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By Andrew Drennen, ESPNRISE.com Baseball A member of the New York Yankees Area Code Team, Alex Farkes from Buckingham Brown & Nichols (Cambridge, Ma.), decided on Penn State, to further his education and to play baseball. “I chose Penn State because of the potential of the program, along with its academic prestige, and because of [...]

Nittany Lions continue their preseason work in preperation for the 2010 season. UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Following Sunday’s first Fall game, the Penn State baseball team is back in action this weekend with two more intrasquad contests, Friday (Sept. 18) at 5:30 p.m. and Sunday (Sept. 20) at 1 p.m. Last Friday’s Fall opener was [...]

Nittany Lions to Face Cincinnati, Seton Hall & Notre Dame in Big Ten/BIG EAST Baseball ChallengePenn State went 2-1 in the inaugural season last year.DeliciousDiggFacebookGoogleMySpaceTwitterYahoo Senior infielder Louie Picconi Sept. 16, 2009Baseball Set for Pair of Intrasquad Games This WeekendST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Penn State baseball team learned on Wednesday that it will face [...]

By Jason Cole LoneStarDugout.com Clayton Hamilton recently finished off his second year with the Texas Rangers’ system, but it was a long and winding road that brought him there. Lone Star Dugout sat down with the 27-year-old right-hander for a Q&A session. The Texas Rangers acquired right-hander Clayton Hamilton via the minor league phase of [...]

By Chris Schmidbauer Scout.com Toledo Correspondent Life is full of second chances, even when you least expect one to come along. After two shoulder surgeries that had sidelined his major league career, Nate Bump felt that his time in baseball was done for good. “I was retired as far as I was concerned. I was [...]

Robbie Wine begins his sixth season as Penn State head coach. UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State baseball team opens its fall schedule this weekend with a pair of intrasquad games, Friday (Sept. 11) at 5 p.m. and Sunday (Sept. 13) at 12:30 p.m. Both games will be played at Medlar Field at Lubrano [...]

Penn State alumni are continuing to impress in the professional ranks. UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Three former Penn State Nittany Lions will play postseason baseball as their respective squads have advanced to baseball’s second season. Leading the way is Craig Clark and his league-leading San Jose Giants while Scott Kelley and Drew O’Neil have advanced as [...]

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Craig Clark was named California League Pitcher of the Year via San Jose Giants at Inland Empire 66ers, September 1-3 – OurSports Central – Independent and Minor League Sports News.