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Last week we chronicled Section II products in professional baseball, and we continue to do so again this week. Joining us today? Shenendehowa graduate Branden Cogswell. "Cogs" helped lead the University of Virginia to the College World Series championship series before being selected in the 7th round of the 2014 draft by the Oakland A's...

Last night was one of the best baseball games I've ever seen. And when the dust had settled and the Royals had defeated the A's, 9-8, in 12 innings, to advance to the ALDS, a few things were apparent. 1. The Royals like to run. A lot...

Shenendehowa graduate Branden Cogswell began his professional baseball career this week, playing for the Beloit Snappers, the full season A-ball affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. He's 1-8 through two games, and hit at the top of the order on Wednesday night...

Shenendehowa graduate Branden Cogswell, a 7th-round draft of the Oakland Athletics, joins Brady Farkas on 1045theteam.com to talk about his run with the Virginia Cavaliers at the College World Series, his selection by the A's, support from the Capital Region, and much more...

After hitting .391 at the College World Series, Virginia junior Branden Cogswell is foregoing his senior season. The first-team all-ACC second baseman and Shen graduate signed with Oakland for a signing bonus of $200,000. He was a seventh round pick of the Athletics, and Jim Callis of Baseball America had this to say about his deal...

Vanderbilt captured the NCAA baseball championship Wednesday after beating Virginia, 3-2, in Game 3 of the championship series. Vandy took Game 1 before the Cavaliers rallied to take Game 2 of the best-of-three set. Shenendehowa graduate Branden Cogswell went 0-5, but still finished the CWS at 9-23...

Shenendehowa graduate Branden Cogswell went 3-4 Monday night, but his Virginia Cavaliers fell to Vanderbilt in Game 1 of the College World Series championship series, 9-8. Cogswell lined the first pitch of the game for a single and helped pace the 'Hoos to a 2-0 lead...

Shenendehowa High School graduate Branden Cogswell will take the field tonight in Omaha, Neb. trying to help the University of Virginia win its first national championship. Cogswell is hitting .297 on the season, second on the team that spent much of the year at No...

University of Virginia second baseman Branden Cogswell went 3-5 on Tuesday night as he helped the 'Cavs knock off TCU at the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. UVA won 3-2 on a walk-off sacrifice sac fly in the bottom of the 15th inning...

Wow. What another great weekend for Capital Region sports. College First off, Shenendehowa graduate and University of Virginia second baseman Branden Cogswell helped lead the Cavs to an opening-game win at the College World Series in Omaha, Neb...

The University of Virginia topped the University of Maryland last night in Game 3 of the Charlottesville Super Regional to advance to the 2014 NCAA College World Series in Omaha, Neb. The 11-2 win for the Cavaliers (49-14) means that Shenendehowa graduate Branden Cogswell will be playing in the World Series just one week after getting drafted in the 7th round of the MLB draft by the Oakland Athlet

Jeff Hoffman wasn’t the only Section II product to hear his name called during this weekend’s Major League Baseball Draft. While the flamethrower from Shaker was a big focal point of the draft’s first day, going ninth overall, three more Capital Region players were drafted...