From staff reports
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The role of favorite did not play out well in the Premier Incoming Freshmen Championships on Friday.
Teams with the best pool-play records all lost on the first day of championship action in the 22-team tournament.
Advancing unbeaten through two rounds Friday were the Midwest Mud Dogs Red (Pool A), the Rawlings Prospects Legends (Pool B), the Austin Wings Black (Pool C) and the Rawlings Prospects Red Birds (Pool D).
The Legends had the highest seed of those four teams, at No. 5. The Red Birds were seeded seventh, the Mud Dogs Red were No. 8 and and Wings Black were an unlikely No. 14 seed.
The Midwest Mud Dogs Red knocked off the early favorite and No. 1 seed Rawlings Red Sox 11-3.
The Legends whipped the fourth-seeded Waco Storm dodgers 20-3.
The Red Birds beat the second-seeded Arizona Clash 5-4.
The third-seeded Midwest Mud Dogs Blue lost 10-5 to the Rawlings A’s.
A final round of championship pool play today will set the pairings for Sunday’s title games.
The four frontrunners all play at different parks today.
The Midwest Mud Dogs Red play the Lee’s Summit Dirt Dawgs at noon at the Joplin Sports Complex.
The Rawlings Prospects Legends meet the Arlington A’s at noon at Joe Becker Stadium.
The Austin Wings Black face the Midwest Mud Dogs Blue at 9:30 a.m. at Seneca High School.
In Pool D, the Rawlings Prospects Red Birds play the South Texas Sliders Gesell at noon at Joplin High School.
In consolation play, the Joplin Miners beat the SEK Crusaders 11-0 before falling 3-1 to the Fort Worth Cats.
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July 4, 2009
Pool-play favorites treated rudely in Premier Incoming Frosh meet
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Outlaws open season Thursday on the road
Chris Oldner takes a cut during the Joplin Outlaws practice Tuesday afternoon. The Outlaws open their season on Thursday night at Rossville and play seven road games before their home opener on June 5.
The Joplin Outlaws and new coach Rob Vessell have set some lofty goals for the 2012 baseball season.
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- Whisner ignites Joplin Miners past Webb City
- Venus Williams joins Serena on sideline in Paris
- Both sides of border hope changes make easier entry into Canada
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- Pittsburg State Sports
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- Vengels sixth in heptathlon; PSU picks up two seventh-place finishes
- Ethan Cordray signs with Pittsburg State
- Lions, Gorillas begin competition in outdoor track and field championship
- Three finalists named for PSU head baseball coach position
- Lions qualify 10, PSU 15 for Division II outdoor track meet
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Area athletes turn shine at state meet
Webb City's Jarvis Jones takes sixth in the 200.
- Cleo Elbert steps down at Thomas Jefferson
- Frontenac wins first state baseball title
- Joplin's Jeremy Lynn takes fifth at state tennis
- Frontenac advances at state baseball
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