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Levitt gets call and does well
Keeping up with athletes from the area in college Ben Levitt (Chapman University baseball; Burbank High): The former Bulldogs pitcher helped the Panthers to a successful season and a berth in the NCAA Division III Championships. Against Marietta College...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Teaching and Learning, Mountain West Conference, California State University, Northridge, Multi-Sport Events
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Casey helps team win World Series
BURBANK — Danny Casey had his share of success as a baseball player at Bellarmine-Jefferson High and Glendale Community College. However, as far as team success goes, what the player has experienced this season with Concordia University is...Tags: Crimes, Gold Glove Awards, Basketball, College Baseball, Cinderella (fictional character)
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'Beatdown time' for squad
GLENDALE — The California Collegiate League All-Star break, which begins Monday, comes none too soon for the Glendale Angelenos, who are beginning to feel the grind after a month of near-daily games. Coming off Tuesday's doubleheader in San Luis...Tags: All Stars, Arms, Sports, Baseball
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At the ready
With the summer simmering along outside, Lonnie Kauppila is restless inside.
A ball, a mitt and a bat call him, just as they've done since he was but 5 years old. And without them, the summer is simply stumbling along.
"I'm pretty much in the dumps...Tags: Crimes, Major League Baseball, Stanford University, Crime, Law and Justice, Sports
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Kauppila taken in draft
BURBANK — Although he just completed his senior baseball season, Burbank High baseball standout Lonnie Kauppila has already fulfilled two of his dreams.
Last year, Kauppila fulfilled a childhood dream of earning a college scholarship when he signed...Tags: Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Colleges and Universities, Houston Astros, Baseball
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All-league honorees
BURBANK — Patrick Haney is the latest member in a growing tradition with the Bellarmine-Jefferson High baseball team. Haney proved to be a dominant force this season in the Santa Fe League, despite the Guards finishing third. Because of his fine...Tags: Crimes, Major League Baseball, Teaching and Learning, Students, Crime, Law and Justice
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Duo gets All-CIF honor
BURBANK — The baseball coaches at Burbank and Bellarmine-Jefferson highs would probably not want to ponder what their seasons would have been like without their star players. Bulldogs senior Lonnie Kauppila and the Guards senior Patrick Haney...Tags: Crimes, Major League Baseball, Crime, Law and Justice, Sports, Baseball
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Left-handed pitching trio is all right for Dodgers
The world is stacked against them, an unspoken prejudice against the poor left-hander. It's not a good thing to have two left feet, to receive a left-handed compliment. Go down the left-hand path and you're into black magic, or maybe just reality shows....
Tags: Cy Young Award, Don Drysdale, Baseball Statistics, Television Industry, Don Mattingly
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Misstep lands Estrada on DL
One moment Marco Estrada was on top of the world, enjoying a mountain of first-inning run support Wednesday afternoon and even driving in the last two runs of the six-run explosion himself with a rare feat for a starting pitcher — a two-out double....
Tags: Mike McClendon, Marco Estrada, Minnesota Twins, Brandon McCarthy, Milwaukee Brewers
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Torii Hunter is expected to rejoin Angels next week
OAKLAND — Right fielder Torii Hunter, on the restricted list since May 14 while he deals with the arrest of his 17-year-old son, will probably rejoin the team early next week, Manager Mike Scioscia said.
Hunter has been in Texas, where Darius...Tags: Andrew Romine, Sex Crimes, New York Yankees, David Pauley, Mike Scioscia
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Ernesto Frieri slams the door shut on Athletics in Angels' 3-1 win
OAKLAND — Mike Scioscia won't declare that Ernesto Frieri is his new closer — he'd still like the option of using veteran left-hander Scott Downs at the end of games — but the Angels manager's actions and Frieri's performance suggest the...Tags: Kendrys Morales, American League West, Mike Scioscia, Seth Smith (baseball), Jordan Walden
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Cleveland Indians sit atop AL Central but does anyone care?
If a tree falling in a forest doesn’t make a sound, then the streaking Cleveland Indians in an empty ballpark must be just as insignificant. With nearly 45 games complete, the Indians are one of the most surprising teams in the majors and are...Tags: Aroldis Chapman, Dodger Stadium, Manny Ramirez, Chris Perez, C.C. Sabathia
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