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Texas players have date with Beatrice after
CWS
By SCOTT BAUER
Associated Press Writer
College World Series
Notebook
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OMAHA No matter how
top-seeded Texas does in the College World Series, some of its players will
sticking around Nebraska for a while.
A few Longhorns are staying to
play summer ball for the Beatrice Bruins, located in the southeastern
Nebraska city about 100 miles south of Omaha.
One player who was trimmed
from the Horns' postseason roster, outfielder Nathan Warrick, is already
playing for Beatrice.
Collegians have played for the
semipro Bruins for more than three decades. Texas has been sending players
to Beatrice since 2000, Longhorns associate coach Tommy Harmon said.
"Our kids seem to enjoy it
there," Harmon said. "They get to play a lot and they're better when they
get back."
A dozen players who played for
the Bruins have gone on to the major leagues and many more played in the
minors.
After capturing the 2002
national championship, Texas coach Augie Garrido sent All-America second
baseman Tim Moss to play for the Bruins in the MINK League, which includes
teams in Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas.
The league is one of several
around the country that are common stops for college players looking to
improve their game after the college season ends.
In addition to the players
from Texas, others on the roster include four from the University of
Nebraska, several from community colleges and even one, Ryan Wehrle, from
Papillion-La Vista High School in Nebraska.
The Beatrice team may not be
on the national baseball radar, but that can be good, Harmon said.
"It's a better fit for some
guys than others because it's a lower profile," Harmon said.
The Texas players on the team
this year, in addition to Warrick, are infielders Nick Peoples, David Maroul
and Chance Wheeless.
Maroul is making a name for
himself in this CWS, having hit a three-run double that highlighted Texas'
9-3 victory over Georgia on Sunday.
Dirty business
Some seats at Rosenblatt
Stadium are for the birds. Just ask Keith Dostal.
Dostal found himself sitting
Tuesday directly underneath a bird's nest built on a support beam for the
skyboxes along the first-base line. At his feet, and at the feet of those
around him, were the telltale signs that birds had been above.
"The usher said it was an
everyday occurrence," said Dostal, who drove from the small town of Howells,
Neb., to catch his first CWS.
Dostal said he hadn't actually
seen the birds, but he moved one seat over so he wouldn't be directly below
the nest.
"They're up there, I know
that," he said. "When the girl was singing the national anthem, they were
chirping."
Little sticks
Rosenblatt Stadium turned into
a singles joint Monday. During the two games there were 54 singles hit and
no home runs. The last time no homers were hit during a doubleheader in the
CWS was May 30, 1987. The South Carolina-LSU game on Sunday set a record
with 34 singles, beating the previous high of 30 set in a 2001 game between
Miami and Tennessee.
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The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be
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02/23/2007 10:37:32 AM
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