snoadmin
April 16, 2013
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The Dolphins baseball team headed back to Georgia, this time to take on A-Sun foe Kennesaw State.
Following a 14-4 blowout by the Owls on Friday which saw junior Chris Anderson struggle for the second straight week, sophomore Alex McRae dialed up a dominant performance as JU shutout Kennesaw St. 4-0.
The Dolphins got out to a hot start Saturday, scoring three runs in the top...
snoadmin
April 16, 2013
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Saturday April 6, 2013 was more then just another sunny Saturday to the Jacksonville University family.
That Saturday, JU and the university athletic department retired the number of long-time baseball coach Terry Alexander.
Alexander has spent the past 34 years as part of the Dolphins coaching staff and the last 23 as head coach. In those 23 years, “T.A.” went 713-590-2...
snoadmin
April 3, 2013
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Chris Anderson and the JU baseball team headed north to Mercer for an Easter weekend clash with the Mercer Bears beginning Thursday.
The Dolphins got on the board early as Jake Huxtable reached on a two base error and advanced to third on a groundout by Nathan Koslowski. Huxtable then scored on an RBI single from Alex McRae. Brady North then doubled, plating McRae for the...
snoadmin
March 26, 2013
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The Dolphins baseball team concluded spring break opening up Atlantic Sun Conference play against the Spartans of USC Upstate.
Junior right-hander Chris Anderson took the mound for JU. Anderson (4-1) yet again baffled opposing hitters, tossing 8 1/3 innings, allowing eight hits and striking out 10 as the Dolphins won their conference opener, 3-0.
JU first got on the board in...
snoadmin
March 13, 2013
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Following their loss to the Gators, JU headed to Orlando to take on UCF.
Dolphins' ace, Chris Anderson, was on the mound in the Friday night series opener and he did not disappoint, leading JU to a 4-0 victory.
Anderson was slated against the Knights' ace, Ben Lively. The pitching duel was all it was stacked up to be. The game was a lot closer than the final score of 4-0.
JU...
snoadmin
March 13, 2013
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The Dolphins fought hard but dropped both games in a home-and-home series with the Florida Gators.
The first game brought the Gators to John Sessions Stadium for a Tuesday night match up.
UF's Casey Turgeon sent the second pitch of the game over the left-field wall giving the Gators an early 1-0 lead.
The Dolphins answered in the third, tying the game on an Alex McRae si...
snoadmin
March 6, 2013
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Another weekend series has come and gone and again Chris Anderson was the Dolphins bright spot of the three-game set against the TCU Horned Frogs.
In the first game Friday, JU sent their ace to the mound and he delivered. Anderson struck out 13 batters, pitching a complete game and allowing just one earned run as JU won 5-3.
The Dolphins received a solo home run in the fir...
snoadmin
February 26, 2013
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The Dolphins took back to the diamond for a three-game weekend series with the Richmond Spiders following their trip to Tallahassee to face to No. 9 ranked Florida State.
Fresh off a dominant performance a week ago that earned him Atlantic Sun pitcher of the week honors, Chris Anderson took to the hill for JU.
As it has so often, the big inning once again doomed the Do...
snoadmin
February 20, 2013
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The Jacksonville University baseball team kicked off its 2013 campaign, the last under head coach Terry Alexander.
The opening series brought the Radford University Highlanders to John Sessions Stadium for a weekend set.
The fans who came out and braved the cold Friday night were treated to an amazing pitching duel and an outstanding performance from junior Chris Anderson.
...
snoadmin
October 17, 2012
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Jacksonville University baseball struck up huge interest in the upcoming season this past weekend, Oct. 13 and 14.
The weekend opened with a BBQ and batting practice, followed up by the annual alumni game Saturday afternoon.
The alumni kept the game close through the opening 2.2 innings trailing 2-0. Two walks and an error enabled sophomore Garrett Ruckel to extend it to...
April 3, 2012
Thanks to another rainy weekend, the Men's Baseball team took part in a Sunday double header. The Dolphins faced off against the Belmont University Bruins (18-10, 7-2 A-Sun).
B...
snoadmin
March 13, 2012
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After splitting a 2 game series in Tampa with University of South Florida in which Head Coach Terry Alexander get his 700th win, the Dolphins returned home for a weekend set vs Wagner.
In game 1 Friday night, JU came out swinging a hot bat, jumping out to an early lead that they would not relinquish.
“It was a good effort for us,” said Alexander.
Freshman designated hitter...
