well as the USA Today Baseball Coaches and Collegiate Baseball preseason polls. They’re [...]

Hogs One Win Away From Championship

Scott Mills — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:16:24 +0000

Arkansas will play the winner of this morning’s South Carolina/Kent State game at 8 PM tonight on ESPN2. South Carolina and Kent State were scheduled to play yesterday, but the game was postponed due to rain. The Razorbacks have been idle since ending South Carolina’s 22 game NCAA Tourney win streak on Monday night. Arkansas [...]

Scouting Report: Arkansas vs South Carolina.

Scott Mills — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:30:05 +0000

After beating Kent State in convincing fashion on Saturday, Arkansas will try to end South Carolina’s record setting streak of 22 straight NCAA tournament wins tonight in the College World Series in Omaha, NE. Here’s the scouting report for tonight’s game. South Carolina: The defending College World Series Champs are 45-17 on the [...]

Hogs Advance to College World Series With Thrilling Win Over Baylor

Scott Mills — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 03:06:55 +0000

Omahog Bound! Arkansas went though 5 pitchers to outlast Baylor 1-0 in ten innings and advance to the World Series in Omaha Nebraska. Texarkana’s Bo Bigham went 0-3 at the plate, but made several outstanding plays including one that ended a Baylor scoring threat in the 6th inning. Arkansas will face Kent State on [...]

Hogs One Win Away from Omaha!

Scott Mills — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 14:13:32 +0000

Arkansas and Baylor will square off today to decide which team will move on to the College World Series. The Hogs shook off a humbling loss on Friday night to win in dramatic fashion on Sunday, 5-4. Matt Jones from WholeHogSports is saying on Twitter that if South Carolina beats Oklahoma this afternoon, the [...]

Diamond Hogs Out of SEC Tournament

Scott Mills — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:00:41 +0000

Ole Miss defeated Arkansas yesterday 2-0, knocking the Hogs out of the SEC baseball tournament and most likely ending the Hogs season. The Razorbacks are now 39-19 and there’s still a chance they’ll make the NCAA tournament, but losing to Ole Miss it now seems unlikely. The 64 teams who make the tourney will be [...]

Genoa Central & Pleasant Grove Highlights Area Baseball Playoff Action

John Williams — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:44:55 +0000

A State Championship is on the line this evening for the Genoa Central Dragons.The Dragons are in Fayetteville to take on Smackover in the Class 3A Arkansas State Championship Game. First Pitch is slated for 4:30 p.m. Genoa Central beat this same Smackover team earlier this month. The Dragons have only lost 1 game all [...]

Pleasant Grove Hawks and Hughes Springs Continue Baseball Playoffs

John Williams — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:52:54 +0000

Several area high school baseball teams are in action tonight.The Pleasant Grove Hawks begin a best of three regional quarter final series in Kilgore against Mabank. First pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m. Game Two will be same time tomorrow night also in Kilgore, and a game three if necessary will be played Saturday 2 [...]

Former Liberty-Eylau Star Makes The Most of His Time in Big Leagues

John Williams — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:29:34 +0000

Will Middlebrooks is enjoying his time playing Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox.The former Liberty-Eylau baseball star was called up earlier this month to play third base for the Sox, while Kevin Youklis spends time on the disabled list from an injury. Will is making the most of his time to shine. Middlebrooks [...]

Arkansas High in State Baseball Play

John Williams — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:59:05 +0000

Arkansas High’s boys baseball team begins state tournament action today.The Razorbacks will take on Marion in Mountain Home this afternoon. If the Hogs win they will play again tomorrow at noon. Meanwhile, the AHS Girls Softball team will be in tournament action on the road versus Jacksonville tonight. Good luck to both the Razorbacks and [...]

Texas High Tigers in Bi-District Baseball Action

John Williams — Thu, 03 May 2012 13:41:43 +0000

The Texas High Tigers begin Bi-District Baseball playoff action tonight against Nacogdoches.The best of three series gets underway tonight at Tiger Field with a 7 p.m. start. Game two will be played tomorrow night in Nacogdoches and game three if necessary will be played Saturday in Longview. Good Luck to Texas High and all our [...]

Liberty-Eylau Leads Local Baseball Schedule

John Williams — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:01:03 +0000

The Leopards Will be at home to take on conference rival Atlanta Rabbits at Markham Park beginning at 6 p.m.Elsewhere the Texas High Tigers are on the road to take on Greenville, while the Pleasant Grove Hawks travel to Paris to face the Wildcats. Trinity Christian will be at home to take on De Queen. [...]

Leopards Versus Hawks Highlights Local Baseball

John Williams — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:29:28 +0000

Local baseball action will be hot this evening.The featured game may be Liberty-Eylau at Pleasant Grove. That game will begin at 6pm this evening at Hawk Field. Elsewhere, Texas High hosts Sherman at Tiger Field starting at 7:30, while Trinity Christian is on the road at Taylor beginning at 4:30 this afternoon. Girls softball includes [...]

Arkansas High To Play Baseball

John Williams — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:01:53 +0000

The Arkansas High Razorbacks are in action in area baseball and softball this evening.The Razorback baseball team will play host to Malvern at Razorback Field starting at 5 p.m. The Lady Razorback Softball team is on the road to play at Foreman at 5 p.m. at Lady Gator Field.

Area Baseball Teams in Action

John Williams — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:24:52 +0000

Texarkana Area Baseball and Softball teams are in action this evening. In Baseball action Liberty-Eylau plays host to Paris at 6pm, while Arkansas High is on the road to Sheridan. Also Pleasant Grove travels to Mount Vernon. In girls softball, L-E is home to take on Paris and the Arkansas High Lady Razorbacks are in [...]

Texas High Tigers In Baseball Action

John Williams — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:59:50 +0000

Texas High highlights todays local baseball schedule. The Tigers will be in Denison tonight with the first pitch scheduled for 7:30. The Tigers are 5-2 in Conference Play. Elsewhere, Trinity Christian plays host to Bradley at 4:30. Texarkana College is taking on Alvin Community College at Stephen F. Austin in Nacodoches at 1pm. In girls [...]

Pleasant Grove Entertains Atlanta in Local Baseball

John Williams — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:58:24 +0000

The Pleasant Grove Hawks with an 18-5 record on the season hosts the Atlanta Rabbits this evening in a district match up at Hawks Field. Atlanta comes into the game with an 11-9-1 mark on the season. Other games around the area include Texas High hosting Royse City, Liberty-Eylau entertaining North Lamar and Texarkana College [...]