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Wood, Irvin lift Nationals over Pirates

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PITTSBURGH — James Wood led off the game with a home run and Jake Irvin pitched seven scoreless innings to lead the Washington Nationals to a 3-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. Irvin (1-0) allowed three hits, struck out six and walked one as the Nationals snapped a ...

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YSU baseball falls to Mercyhurst The Youngstown State baseball team came up short in 5-1 non-conference loss at Mercyhurst on Tuesday afternoon at the Mercyhurst Baseball Field in Erie, Pa. On a chilly and blustery day in Erie, the Lakers broke a scoreless tie with a single run in the ...

YSU’s Phillips talks about spring football

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BEAVER TOWNSHIP — While many college football programs across the nation have opted to forgo, or better yet, modify their spring game formats, YSU head football coach Doug Phillips and his staff have fully embraced the opportunity to showcase the spring version of their ’25 squad. The ...

Grand Valley gets bats going against Red Devils

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LORDSTOWN — The Grand Valley and Lordstown baseball teams are on opposite ends of the development scale. Grand Valley usually contends for the conference title, while Lordstown is trying to rebuild its program. The state of the two programs was on display Monday, with the Mustangs beating ...

Pirates’ Skenes and Davis make history in win over Nationals

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PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes bounced back from the worst start of his career and teamed up with catcher Henry Davis to make a little history as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 10-3 on Monday night. Skenes and Davis became the first pitcher/catcher battery in Major League ...