MLB Headed to Omaha

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced on Thursday that the Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers will play Thursday, June 19, 2019 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebarska. The game will be played one day prior to the official start of the 2019 College World Series.

Omaha has been the home of the Royals Triple-A affiliate since 1969. The Omaha StormChasers (Pacific Coast League) play at Werner Park in Pappillion, a suburb of Omaha. The Omaha Royals played at Rosenblatt Stadium through the 2010 season.

Pittsburgh Parts Ways With Long-Time Head Coach Joe Jordano

Pittsburgh is looking for a new head baseball coach after the school parted ways with long-time head coach Joe Jordano on Thursday. Jordano is the school’s all-time winningest coach with a 588-522-2 (.530) record in 21 seasons.

Royals Prospect Delivers Natural Cycle

Arkansas Naturals Nicky Lopez did everything a leadoff man could be asked to do for his team Thursday. And he notched a couple of personal milestones in the process.

The Kansas City Royals No. 6 overall prospect hit for his first cycle on the first five-hit night of his career, finishing 5-for-6 with four runs scored and two driven in as Double-A Northwest Arkansas crushed Tulsa, 17-3, at ONEOK Field.

Midnight Baseball In Alaska

The Summer Solstice took place on Thursday, June 21. The first official day of summer brought the 113th annual Midnight Sun Game to Fairbanks, Alaska.

CWS Recaps (Thursday, June 21)

Three SEC teams – Arkansas, Florid and Miss. State – along with Pac 12 runner up Oregon State make up the Final Four at the 2018 College World Series. This is the second time in CWS history that three teams from the same conference were among the final four teams in Omaha.  Three SEC Eastern Division teams (South Carolina, Florida and Vanderbilt) and Virginia comprised the final four teams in 2011.

An SEC team is guaranteed a spot in the CWS Finals. The SEC team has had a team play in the finals 10 times in the last 11 years, including the 2018 season. Coastal Carolina and Arizona played for the 2016 CWS Championship, which is the only time since 2008 the SEC was not represented in the finals.