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Whitworth Baseball Splits Doubleheader

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 7th

The Whitworth baseball team split a doubleheader with Lewis & Clark on Saturday at Merkel Field. The Pirates won the first game 15-12, but dropped the second contest 12-4. The win snapped Whitworth's losing streak at seven games. It appeared the Pirates would run away with the first game

Whitworth Dedicates Renovations To Merkel Field

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 7th

The sun was shining bright on Saturday morning as Whitworth held a pregame ceremony to dedicate the new and improved Merkel Field. The weather proceeded to take a turn for the worse as the Pirates played the first game of a doubleheader against Lewis & Clark on Saturday afternoon. But the

Big Innings Doom Whitworth At GFU

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 30th

Courtesy Whitworth athletics NEWBERG, Ore. – George Fox University took advantage of one big inning in each game to sweep visiting Whitworth 5-1 and 11-3 in a Northwest Conference baseball doubleheader on Friday afternoon at Morse Field. The 15th-ranked Bruins improved to 18-7 overall and 11-

Whitworth Softball At NTC Spring Games

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 29th

CLERMONT, Fla. – The Whitworth softball team closed out its Florida trip with a 6-3 loss to the No. 19 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and a 3-1 loss to No. 6 Luther College at the NTC Spring Games on Thursday. Whitworth falls to 18-14 overall this season. Game 1 – UW-Whitewater 6,

Ailing A-Rod will make more than Houston Astros

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 28th

By RONALD BLUMAP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Alex Rodriguez will make more this year than all the Houston Astros combined - a lot more. And he won't even play the first half of the season, if at all. A-Rod's $29 million salary tops the major leagues for the 13th straight season, according

Whitworth Splits Doubleheader in Florida

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 28th

CLERMONT, Fla. – After going 2-0 on Tuesday, the Whitworth softball team split a pair of games on Wednesday at the NTC Spring Games in Clermont, Fla. Whitworth moves to 18-12 on the season. TuesdayGame 1 – Whitworth 8, Concordia (Wisc.) 2Whitworth defeated Concordia University Wisconsin

Whitworth Softball Wins Two in Florida

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 27th

CLERMONT, Fla. – The Whitworth softball team earned a pair of wins in the NTC Spring Games opener on Tuesday. Whitworth defeated Concordia University Wisconsin 8-2 to open the three-day stead in Florida. Sophomore pitcher Riley Fritz earned the win. The Pirates ended the first day with a 4-2

US eyes anti-piracy effort along west Africa coast

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 26th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. and some of its allies are considering plans to increase anti-piracy operations along Africa's west coast, spurred on by concerns that money from the attacks is funding a Nigerian-based insurgent group that is linked to one of al-

Linfield Sweeps Whitworth

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 25th

SPOKANE, Wash. – Sixth-ranked Linfield guaranteed itself sole possession of first place in the Northwest Conference baseball standings at the halfway point of the conference schedule after completing a three-game sweep of defending champion Whitworth with a 10-5 victory on Sunday afternoon at

Whitworth Baseball Swept in Doubleheader

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 24th

Courtesy Whitworth athletics SPOKANE, Wash. - Sixth-ranked Linfield pounded 30 hits on the way to a Northwest Conference baseball doubleheader sweep on Saturday at Whitworth. The Wildcats won the opener 5-2 and then ran away with the nightcap 14-2 at Merkel Field. Tim Wilson, a transfer