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| Aug. 19 | 8/19/08 – Former Monks Shortstop Enman Signed by Nashua Pride | St. Joseph's (Maine) | |
| STANDISH, ME – Former Saint Joseph's College (Me.) shortstop Luke Enman ‘08 (Milan, NH/Berlin HS) has signed a professional baseball contract with the Nashua Pride of the Can-Am League. Enman joins the Pride after posting an impressive senior campaign at St. Joe’s where he was named the GNAC Player of the Year [ more ] |
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| Aug. 16 | Marietta College graduate Matt DeSalvo '03 joins Atlanta Braves bullpen | Marietta | Miscellaneous |
| Marietta College graduate Matt DeSalvo ’03 is back in a major league baseball uniform. On Friday (Aug. 15) evening, the Atlanta Braves purchased the contract of the NCAA’s career win and strikeout leader from Richmond, its Class AAA affiliate. DeSalvo, who is expected to provide depth in the bullpen, replaced Tom [ more ] | |||
| Aug. 15 | Jim Tetkoskie Promoted to Head Coach for Penn State Harrisburg Baseball | Penn State-Harrisburg | Transaction |
| Middletown, PA – After serving three years as Penn State Harrisburg’s assistant baseball coach, Jim Tetkoskie moved up in the ranks as the Nittany Lion’s new Head Coach for 2008-09 season. Tetkoskie looks to continue expanding the baseball program by developing the current roster of players, as well as, the [ more ] | |||
| Aug. 11 | Lee Driggers named head baseball coach at Wheaton College (Ill.) | Wheaton (Ill.) | Transaction |
| Wheaton, Ill. – Wheaton College (Ill.) Athletic Director Tony Ladd has announced the hiring of Lee Driggers as the head coach of the Thunder men’s baseball program. Driggers replaces Bobby Elder, who resigned in June after seven years at the helm of the Thunder. Driggers assumes a Wheaton program that tallied [ more ] | |||
| Jul. 25 | Texas-Tyler Represneted in Summer League All-Star Games | Texas-Tyler | Miscellaneous |
| Sophomore outfielder Austin Newell and junior pitcher Lex Wolfe of The University of Texas at Tyler baseball team were both named to the Wolff Division All-Star team and will play in the 2008 Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League All-Star game on July 28. Patriots’ assistant coach Wes Davis will be making [ more ] | |||
| Jul. 22 | Shenandoah Hires Cameron as Top Assistant | Shenandoah | Transaction |
| WINCHESTER, Va. - Shenandoah University Head Baseball Coach Kevin Anderson announced Tuesday that he has hired Bruce Cameron to be his full-time assistant. Cameron comes to Shenandoah after spending the past 11 years as an assistant baseball coach at West Virginia University. He replaces Kirk Renegar, who resigned in June [ more ] |
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| Jul. 21 | Kean's Gianakas Inks Minor League Deal with Baltimore Orioles | Kean | Miscellaneous |
| Baltimore, Md. (7/21/08) – Outfielder Derek Gianakas (Edison, N.J.) recently signed a professional minor-league contract with the Baltimore Orioles organization. Gianakas, the 2008 NJAC and ECAC Metro Player of the Year, finished his four year playing career at Kean with a .318 batting average. In 170 games he drove in 134 [ more ] |
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| Jul. 18 | Wesley's Buckland To Join Nashua Pride | Wesley | |
| DOVER, Del. - Former Wesley College standout and 2008 graduate Ryan Buckland (Middletown, Del./Caravel Academy) has agreed to terms with the Nashua (N.H.) Pride of the independent Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball (CanAm League). Buckland will sign with the Pride on July 19 and could start on the mound as soon [ more ] |
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| Jul. 13 | Villa Julie Board Chooses Stevenson University as New Name | Villa Julie | |
| The Board of Trustees of Villa Julie College has voted unanimously to change the name of the institution to Stevenson University. The decision follows the approval of the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) last month for university status for Villa Julie. One of the main components of the new University will [ more ] |
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| Jul. 13 | Max Eckert from Stevenson University Named Player of the week | Villa Julie | |
| Clark C. Griffith Collegiate Baseball League Weekly Report - June 29 - July 6, 2008 Max Eckert Beltway Blue Caps .421/.656/1.158 (AVG/OBP/SLG) 3 HR, 9 RBI, 22 Total Bases The Clark C. Griffith League released its player of the week for June 6th – July 29th. Max Eckert, from the Beltway Blue Caps took home the honor for player [ more ] |
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| Jul. 02 | Texas-Tyler Baseball Stays Busy With Summer League Play: Part 1 | Texas-Tyler | Miscellaneous |
| For college students, summer is usually reserved for going home and relaxing before retuning to the grind in the fall. For some member of the University of Texas at Tyler baseball team and coaching staff, the summer is a time to hone their baseball skills in preparation for the upcoming [ more ] | |||
| Jul. 02 | Midwest Conference History Book To Be Released In September | MWC | |
| George Drake, a former Midwest Conference student-athlete and 1956 Grinnell College graduate, has culminated a project he calls “a labor of love” with the completion of the 100-page soft cover book No Ordinary Conference, an introspective history of the Midwest Conference. The Midwest Conference office is making the book available to [ more ] | |||
| Jun. 27 | Anderson chosen to lead Lawrence baseball program | Lawrence | |
| APPLETON, Wis. -- Jason Anderson is the new baseball coach at Lawrence University, Provost Dave Burrows announced Friday. Anderson comes to Lawrence from Grinnell College and also will serve as an assistant football coach. Anderson will coach the defensive backs, Lawrence head football coach Chris Howard said. "I am very excited [ more ] |
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| Jun. 25 | Bobby Elder resigns as head baseball coach at Wheaton College | Wheaton (Ill.) | |
| Wheaton, Ill. – Bobby Elder has announced his resignation as head baseball coach at Wheaton College. Elder leaves his post with the Thunder to take a job as a high school athletic administrator in North Carolina. Elder served at the helm of the Thunder program for seven years. His 92 career wins [ more ] |
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| Jun. 21 | Northern Athletics Conference changes domain name to NorthernAC.org | NATHC | Miscellaneous |
| WAUKESHA, Wis. -- The Northern Athletics Conference has changed its domain name for the conference's website and email to NorthernAC.org. The change from the previous NorthernAthleticsConf.com will significantly reduce the length of the domain name from 21 characters to 10 (not including the .com/.org extension), making direct navigation to the organization's website [ more ] |
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| Jun. 19 | Kean's Augustine Participates in Midwest League All-Star Game | Kean | Miscellaneous |
| Burlington, Iowa (6/18/08) – Former Cougar Joe Augustine (Highland Park, N.J.) has been selected and took part in the Midwest League All-Star game on June 17th at Dow Diamond in Midland, Michigan. Augustine, who is in his second season in the minor system of the Kansas City Royals, is currently [ more ] |
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| Jun. 19 | Westminster Shortstop's Hit Streak was Nation's Best in 2008 and Ninth All-Time | Westminster (Pa.) | Miscellaneous |
| NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. – Research conducted by polling all sports information directors at NCAA Division III schools confirmed that Westminster College junior baseball player Nick Maiorano (New Castle, Pa./New Castle) held the longest hit streak in the nation during the 2008 season. Maiorano hit safely in 35 straight games and was tops [ more ] |
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| Jun. 18 | Wheaton Baseball Represented Among Collegiate Summer League Teams | Wheaton (Mass.) | |
| NORTON, MA- Ten Wheaton College baseball players and one coach will represent the Lyons on various summer league teams throughout the country this summer. Fourth-year assistant coach Ryan Parker '01 is on the Harwich Mariners staff of the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL), where he will assist with the [ more ] | |||
| Jun. 16 | NJCU’S JOSE FULGENCIO FEATURED IN JUNE-JULY ISSUE OF SPORTS ILLUSTRATED LATINO | New Jersey City | |
| NJCU’S JOSE FULGENCIO FEATURED IN JUNE-JULY ISSUE OF SPORTS ILLUSTRATED LATINO JERSEY CITY, NJ…New Jersey City University shortstop JOSE FULGENCIO (Bronx, NY/San Rafael (Dominican Republic), who earlier this season had a 40-game hitting streak and 50-game on-base streak, is featured in the June-July 2008 issue of Sports Illustrated LATINO. He is the [ more ] |
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| Jun. 09 | Texas-Tyler's Holland Drafted by Oakland | Texas-Tyler | Miscellaneous |
| LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Right-handed pitcher Brett Holland of The University of Texas at Tyler was taken in the forty-eighth round by the Oakland Athletics on Friday in the 2008 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Holland, a Lindale, Texas, native, has played three years for the Patriots and has amassed [ more ] |
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| Jun. 09 | Dominican’s Eifel Selected By San Francisco In MLB Draft | Dominican | |
| With the fifth selection in the 21st Round of the 2008 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft, the San Francisco Giants selected Dominican University’s Mike Eifel (Midlothian, IL). The 6’4” right-hand pitcher, became the first-ever student-athlete at Dominican University to be selected in the MLB draft and just the [ more ] | |||
| Jun. 09 | UT Tyler's Holland Picked in MLB Draft, ASC's 13th All-Time Selection | ASC | Miscellaneous |
| RICHARDSON, Texas –– University of Texas at Tyler junior right-handed pitcher Brett Holland was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 48th round (1,435 selection overall) in Major League Baseball’s 2008 First-Year Player Draft. The 6-1, 185-pound Holland (Lindale, TX / LHS) went 11-0 with a 2.76 ERA and 112 strikeouts in [ more ] |
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| Jun. 09 | Westminster's Brandon Drespling Signs with the Milwaukee Brewers | Westminster (Pa.) | Transaction |
| NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Former Westminster College baseball player Brandon Drespling (New Castle, Pa./Laurel) signed a contract as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday, becoming the first Titan baseball player since 1972 to sign with a Major League organization. A 5-foot-10 outfielder, Drespling signed with the Brewers on [ more ] |
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| Jun. 06 | CNU's Moreland Signs Free Agent Contract With The Baltimore Orioles | Christopher Newport | |
| NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Christopher Newport’s Kenny Moreland signed a professional contract with the Baltimore Orioles organization Saturday, following the conclusion of the 2008 Major League Draft. Moreland finished the 2008 season with a perfect 13-0 record and a 1.97 ERA, both setting new school records. He struck out 116 batters in [ more ] |
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| Jun. 06 | Worcester State's Nate Nelson Drafted By Toronto in 40th Round of MLB Draft | Worcester State | |
| Worcester State College first baseman Nate Nelson (Worcester, MA) has been selected in the 40th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Entry Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays. Nelson was the 1,209 overall pick. This is the second time that Nelson has been drafted. He was originally [ more ] | |||
| Jun. 06 | FORMER EAGLE FRANK PFISTER SELECTED BY REDS IN MLB DRAFT | Emory | Miscellaneous |
| FORMER EAGLE FRANK PFISTER SELECTED BY REDS IN MLB DRAFT (June 6) Former Emory University third baseman Frank Pfister was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 17th-round of the 2008 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft. Pfister was chosen by the Reds with the 509th-overall pick, the highest an Emory position [ more ] |
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| Jun. 04 | Edgewood College: Construction underway on Stampfl Field upgrades | Edgewood | Miscellaneous |
| MADISON, Wis. (May 28, 2008) - Thanks to a new partnership between Edgewood College and the City of Verona, construction is well underway on a new grandstand structure for Stampfl Field, the Eagles’ baseball home since 1997. The new grandstand will include 350 covered seats, an enclosed press box concession and [ more ] | |||
| Jun. 02 | UT-Tyler Announces 2009 Easton Classic Schedule | Millsaps | Miscellaneous |
| TYLER, Texas – The University of Texas-Tyler sports information department released today the schedule and teams participating in the 2009 Easton Baseball Classic, with Millsaps, Trinity and UT-Dallas joining the host Patriots from Feb. 6-8 at Irwin Field. Ranked 6th in the final D3baseball.com poll and 10th by the ABCA, UT-Tyler ended [ more ] |
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| May. 27 | McDonough Signs with Brockton Rox, Becomes Wheaton's Sixth Professional | Wheaton (Mass.) | |
| NORTON, MA- Recent Wheaton College graduate Chris McDonough (Weymouth, MA/Weymouth) agreed to terms with the Brockton Rox of the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball, as the lefthanded pitcher is the fifth Lyon since 2006 and sixth Wheaton player overall to sign a professional contract. McDonough joins former teammate Jamie Baker '06 on [ more ] |
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| May. 26 | Warhawks Finish Third in NCAA Division III World Series | UW-Whitewater | |
The UW-Whitewater baseball team finished third at the National Collegiate Athletics Association Division III World Series at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wisconsin Monday after a 12-11 loss to Johns Hopkins University. The Warhawks, who went 3-2 in the Series, finished the season with a record of 42-10 while [ more ] |
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| May. 26 | Warhawks Defeat Adrian, Continue Climb to Championship Game | UW-Whitewater | |
| At first glance (and maybe even a second look) UW-Whitewater's 13-11 win over Adrian College Monday in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III World Series in Grand Chute, Wisconsin would not look like a thing of beauty. But the win propels the Warhawks, 42-9, into another game Sunday afternoon [ more ] | |||
| May. 25 | Warhawks Still Dancing After Win Over #1 Chapman | UW-Whitewater | |
| UW-Whitewater can keep its dancing shoes (okay, spikes) unpacked for at least another day thanks to a 7-4 win over number one ranked Chapman College Sunday in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III World Series in Grand Chute, Wisconsin. UW-Whitewater, 41-9 overall, will play the winner of Sunday afternoon's [ more ] | |||
| May. 24 | Warhawks Stayin' Alive in World Series | UW-Whitewater | |
| UW-Whitewater defeated New York-Cortland 10-2 Saturday afternoon in the second round of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III World Series at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wisconsin. UW-W, 40-9, will play the loser of Chapman College and Johns Hopkins University, a game that is being played now, at [ more ] | |||
| May. 23 | Warhawks Fall to Linfield in Series Opener | UW-Whitewater | |
| Linfield College defeated UW-Whitewater 5-1 in the first round of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III World Series at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wisconsin Friday. UW-W, 39-9, plays again Saturday at 1:15 against the loser of Friday's late game between Trinity College, 41-0, and New York-Cortland, 42-3 [ more ] | |||
| May. 22 | Ryan Kravontka voted Western New England College Male Scholar Athlete-of-the-Yea | Western New England | Miscellaneous |
| SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Baseball co-captain Ryan Kravontka (Glastonbury, CT) was honored recently as the Western New England College Senior Male Scholar-Athlete-of-the-Year. Kravontka compiled a 3.46 cumulative grade-point-average majoring in Communications. In March, he was induced into the Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete honor Society. Kravontka completed an internship in the [ more ] |
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| May. 21 | Two-sport standout Justin Walz named WNEC Co-Male Athlete-of-the-Year | Western New England | Miscellaneous |
| SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Baseball and football standout Justin Walz (Groton, CT) was named the Western New England College Co-Male-Athlete-of-the-Year at the school’s recent Spring Sports Banquet. Walz, a sophomore, shared the award with senior men’s soccer goalie Steve Hennessey (Essex Junction, VT). Last fall, Walz established a dozen school records on [ more ] |
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| May. 21 | OAC Coach of the Year Matt Palm Named Heidelberg AD | Heidelberg | Transaction |
| Ninth-year head baseball coach Matt Palm has been named director of athletics at Heidelberg College effective June 1. Palm follows Duane Sheldon, who has stepped down to take the head men’s basketball coaching position at his alma mater, Baldwin-Wallace College. “Matt brings a high level of enthusiasm and energy, as well as [ more ] |
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| May. 21 | Rainey and Rickstad Earn All-Region Honors | Adrian | |
| ADRIAN, Mich. - Head Coach Craig Rainey and senior Bobby Rickstad highlight this year's ABCA (American Baseball Coaches Association) Mideast Regional honors after capturing the regional title this past weekend. Rainey was named Mideast Regional Coach of the Year for the first time in his 15-year career at the helm of [ more ] |
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| May. 20 | Steve Smith to Play in NEIBA College All-Star Game at Fenway | Bridgewater State | Miscellaneous |
| BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Senior outfielder Steve Smith will represent the Bridgewater State College Bears at the 34th Annual New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA) College All-Star Game at Fenway Park on Saturday, June 14th. Smith, a second team selection on the NEIBA Division III All-New England Team, batted .414 (60-for-145) this [ more ] |
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| May. 20 | 2008 CCIW All-Conference Baseball Team | CCIW | Miscellaneous |
| 2008 CCIW All-Conference Baseball Team (5/20/08) [ more ] | |||
| May. 20 | JOHN QUIRK, FOUR PLAYERS EARN CUNYAC YEAR-END HONORS | Lehman | |
| The City University of New York Athletic Conference announced its year-end baseball awards late Monday evening, and the Lehman College baseball team received a number of impressive honors. First and foremost, Head Coach John Quirk, in just his second year with the Lightning, was named Coach of the Year after a [ more ] | |||
| May. 19 | Joe Griglun of Western New England College makes NCAA Regional Tournament Team | Western New England | Miscellaneous |
| HARWICH, Mass. – Western New England College sophomore designated hitter/first baseman Joe Griglun (Southington, CT) was selected to the NCAA Division III New England Baseball Regional All-Tournament Team on Sunday (May 18). Griglun hit .500 (9-for-18) with a double, sacrifice fly, and five RBI in four tournament games. He had three [ more ] |
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| May. 19 | Texas-Tyler's Baker Becomes 14th Patriot to Turn Pro | Texas-Tyler | Transaction |
| CRESTWOOD, Ill. – American Southwest Conference Baseball East Division Player of the Year Clay Baker (Henderson, Texas) has signed a contract to play professional baseball with the 2007 Frontier League Champion Windy City Thunderbolts. In Baker’s only season with the Patriots, the second baseman finished the season hitting .401 with 57 runs [ more ] |
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| May. 18 | Cortland in NCAA Regional Championship Round With 9-5 Win vs. RPI | Cortland State | Game Notes |
| AUBURN, N.Y. – Cortland scored four times in the top of the eight inning to break a 5-5 tie and the top-seeded and nationally second-ranked Red Dragons defeated third-seeded and 18th-ranked RPI, 9-5, to advance to the championship round of the NCAA Division III baseball regional. Cortland (41-3), winner of 37 straight [ more ] |
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| May. 18 | Wildcats advance to NCAA finals | Linfield | Game Notes |
| MOLINE, Ill. - Shannon Chung scored the game-winning run in the 10th inning to push Linfield past Webster 4-3 Saturday at the NCAA Division III Central Regional. The Wildcats had to win twice on Saturday to advance, downing host Augustana 10-1 in the day’s first game. With the game on the line [ more ] |
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| May. 17 | Southern Maine Eliminates Lyons with 9-3 Decision in Semifinal | Wheaton (Mass.) | |
| HARWICH, MA- The second-seeded Wheaton College baseball team saw its season come to a close Saturday night in the semifinal round of the NCAA Division III New England Regional Tournament, falling to fourth seed University of Southern Maine, 9-3 at Whitehouse Field. Finishing their season at 34-10, which ties for [ more ] |
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| May. 17 | No. 4 Salisbury ends season in regional final, No. 5 JHU knocks off top seed 9-4 | Salisbury | Game Notes |
| DANVILLE, Va. -- The No. 4 Salisbury University baseball team saw its season come to a close Saturday afternoon in the 2008 NCAA Division III South Regional final against No. 5 Johns Hopkins, 9-4, at Dan Daniel Memorial Park in Danville, Va. The top-seed Sea Gulls finished the year with a [ more ] | |||
| May. 17 | Three Runs in the Ninth Lift Adrian to Mideast Regional Title | Rose-Hulman | Game Notes |
| TERRE HAUTE, IND. – Adrian scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to rally from a 7-5 deficit and win the NCAA Division III Mideast Baseball Regional by an 8-7 margin over Heidelberg on Saturday at Rose-Hulman. Heidelberg led 7-5 entering the bottom of the ninth, before Nate Sarkissian [ more ] |
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| May. 17 | Warhawks Defeat Saints to Advance to NCAA Division III World Series | UW-Whitewater | |
| On a windy Saturday in Oshkosh, Wisconsin the UW-Whitewater baseball team defeated St. Scholastica 21-13 in the championship game of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Midwest Regional at E.J. Schneider Field. UW-Whitewater (39-8) advances to the NCAA Division III World Series in Grand Chute, Wisconsin at Fox Cities [ more ] | |||
| May. 17 | Gorloks rally late with seven run seventh to beat Wisc.-Stevens Point, 9-7 | Webster | |
| (Moline, Ill.) – With eight outs to play and down 7-2 the Webster Gorloks were on the verge of its season ending before rallying with seven runs in the home half of the seventh to take a 9-7 lead and hold on for the win over Wisconsin-Stevens Point on Friday afternoon [ more ] | |||