Just a quick college update from Jiggs today.
April 1, 1929 AIAA UPDATE
The Opelika State Wildcats are off to an 8-1 start and lead the way in College Baseball action. The Wildcats went 32-18 each of the past two seasons, numbers good enough to win them a National Title 2 years ago but left them on the outside looking in come playoff time last year. This season the club seems to be on a mission with 8 straight victories to start the campaign before dropping the finale of a 3-game weekend set with Cumberland yesterday. The Wildcats are being led by senior shortstop Joe Foy, a potential high draft pick next December, who is presently 3rd in the AIAA with a .475 batting average but the big surprise in Opelika has been the play of a pair of freshmen. Pitcher Charlie Bingham is 3-0 with a 2.25 era while outfielder Roy Zingale is hitting .429 with 5 homers and 13 rbi's in his first 9 college games.
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TOP TEN RANKINGS REC LW
1- Opelika State Wildcats 8-1 1
2- Henry Hudson Explorers 7-2 NR
3- College of San Diego Friars 6-3 3
4- Georgia Baptist Gators 6-3 NR
5- Brunswick College Knights 6-3 NR
6- Cumberland Explorers 6-3 9
7- Rainier College Majestics 6-3 2
8- Commonwealth Cath. Knights 6-3 NR
9- Chicago Poly Panthers 6-3 NR
10-St Patrick's Shamrocks 6-3 8
DROPPING OUT OF TOP 10
Whitney College Engineers 5-4 4
George Fox Reds 5-4 5
St Pancras Lions 5-4 6
Central Ohio Aviators 5-4 7