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         <title>Big East and Big Five Recognize Hoffman with Weekly Awards</title>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 16:38:02 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Senior Bill Hoffman (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.) has been named to the weekly BIG EAST Honor Roll and is also the Philadelphia Big Five Baseball Pitcher of the Week, it was announced today. Hoffman tossed an eight-hit complete game to pitch Villanova to a crucial 2-1 victory over Rutgers on Sunday afternoon.]]></description>
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         <title>Villanova Baseball Playoff Scenarios</title>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 13:04:36 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[With three games remaining in the regular season, Villanova (27-23, 11-13 Big East) is tied for seventh place in the conference standings. The Wildcats are tied with USF and one game ahead of Rutgers. The top eight teams at the end of the regular season (based on winning percentage) qualify for the conference tournament later this month. Below are some scenarios that could lead to Villanova clinching its second straight postseason appearance.]]></description>
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         <title>Hoffman Pitches Wildcats to 2-1 Victory against Rutgers</title>
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         <pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:50 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[With the season on the line for both teams and the tension mounting with each passing inning in a close game, the steady pitching of senior Bill Hoffman (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.) gave Villanova (27-23, 11-13 Big East) the edge in a 2-1 victory over Rutgers (22-27-1, 10-14 Big East) on Sunday afternoon at Bainton Field. With the victory, the Wildcats win the series against the Scarlet Knights, pass them in the standings for the first time this season and gain a potentially important tiebreaker against their longtime rivals with three regular season games remaining.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 19:20:33 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Senior James Dolbier (Lebanon, N.J.) doubled home the go-ahead runs in the top of the seventh inning and Villanova (26-23, 10-13 Big East) salvaged a doubleheader split with a 7-4 victory over Rutgers (22-26-1, 10-13 Big East) on Saturday at Bainton Field. The Scarlet Knights took the opening game of the day 5-4 in 12 innings and the teams will play a crucial rubber game on Sunday at 1 p.m. to decide the series.]]></description>
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         <title>Wildcats Fall in Opener of Doubleheader 5-4 in 12 Innings to Rutgers</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A one-out single by Jon Gossard in the bottom of the 12th inning ended a long opening game in a Saturday doubleheader and lifted Rutgers (22-25-1, 10-12 Big East) to a 5-4 victory over Villanova (25-23, 9-13 Big East) at Bainton Field. The opening game of the twin-bill was also the first of a three-game series between the teams, who began the weekend tied for eighth place and the final playoff spot in the BIG EAST standings.]]></description>
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         <title>Friday's Game against Rutgers Postponed Due to Heavy Rain</title>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 11:58:14 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[The scheduled series opener between Villanova and Rutgers on Friday afternoon has been postponed due to persistent heavy rain in the area. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Saturday beginning at Noon. This weekend's series is being played at Bainton Field on the Rutgers campus.]]></description>
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         <title>Derek Shunk Named BIG EAST Player of the Week</title>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 17:06:49 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Senior shortstop Derek Shunk (Yardley, Pa.) has been named the BIG EAST Player of the Week for games played April 28-May 4, it was announced by the conference yesterday. This is the first time this season and third time in his career that Shunk has received the honor.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 17:51:44 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[On a day made for the hitters, Villanova (25-22, 9-12 Big East) completed a three-game sweep of Pittsburgh (15-28, 6-15 Big East) with a 16-10 victory on Sunday afternoon at the Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth. The victory moved the Wildcats into a tie for eighth place in the league standings with Rutgers - their next opponent -- with six games remaining on the regular season conference schedule. The top eight teams in the Big East qualify for the conference tournament later this month.]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[Timely hitting and five two-out runs led the way to an 8-4 victory for Villanova (24-22, 8-12 Big East) on Saturday afternoon over Pittsburgh (15-27, 6-14 Big East) at the Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth. The Wildcats scored three times in the bottom of the fifth inning to take the lead for good in what started out as a back-and-forth affair.]]></description>
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         <title>Walk-Off This Way: Carver's Home Run Beats Pittsburgh 4-3 in the Ninth</title>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 20:29:02 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[The first long fly ball brought to mind the idea of a walk-off home run and the second long fly ball on the very next pitch made it reality as junior Kyle Carver (Aldan, Pa.) drilled the first pitch he saw in the bottom of the ninth inning over the fence in left-center field to lift Villanova (23-22, 7-12 Big East) to a 4-3 victory over Pittsburgh (15-26, 6-13 Big East) in a stirring opener to a three-game series on Friday afternoon at the Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:46:26 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[It may not have been the prettiest of games but Villanova (22-22) continued its streak of wins against in-state opponent Penn State (19-24) by outlasting the Nittany Lions 7-5 on Wednesday afternoon at the Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth. The Wildcats have won the last four meetings in the series between the teams.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:28:06 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Six straight batters reached safely after there were two out and nobody on in the seventh inning and Villanova (21-22, 6-12 Big East) scored four runs in the frame to go ahead for good in a 9-7 victory over USF (24-20, 10-11 Big East) on Sunday afternoon at Red McEwen Field. In an emotionally charged game both ways, the Wildcats had the final answer and for the second straight weekend avoided a three-game sweep by rallying to win a Sunday afternoon game on the road.]]></description>
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         <title>Wildcats Lose to USF 20-4</title>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:44:14 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Host USF (24-19, 10-10 Big East) scored five runs in each of the first two innings to build a big lead and went on to a 20-4 win over Villanova (20-22, 5-12 Big East) on Saturday night at Red McEwen Field.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:34:30 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[In the opener of a three-game series, Villanova (20-21, 5-11 Big East) allowed runs in each inning from the second through the sixth and was defeated 8-5 by USF (23-19, 9-10 Big East) on Friday night at Red McEwen Field.]]></description>
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         <title>Lucky Seven: Extra-Base Hits Lead the Way in 12-3 Rout of Saint Joseph's</title>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:43:25 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Junior Kyle Carver (Aldan, Pa.) bashed two home runs over the left field fence and Villanova (20-20) avenged a loss earlier in the season to Saint Joseph's (14-24) with a 12-3 thumping on Wednesday afternoon at the Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth. The Wildcats had seven extra-base hits - the two home runs by Carver and five doubles - and brought their record for the season back to .500.]]></description>
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