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MLB owners propose banning high school signings, adding an international draft

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NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball owners proposed banning high school players from signing with major league teams, raising the age for international amateurs and slashing the money spent on signing bonuses in negotiations Thursday for a new collective bargaining agreement. The amateur draft for players residing in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico would be cut from 20 rounds to 12 beginning in 2027 under the proposal Major League Baseball made during a bargaining session with the players' association. An identical 12-round draft would be started for international prospects, a proposal the ...

Post 33 falls at Moundsville Post 3

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MOUNDSVILLE — A big fifth inning proved to be the difference for Moundsville Post 3 on Wednesday evening as they topped Steubenville Post 33, 9-3. Moundsville scored five runs in the fifth inning to turn a 3-0 lead into 8-0. Steubenville (0-2) battled back with three in the sixth. Post 33 got a three-hit day from Nolan Greiner, while Kole Yourkovich had a hit and an RBI and Joseph Vranish and Jason Westlake also each had a hit for Steubenville. Westlake fired the first three innings for Post 33, striking out three and walking four. Vranish went the next two and Kailub ...

Class AAA All-State teams announced

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A fourth consecutive state softball title at Winfield paid dividends this season for the Generals, who landed three players on the Class AAA All-State first team. Mattie Carroll, a senior pitcher who was part of three of those championships, was named first-team captain, as voted by the West ...

Toronto's Bouscher named OVAC 2A POY

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Toronto's Drake Bouscher was recognized for earning the OVAC Class 2A Player of the Year award on Sunday during the OVAC All-Star Game. Bouscher was unable to attend Sunday's game so Red Knights head coach Brian Perkins received the award from OVAC baseball commissioner Bil Beattie on his behalf.

WVU’s historic season ends with loss to UNC

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OMAHA, Neb. – The most productive season in West Virginia baseball history wrapped up Wednesday with one of its worst days. North Carolina, behind 16 hits – the most allowed by WVU this season – advanced to its first national championship series since 2007 following a 12-7 victory ...

Kelly’s last swing put him in WVU record books

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OMAHA, Neb. – Gavin Kelly’s last swing of the season put him in the WVU baseball history books. His final words were even stronger. “I just want to say thank you to all the seniors, the staff and to all the people behind the scenes helping WVU baseball,” Kelly said Wednesday, just after the Mountaineers were eliminated from the College World Series following a 12-7 loss against North Carolina. “It’s been a tremendous season and I’m just really thankful to be a part of it and to share it with my best friends.” In his final at-bat, Kelly – who rotated this season ...