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Azusa Pacific Baseball • 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 PacWest champs. 18 MLB draft picks since 2014 #APUBaseball

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APUBaseball
6 years
Still waiting out the rain, but in the meantime, the Cougars and Vulcans are locked in an intense back-and-forth dance battle. Catch the battle in its entirety on the APU Baseball (apubaseball212) instagram story. Here’s a sample:
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Here we go, 2019. #play212
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In the 2nd inning of Saturday’s doubleheader opener against Hawai’i Pacific, Tido Robles gives Cougars a 4-0 lead with a grand slam, the 2nd HR this year for the true freshman first baseman. #play212
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That feeling when you’re 5-0! #APUBaseball takes down @biolabaseball 7-6 to win their first 5 games of the season!
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DRAFTED: Cole Kleszcz, New York Mets (Round 33, Pick 988). The junior outfielder led all divisions of NCAA Baseball in home runs (27), and he was 1 of 3 players selected from Azusa Pacific this year, and 1 of 50 Cougars all-time selected in the draft. #APUinMLB
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Your 2021 PacWest Southern California Pod Champions.
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The best part of a sweep? The @caseydykstra4 flip
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FINAL: Top-seeded Azusa Pacific takes opening game of the NCAA D2 West Super Regional, 13-2, winning the first game of a best-of-three series over UC San Diego. Game 2 is Saturday at noon, with Game 3 to follow if necessary. #roadtocary #2509tocary #play212
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Hayden Merda was drafted in the 17th round of the 2022 @MLB Draft by the New York Yankees today! He is the Cougars’ 19th draft pick in the NCAA era, and the 51st player selected in all-time program history. Congratulations Hayden!
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7 years
Congrats to #APUBaseball alum Michael Fairchild on being signed by the @Mariners #212
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Make it 3 consecutive @ThePacWest titles for Cougar Baseball after Friday’s doubleheader sweep at Fresno Pacific. #play212 #threepeat
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7 years
2017 PACWEST CHAMPIONS! #212
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Congratulations @SVogt1229 on selection to 2019 APU Hall of Fame and and being 1st Cougar to have Jersey retired! #coug4life
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Cole Kleszcz hits his 2nd HR today, his 3rd of the regional, and it’s a grand slam that gives the Cougars a 16-2 lead over Cal Poly Pomona in the 6th inning. Kleszcz has 25 HRs this season and is tied for the #NCAAbaseball all-divisions home run lead. #RoadToCary
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9-for-9 for #9 ! Osvaldo Tovalin started this week’s 4-game series with 9 consecutive hits, as the Cougars swept Saturday’s doubleheader, 10-1 & 9-7, to complete the first series sweep of the season. #play212 VIDEO: Tovalin’s 9 consecutive hits. #sctop9 #sctop10 @ncaadii
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Proud is an understatement. Congrats to Cougar Alum Stephen Vogt! @APUCougars
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This is how to celebrate a perfect 5-0 week including a four-game series sweep of Biola:
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FINAL: Sean Aspinall’s walkoff double lifts Cougars to 4-3 win over Western Oregon in 11 innings. The 3-game series concludes Saturday with a single game at noon.
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Congrats to Coach Svagdis on being named @ThePacWest Coach of the Year! | #APUBaseball finished the regular season 40-10 #212
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St. Patty’s Day flips for a series sweep! #APUBaseball 🍀
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#APUBaseball is ranked 2nd in the West Region & gets the host bid! #212
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Tido Robles busts open Game 1 of the #CornerstoneCup series opener: after missing by *this much*, Tido makes the next pitch count, his 2nd grand slam this season, to give the Cougars a 6-0 lead in the 3rd inning of today’s doubleheader.
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Congrats to Michael Staudinger on being selected by the @whitesox in the 26th round of the 2017 MLB Draft #APUBaseball #212
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Welcome to The ZU, Cole Kleszcz, hitting one of the Cougars’ 5 home runs on the day in a doubleheader split with Cal State Monterey Bay to open the season Friday. Game 1: L, 3-6 Game 2: W, 6-4 Story:
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Join us in congratulating Stephen Vogt (‘07) on being named the Bullpen & Quality Control Coach for the Seattle Mariners! Read more on !
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Congratulations to Coug Great Cole Kleszcz on 2019 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. II All-Region Player of the year! #coug4life #winit #valueadded
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GAME 2 (final): Cougars walk off in the 11th for a 4-3 win over Biola as Joseph Kim reaches on a 2-out error, completing a Friday doubleheader sweep in the first 2 games of a 4-game #CornerstoneCup baseball series. #play212 #rollcougs
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HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT: Joe Quire Jr. made a diving stop and flip to start an inning-ending double play with the bases loaded in the 5th inning of Azusa Pacific's 6-2 win over Hawai'i Pacific Friday night. #SCtop10 @NCAADII @ThePacWest @divIIbaseball
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DRAFTED: RHP James Acuña, Atlanta Braves (Round 29, Pick 877). The junior righthander is 1 of 3 players selected from Azusa Pacific this year, and 1 of 50 Cougars all-time selected in the draft. #APUinMLB
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Congratulations to @dirtymyke_2 and @nickestrella13 on being selected to lead the 2019 Cougs!! #captains #wellearned #leadbyexample #212
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DRAFTED: Justin Gomez, Cincinnati Reds (Round 31, Pick 924). The senior left-handed hitting catcher is 1 of 3 players selected from Azusa Pacific this year, and 1 of 50 Cougars all-time selected in the draft. #APUinMLB
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From #APUBaseball to Houston! Praying for all residences, 1st responders & volunteers! @toddwhitting #HoustonStrong
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Arrived. Beautiful day for #D2OpeningDay First pitch at San Francisco State: 2:00 p.m.
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Special national anthem performance by cancer survivor Joseph Moore (J-Dawg), performing an electric guitar rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner before @ThePacWest series opener against @HiloVulcans Please support @Vs_Cancer and @FoJFoundation Donate:
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Congrats to former #APUBaseball player @SVogt1229 on his selection to the 2016 @MLB All Star Game! #212 #APUinMLB
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Freshman Aaron Roose caps a 6-run 3rd inning with his first collegiate home run, a 3-run shot that gives the Cougars a 7-1 lead over Point Loma early in Game 8 of the #NCAAD2West Regional.
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Great night with the Challenger Baseball League! #APUBaseball
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VIDEO: Isaiah Carranza records one of his 14 strikeouts in @ThePacWest opener, leading Cougars to 8-1 win over Concordia. The 4-game series continues Friday with a 3:00 pm doubleheader and concludes with a single game Saturday at 1:00 pm.
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Good vibes! Boys just rolling in for game one! Let's go!! #212 #cougs4life
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After over 4 & a half hours, Azusa Pacific improves to 30-3 with a 9-8 win over Hawai’i Pacific. Nick Estrella finishes off the win with 3 innings of relief. #play212 #PacWestAfterDark
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Practicing in paradise. #play212
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Congratulations, @ADAMmcCreery51 , on your callup to become the 8th @APUCougars product to reach the MLB level. #APUinMLB
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The #Braves today placed LHP Max Fried (left groin strain) and RHP Shane Carle (right shoulder inflammation) on the 10-day disabled list. The club recalled LHP Adam McCreery and RHP Wes Parsons from Triple-A Gwinnett.
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Final: Brendan Dixon finishes with 7 shutout frames to lead Azusa Pacific to 7-2 win over Biola in Thursday’s @ThePacWest series opener. #CornerstoneCup
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#APUBaseball wins game 1 of the West Regionals 3-1 against @cbulancers | Gomez 2-for-4, HR, 2 RBI | Staudinger HR | Oxford CG, 7 K #212
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Nick Estrella’s 2-out 5th-inning grand slam gives #APUbaseball its first runs of the season, giving Isaiah Carranza a 4-0 lead going to the bottom of the 5th. #D2OpeningDay
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In his first @MLB regular-season game since 2017, Stephen Vogt hit a game-tying home run as the @SFGiants rallied from 8 runs down for a 12-11 win in 11 innings over the @Reds . #play212 #APUinMLB
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TIE BALL GAME! @SVogt1229 makes his presence known in a big way 💪
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Happy Halloween from #APUBaseball !!
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Congrats to Adrian Tovalin on being selected by the @astros in the 16th round of the 2017 MLB Draft! #APUBaseball #212
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Congrats to Pablo O'Connor who was named the 2017 @ThePacWest Player of the Year! O'Connor had a .397 batting average, 64 RBIs & 18 HRs #212
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VIDEO: Griffin Herrera’s game-tying RBI single in the bottom of the 9th brought Casey Dykstra diving across the plate to tie the Cougars’ #NCAAD2West opener vs California Baptist at 4-4.
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OPENING DAY is here! 12th-ranked Azusa Pacific will begin the 2020 season with a doubleheader today against Chico State. The first game starting at 2pm at the Cougar Baseball Complex with the second game following around 5pm. Come out and support! #gocougars 🐾 #212 #OpeningDay
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END 3 (Game 2): Sean Aspinall gives Cougars a 4-1 lead with a 2-out grand slam in the bottom of the 3rd inning.
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7 years
Way to represent the Cougs! #APUinMLB
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7 years
What does the typical offseason day look like for @SVogt1229 ? #IntentionalTalk
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6 years
Congratulations and good luck to the teams of former Cougars Stephen Vogt ( @Brewers ) and Johnathan Erb ( @Dodgers physical therapist) in the #NLDS as #MLBPostseason begins. #APUinMLB
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Love seeing the Cougs pace the @NCAADII west region and @ThePacWest baseball w/3 selections in the @MLBDraft That's 16 Cougs living the dream since joining NCAA 6 years ago! Three straight seasons of 3 players getting drafted! #DIIbaseball #Dubs #AProcess #windraftrepeat
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Game 1 (final): Hayden Jorgenson finishes off the 5-3 win in the opening game of Monday’s doubleheader. The No. 1-ranked Cougars improve to 28-3 (18-3 in @ThePacWest )
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Great day today at the #APUBaseball Alumni game!
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Cougars win the first game of the season by a score of 5-0. Azusa Pacific had 3 solo shots from Dykstra, Roose, Dykstra, and Herrera. Estrella throws 5 scoreless innings to get the the win. Game 2 of the doubleheader starting soon!! #212 #GoCougars
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Love seeing the Cougs serve the Azusa community for National Walk to School day! #AUSD #bewell #valueadded
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Always #play212
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When you KNOW the water cooler trick is coming, you get your camera ready. Here is @APUBaseball players giving head coach Paul Svagdis a dousing after winning @ThePacWest title over Point Loma, 15-11.
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Congrats to #APUBaseball Junior LHP @therealjonreid on being drafted in round 28 to the @Nationals #212 #APUinMLB
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Congrats to Billy Oxford on being selected by the @Mets in the 27th round of the 2017 MLB Draft! #APUBaseball #212
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Welcome to Hawaii.
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Big thank you to #APUBaseball Alumni @SVogt1229 for talking to the team today before your game! #212 #APUinMLB
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Cougars beat the Eagles 5-0! Kearney, Tri. Aversa, Snyder, and Shepard all with scoreless innings. Jeffery Castillo’s first collegiate hit drives in 2. Azusa Pacific with its second shutout of the season. Starting pitchers through 4 games: 17 IP, 1 ER, and 17 Ks. #gocougars 🐾
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#APUBasbeall wins season opener 8-0 against @OtterAthletics | Gomez 3-for-4 2B | Oxford & Fairchild combine for 9 IP, 0 ER, & 8 SO #212
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Saturday’s doubleheader sweep of Concordia wrapped up a @ThePacWest series sweep, as 9-3 & 8-5 wins lifted the Cougars to 27-10 overall, 17-3 PacWest heading into back-to-back road trips north to Academy of Art & Fresno Pacific. Sweep = more @caseydykstra4 flips. #play212
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Love the support from #APUBaseball at Jacob Nemeth’s baptism! Happy Easter everyone! #HeIsRisen
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Congrats to former #APUBaseball player @Zedges12 on getting called up to AA in the Chicago Cubs organization! #212
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Watch Declan Kearney finish off the Cougars’ 5-4 win over Concordia, completing a series sweep and extending the season-opening win streak to 14 games. #play212
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Over 20 MLB scouts out today to watch the Cougs at #APUBaseball scout day!
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The 2nd pitch of Game 2 of the West Super Regional has left the yard, as Cole Kleszcz extends his national NCAA all-divisions home run lead with his 27th of the year to give Azusa Pacific a 1-0 lead. UCSD answers with a Shay Whitcomb solo shot in bottom of 1st. #RoadToCary
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The Cougs are tuned in to the @NCAADII #d2baseball Selection Show. #2509 #roadtocary Watch:
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Countdown to the Coug’s Christmas party begins! With a few of our fav things: gifts under the tree, logs on the fire, & big league All Stars! #APUBaseball
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Congratulations! #APUBaseball class of 2017! We are so proud of you guys! #212 #GraduatingGameChangers
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With yesterday’s selection in the MLB Draft, Hayden Merda is the latest in a long line of Cougars to be drafted to the professional ranks! Check out these numbers showcasing Azusa Pacific since the 2012 draft!
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Back-to-Back!! Casey Dykstra & Cole Kleszcz hit home runs on consecutive pitches, extending the Cougars' lead to 4-0 after 2 innings in Game 1 of the NCAA D2 West Super Regional.
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In the @apucougars NCAA regional opener Friday, Cole Kleszcz hit a 2-run HR with a full-count, 2-out shot to left, giving the top-seeded Cougars a 3-2 lead over Cal State Monterey Bay in the bottom of the 5th. #RoadToCary WATCH LIVE:
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The Cougs are back! 5am weights have started & #APUBaseball is getting ready for 2017 #212
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Feeling good after a 4-0 weekend in the AQ Pod Series with an upcoming trip to the West Regional in Idaho next week 😎
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Christmas w/ the Cougs! Great evening celebrating w/ J-dog! He inspires us to be stronger courageous n better people every day! #FOJ #212 #cougs4life
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Nick Estrella wins PacWest Player of the Week! He was 10-for-18 (.555) at the dish, which included two homers, eight RBI and four multi-hit games. Estrella is now batting a conference-high .519. Estrella also tossed 3.2 innings, allowing 1 run, and striking out 4 #212
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Congrats to Nick Estrella and Ken West for being honored by the PacWest ( @thepacwest ) for their performances this past week!!
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SWEEP! #APUBaseball takes all 4 games against @SFStateBaseball | combined 7 HR this series | the Cougs move on to 10-1 this season #212
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First practice of the 2017 season for #APUBaseball ! #212
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Before the Cougars start their first road series against Cal State Monterey Bay tonight. Here’s a look back on the first 4 home games of the 2020 season which included 3 Cougar wins. #212
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GAMEDAY!! Cougars and Otters in the Bay one final time today. First pitch will be at 11am. #gocougars 🐾
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2016 #APUBaseball Halloween Game! #212
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#APUBaseball beats Cal Poly Pomona 10-1 | O'Connor & Staudinger with a HR | Tovalin GS | Miyashiro CG, 4 K #212
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4 of the 5 hardest pitches thrown in the @MLB this season have come from @JStaumont !! Including the fastest pitch at 102.2 MPH🔥🔥🔥 @Royals #GoCougars #CougarsInTheMLB
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4 years
If you don't know about @JStaumont yet, here's a GIF for ya. #AlwaysRoyal
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Cougs start year off right! @nickestrella13 knocks down a Hole in One at Annual tourney! #letsgo #wintheday #thatsthecougs
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Congrats to Pablo O'Connor who was named the @ABCA1945 West Region Player of the Year! #212
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It’s an Opening Day sweep!! Azusa Pacific takes game 2, by a final score of 2-1. AJ Woodall throws 5 innings, allowing just 1 run. He strikes out a career high 9 in the win. Dykstra drives in both runs. Join us for the final game of the series tomorrow at Noon. #GoCougars
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First hit and RBI of the season for Daniel Genna!! B5: APU 3, UHH 1.
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7 years
Happy St. Patrick's Day from #APUBaseball ⚾️🍀
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Great costumes at the 2017 #APUBaseball Halloween Game! #LanceDown
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Former #APUBaseball player Stephen Vogt bobble head night!! #ibelieveinstephenvogt http://t.co/TXjMBovirK
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Love seeing of our current Cougs supporting support our local Glendora little Leaguers at one of their games!! #valueadded #212 #thatsthaCougs
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