2011 Graduate Matt Umba Continues Baseball Days with Independent Roswell Invaders

DATE: June 4, 2012
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ROSWELL, N.M. – – Matt Umba, a 2011 graduate and alumni of the Wilmington University baseball team, signed a professional contract to continue playing baseball with the Roswell Invaders of the newly formed independent league Pecos Leagues of Professional Baseball Clubs earlier this Spring.

INSIDE THE PPD

Lieutenant Daniel W. Placentra passed away on May 27, 2012. He served as a Philadelphia Police Officer for 54 years (1951-2005). He lived by the mantra he wore with pride, \”Protect and Serve.\” His greatest passion was serving and protecting others as a police officer. Lieutenant Placentra was the longest serving active duty police officer in the Philadelphia Police Department’s history and also one of the longest serving police officers in the Unites States. Daniel joined the Philadelphia Police Department in 1951 and served at the rank of police officer until 1967 when he was promoted to sergeant. Daniel was then promoted to Lieutenant in 1976 and served as the original \”Lieutenant Dan\” for 30 years, until his retirement in 2005.

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Coast Guard units are joined by other law enforcement agencies as they escort a NASA training shuttle to the Nassau Bay Hilton Hotel dock in League City, Texas, June 1, 2012. Crewmembers from multiple Coast Guard units and the Coast Guard Auxiliary helped guide the shuttle safely through the tight ship channel and under the Kemah Bridge as it made its way to the Johnson Space Center in Houston.

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By Senior Airman Alexandria Mosness 
U.S. Air Forces Central

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan , June 4, 2012 – The chaplain gave the cross he brought from home to the young injured Marine from Florida.

Drexel University, PPL Park host NCAA Men\’s Lacrosse Quarterfinals

On May 20, Drexel University hosted the 2012 NCAA Men\’s Lacrosse Quarterfinals at PPL Park. In front of a crowd of nearly 11,000, Notre Dame upset defending champion Virginia in thrilling fashion, and Duke routed Colgate to advance to the semifinals. Having already proven itself as a world-class venue for soccer and rugby, PPL Park has added another sport to its growing resume. According to Duke Head Coach John Danowski, it is a \”perfect size for our sport… It just seemed like a great place to enjoy a game.\”

Building on the success of this year’s event, Philadelphia and Drexel will host the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championships in 2013 at Lincoln Financial Field, returning for the first time since 2006.

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 Kline taken in second round by Orioles, Taylor in fifth round by

Stephen Bruno of Audubon NJ

Mariners, Bruno in seventh round by Cubs

 

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Three Virginia baseball players were selected Tuesday in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Branden Kline (Jr., Frederick, Md.), Chris Taylor (Jr., Virginia Beach, Va.) and Stephen Bruno (R-So., Audubon, N.J.) all were picked Tuesday in the draft. Bruno graduated from Gloucester Catholic High School. 

Kline was a second-round selection (65th overall) by the Baltimore Orioles. Taylor was picked in the fifth round (161st overall) by the Seattle Mariners, and Bruno was selected in the seventh round (224th overall) by the Chicago Cubs. UVa has had 12 players selected in the top 10 rounds over the last three years and 20 total players overall over the past three seasons.

Kline was a second-team All-ACC pick in 2012 as a starting pitcher, as he went 7-3 with 3.56 ERA. In 93.2 innings, he struck out 94 batters and limited foes to a .241 batting average. Kline moved to the starting rotation this year after earning first-team All-America honors as a sophomore while serving as UVa\’s closer. He recorded an ACC-record 18 saves last year while helping UVa to the College World Series. In three years, Kline is 16-5 with a 3.22 ERA; in 201.1 innings he has struck out 206 batters.

FLORENCE — They’ve shown flashes of brilliance throughout an injury-plagued season, which explains the decidedly non-flashy win-loss record that the Florence High School baseball team takes into today’s state Group I semifinal.

Florence (14-10) will meet a familiar foe — Audubon (22-6) — at 4 p.m. at The College of New Jersey.

The Flashes, who have won eight of their last 11 games, including three consecutive victories on the way to the Central Jersey crown, lost a 6-5 game to the Green Wave last season.

\”They have a lot of kids back from last year,\” said Florence pitcher/third baseman Greg Perri, referring to the three-time South Jersey I champion. \”We know they’re a good team, very talented. They knocked us out in the same round last year by one run.

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 June 4, 2012

NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced on Monday the association’s Region Athletes and Coaches of the Year for the 2012 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field season. Voted on by the nation’s coaches, many of these athletes and coaches will participate in this upcoming weekend’s final site of the NCAA Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, June 6-9. NCAA.com and ESPN3.com will carry live coverage starting Wednesday. ESPNU will air live coverage on Saturday, June 9, starting at Noon, eastern.

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