Basball
History of basball:
The Baseball World Cup was held 38 times; the final one was in 2011 in Panama. The first tournament, held in 1938, featured only two teams, but the last tournament included 22 participants; the previous two featured 16 and 18 teams (in 2007 and 2005, respectively). The World Cup was originally called the Amateur World Series, until the tournament in 1988. Until 1988, the Amateur World Series was held in intervals of one to four years, except for the eight-year period from 1953–61. From 1988 to 2001, the Baseball World Cup was held in intervals of two to four years. After 2001, the tournament was held every two years.
Until 1998 the competition was limited to amateur players. After 1998, professional minor league players competed, but Major League Baseball did not allow its players to participate. In the months leading up to the high-profile first World Baseball Classic in 2006, many commentators heralded it as a "Baseball World Cup", perhaps not realizing that a tournament of that description already existed and had for almost seventy years. However, the 2006 World Baseball Classic was the first international baseball tournament to include players from the major leagues, making it a closer equivalent to the world cups of other sports—which include players from the most prestigious professional leagues—than to the Baseball World Cup.
AUBURN, Ala. - Sophomore pitcher Tanner Burns has been named a Third Team Perfect Game/Rawlings All-American, the publication announced Wednesday.
Burns was one of a record four Tigers to be named a Freshman All-American and SEC All-Freshman Team honoree a season ago. He becomes the 25th player in program history to be named an All-American.
The Decatur, Alabama, native leads the team with a 2.73 ERA and has posted a 4-3 record in 15 starts this season. He has struck out 100 batters and issued just 21 walks in 79.0 innings of work – good for a 4.76 strikeout-to-walk ratio. The right-hander joins former Auburn ace and No. 1 overall pick Casey Mize as the only Auburn pitchers since 2000 to strike out 100 or more batters in a season.
Burns made history earlier this season as he matched a program record with 15 strikeouts in a complete-game shutout against Cincinnati on Mar. 1. He joined Mize (2018), Chris Bootcheck (1999), Tim Hudson (1997), John Powell (1994) and Mark Chapman (1986) on the list of 15-strikeout performances.
Burns and the Tigers travel to Omaha, Nebraska, for the program's first appearance in the College World Series since 1997 and the team's fifth appearance all-time. Auburn (38-26) will take on No. 6 Mississippi State (51-13) Sunday at 6:30 p.m. CT on ESPN2.
The Baseball World Cup was held 38 times; the final one was in 2011 in Panama. The first tournament, held in 1938, featured only two teams, but the last tournament included 22 participants; the previous two featured 16 and 18 teams (in 2007 and 2005, respectively). The World Cup was originally called the Amateur World Series, until the tournament in 1988. Until 1988, the Amateur World Series was held in intervals of one to four years, except for the eight-year period from 1953–61. From 1988 to 2001, the Baseball World Cup was held in intervals of two to four years. After 2001, the tournament was held every two years.
Until 1998 the competition was limited to amateur players. After 1998, professional minor league players competed, but Major League Baseball did not allow its players to participate. In the months leading up to the high-profile first World Baseball Classic in 2006, many commentators heralded it as a "Baseball World Cup", perhaps not realizing that a tournament of that description already existed and had for almost seventy years. However, the 2006 World Baseball Classic was the first international baseball tournament to include players from the major leagues, making it a closer equivalent to the world cups of other sports—which include players from the most prestigious professional leagues—than to the Baseball World Cup.
AUBURN, Ala. - Sophomore pitcher Tanner Burns has been named a Third Team Perfect Game/Rawlings All-American, the publication announced Wednesday.
Burns was one of a record four Tigers to be named a Freshman All-American and SEC All-Freshman Team honoree a season ago. He becomes the 25th player in program history to be named an All-American.
The Decatur, Alabama, native leads the team with a 2.73 ERA and has posted a 4-3 record in 15 starts this season. He has struck out 100 batters and issued just 21 walks in 79.0 innings of work – good for a 4.76 strikeout-to-walk ratio. The right-hander joins former Auburn ace and No. 1 overall pick Casey Mize as the only Auburn pitchers since 2000 to strike out 100 or more batters in a season.
Burns made history earlier this season as he matched a program record with 15 strikeouts in a complete-game shutout against Cincinnati on Mar. 1. He joined Mize (2018), Chris Bootcheck (1999), Tim Hudson (1997), John Powell (1994) and Mark Chapman (1986) on the list of 15-strikeout performances.
Burns and the Tigers travel to Omaha, Nebraska, for the program's first appearance in the College World Series since 1997 and the team's fifth appearance all-time. Auburn (38-26) will take on No. 6 Mississippi State (51-13) Sunday at 6:30 p.m. CT on ESPN2.
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