TAPPS baseball: St. Pius X wins state title Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 10:53 p.m., Saturday, May 12, 2012 BELTON – Senior lefthander Nick Vitulli allowed only five hits and struck out 11 to lead St. Pius X to a 4-0 win over St. Thomas in the TAPPS Class 5A state ...

Junior left-hander Kevin Lewallyn allowed three hits to lead Chaminade past Loyola, 2-0, in a Mission League game on Friday. The win could allow the Eagles (7-5) to finish third in league play. Loyola (6-4) still has two games left...

Especially in the early going of the Major League Baseball season, back-to-back poor performances can lead to the dismissal of players from fantasy rosters. In the case of players getting released the most during the past week, it has been pitchers who have faltered through the first three weeks of the season that are the most commonly dropped. Who are the most dropped players of the week and ...

Love or hate quot;Opening Weekquot; -- and I#39;m much more on the hate side -- baseball has started, which means the training room is filling up. The fans I saw in Anaheim were cheering for their team, hoping that a brand new first baseman will lead to a championship. That early season optimism is everywhere, from the gallows version of the 4-0 Mets to the quot;it#39;s earlyquot; version of the Red Sox and Yankees ...

Love or hate quot;Opening Weekquot; -- and I#39;m much more on the hate side -- baseball has started, which means the training room is filling up. The fans I saw in Anaheim were cheering for their team, hoping that a brand new first baseman will lead to a championship. That early season optimism is everywhere, from the gallows version of the 4-0 Mets to the quot;it#39;s earlyquot; version of the Red Sox and Yankees ...