ACC Baseball Practice Times for today:Open to the Public!

| May 22, 2012

NO CHARGE to get in and check this out…… Practice Times –(TODAY) Tuesday, May 22 10-10:50 a.m. – Miami 11-11:50 a.m. – Wake Forest 12-12:50 p.m. – NC State 1-1:50 p.m. – North Carolina 2-2:50 p.m. – Clemson 3-3:50 p.m. – Georgia Tech 4-4:50 p.m. – Virginia 5-5:50 p.m. – Florida State (Practices are open …Read the Rest…

Powell Announces 2012 Elon Men’s Soccer Schedule

| May 22, 2012

ELON, N.C. – Coming off its first Southern Conference Tournament title and NCAA Tournament appearance, Elon head men’s soccer coach Darren Powell has announced the Phoenix’s schedule for the 2012 season, which begins with an August 25 contest at Rhodes Stadium against local rival High Point. The team’s 2012 slate consists of six opponents that …Read the Rest…

Local Players Coming to the ACC Baseball Tournament at NewBridge Bank Park

| May 21, 2012

*****I doubt anybody other than me knew this one, but Tom Walter, the head baseball coach at Wake Forest, used to work in the front office with/for the local South Atlantic League baseball team, the Greensboro Bats, back when John Frye was the GM…I believe Coach Walters was in a sales position at that time….*****(Maybe …Read the Rest…

ACC Baseball Tournament setting up for North Carolina or N.C. State to meet Florida State on Sunday at Noon

| May 21, 2012

These are ‘The Three’ the fans want to see:UNC, N.C. State and Florida State…. This is what you need to be looking for going in and this would make for the best ACC Baseball Tournament with either N.C. State or North Carolina vs. Florida State on Sunday in the finals at Noon and this is …Read the Rest…

Earl Lloyd Camp coming and Abdul Tijani will be there

| May 21, 2012

*****Check out the Camp Info and former Northeast Guilford Ram player Abdul Tijani will be there….***** EARL LLOYD ACADEMY BASKETBALL CAMP APPLICATION Name: _____________________________ Address:_____________________________ City:_____________________ State: ____ Zip: ________ Email:_________________________ Home Phone:________________ Cell Phone:_____________________ Grade (next year): _____ Age: ____ School: _______________ Height:_____ Weight:_____ Position___________________ T-shirt size Youth: XS__ S__ M__ L__ XL__ T-shirt …Read the Rest…

Elon’s Watson Selected to NFCA All-Region First Team Softball

| May 21, 2012

SALEM, Va. – Elon softball’s Tomeka Watson has earned another postseason honor as she was named to the 2012 National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division I Mideast All-Region First Team. Watson, who claimed the same honor as a freshman in 2010, grabbed one of the three outfield spots on the team. The junior led the Phoenix …Read the Rest…

James Ramsey(Florida State) ACC Baseball Player of the Year/Carlos Rodon(N.C. State) Pitcher and Freshman of the Year/Michael Dimock(Wake Forest, WES, Proehlific Power) 2nd Team All-ACC

| May 21, 2012

There they are….Ramsey(FSU) Player of the Year, Rodon(N.C. State) Top pitcher and top Freshman player, Mike Martin(FSU), who has been around for years, Coach of the Year and Michael Dimock(WFU) from Weslseyan Academy in High Point and also at one time with the Proehlific Power team and now 2nd Team All-ACC…Check them all out from …Read the Rest…

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and other prizes coming when ‘Fan of the Month’ contest kicks in next week

| May 21, 2012

We will crank up our monthly GreensboroSports.com/97.7 ‘The Phantom’ Fan of the Month contest beginning next Monday and you have a chance to win more of those Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Greensboro Grasshopper Tickets, Car Washes, ‘T’ Shirts and your very own ‘Fan of the Month’ plaque…. The next Contest kicks in next Monday May 28, …Read the Rest…

Triad Counties East Carolina Pirates Club reschedules Ron Pugh Memorial Golf Tournament

| May 21, 2012

Coming both from Jim Modlin and from Bill Beavens with the Triad Counties ECU Pirates Club….. ATTENTION ALL PIRATES FANS AND SUPPORTERS Due to low response we have decided to reschedule the golf tournament. The holiday weekend severely affected us this year. We hope the date change will be more convenient for everyone. NEW DATE: …Read the Rest…

Legal dispute with MASN(Mid-Atlantic Sports Network) has now gone on for more than seven years

| May 21, 2012

from Luke DeCock at the Charlotte Observer(www.charlotteobserver.com) and the News and Observer in Raleigh: When Josh Hamilton hit four home runs in one game against the Baltimore Orioles earlier this month, cable customers in his own hometown couldn’t watch the game because of a legal dispute that is now more than seven years old. MASN, …Read the Rest…

HPU Set to Host the 2012 Big South Baseball Championship

| May 20, 2012

High Point University and the HPU baseball team will host the 2012 Big South Baseball Tournament presented by Brookwood Farms BBQ and Triangle Rent A Car, at Williard Stadium beginning Tuesday, May 22, and running through Sunday, May 26. The Panthers will be the No. 7-seed and play No. 2 Campbell in the final game …Read the Rest…

ACC Baseball Finals from Saturday on last day of regular season

| May 20, 2012

North Carolina 6, Virginia Tech 2 Florida State 6, NC State 2 Boston College 14, Duke 2 Georgia Tech 2, Miami 1 Wake Forest 7, Clemson 0 Maryland 6, Virginia 5

The ACC Mens Baseball Tournament Schedule (Plays Here in Greensboro!)

| May 20, 2012

2012 ACC BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SEEDINGS May 23-27 at NewBridge Bank Park (Greensboro, N.C.) POOL A – No. 1 Florida State, No. 4 Virginia, No. 5 Clemson, 8. Georgia Tech POOL B – No. 2 North Carolina, No. 3 NC State, No. 6 Miami, No. 7 Wake Forest 2012 TOURAMENT SCHEDULE Wednesday, May 23 11 a.m. …Read the Rest…

Liberty wins NCAA Greensboro Golf Regional, three tie for medalist honors

| May 20, 2012

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Liberty fought off a hard-charging Florida team to claim the wire-to-wire team win at the NCAA Greensboro Golf Regional at the Grandover Resort’s East Course on Saturday. Three players tied for medalist honors, with Campbell’s Vaita Guillaume winning a one-hole playoff to earn an NCAA Championship bid. Liberty, Florida, Auburn, Lamar and …Read the Rest…

Jaime Schultz Pitches High Point To Win Over Winthrop

| May 20, 2012

ROCK HILL, S.C. – Redshirt-sophomore Jaime Schultz pitched the High Point University baseball team to a 4-2 win at Winthrop on Saturday in the final game of the regular season. The win guarantees High Point a spot in the Big South Conference Tournament. The HPU pitching staff had kept the Eagles scoreless for 20 innings …Read the Rest…

NCAA Greensboro Golf Regional results from Grandover Golf Course

| May 19, 2012

Campbell’s Viata Guillaume defeated SMU’s Matt Schovee in a one-hole sudden-death playoff to claim the individual spot for the NCAA Championship. Guillaume carded a par on the par-4 10th hole and Schovee recorded a bogey. Liberty’s Robert Karlsson was not involved in the playoff, as Liberty advances as a team to the NCAA Championship. NCAA …Read the Rest…

ACC Baseball Standings heading into the last day of the Regular Season

| May 19, 2012

The 2012 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament will begin next Wednesday, at NewBridge Bank Park in downtown Greensboro, home of the Greensboro Grasshoppers….. from www.theacc.com: ATLANTIC DIVISION School Conference Pct. Overall Pct. Florida State 23-6 .793 42-12-0 .778 NC State 19-10 .655 38-14-0 .731 Clemson 16-13 .552 32-23-0 .582 Wake Forest 12-17 .414 31-22-0 .585 …Read the Rest…

ACC Baseball from Friday and last day of the regular set for Saturday(Tournament begins next Wednesday in Greensboro)

| May 19, 2012

from www.theacc.com: *****Wake Forest is in and they will join North Carolina and N.C. State in Greensboro….***** Duke 4, Boston College 1 Wake Forest 2, Clemson 1 North Carolina 2, Virginia Tech 1 Florida State 3, NC State 2 Virginia 10, Maryland 3 Miami 8, Georgia Tech 6 Saturday May 19(Last day of the regular …Read the Rest…

Liberty, SMU’s Matt Schovee continue to lead NCAA Greensboro Golf Regional

| May 18, 2012

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Florida shot a 1-under 287 Friday to jump from 10th to third, but Liberty maintained its lead after two rounds at the NCAA Greenbsoro Golf Regional at the Grandover Resort’s East Course. SMU’s Matt Schovee increased built on his day-one individual lead at the event, which is being hosted by UNCG and …Read the Rest…

NCAA Greensboro Golf Regional Day 2 Scores from Grandover

| May 18, 2012

Day Two Scores from the NCAA Division I Regional Golf Tournament, hosted by UNC-G and held at Grandover Golf Course. 1 2 Team Scores 1  1 Liberty  283  293       576  E  2  2 SMU 288  294       582  +6  10  3 Florida 299  287       586  +10  8  T4 Auburn 296  292       588  +12  T6  T4 Lamar …Read the Rest…