KIXS FM 108 » Baseball http://kixs.com The Country Leader Sat, 18 May 2013 21:41:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Remember When Garth Brooks Played for the New York Mets? http://kixs.com/remember-when-garth-brooks-played-for-the-new-york-mets/ http://kixs.com/remember-when-garth-brooks-played-for-the-new-york-mets/#comments Sat, 16 Feb 2013 22:29:23 +0000 Billy Dukes http://tasteofcountry.com/?p=157253 Major League Baseball spring training begins this week, and in the year 2000, that meant country superstar Garth Brooks reported for duty to the New York Mets clubhouse. It was the second of three stints the singer had in the bigs, and he left with an unimpressive batting average.

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]]> http://kixs.com/giants-trounce-tigers-in-world-series-game-one/feed/ 0 Six Generals Named to PGC TCL Top Prospects List http://kixs.com/six-generals-named-to-pgc-tcl-top-prospects-list/ http://kixs.com/six-generals-named-to-pgc-tcl-top-prospects-list/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 18:11:57 +0000 Rob Garrett http://kixs.com/?p=99863 Every summer, Perfect Game CrossChecker covers the nation’s top summer collegiate leagues more extensively than anyone else in the country.  And every summer, PGC identifies the top professional prospects that played in each of those leagues

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Registration will start at 1:00pm. Players should arrive earl

]]> http://kixs.com/softball-tryouts-this-weekend/feed/ 0 GO GENERALS! http://kixs.com/go-generals/ http://kixs.com/go-generals/#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:45:50 +0000 Rob Garrett http://kixs.com/?p=88126 With one out in the bottom of the 11th inning of Sunday night's opening game of the TCL playoffs between the Victoria Generals and Brazos Valley Bombers, Ryan Guedry delivered a single to left-field to score Eric Weiss from second base and give the Generals an 8-7 walk-off win, propelling them into the TCL Championship Series

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Tickets are available at the Symphony office (located at 2112 N

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]]> http://kixs.com/baseball-and-softball-try-outs-tomorrow/feed/ 0 Only 1 Home Game This Week. Guess When It Is! http://kixs.com/only-1-home-game-this-week-guess-when-it-is/ http://kixs.com/only-1-home-game-this-week-guess-when-it-is/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:01:05 +0000 Rob Garrett http://kixs.com/?p=80554 The Victoria Generals second-half struggles continued last night as they were defeated by the Alexandria Aces at home 10-7.  The Generals have already clinched a spot in the Texas Collegiate League postseason by finishing in second-place in the first-half of the season, but their second-half has left something to be desired thus far as they have now lost 9 of their last 11 games and are currently 7-11 in the second-half TCL standings

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Kruse currently leads the Victoria Generals for four offensive categories in the Texas Collegiate League, while Huff has compiled a 3-0 record with seven saves and a 1

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]]> http://kixs.com/generals-game-postponed-due-to-rain/feed/ 0 Vidrine's Two Home Runs Power South to 10-2 Win in TCL All-Star Game http://kixs.com/vidrines-two-home-runs-power-south-to-10-2-win-in-tcl-all-star-game/ http://kixs.com/vidrines-two-home-runs-power-south-to-10-2-win-in-tcl-all-star-game/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:50:34 +0000 Rob Garrett http://kixs.com/?p=73373 On a night when the best players from the Texas Collegiate League traveled to Victoria to showcase their skills in the 2012 TCL All-Star Game presented by the University of Houston-Victoria, no star shinned brighter than Victoria Generals outfielder Jude Vidrine who was named the game's MVP as he led the South to a 10-2 victory over the North.

Vidrine blasted two home runs in the game, a three-run shot in the second inning and a solo bomb in the ninth.  On the night, Vidrine went 3-for-4 with the tw

]]> http://kixs.com/vidrines-two-home-runs-power-south-to-10-2-win-in-tcl-all-star-game/feed/ 0 Generals Players in the All Star Game http://kixs.com/generals-players-in-the-all-star-game/ http://kixs.com/generals-players-in-the-all-star-game/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 17:31:43 +0000 Rob Garrett http://kixs.com/?p=73107 The Texas Collegiate League has announced the North and South rosters for the 2012 TCL All-Star Game presented by the University of Houston-Victoria.   The TCL will use a North-South format to divide the league for the All-Star Game. The host Generals lead t

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The Generals now know that they will host the #3 seed in a one-game, winner-take-all match-up, on Sunday, August 12.  The winner of the

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This year, one lucky fan will have the chance to w

]]> http://kixs.com/win-10000/feed/ 0 Generals Set to Host 2012 TCL All-Star Game http://kixs.com/generals-set-to-host-2012-tcl-all-star-game/ http://kixs.com/generals-set-to-host-2012-tcl-all-star-game/#comments Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:52:06 +0000 Rob Garrett http://kixs.com/?p=71470 The Victoria Generals of the Texas Collegiate League will host the 2012 TCL All-Star Game presented by the University of Houston-Victoria on Monday, July 9 at Riverside Stadium.  It will be the second time in three years that Victoria has hosted the high-profile exhibition game.

The all-st

]]> http://kixs.com/generals-set-to-host-2012-tcl-all-star-game/feed/ 0 Catcher Stumph Added to Generals Roster http://kixs.com/catcher-stumph-added-to-generals-roster/ http://kixs.com/catcher-stumph-added-to-generals-roster/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:06:06 +0000 Rob Garrett http://kixs.com/?p=70616 The Victoria Generals of the Texas Collegiate League have announced the addition of catcher Andrew Stumph from Texas State University to the current roster.  Stumph, a native of Katy, Texas, just completed his junior year at Texas State where he hit .253 on the season.  He added 10 doubles

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