http://athompson.encblogs.com Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:04:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On Monday night, Cincinnati Reds outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. crushed home run No. 600, a feat that only six other major league baseball players have accomplished. The milestone is even more important because his name has never been mentioned with steroid, HGH or any other illegal supplement. Griffey played his first game ... http://athompson.encblogs.com/?p=17 I unfortunately never met Coach Pittman, but everyone I talked to admired the long time coach and teacher:  Thomas W. "Pete" Pittman never stopped teaching, whether it was in the classroom or on the athletic field. On May 30, former New Bern High School football coach Chip Williams had his last conversation with Pittman. ... http://athompson.encblogs.com/?p=15 The North Carolina baseball team is heading to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. The Tar Heels will play Saturday against the winner of LSU and UC-Irvine.  The Tar Heels added two runs in the top of the ninth building on its lead. Carolina pitcher Rob Wooten slammed the door on Coastal ... http://athompson.encblogs.com/?p=14 The shutout that Adam Warren worked so hard to get was blown in the bottom of the seventh inning. The Tar Heels' bullpen gave up four runs. However, UNC is still in charge with a 12-4 advantage entering the top of the eighth inning. North Carolina: 12 runs, 15 hits, 0 errors Coastal Carolina: ... http://athompson.encblogs.com/?p=13 Adam Warren's day ends as Colin Bates enters the game in the seventh inning as a relief pitcher. Warren stands as the pitcher of record, as he leaves with a 12-0 lead. Warren pitched six innings, gave up two hits and walked four. http://athompson.encblogs.com/?p=12 Bottom of the sixth inning, Adam Warren gives up his first "true" base hit. After walking a batter, CCU's Dock Doyle blooped a two-out single to center field. Doyle, who was drafted by the New York Mets in last week's draft, entered the game with a .372 batting average. Warren got the next ... http://athompson.encblogs.com/?p=11 Adam Warren has pitched over five innings, making him eligible to pick up the victory if the Tar Heels hold onto their lead. Coastal Carolina decides to put in a new pitcher. No. 5 Cody Wheeler takes the mound. Wheeler is 6-0 with a 5.21 ERA on the season. Tar Heels' Tim ... http://athompson.encblogs.com/?p=10 Warren gave up his first base hit with two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning. CCU's Tyler Bortnick hit a routine pop fly to UNC's second baseman, who lost the ball in the sun. Because the ball did not touch the second baseman, Bortnick was credited with a hit. The ... http://athompson.encblogs.com/?p=9 The Tar Heels' offense added three more runs in the top of the fifth. Kyle Seager walked and advanced to second on Garrett Gore's infield single. Seth Williams followed with a single to left field, sending home Seager with two outs. Ryan Graepel then blooped a single to right field, scoring ... http://athompson.encblogs.com/?p=8 Warren walks back out to the mound in the bottom of the fourth inning after the Tar Heels' offense was unable to punch across any runs in the top half of the frame. Warren fanned his second batter of the game with one out in the fourth. The former New Bern ... http://athompson.encblogs.com/?p=7