RSS feed for Baptist Press Sports (BPSports) Sat, 19 Jun 2009 15:00-0500 ST. LOUIS (BP)--Tim Jones walks and prays.<br> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; He lets the sandwich board strapped over his body tell the message: No more bars.<br> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; "My idea is just to walk, pray and praise the Lord every which way I go," Jones said.<br> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; He's just one guy with a passion, but people are taking notice and his God-inspired vision may end up shaping the future of St. Louis. Jones is asking the city to not put any bars or taverns in the proposed Ballpark Village next to Busch Stadium in downtown St. Louis. Sat, 19 Jun 2009 15:00-0500 SECAUCUS, N.J. (BP)--Dallas Baptist University had three players drafted in the first two days of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft June 9-10.<br> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Junior Victor Black from Amarillo, Texas, was chosen with the 49th overall pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Junior Ryan Goins from Round Rock, Texas, was chosen in the fourth round with the 130th overall pick by the Toronto Blue Jays, and senior Brandon Bantz from Mansfield, Texas, was chosen in the 30th round with the 893rd overall pick by the Seattle Mariners. Sat, 19 Jun 2009 15:00-0500 OMAHA, Neb. (BP)--Prestonwood Christian Academy alumnus Cameron Rupp hit two home runs and drove in four to lead Texas to a 10-6 win over Arizona State in a College World Series game June 16. Sat, 19 Jun 2009 15:00-0500 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)--The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics named California Baptist University softball coach Mike Smith the 2009 NAIA Softball Coach of the Year after guiding the Lancers to their first national title. Sat, 19 Jun 2009 15:00-0500 SAN ANTONIO (BP)--For years, Megan Frazee has known little but the cozy confines of a close-knit, Christian family.<br>       One of three triplets, she has enjoyed a built-in support network for virtually all of her 22 years, a path which has led her to the doorstep of professional basketball fame. The scenery might have changed a lot along the way – her parents’ education jobs took the family from Laredo, Texas, to Miller, S.D., to Xenia, Ohio, and finally to Lynchburg, Va. – but the godly example of her father and mother and the tight bond between her siblings never did.<br>       Bye-bye, comfort zone. Hello, big, new world. Sat, 5 Jun 2009 15:00-0500 CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. (BP)--Not all baseball recognition comes because of what a player does between the lines.<br> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Nathan Quesenberry, a Campbellsville University senior from Elizabethtown, Ky., was named the Champion of Character for all of NAIA baseball when a coaching committee voted him to the honor from among nine other players at the NAIA World Series.