Louisville Preps for College World Series

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College World Series (compiled by CSTV.com)

The No. 8 ranked University of Louisville baseball team arrived in Omaha, Neb., Wednesday evening for the program's first ever appearance at the College World Series. U of L will face the No. 2 seeded Rice Owls in the 2007 College World Series opener Friday at 2 p.m. ET at historic Rosenblatt Stadium and the game will be televised nationally by ESPN2.

The Cards (46-22) opened Wednesday by meeting with reporters and practicing for the final time at Jim Patterson Stadium before Friday's series opener against Rice (54-12). After arriving at Omaha Eppley Airfield at approximately 4:30 p.m. CT, the Cardinal players, coaches and support staff visited Rosenblatt Stadium for the first time prior to checking-in to the official team hotel.

U of L advanced to Omaha with Sunday's impressive 20-2 victory over Oklahoma State in the third and decisive game of the Super Regional. Prior to that, the Cards advanced through the Columbia (Mo.) Regional with back-to-back wins over No. 1 seeded Missouri. Rice returns to Omaha for the second consecutive year and the fourth time in the last six years after winning all five of its game in the 2007 NCAA tournament. The Owls won the 2003 College World Series championship, the school's first NCAA team title in any sport.

Louisville Tops Oklahoma State for First Trip to College World Series

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College World Series (compiled by KSWO.com)

Louisville clubbed Oklahoma State 20-2 Sunday to earn a 2-1 series win in the NCAA Super Regional and its first berth in the College World Series.

Louisville pounded out 21 hits and scored five runs in the second and fourth innings and four more in the fifth and eighth innings in the win.

The Cardinals (46-22) will meet Rice on Friday in the first round of the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.

Right fielder Pete Rodriguez led the way for the Cardinals on Sunday and in the series.

Left fielder Isaiah Howes went 3-6 with three runs scored and six RBIs and second baseman Logan Johnson was 3-4, scoring four runs.

Rebel Ridling led the Cowboys at the plate with three hits including a solo home run.

Oklahoma Lookin' Good in Big 12 Baseball Tourney

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University of Oklahoma (compiled by KSWO)

So far, so good for the Sooners at the Big 12 baseball tournament at the Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City.

On the first day of the tournament, seven-seed OU upset two-seed Missouri 7-2 Wednesday night. Sooner shortstop Bryant Hernandez had a good day at the plate going 1-for-3 with a solo home run and two RBI.

For highlights of OU's upset of the Tigers, watch the 7-Sports featured video clip.

The Sooners next play at the Big 12 tournament Friday night at 7:30 pm against OSU.

Oklahoma State Greeks Trying to Whack Hazing

Local Fraternities and Sororities Ban Together Against Hazing

A group of Greek students at Oklahoma State University met this week to discuss how tougher legislation in the state may put an end to hazing at campus fraternities and sororities.

About two months ago, a group of six brothers from the university's chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha were said to have hit several pledges with paddles.

"On one victim his buttocks, the flesh was torn down to the muscle until there was no skin left," said a police officer.

The students at the meeting this week said tough laws may help students think twice before the participate in hazing-related activities with their organization. The students even hope to talk with state lawmakers to encourage more stringent hazing prevention laws.

Oklahoma State Hazers Head to Court

Frat Members Accused of Hazing Appear in Court

Three of the brothers accused of hazing from Oklahoma State University's Alpha Phi Alpha chapter appeared in court on Tuesday.

A total of six brothers from the chapter were charged with severely paddling pledges earlier this month. Since then, Oklahome State has suspended Alpha Phi Alpha for 15 years. One pledge came forward and said a total of five were severely beat with paddles. The police have since taken thos paddles to use as evidence if the case goes to trial.

It is the first case of hazing in the state of Oklahoma since the law was put into action in 1990. If found guilty, the brothers could face a fine of $500 and 90 days in county jail.

Oklahoma State's Alpha Phi Alpha Suspended

OSU, National Office Suspends Frat

Alpha Phi Alpha's Oklahoma State University chapter has been suspended for a minimum of 5 years by its national organization and 15 years by the university, following the alleged beating of pledges with paddles.

Six brothers of the fraternity were charged with hazing Monday, and the suspension of the frat comes as a result of the state's zero tolerance hazing policy. One pledge was beaten so severely, he will require plastic surgery repairs to his butt to replace missing skin. The district attorney said a group of five pledges came forward to alert authorities of the hazing incident.

Oklahoma State Frat Boys Face Hazing Charges for Paddling

Six Fraternity Members Charged With Hazing

Six members of Oklahome State's Alpha Phi Alpha were charged with hazing Monday, stemming from a February incident at initiation where a pledge said he was paddled too hard.

Those charged were Corrion (Cory) Cox, Lyall Storandt, Jason Taylor, Mitchel McCowan, Michael (Dexter) Combs, and Joshua Goree were all charged this week.

Randall Nash reported being struck several times on the buttocks and torso of his body with a paddle, which other fraternity members used to strike the pledges, according to police. He will require plastic surgery to replace missing skin.

The charges may cost the accused up to $500 in fines and up to 90 days in county jail.

Serious Paddling at Oklahoma State's Alpha Phi Alpha Will Bring Arrests

OSU Frat Hazing Charges Expected

As reported by The Frat Boy News and the Tulsa World:

A prosecutor said Monday he expects to file hazing charges against as many as six members of the Oklahoma State University chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity amid allegations that members beat pledges.

One pledge was beaten so badly that he went to an emergency room and was later advised by medical personnel to have a consultation with a plastic surgeon, police said. The chapter has already been shut down by its national organization.

"When you have a young man hazed to the extent that he's going to have to have plastic surgery, that's crossing the line," District Attorney Rob Hudson said.

The prosecutor said his office received a report on Friday from police on allegations that several pledges of Alpha Phi Alpha had been hazed by being hit with wooden paddles.

The pledge reportedly told police that from Jan. 22 to Feb. 10, he attended "set" meetings, held five or six nights a week, at which pledges received physical "punishment" for failure to recall information about the fraternity, the affidavit said. He also took the "punishment" for another pledge who had "some kind of medical condition and couldn't take these paddlings," said a police officer.