Baseball
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‘It’s a dream come true for him, and for me too.’
“‘I just knew [Butler] was where I wanted to be. I always wanted to go to Butler. It was pretty surreal.’”
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Baseball starts Big East play with a bang
“The Dawgs have improved to 11-20 overall and opened Big East play a perfect 3-0 — a stunning turnaround for a team that, just a couple of weeks ago, was looking for any sign of life.”
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‘He’s a joy to watch’: Rhoades slugs his way into a national spotlight
“‘I wouldn’t really say I’m trying to hit home runs, I’m just trying to put an ‘A’ swing on [each] pitch.’”
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Welcome to the Team: First-years’ first pitch
“‘It’s every pitch, every action that you do you have to do with intention, and the minute you don’t do it with intention, that’s when bad things happen.’”
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OT: The World Baseball Classic demands World Cup respect
“If the talent matches MLB postseason quality, with the stakes involving national pride and the viewership reaching historic levels, then what exactly makes the WBC unfit for international respect?”
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Baseball season preview: The ‘junkyard dawgs’
“‘We’ve got to be okay having a chip on our shoulder … whatever it takes.’”
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Meet Ryan Pepiot: A big league bulldog
“You’re 18 years old going against a guy who’s 22 and has a full beard… you go into a man’s game now.”
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Grant Leiendecker Q&A: An athletics update
“‘We need to renovate. Most of our facilities are due for a refresh and an upgrade, and so that’ll be a big component of our fundraising.’”
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Staff picks: 2025 MLB playoffs
“After a frenzied race for playoff positioning, the MLB postseason is officially underway. As the wild card round begins, here is who the Collegian’s sports section believes will go home as champions.”