FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
Alex White (Courtesy of UNC Media Relations)
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Mike Fox walked to the mound in the ninth inning to pull starter Alex White after a terrific performance from North Carolina’s ace. He just wasn’t quite prepared for White’s reaction.
“Thanks,” White told him. “I really needed this.” Read the rest of this entry »
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Andrew Darr (Courtesy of Beth Hall)
Tallahassee, Fla. – Andrew Darr doubled off the center field wall to score two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give No. 16 Arkansas a dramatic 9-8 win over No. 4 Florida State clinching a trip for the Razorbacks to the College World Series Saturday afternoon at Dick Howser Stadium. Read the rest of this entry »
For the 2nd straight year I’ve had the privilege of covering the Fullerton Super Regional, and for the first time in those three games the win has gone in favor of the Titans. Daniel Renken improved his record to 11-2 with a complete game shutout of the Louisville Cardinals in a 12-0 victory for Fullerton. Read the rest of this entry »
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Courtesy of LSUSports.net
BATON ROUGE — A six-run fifth inning highlighted by Ryan Schimpf’s three-run homer propelled top-ranked LSU to a 12-9 victory over No. 6 Rice in Game 1 of the NCAA Super Regional Friday night in front of a record crowd of 9,375 at Alex Box Stadium. Read the rest of this entry »
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(Courtesy: Associated Press)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Mike Bolsinger pitched five innings of relief after three rain delays, giving up no runs on four hits to lead the No. 16 Arkansas Razorback Baseball team to a 7-2 win over the No. 5 Florida State Seminoles in Tallahassee, Fla., on Friday to take a 1-0 lead in the NCAA Super Regional. Read the rest of this entry »
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OXFORD, Miss. — Rebel sophomore Matt Smith only got one hit on the afternoon, but it was the one that mattered as his solo walk-off in the 12th inning propelled No. 8 Ole Miss (44-18) to a 4-3 win over No. 5 Virginia (46-13-1) in the first game of this weekend’s NCAA Super Regional. Read the rest of this entry »
Here are some of the best links from Around the Nation.
The first article checks in on Cal-State Fullerton catcher Dustin Garneau who turned down a chance to play college football to play for the Titans baseball program. The Courier-Journal out of Kentucky has a preview of the Cal-State Fullerton Titans from a Louisville prespective. The Clarion-Ledger has an interesting take on some of the things that go on in the Ole Miss dugout. The final article of the day comes from The News and Observer has a great article on the solid pitching staff of the UNC Tar Heels which is led by Alex White. Read the rest of this entry »
FROM NCBWA RELEASE
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Nine of college baseball’s finest student-athletes have been named 2009 National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America District Players of the Year, as the NCBWA announced its 10th annual awards today.
The 2009 NCBWA District Players of the Year include first baseman/pitcher Mike Belfiore (Boston College), shortstop Jedd Gyorko (West Virginia), right fielder Kent Matthes (Alabama), first baseman Rich Poythress (Georgia), second baseman Derek McCallum (Minnesota), pitcher A.J. Morris (Kansas State), third baseman Anthony Rendon (Rice), shortstop Bryan Marquez (New Mexico State) and pitcher Stephen Strasburg (San Diego State). Read the rest of this entry »
The College Baseball Blog writers have all put together their predictions for the 2009 Super Regionals. You can also particpate by putting your predictions for this round of action in the comment section below and we might be able to secure a few prizes for the top predictions so please leave your email address. Read the rest of this entry »
Brandon McArthur (Courtesy of Florida Media Relations)
Southern Mississippi scored 42 runs in four games in the regionals to reach the Gainesville Super Regional for the right to play Florida. The Gators scored 32 in three games. Read the rest of this entry »
Chance Ruffin and the Texas Longhorns host TCU in the Austin Super Regional this weekend. (Statesman Photo)
The Texas Longhorns will meet the TCU Horned Frogs in the Austin Super Regional. Both teams swept their way through regional play to earn their spots in this weekend’s Super Regional play. Texas used late inning heroics to take a 25 inning marathon from Boston College and a walk-off grand slam to seal the regional championship against Army. TCU went relatively untested in their first two games of regional play before a come-from-behind victory over Oregon State won the regional and advanced them to the Super Regionals.
The series will begin Saturday at 5 p.m. CT at UFCU Disch-Falk Field and will be aired on ESPNU. Read the rest of this entry »
(Courtesy of UNC Media Relations)
One of the most intriguing Super Regionals takes place between Conference USA member East Carolina and ACC member North Carolina. East Carolina enters with a 46-18 record while North Carolina has a 45-16 record. Read the rest of this entry »
2012 CBD All-American Teams Announced
Top 100 Countdown: 1. Mark Appel (Stanford)
Top 100 Countdown: 2. Mike Zunino (Florida)
Top 100 Countdown: 3. Deven Marrero (Arizona State)
Top 100 Countdown: 4. Michael Roth (South Carolina)
