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THETENNESSEAN 9C SPORTS CaseyTurgeonscored onabases-loadedground balltoshortstopinthe 10thinningtogivehost 3-2victoryoverTennes- day. TheVolsscoredone runinboththeeighthand ninthinningstotieit.But ineachofthoseinnings, UThadthebasesloaded withtwooutsandfailedto scoreasecondrun. rekLancescoredthety- ingrunonA.J.Simcox’s was3-for-4withanRBI. GeorgetownCollege Tyler Alfordhitasolohomerun forNo.11Cumberland (38-17-1)inanelimination gameattheMid-South Conferencetournament Bulldogsareexpectinga bidtotheNAIAtourna- Cumberlandstarting pitcherJakeCollier(5-2) gaveupthreerunsandre- cordedjustoneoutinthe firstinningbeforebeing replaced. ville6-0: VisitingTrevec- sweptCedarvilletowin thefirstGMACregular- seasonchampionshipand willhosttheconference Huibersallowedonehit andstruckouteightin seveninnings.MarkRay- sixthinninggavetheTro- janstheirfirstrun.Inthe BoyetthadthreeRBIs.

mont1: HostBelmont ofitssixhitsintheeighth inningbutscoredjustone runinalosstoEasternIl- Kentucky6(10): Craig Massoniscoredthetie- breakingrunfromfirst baseonathrowingerror afterabuntinthe10thin- ningtogivevisitingAus- avictory.TylerRogers (6-2)earnedthewinafter allowingonehitandno runsover2 2 3 innings.He walkedonebatterand struckouttwo.BryanSol- omonwas3-for-5withtwo RBIsfortheGovernors. Rainouts: Rainpost- againstStetson.The teamshavescheduleda doubleheaderstartingat 11a.m.today. SOFTBALL 0-0: VisitingTrevecca Ursulinetowinthefirst GMACregular-season championship.TheTro- janswillhosttheconfer- encetournamentnext week.Inthesecondgame, BreannaZeisandLacey Grimeseachhittwohome KelseyKempallowedjust onehitwithsevenstrike- outs.Inthefirstgame, Kemphadatwo-rundou- bleinthefirstinning. MoreheadState3-3, Belmont2-0: KirbieFer- rellwas4-for-7onSatur- dayasBelmont(14-31, 4-18OVC)lostadouble- headeratMorehead State.Inthefirstgame, KatHollingsworthhither 11thhomerunoftheyear. Rainouts: Rainpost- againstTennesseeTech onSaturday.Theteams scheduledadoubleheader at1p.m.todayatTiger playStetsoninadouble- headerat11a.m.todayat DraperDiamond.Satur- No.25Arkansasinadou- bleheaderat9a.m.today wasrainedout.

UTlosesatFloridaon10th-inninggrounder TennesseanNewsServices SPRINGSPORTS ROUNDUP tweentheSoundsand MemphisRedbirdsat GreerStadiumwas postponedbecauseof rain. Theteamswill makeupthegameas partofaseven-inning doubleheaderstarting Itmarkedthefourth rainoutoftheseason fortheSounds. sendright-hander andleft-handerZach themound. Memphiswill counterwithleft-han- derJohnGast(2-0, 0.00)andright-hander Sounds game rainedout TennesseanNewsServices AmericanNorthWLPct.GB 1 2 1 2 AmericanSouthWLPct.GB 1 2 1 2 PacificNorthWLPct.GB ColoradoSprings 1 2 1 2 1 2 PacificSouthWLPct.GB 1 2 NewOrleansatOklahomaCity AlbuquerqueatRoundRock IowaatOmaha FresnoatReno TacomaatLasVegas SaltLakeatSacramento ColoradoSpringsatTucson PCLSTANDINGS ST.LOUIS— Russell Martinwantedabetter fateforhisstartingpitch- erandhelpeddelivera happierending. ThePittsburghPirates catcherhitatwo-run homeruntohighlighta four-runseventhinning asthePiratesralliedto beattheSt.LouisCardi- comebackgaveA.J.Bur- nett(2-2)hissecondvic- toryoverSt.Louisin10 days.

wasreallyhappyabout went2-for-4withadouble. buttoffallyearandhe underhisbeltandhe should.Itseemedlikeit wasgoingtogolikekind wereabletomusterup somewinsandfindaway todoitforhim. ing.Itfeelsgreat.” Burnettgaveuptwo runsandfivehitsinsixin- nings.Hissixstrikeouts expandedhisteamrecord forthemonthofApriltoa nettthrewsevenshutout inningsina5-0winover St.LouisonApril17. St.LouisstarterJake Westbrookleftaftersix inningswitha2-0leadin searchofhis100thcareer victory.Hestruckouta season-highsixandscat- teredsixhitstolowerhis ERAto0.98infivestarts. ThePirateshadthree consecutivehitsagainst relieverJoeKelly(0-1)to leadofftheseventhand wereaidedbyahitby pitchandawalktoscore fourruns.Martin’sfifth homeroftheseasondrove inPedroAlvareztotiethe McCutchenwalkedwith thebasesloadedandGar- rettJonesgroundedin StarlingMarte.

PIRATES5, CARDINALS3 Bucsbash bullpen AssociatedPress The mosttheCincinnati Redscouldtakeaway fromthislosstothe WashingtonNationals isthattheygotmore thanonehit. CenterfielderDe- nardSpanmadeapair ofimpressivecatches tohaltRedsrallies, BryceHarperhita two-runhomerand Harenhadhisbest startoftheyoungsea- sonastheNationals beattheReds6-3on Saturday. TheRedsmanaged ninehitsafterbeing one-hitindropping eachofthefirsttwo gamesoftheseries. DustyBakersaid. Trailing6-2inthe two-outRBIsingle frompinch-hitterTodd FrazieroffTylerClip- pardtomakeit6-3.

Shin-SooChoothen walkedtoloadthebas- alinedrivetoleft-cen- catchendedthethreat. Choohomeredtolead offandCozartsingled, Spanthwartedtheral- lywhenheracedtothe wallinleft-centerand madeajumpingcatch totakeatleastanex- tra-basehitawayfrom JoeyVotto. wasalreadyplaying BrandonPhillips hadthreehitsandend- scoringdroughtinthe fourthwhenhesingled doubled. NATIONALS6, REDS3 Redsget hitsbut stillfall AssociatedPress KrisMe- dlenandtheAtlanta Bravesprobablywere dueforaroughstretch. ateamthatlookedlike theclassoftheNational Leaguelessthantwo weeksago.

Medlenallowedatie- breakinghomertoOmar Infanteinthefourthin- totheDetroitTigers7-4 onSaturday. Atlantahaswononly threeofsevenaftera12-1 lowedfiverunstotheTi- worst. InfanteandJhonny Peraltabothhittwo-run homersforDetroit. pitchtoOmarthatwas theygotwerejustfast- ballsthatwererunning RickPorcellobounced backfromanightmarish startlastweekendto pitchintotheseventhin- ningfortheTigers.In- tieinthefourth. Porcello(1-2)allowed threerunsin6 1 3 innings.

thefirstlastweekendat gaveupninerunstothe Angels. hithismajorleague-lead- ing12thhomerinthe bledhomearuninthe bottomhalfandscoredto makeit7-4. JoseValverdepitched aperfectninthforhis secondsavesincereturn- ingtotheTigersearlier intheweek. three-runleadinthe adifferentgamethana Medlenbecameareg- ularstarterforthe Bravesduringthelast couplemonthsoflastsea- son.Hewasterrificdown whereheleftoff. ButPeraltaopened thescoringwithhistwo- runshotinthesecond.

Atlantaansweredthefol- cellowalkedDanUggla lowedanotherrunonUp- upanRBIsinglebyFred- dieFreeman. TheTigerstieditin thebottomofthethird. Withmenonfirstand Cabrerahitagrounder upthemiddle.Shortstop AndreltonSimmons shoveledtheballtosec- abletoholdon.Theplay runcamehome. AlexAviladrewatwo- outwalktokeepthe fourthinninggoing. waitedforaslideror JoaquinBenoital- camebackwithacouple insuranceruns.Infante’s one-outdoublemadeit walked.Cabrera’stwo- outsinglegavetheTigers athree-runlead.

Medlen(1-3)andfel- lowstarterPaulMaholm werebreezingthrough theearlypartofthesea- sonfortheBravesbefore comingtoDetroit.Then Maholmwasknocked aroundina10-0losstothe dlenallowed10hitsin5 1 3 inningsonSaturday. Medlenstrugglesonmound; TigerskeepBravesinslump ByNoahTrister AssociatedPress TheNewYorkYan- keesputpitcherIvanNo- vaandcatcherFrancisco Cervellionthe15-day disabledlistSaturday, thelatestsetbacksinan injury-riddledseason. NovaleftFriday rontobecauseoftight- nessinhisrighttriceps. knockitoutfairlyquick- said. Cervelliexitedwitha brokenrighthandandis expectedtomissatleast sixweeks.Cervelliand NovajoinedAll-Star teammatesDerekJeter, GrandersonandMark Teixieraonthesidelines.

TheYankeesrecalled catcherAustinRomine Wilkes-Barreandalso signedandselectedlefty relieverVidalNunofrom theirtopminor-league team.Jeter,outuntilaf- tertheAll-Stargamebe- causeofaninjuredankle, wastransferredtothe 60-dayDL. KevinYoukilisre- lineupaftermissingsix gamesbecauseoftight- nessinhislowerback. Hewassettoplayfirst baseandbatfifthagainst theBlueJays. Therehadbeenanini- tialreportNovahadpain inhiselbowwhenheleft afterthesecondbatterin thethirdinning.Girardi andhethoughttheright- tratimetorecover. Piratespitchersuspended: Pittsburghleft- handerJonathanSan- chezwassuspendedfor sixgamesandfinedfor hittingAllenCraigwitha pitchinthefirstinning againsttheSt.LouisCar- dinalsonFriday.

Sanchezgaveuptwo homerunsandasingleto starttheinningbefore hittingCraigintheshoul- der.UmpireTimTim- monsimmediatelyeject- edSanchezbeforetoss- ingPiratesmanager ClintHurdleforarguing. Ailing: Mariners third-basecoachJeff Datzsaidhehasbeendi- agnosedwithcancerand mightbeawayfromthe teamforpartofthesea- son.Datzsaidhe’sstillin theprocessofmakingde- cisionsontreatment Moreinjuries: Ste- phenFifeisgoingfrom tationtothe15-daydis- abledlist. Theteamsaidthe right-handerhasshoul- movewasretroactiveto April22. BASEBALLNOTEBOOK AssociatedPress RangerscenterfielderCraigGentrymakesadiving catchinthesixthinningSaturday..