Starter For 10 (2006)

In 1985, Brian Jackson is a first-year university student and information sponge. Since his working-class childhood in Southend-on-Sea, Brian has loved the TV quiz show University Challenge, with its catchphrase, "Your starter for 10...". Soon after arriving at Bristol University, Brian attends a party where he meets left-wing Rebecca, with whom he feels an instant connection. Brian attempts to join the University Challenge team, but narrowly fails to secure a place when he helps another candidate, Alice, cheat on the qualifying test.

Starter for 10 (2006)

BLACKSBURG, Va. ? Duke starter Jonathan Anderson scattered seven hits over 8.0 innings to lead the Blue Devils to a 15-1 rout of Virginia Tech on Saturday afternoon at English Field. Duke improves to 13-30 overall and 5-15 in the ACC while the Hokies fall to 17-23 overall and 3-17 in league action.

Making his first outing as the Friday starter for the Boilermakers, Buente dominated the batting order from Louisiana-Lafayette in a 5-1 opening-day win. In eight innings, Buente allowed just two hits and struck out a career-high 11 batters. Buente did not allow a hit until the fifth inning with two outs.

May 20, 2006Box ScorePULLMAN, Wash. - Jonah Nickerson scattered five hits in a complete-game victory while Mitch Canham drove in four runs as Oregon State defeated Washington State, 10-2, in a Pacific-10 Conference game Saturday afternoon at Bailey-Brayton Field.With the loss the Cougars fall to 34-20 on the season, 9-11 in Pac-10 play. Oregon State takes the first two games of the series to improve to 37-13 overall, 14-6 in conference action.Oregon State jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first, taking advantage of three walks off Cougar starter Wayne Daman Jr. Mitch Canham drew a bases-loaded walk for the first run followed a Shea McFeely sacrifice fly and an RBI groundout off the bat of Bill Rowe.In the bottom of the second Jared Prince led off with a home run over the wall in left-center. It marked the second straight game Prince has homered in his first at-bat.After Cole Gillespie doubled in a run in the top of the third, the Cougars answered as Prince's sacrifice fly to right scored Travis Coulter, making it a 4-2, Oregon State lead. Coulter led off the third with a single off of Beaver starter Jonas Nickerson, extending his hitting streak to 19 games, the longest by any Cougar this season.In the fourth the Beavers put up four more runs, taking an 8-2 lead. Canham had a two-run double to left while John Wallace and Mike Lissman added RBIs in the inning. In the bottom of the inning WSU loaded the bases with two outs, but Gillespie made a nice running catch in left to rob Jay Miller of extra bases, keeping the score at 8-2.The Beavers closed out the scoring in the eighth with a pair of unearned runs, the final coming on a Canham RBI single to left.Prince was one of five Cougars to register a hit on the afternoon while driving in both Cougar runs. For the series he has accounted for all three WSU runs, two via home runs and the other on a sacrifice fly. Daman suffered the loss as he went three-plus innings, allowing six runs on five hits, as his record falls to 6-4. Jayson Miller, Josh Williamson and Nick Cebula all saw action on the mound for WSU.Nickerson went the distance as he improved to 9-3 on the season, allowing two runs on five hits with eight strikeouts. Offensively, Wallace had three of the Beavers' 11 hits, while Gillespie, Canham and Lissman had two each. In the first two games of the series Canham has five hits and driven in nine runs.These same two teams conclude the series Sunday afternoon at Bailey-Brayton Field. First pitch is scheduled for noon. Prior to the game, five Cougar senior will be honored as part of Senior Day.--wsucougars.com-- Print Friendly Version var obj = "start":0,"count":10,"name":"story-template-boilerplate","sport_id":null,"count_breakpoints":null,"css_class":"","pinned_id":"","extra":,"context":null,"dummy":false,"type":"ads","id":"4a71b99c-fa05-4d18-a30c-568438d44edd","data":"location":"id":0,"title":null,"type":null,"effect":null,"fixed_image_sizes":false,"excluded_sport_ids":null,"slick":false,"dfp":false,"sidearm_dfp":false,"common_page":false,"html_template":null,"name":null,"autoplay_speed":0,"accessibility_icons":false,"sizes":null,"slick_options":null,"dfp_sizes":null,"campaigns":[],"content_id":null,"content_title":null,"content_date":null,"content_url":null,"content_image_url":null,"mode":"web"; if (!("sidearmComponents" in window)) window.sidearmComponents = []; window.sidearmComponents.push(obj); Related Story Content var obj = "start":0,"count":10,"name":"story-template-general-1-1","sport_id":null,"count_breakpoints":null,"css_class":"","pinned_id":"","extra":,"context":null,"dummy":false,"type":"ads","id":"219a81c6-451d-49f9-8968-ac8ec3ddb26e","data":"location":"id":0,"title":null,"type":null,"effect":null,"fixed_image_sizes":false,"excluded_sport_ids":null,"slick":false,"dfp":false,"sidearm_dfp":false,"common_page":false,"html_template":null,"name":null,"autoplay_speed":0,"accessibility_icons":false,"sizes":null,"slick_options":null,"dfp_sizes":null,"campaigns":[],"content_id":null,"content_title":null,"content_date":null,"content_url":null,"content_image_url":null,"mode":"web"; if (!("sidearmComponents" in window)) window.sidearmComponents = []; window.sidearmComponents.push(obj); Story Links Related Videos Now Playing: Play Video

March 19, 2006Box Score Photo GalleriesCHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Third-ranked North Carolina broke open a tight game with eight runs over the seventh and eighth innings to claim a 10-3 win and a series victory over visiting Maryland Sunday at Boshamer Stadium. Left fielder Jay Cox homered for the third consecutive game, and center fielder Seth Williams had three doubles as the Tar Heels (17-3, 4-2 ACC) secured their fifth consecutive series win.After dropping the series opener Friday, Carolina rallied for come-from-behind wins in the final two games of the series and has won 14 of its last 16 meetings with the Terps (8-13, 3-6 ACC).Trailing 3-2 heading into the bottom of the seventh Sunday, the Tar Heels scored five times in the bottom of the inning to take their first lead of the afternoon and added three more runs in the eighth to close the seven-run victory. Williams was 3-for-4 with two runs scored, and catcher Benji Johnson went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and one batted in. Cox's three-run homer in the seventh was his fourth this week and career-best eighth of the season.Junior Matt Danford (2-1) picked up the win in relief with two shutout innings. He allowed back-to-back base hits to open the eighth, but sophomore Andrew Carignan came on to strikeout the first two batters he faced and keep the Terps off the board. He also fanned two in the ninth to secure his fourth save of the season. UNC starter Robert Woodard, who earned his third straight no-decision, went five innings and allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits and one walk.Maryland starter Brett Cecil (3-2) took the loss after allowing seven runs on eight hits and two walks. He struck out six in 6.2 innings and held the Tar Heels hitless in the third through sixth innings. Right fielder Matt Maropis and catcher Chad Durakis each had two hits to lead the Terps at the plate.With Maryland holding a 3-2 lead in the seventh, Williams led off the bottom of the inning with his second double of the afternoon and tied the game on a sacrifice fly from right fielder Matt Spencer. With two out, second baseman Kyle Shelton delivered a go-ahead RBI single through the left side to drive in shortstop Josh Horton. Cox then sent a 1-1 pitch from Cecil off the scoreboard in left center to lift Carolina to a 7-3 cushion.In the eighth, Williams led off with a double for the second straight inning, and pinch runner Garrett Gore scored on a sac fly by Horton to push the lead to 8-3. Pinch hitter Bryan Steed followed with a two-run double for the final 10-3 margin.Maryland took a 2-0 lead for the third straight day when second baseman Dan Melvin walked and scored on an errant pickoff attempt by Johnson, and Durakis crossed the plate on third baseman Mike Murphy's RBI single in the top of the second.But the Tar Heels quickly rebounded to tie the score in the bottom of the inning. Designated hitter Tim Federowicz started the rally with a single to left center, and Williams followed with a double into the right field gap to put runners on second and third. Horton scored Federowicz on an RBI grounder, and Johnson came through with a two-out single through the left side to drive in Williams and tie the game.The 2-2 tie held until the top of the fifth when Maryland right fielder Matt Maropis connected for his first home run of the year, a solo shot off Woodard to left center.Carolina returns to action with a two-game midweek series against Towson at Boshamer Stadium. 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