This is the debut of what will hopefully be a semi-regular look at University of Kentucky baseball.  Our first installment is bittersweet, as Kentucky’s 6-0 start to the season has been offset by news that they’ll finish the year without their best pitcher.
James Paxton, who I’m sure you’ve read about here, will not play for U.K. this [...]

University of Kentucky pitcher James Paxton will appeal a Kentucky Court decision that denied his Motion for a Temporary Injunction, which would have forced the school to allow him to play this spring. 
(Previous articles on Paxton available here.)
Paxton’s attoney, Richard Johnson, filed a Motion for CR 65.07 Interlocutory Relief on January 27th.  This motion is an appeal to the decision that denied [...]

On Friday, January 15, University of Kentucky senior pitcher James Paxton lost his case that would have forced the school to allow him to play despite questions from the NCAA about his amateur status.
This link can get you up to speed and contains links back to the start of this story, but the crux is that [...]

James Paxton’s attorney, Richard Johnson, claims the University of Kentucky violated Paxton’s rights as a student when they told him he had to sit for an interview with the N.C.A.A.
In an email sent out to the media, Johnson attached his reply to U.K.’s response to his client’s motion for temporary injunction.  This was the formal reply he emailed us about, and [...]

It all started with the Toronto Blue Jays interim president laying out his reasons for missing out on signing their 37th overall pick in the MLB draft this past summer.  Once the Toronto Globe and Mail quoted Paul Beeston in this article, Kentucky left-hander James Paxton’s college baseball career was in jeopardy. 
Beeston was simply explaining to the media why he did not come to [...]

One of the best pitchers in college baseball is suing his school in order to play in 2010.
James Paxton, left-handed pitcher for the University of Kentucky, elected to return for his senior year even though the Toronto Blue Jays drafted him 37th overall this past June.  However, the decision to do so is apparently not without consequences [...]

This is my debut covering University of Kentucky baseball.  I consider myself lucky to be working with the U.K. Athletic Department, and the baseball team in particular, as I know from my experience with their camps that they are a great group of guys.  I’m also fortunate because this could be a historic year as the Wildcats appear positioned to make a serious [...]

For fans, watching the game of baseball is simple. They pass through the turnstile, click on the television or log onto a website minutes before the contest begins. When “play ball” is announced, they are either sitting on their couch or tucked into their seats, then the first pitch is thrown and away you go.
But, [...]

If you take a quick glance at any team’s board on draft day, you’ll learn that great baseball players can come from all ends of the globe. Unlike football and basketball, the National Pastime often sees it stars come from rural areas and smaller schools within the college landscape. While major universities have their fair [...]

According to CollegeBaseblog.com, Stephen Strasburg has tossed a no-hitter against Air Force in San Diego State’s 5-0 win tonight.
The story was also reported on MASN2’s coverage of the Nationals-Diamondbacks game tonight as many Washington Nationals fans have a keen eye on the projected #1 overall pick in the upcoming June draft.
According to the report, Strasburg [...]