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Notre Dame Baseball 13, Mississippi Valley St. 2: The Irish freshman duo of Ryan Sharpley and Evan Danieli combined to hold the visitors from the Delta without a hit until two outs in the seventh inning in college baseball action at Frank Eck Stadium Wednesday night.
Junior Casey Martin, sophomore David Mills and freshman Matt Scioscia provided all the offense the Irish (30-12-1) would need. Martin went 2-for-3 with a two-run single and solo home run. The blast was Martin’s third of the season. Mills went 3-for-3 with three runs scored, two RBI and his team-leading fifth triple of the year. Scioscia recorded his first career hit in an Irish uniform, a 3-run homer. Sophomore Billy Boockford went 2-for-3 with a run scored.
Sharpley (4-1) struck out five and walked just one in four innings. Danieli finished up and allowed a pair of unearned runs.
Notre Dame returns to action this weekend with a critical three-game Big East series at Connecticut.
Younger Hansbrough Transfers to ND: Former Mississippi State guard Ben Hansbrough will transfer to Notre Dame for the 2008-2009 academic year.
Hansbrough, s sophomore who averaged 10.5 points and 3.8 rebounds per game last season for the Bulldogs, will sit out next season and have two years of eligibility with the Irish.
Hansbrough is the younger brother of North Carolina forward Tyler Hansbrough, who won virtually every Player of the Year award this past season.
Snappers 4, Silver Hawks 2: The hosts scored three runs in the seventh off Hawk reliever Bryan Henry (0-2).
Hawk starter Joshua Collmenter had held the Snappers in check up to that point, scattering five hits in six innings and striking out six.
The Silver Hawks got their runs in the seventh and ninth innings. Michael Mee—who had two hits for the game—homered in the seventh. Aaron Hanke reached in the ninth on a fielder’s choice after Mee led off with a single and scored on a single by Derrick Walker.
The Silver Hawks (7-18 (were 2-4 on the six-game road trip. They are back at the Cove Friday against Peoria to begin a 10-day homestand. Game time is 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday NBA Playoff Scores: Wizards 88, Cavaliers 87 (Cavaliers lead series 3-2); Celtics 110, Hawks 85 (Celtics lead series 3-2).
Wednesday NHL Playoff Scores: Flyers 4, Canadiens 2 (Flyers lead series 3-1); Sharks 2, Stars 1 (Stars lead series 3-1).
Wednesday MLB National League: Cubs 19, Brewers 5 (Soto two homers); Pirates 13, Mets 1; Cardinals 5, Reds 2; Diamondbacks 8, Astros 7; Giants 3, Rockies 2; Nationals 3, Braves 2 (12); Padres 4, Phillies 2; Dodgers 13, Marlins 1.
Wednesday MLB American League: Twins 4, White Sox 3; Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 1; Devil Rays 8, Orioles 1; Indians 8, Mariners 3; Tigers 6, Yankees 2; Rangers 11, Royals 9; Angels 6, Athletics 1.
Wednesday MLS Scores: No games scheduled.
Wednesday WNBA Exhibition Scores: Sky 66, Storm 46.

Local

South Bend Unit Returns from Iraq: About 160 members of South Bend-based Company F, 151st Anti-armor Battalion arrived in Indianapolis today after 10 months in Iraq.
The unit--which was deployed in June of last year--logged more than one-million miles in Iraq, providing security for convoys in the Baghdad area.
Long-Thompson Campaigns at South Bend Station: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jill Long Thompson took her campaign to the Marathon station at 933 and Auten Road in South Bend Wednesday.
The former congresswoman, who now lives in Argos, urged people to sign an online petition demanding that Governor Mitch Daniels take immediate action to combat high gas prices.
Long Thompson faces Indianapolis businessman and South Bend native Jim Schellinger in next Tuesday’s primary for the right to oppose Daniels in November’s election.

Weather

Today High 74 Low 58 Partly Cloudy
Fri High 74 Low 54 Chance Storm
Sat High 63 Low 41 Chance Storm
Sun High 58 Low 38 Partly Cloudy
Mon High 65 Low 43 Partly Cloudy

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