For the third season in a row Arizona State University will host a Super Regional as the Clemson Tigers come to Tempe, with the winner advancing to Omaha and the College World Series. Action will get underway at Winkles Field – Packard Stadium at Brock Ballpark starting on Saturday at 6:00 . Read the rest of this entry »
FROM NCBWA RELEASE
PITCHER OF THE YEAR – Gabriel Duran, Dowling
PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Shannon Wilkerson, Augusta State
COACH OF THE YEAR – Dan O’Brien, UC San Diego
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Here are some of the best links from Around the Nation for today.
The first article comes from The Advocate in Western Massachusetts which has an article on Winthrop’s Matteo D’Angelo who is spending his summer with the North Adams Steeplecats. D’Angelo is a Bologna Italy native as he is the first Italian native to play at Winthrop. The next article comes from the Boston Globe which highlights Tulane recruit Kyle McKenzie’s chances of being drafted in next week’s amateur draft. The next article talks with LSU pitching coach and former Michigan State head coach David Grewe who made the move to take over the Tiger’s pitching staff this season. Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Renken (Courtesy of CSF Media Relations)
The Louisville Cardinals will make the cross country trip to Cal-State Fullerton as the two schools face off in the best of three Super Regional series at Goodwin Field. Louisville enters the weekend with a 47-16 record while Cal-State Fullerton enters with a 45-14 record. Read the rest of this entry »
Anthony Ranaudo will start game one for LSU against Rice on Friday. (TigerRag Photo)
In what looks to be one of the more entertaining Super Regional matchups, the Rice Owls make the drive down I-10 to Baton Rouge to take on the LSU Tigers at the new Alex Box Stadium with a trip to the 2009 College World Series on the line. The opening game of the series will be Friday night at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN, followed by game two on Saturday at 4 p.m. CT on ESPN and game three, if necessary, on Sunday at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN2.
Rice is making its sixth straight appearance in the Super Regionals and is looking for its fourth straight trip to the College World Series. Read the rest of this entry »
Drew Pomeranz (Courtesy of Ole Miss Media Relations)
Virginia beat the seemingly-immortal Stephen Strasburg in the Regionals last week, so they’re confident that playing on the road in the Super Regionals won’t pose as big a problem as people think.
In fact, Cavaliers coach Brian O’Connor almost sees it as an advantage for his team, with the majority of the pressure squarely on Mississippi when the Oxford Super Regional begins on Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
Here is your preview of the Tallahassee Super Regional between Arkansas and Florida State that will be shown on ESPN on Friday at 12 noon, on ESPN2 at noon on Saturday, and if necessary on Sunday at noon on ESPN.
Arkansas (37-22)
The Arkansas Razorbacks cruised through the Norman Regional, outscoring opponents 38-9 in their three games. The Razorbacks enter this weekend’s Tallahassee Super Regional with a .274 team batting average, 73 homeruns, and 62 stolen bases. Andy Wilkins leads the charge for the team with a .329 batting average and 17 homeruns. Read the rest of this entry »
FROM NCBWA RELEASE
Birmingham, Ala. (NCBWA) — Five of college baseball’s top relief specialists have been selected as finalists for the fifth annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award, the NCBWA announced Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
FROM USA BASEBALL RELEASE
(DURHAM, N.C.) – USA Baseball announced Tuesday the names of the five finalists for the 2009 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award (GSA). This year will mark the 32nd consecutive year that the Golden Spikes Award has been presented to the nation’s premier amateur baseball player. Read the rest of this entry »
FROM PRESS RELEASE
LUBBOCK, Texas — The College Baseball Foundation Board of Trustees has named Mike Gustafson as the executive director of the foundation. Gustafson’s first day was Monday. Read the rest of this entry »
FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
DALLAS – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association continues its tradition of NCAA Division I polls for the 12th year with its 2009 weekly surveys. Weekly polls will be circulated from Feb. 23-June 25 following the NCAA World Series in Omaha, Neb. Read the rest of this entry »
FROM NCBWA RELEASE
KENOSHA, Wis. – The NCAA Division III members of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association have selected Pomona-Pitzer College first baseman Drew Hedman (Sr., Redding, Calif./Shasta) as the NCBWA NCAA Division III Hitter of the Year, while Trinity College’s Jeremiah Bayer (Sr., Greenfield, Mass./Deerfield Academy) was named NCBWA NCAA Division III Pitcher of the Year. Hedman was a unanimous pick of the eight-member sports information director’s panel, while Bayer received seven-of-eight first-place votes. 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)
