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  Adam Dunn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 2004 Dunn hit an estimated 535-foot home run off of the Los Angeles Dodgers' José Lima that cleared the stands at Great American Ball Park, bounced on Mehring Way and finally coming to rest on driftwood in the Ohio River.
In 2003, Dunn had three home runs, two walks and eight RBI in six plate appearances as a pinch-hitter, giving him a.833 on base percentage and 3.000 slugging percentage.
With 11 home runs, 31 RBI and.701 slugging average, Dunn was named the National League Player of the Month in July 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Adam_Dunn   (752 words)

  
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The only thing that kept the game that close was a succession of Indiana baserunning mistakes that cost them runs, runs they would eventually wish they had, as well as three Indiana errors that figured in OSU's scoring.
The ball hit a tree on the other side of the fence and bounded back into the field of play, making for some momentary confusion as to whether it was a homerun or not, but the secondbase umpire finally signaled homerun.
The jubilant Wilkins made his trot around the bases and was mobbed by his teammates as he crossed the plate with the game-winning run.
www.the-ozone.net /baseball/02bt_tournindiana.htm   (874 words)

  
 Hudson's Walkoff Home Run Lifts Virginia To Eighth Consecutive Win :: UVa secures weekend series in comeback fashion ...
After scoring four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to tie the game at 5-5, Virginia's Ryan Hudson provided the excitement of the game in the bottom of the ninth with his walkoff home run to left field to give UVa the 6-5 victory.
Zimmerman's home run was his third of the season and his second in three games.
Hudson's home run was his second of the season and he became the first Cavalier to hit a walkoff home run since Joe Koshansky accomplished the feat on May 23, 2003 against Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament in Salem, Va.
www.theacc.com /sports/m-basebl/recaps/031905aae.html   (1231 words)

  
 Jesse Burkett - telegram.com
The Northwest champions hit a pair of solo home runs, the biggest one in the bottom of sixth inning to secure the win before 5,000-plus sweltering fans at a packed Volunteer Stadium.
With Flynn batting, Micah Golshirazian, running for Landers, was thrown out at home trying to score from second on a wild pitch.
Golshirazian, pinch running, took second on another wild pitch, but got no further as Tanabe retired the next three batters.
www.telegram.com /static/burkett/081702.html   (784 words)

  
 Rock splits twinbill vs. Lock Haven,
fails to secure PSAC playoff berth :: SRU beats Lock Haven by 2-1 score in ...
Matt Kozusko's walkoff solo home run with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning accounted for the winning margin in the first game.
The Rock, after spotting LHU a run in the top of the first inning, got four hits and scored three runs in the bottom of the first and added a run on two hits in the second frame to take a 4-1 lead.
SRU scored its first-inning runs on back-to-back-back doubles into the left-center field gap by Phil Butch, Kozusko and Chase Rowe, a fly out by Brad Wilson and a run-scoring ground out by Chris Tolliver.
rockathletics.cstv.com /sports/m-basebl/recaps/043005aad.html   (790 words)

  
 Diane’s Stuff » Blog Archive » What Would You Do?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Game 4 of the National League Division Series was won with Astro’s Chris Burke’s walkoff home run in the 18th inning.
In October of 2001 two men who claimed to have caught Barry Bond’s 73rd home run ball went to court over ownership.
I’d have any hone run ball I caught registered as a miracle, cos the ONLY way anyone’ll get me to watch a game is from the comfort of my own home–and then getting me to sit still through 9 innings (let alone a marathon 18 innings) would qualify as a miracle in itself.
www.dianesstuff.com /?p=180   (381 words)

  
 Sports: Late homer lifts Springstead
Springstead's Chris Powlus singled in two runs in the second inning and singled in a run in the fourth.
Springstead scored the tying run when Jay Olmstead drove in Mike Lambraia with a superbly performed suicide squeeze bunt.
Schrantz came home on an error, one of three Eagles errors.
www.sptimes.com /2005/04/16/news_pf/Sports/Late_homer_lifts_Spri.shtml   (281 words)

  
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Maule's Walkoff Home Run Lifts UNC Greensboro To 2-1 Win Over William and Mary
GREENSBORO, NC - UNC Greensboro centerfielder Jay Maule led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a home run on a 3-2 pitch to break a 1-1 tie and defeat William and Mary this afternoon at the UNCG Baseball Stadium.
He had retired the first five batters he faced before allowing Maule's home run.
www.tribeathletics.com /story.php/2162   (356 words)

  
 McCarty powers Red Sox
The Red Sox backup first baseman and outfielder just hit a two-run walkoff home run in the 12th inning to beat the Seattle Mariners, 9-7, Sunday and you'd think he'd be ready to do the town.
In the meantime, though, the Sox had scored three runs, two in the first and one in the third, to take a 3-0 lead.
The two runs he allowed were the first runs scored off him since April 17 when the Yankees scored a meaningless run in a 5-2 Red Sox win.
www.enterprisenews.com /articles/2004/05/31/news/sports/sports01.txt   (1008 words)

  
 Boston Blood Sox » Blog Archive » Portland Sweeps New Britain in Day/Night Doubleheader   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In the nightcap, Brandon Moss hit a pair of home runs and drove in three runs, leading Portland to a 6-4 win and the doubleheader sweep.
In the nightcap, Moss hit a two-run home run in the second inning and added a solo home run in the eighth inning for a key insurance run.
Jared Sandberg added his 11th home run of the season in the fourth frame, a two-run shot to right field.
bostonbloodsox.com /?p=80   (459 words)

  
 Illinois, Minnesota Share Weekly Baseball Honors :: Minnesota's Matt Loberg earns second consecutive Pitcher of the ...
The Iowa native capped his weekend with a two-run walkoff home run to vault the hosts to a 6-4 victory in the series finale.
He leads the team in runs (20), RBI (19), doubles (6), slugging percentage (.657) and fielding % (1.000 on 37 chances) and is the first Illini to collect Big Ten Player of the Week laurels this season.
Loberg has not allowed a run in his last 16 innings (eight shutout innings against Butler) and has been a part of three of Minnesota's four shutouts this season.
bigten.cstv.com /sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/040505aaa.html   (315 words)

  
 News Search: home
Pou was handcuffed in her scrubs in front of her home late Monday night, according to her mother and her lawyer.
For Gerges, it is painful to see his native Lebanon, where he lived until the late 1970s, revert to a state of war.
GPD spokesman Officer Allan Guzman said the man told police he heard dogs barking at his home before he found out that his boat was gone.
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 Cowboys Fall To East Texas Baptist in ASC Tournament :: Walk-Off Homer Does In Cowboys
Barry Janisse and Brad Coleman each had home runs in the inning.
HSU added a run in the sixth and ETBU came back with two more to take a 9-8 lead.
The Cowboys tied it in the seventh inning on a Craig Johnson home run.
hsuathletics.cstv.com /sports/m-basebl/recaps/050605aaa.html   (246 words)

  
 Walkoff Defeat :: Wildcat home run in 10th downs Boilermakers
Northwestern overcame a 6-2 deficit with four runs in the bottom of the ninth and then defeated the Boilermakers with a 10th-inning home run.
Purdue scored two runs in the third inning on a home run to left field by senior Mitch Koester (Effingham, Ill.), tying the score at 2-2.
The Boilermakers scored a single run in the eighth inning to grab a 3-2 lead heading into the final inning.
purduesports.cstv.com /sports/m-basebl/recaps/041604aaa.html   (307 words)

  
 Aubrey Belts Three-Run Walkoff Home Run To Lead Tulane Past UAB 6-5 :: Green Wave erase 5-3 deficit after eight and a ...
UAB drew first blood with a pair of runs in the second when Tulane starter Cory Hahn gave up consecutive singles to Drew Connell, Matt Womble and Eugene Rodriguez before Seth Rollin drew a bases-loaded walk and Sam Clark hit into a run-scoring fielder's choice to stake the Blazers to a 2-0 lead.
Tulane cut the lead to one in the home half of the frame when Aubrey drew a leadoff walk, advanced the bases on a single by Gerald Clark and a sacrifice bunt by rookie outfielder Nathan Southard, and scored on an RBI-groundout by Feldman.
UAB got the run back in the top of the ninth, though, when Hill belted his second homer of the day, but the Blazers squandered an opportunity to pad its lead later in the stanza when Connell and Womble hit back-to-back singles and Rodriquez advanced the pair to scoring position with a sacrifice bunt.
tulanegreenwave.cstv.com /sports/m-basebl/recaps/042003aaa.html   (916 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Baseball - Sheffield decks Cards with walkoff home run - Monday August 05, 2002 02:34 AM
The Braves, running away in the NL East, won their sixth in a row and swept the three-game series against the Central-leading Cardinals.
The Braves scored the tying run in the eighth and Sheffield gave Atlanta its sixth straight victory, hitting a 397-foot shot into the left-field stands to lead off the ninth against Dave Veres (4-7).
Franco thought Moss was going toward home and already was charging to field a possible bunt by Benes, causing the balk.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/news/2002/08/04/cardinals_braves_ap   (923 words)

  
 Scout.com: SOFTBALL: Torres Walkoff HR Gives Gators Split
Torres' one-out, two-run home run was the first time she's ever delivered a walkoff homer in a college game.
I've hit home runs before but never to win a college game or a SEC game." It was her second home run of the season in only her tenth at bat.
Van Brakle (17-4) allowed two Florida runs in the bottom of the first and one in the fourth before settling down to dominate the final three innings.
florida.scout.com /2/364619.html   (1123 words)

  
 Jesse Burkett - telegram.com
The Burkett League All-Stars beat Harlem, N.Y., 5-2, on catcher Ryan Griffin's dramatic walkoff home run with two on and one out in the last of the sixth.
For instance, the home run by Griffin last night was the first he has ever hit as a Little Leaguer.
Harlem scored its two runs in the top of the third, getting five hits, four of them infield singles.
www.telegram.com /static/burkett/082302a.html   (634 words)

  
 Bill Mazeroski's Walkoff Home Run Wins the 1960 World Series
The Pirates were shout out twice in their three losses, losing by scores of 16-3, 10-0, 12-0, while their biggest margin of victory in their four wins was three runs.
Mazeroski, who was better known as an outstanding fielder, also hit a key home run in Game 1, and batted.320 with five RBI in the Series.
His series-winning homer is perhaps the best known home run in World Series history.
www.diamondfans.com /history-maz1960.html   (274 words)

  
 The 1st Anniversary
It was one year ago today that I watched Johnny Damon lead off with the curse ending home run.
The Sox need Ortiz for that one, as he hit a walkoff home run in game 3 to win the series.
Ortiz hit a walkoff home run and then some to win that series.
journals.aol.com /iluvctek/AriellesRedSoxBlog/entries/635   (385 words)

  
 ESPN.com - MLB - Recap
The next, the Yankees were piling on Derek Jeter at home plate.
Carl Pavano dazzled in his New York debut, Hideki Matsui hit his second home run in two games and the Yankees handed a 3-2 lead to Rivera, who blew just four saves during the regular season last year but three in the playoffs.
Gary Sheffield drove in a run with a hard groundout, and Matsui pulled a 2-2 pitch just beyond the short porch in right for a 3-0 lead.
sports.espn.go.com /mlb/recap?gameId=250405110   (963 words)

  
 What is the difference between a leadoff home r... - Answerbag
A walkoff homerun occurs when a player hits a homerun, putting his team ahead and winning the game (this can only happen in the bottom of the 9th, or any inning after that, because the other team does not get to bat again)
The term "game-winning" homerun could refer to any homerun that gives their team the lead, but a walkoff is only when the homerun wins the game right then and there.
Mr Itty: the walkoff homerun is correct, leadoff not.
www.answerbag.com /q_view.php/6211   (364 words)

  
 Temple Athletics - Owlsports.com
George Washington catcher Joe Michalski hit a dramatic walkoff three-run home run to lift George Washington to a 6-3 win over Temple in a critical Atlantic 10 Conference matchup with playoff implications.
Powell (2-8), who pitched well in defeat, was hurt when he allowed three runs in the second inning, all with two outs, although just two runs were earned.
Jeff Fertitta doubled in a run and scored on a double by Tony Dokoupil.
owlsports.com /sports/baseball/releases/release.asp?RELEASE_ID=14666   (339 words)

  
 Reds notebook: Club leads NL in homers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Austin Kearns had one Friday night, a three-run homer to the Sun Deck in the first inning, and Jose Guillen had a two-run walkoff home run in the 10th.
The Reds are only the fifth team in big-league history to have three players record at least 10 home runs through their team's first 35 games.
Stinnett, who typically plays in day games after night games, is hitting.371 with a home run and four RBI in 11 games.
reds.enquirer.com /2003/05/10/wwwred1note10.html   (740 words)

  
 Baseball Toaster : Dodger Thoughts : My Unrehearsed Home Run Call
She told me once that she went to work one day without her corrective lenses (she was very nearsighted) and when it came time to leave for home, she couldn't find her way out of the stadium, rather like Mr.
She wandered around for a while and was panicked to the point of tears when she finally found herself in a room where there seemed to be a lot of guys hanging around.
On the way back home from the diner, I heard Charley and Rick announce the 8th inning, and mention that Gagne was coming in for the 9th.
dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com /archives/193288.html   (2226 words)

  
 Vanderbilt Commodores Baseball   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Sophomore Cesar Nicolas blasted a three-run walkoff home run in the bottom of the ninth to give Vanderbilt a 6-4 victory over Tennessee Tech Tuesday in both teams' season opener.
After left fielder John Kaye was hit by a pitch from Tennessee Tech's Cole Helms (0-1), Nicolas then took the one-ball, one-strike pitch over the 35-foot wall in left field for the win.
Nicolas, in only his second collegiate start, finished the day 2-for-5 with four RBI and a run scored.
www.vanderbilt.edu /htdocs/athletics/baseball/postgame/020212.htm   (463 words)

  
 Pujols’ walk-off home run beats Dodgers - Baseball - MSNBC.com
Albert Pujols watches the flight of his solo home run that gave the Cardinals a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
For the second time in three long games he came through with a game-winning home run.
Jim Edmonds hit a game-tying two-run home run in the seventh and made a running catch at the warning track to rob Andre Ethier in the 13th for the NL Central leaders, who have won four in a row.
msnbc.msn.com /id/13851607   (867 words)

  
 Rays: Crawford's home runs are rare but dramatic
Crawford hit a three-run walkoff home run in the ninth inning opening night to beat the Red Sox and a three-run walkoff homer in the ninth Friday to beat the White Sox.
The Rays have hit 11 walkoff homers in their history.
Their main concern appears to be Jeremi Gonzalez, who has allowed 10 runs and pitched only 10 innings in his past two starts after going 3-2 with a 3.12 ERA in his first eight, allowing three runs or fewer seven times.
www.sptimes.com /2003/07/05/Rays/Crawford_s_home_runs_.shtml   (726 words)

  
 David Ortiz Autographed GW ALDS Home Run Celebration 8x10 Photograph - Steiner Sports
David Ortiz's two-out game-winning home run that eliminated the Angels from the Division Series was a sign of "Big Papi's" potential to save the game.
He continued his walk-off hit streak during the AL Championship Series with three more, including two home runs, and earned the ALCS MVP honors.
David Ortiz has hand signed this 8x10 photograph of his teammates exploding out of the dugout to celebrate his series ending walkoff home run.
www.steinersports.com /ssm/control/product/~pid=ORTIPHS008006   (150 words)

  
 SI.com - Writers - Bobby Cox: Cox should resign - Monday October 10, 2005 12:41PM
Early yesterday evening, after the Atlanta Braves were eliminated from the playoffs on a walkoff home run from the former star of Life Goes On in bottom of what felt like the 273rd inning, I knew it was time.
What it boils down to is this: If you were running a marathon, Bobby Cox would be the ideal coach.
If you were running a sprint and hired Cox, you'd finish sixth.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2005/writers/lang_whitaker/10/10/the.links   (1004 words)

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