... surprise. Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn said last week during his postseason news conference that he didn't expect his ace pitcher to return in 2010. Keuchel declined to say how much his signing bonus was worth, adding only that Houston gave him ...

... deadline. General manager Frank Wren said his team was in no position to contend for the playoffs after learning that ace pitcher Tim Hudson could be done for the season, the latest in a devastating series of injuries. Greg Norton, who came into ...

... Eagles had to come from behind late to post the win. From that team, they've graduated two all-staters, including ace pitcher Kim Emmons, who is now on the rotation at Williams Baptist College. "Once you one, everyone expects you to win one ...

Alabama-Huntsville ace pitcher Wendy Hurst struck out 11 as the Lady Chargers downed the University of Central Arkansas 5-0 in the quarterfinals of the UCA ...

... 37-year-old Tim Belcher (14-14, 4.27), who's trying to hang on. Texas Rangers Texas didn't get the ace pitcher they needed, losing out in the Randy Johnson and Clemens sweepstakes. They did sign Mark Clark (9-14, 4.84 ...

... Conway Lady Cats were overpowered in softball Thursday when they took on the undefeated Sheridan Lady Jackets and their ace pitcher, Heather Blacke. Blacke, whose pitches consistently surpass 60 miles per hour, struck out 13 Conway batters in seven ...

... season finale at noon. "This was great for us," Warrior coach Jim Holland said. "We didn't want to work our ace pitchers too much." The committee approach worked nicely. Five pitchers combined to allow only four runs on 15 hits in 14 ...

... Tampa Bay Devil Rays, including Wednesday night's pitiful 14-8 debacle, which prompted this insight from Orioles ace pitcher Mike Mussina: "I don't see how it can get any worse. ... You look around and you can't honestly believe this ...

... their last home game in the second. With two outs and Matt Bell on first, Justin Clay grounded back to Catholic's ace pitcher Josh Oliver. But Oliver botched the grounder, and Conway pounced on the reprieve. Leadoff hitter Jay Mattox stroked ...

... their last home game in the second. With two outs and Matt Bell on first, Justin Clay grounded back to Catholic's ace pitcher Josh Oliver. But Oliver botched the grounder, and Conway pounced on the reprieve. Leadoff hitter Jay Mattox stroked ...