April 22, 1997: College pitcher Scott Barnsby joins Fenway Park no-hit pantheon
The honor roll of great Fenway Park pitching performances would…
May 24, 1971: Vermont Catamounts win final game, go extinct after 79 seasons
The first years of the 1970s were turbulent ones on American…
April 5, 2022: Arkansas’ Dylan Leach hits for the cycle, homers from each side of the plate
Baseball fans love to say when they go to the ballpark that…
June 17, 1952: Holy Cross defeats Missouri to win College World Series
On June 17, 1952, in front of 6,914 fans,1 the University of…
May 17, 1963: Rutgers beats Lafayette to conclude Jeff Torborg’s All-American season
In the 1960s, the home for the Rutgers University baseball team…
April 10, 1958: Rutgers edges St. John’s on Paul Tootleman’s three-hitter at empty Ebbets Field
“Ebbets Field just isn’t the same.” – Roscoe McGowen1
Brooklyn’s…
May 30, 1914: Robert Neyland hurls three-hitter as Army defeats Navy for sixth year in a row
The Army-Navy game of 1914 was played on Memorial Day, Saturday,…
June 15, 1964: Maine knocks defending champ Southern Cal out of College World Series
In June of 1964, the College World Series was rocked by the unexpected…
May 14, 1976: Doubleheader at Eastern Michigan provides backdrop for meeting of scout and scribe
In the spring of 1976, Roger Angell, who served simultaneously…
June 16, 1970: Florida State ends Mike Schmidt and Ohio University’s College World Series hopes
The spring of 1970 was a season of turmoil on college campuses…
June 15, 1950: Rutgers’ late rally defeats defending champion Texas in College World Series opener
1950 Rutgers University baseball team. Standing (L-R): Ted…
June 21, 2022: Will McEntire keeps Arkansas alive with clutch pitching at the College World Series
The College World Series is the desired destination for every…
May 6, 1963: Army Cadets make it close in exhibition against Mets
When Tampa Bay takes on Toronto, it’s the Rays against the…
May 18, 1901: In first Army vs. Navy baseball game, Cadets get best of Midshipmen in Annapolis
Baseball folklore has it that Abner Doubleday “chased the…
April 14, 1969: Multisport star Reggie Rucker wins game for Boston University
Sports fans of a certain age will remember Reggie Rucker as a…
April 19, 1952: Boston College wins hard-fought ‘Battle of Commonwealth Avenue’
The rivalry between Boston College and Boston University is a…
May 25, 1968: Minnesota Gophers sweep Spartans for Big Ten title (and how I helped them do it)
Superstitious? Not me. Although there was a time in my life when…
May 9, 1921: Collegians versus the Pros: BC’s Jimmy Fitzpatrick stymies Boston Braves
Jimmy “Fitz” Fitzpatrick was already known as one of the…
May 29, 1875: The first recorded no-hitter: Princeton vs. Yale
“Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! Tiger! Hish! Boom! Ha!” According…
July 1, 1859: Baseball goes to college
Amherst College was founded when Zephania Swift Moore, president…