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Never-Say-Die Gamecocks Set Sights on First National Championship

OMAHA, Neb. -- Given the success of California teams in the College World Series, it seems fitting that UCLA is playing for the national championship in the last year of Rosenblatt Stadium. The Bruins have an opportunity to ink a storybook ending by winning the program's first national title in baseball. South Carolina...

UCLA Takes Charge With Win Over TCU

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Gerrit Cole one-upped his teammate, and UCLA is one win from the College World Series' championship round. Cole struck out 13 and carried a one-hitter into the seventh inning, and Cody Regis and Jeff Gelalich homered to lead the Bruins to a 6-3 victory over TCU in a winners' bracket game Monday night....

UCLA Brings the Best Pitching Staff to Omaha for College World Series

It's a matter of style and, in some cases, the luck of the draw. Even so, while UCLA coach John Savage quickly admits that teams have relied on various methods to reach the College World Series, he believes the field's eight programs share a common trait: pitching. That certainly bodes well for the Bruins because, if...

After Spurning Yankees, Gerrit Cole Finding Himself at UCLA

LOS ANGELES -- Went to UCLA to see Gerrit Cole, known to the greater baseball world as the pitcher who spurned the Yankees two summers ago. Cole grew up in freeway-laden Orange County but he's what baseball men describe as "country strong." Reached 98 miles per hour on this April night. His thick legs supplying ample...

Winners and Losers of Draft Signing Day

To fans and the media, what a team does in the MLB Draft pales next to a big free-agent signing or blockbuster trade. Part of that is the gaudy figures thrown around during the hot stove season. The Red Sox, this year's top spender in the draft, couldn't even buy one year of Gil Meche if they shifted their draft outlay to...

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05/30/12 Miracle rally ends short Source: Lehigh Acres News Star - Lehigh Acres FL Levi Michaels two-run homer in the ninth inning was not enough to jolt a Miracle comeback as the Bradenton Marauders held on for a 5-4 win at McKechnie Field in the opener of a three-game series on Tuesday night.
05/22/12 Cole starting to pitch like top prospect Source: CBSSports.com After a few rough starts to begin his pro career at Class A Bradenton, Pirates starting pitcher prospect Gerrit Cole is beginning to show everyone why he was taken first overall in the 2012 draft.
05/18/12 Prospect Hot Sheet: May 18 Source: Baseball America Athletics 3B Miles Head began the season with a 19-game hitting streak and hasn't slowed down much since with high Class A Stockton.
05/18/12 Bus Leagues Express: May 18 Source: Bus Leagues Baseball For the first time in ML history, a Brazilian born player will appear in a game.
05/17/12 Bucs' Cole solid again over six innings Source: Minor League Baseball As Gerrit Cole turned in another solid start on Thursday, his eighth game in the Minors, Pirates fans must be wondering when the team's No. 1 Draft pick will take his next step toward Pittsburgh.

Background on Gerrit Cole

Gerrit Alan Cole (born September 8, 1990 in Newport Beach, California) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

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