Marist head coach Dennis Healy has resigned as head coach with the Red Foxes. He has accepted the pitching coach position with Wake Forest under new head coach Tom Walter. Marist is currently searching for a new head coach and stay tuned to TCBB for full coverage. Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for June, 2009
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The Life of a Temporary Player in the CCBL
– June 24, 2009Posted in: Cape Cod League
Chatham catcher George Carroll (ERIC ADLER PHOTO)
The Cape Cod Chronicle has an excellent article looking at how difficult it is to make a Cape Cod League roster after taking a temporary roster spot. The spots on the team open up usually around the beginning of the year when players are still taking part in the CWS, trying out for Team USA, or have a slight injury. The temp players come in and fill these spots on the rosters until the contracted player shows up. Read the rest of this entry »
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CWS Championship Series Game 2: Texas 5 LSU 1
– June 23, 2009Posted in: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, Big 12, SEC
FROM NCAA RELEASE
OMAHA, Neb. — Pitching and offensive power carried Texas to a third and decisive game at the NCAA Division I College World Series Championship Finals after beating LSU 5-1, Tuesday.
After an hour and 34 minute rain delay, Longhorn starter Taylor Jungmann pitched a complete game, giving up just one run on five hits and dealing LSU its first loss in the NCAA Tournament. Jungmann struck out nine while walking just two. Read the rest of this entry »
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Team USA Trials: Blue Team Runs Past Red Team, 6-1
– June 23, 2009Posted in: ACC, Big 12, Big West, Conference USA, Pac 12, SEC, Southland Conference, Team USA
FROM TEAM USA RELEASE
USA Baseball Logo
(CARY, N.C.) – Christian Colon (Cal State Fullerton) went 3-4 with a solo home run and three RBI for the Blue Team in its 6-1 victory over the Red Team, Tuesday, at the USA Baseball National Team (Collegiate) Trials in Cary, N.C.
Christian Colon (Cal State Fullerton) scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the second inning when he lifted a ball over the left-field fence on White Team starter T.J. Walz (Kansas). His homer put the Blue Team ahead 1-0 early in the contest. Read the rest of this entry »
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LSU’s Ross set to start Game 2 of CWS Championship Series
– June 23, 2009Posted in: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, Big 12, SEC
FROM LSU MEDIA RELATIONS
Austin Ross (Courtesy of LSU Media Relations)
OMAHA, Neb. — Sophomore right-hander Austin Ross will start game 2 of the College World Series championship final against Texas, LSU head coach Paul Mainieri announced Tuesday morning. LSU leads the best-of-three series, 1-0, after a dramatic 7-6 win in 11 innings on Monday.
Ross, LSU’s No. 3 starter during the regular season, allowed one run on two hits in two innings of relief against Virginia in the opening game of the CWS. Read the rest of this entry »
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Centenary Announces 2010 Schedule
– June 23, 2009Posted in: 2010 Schedules, Summit League
FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
Courtesy: Centenary Sports Information
SHREVEPORT – The Centenary baseball team and head coach Ed McCann have announced the 2010 schedule. The season will get started with College World Series finalist LSU on Feb. 19 in Baton Rouge.
The Gents and Tigers will meet in a three game series beginning at 7:00 p.m. in Alex Box Stadium. The home opener will be against Grambling State on Feb. 26 in a four game I-20 battle. Read the rest of this entry »
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Hoosiers Sign Trace Knoblauch to NLI
– June 23, 2009Posted in: 2010 Recruits, Big Ten
FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana baseball team has announced that Trace Knoblauch has signed a National Letter of Intent to join the Hoosiers in the fall of 2009. Knoblauch, a 6-foot-4, 215-pound first baseman and outfielder, is currently in his third year with Bellaire High School in Houston, Texas, playing under Rocky Manuel. Read the rest of this entry »
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CWS Championship Series: LSU 7 Texas 6 (11 innings)
– June 22, 2009Posted in: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, Big 12, CBD Column, SEC
Mikie Mahtook (Courtesy of LSU Media Relations)
The LSU Tigers defeated the Texas Longhorns 7-6 in 11 innings on Monday night. The key hit was by freshman Mikie Mahtook who had a single to center in the 11th inning to bring home D.J. LeMahieu from third base with the winning run. Read the rest of this entry »
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Washington’s Knutson released from contract
FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
SEATTLE – After 17 seasons as the University of Washington’s head baseball coach, Ken Knutson will no longer serve in that position effective June 30.
Knutson, only the second head coach of the Husky baseball program since 1977, has spent almost all of the last 27 years as a player, assistant coach and head coach at Washington. Read the rest of this entry »
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National Team Trials: Blue Team Wins Fifth Consecutive Game, Drops Red 8-5
– June 22, 2009Posted in: ACC, Big 12, Big East, Conference USA, Horizon League, Pac 12, SEC, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, WAC
FROM USA BASEBALL RELEASE
(CARY, N.C.) – Michael Choice (UT Arlington) hit a three run home run in the sixth inning and the Blue Team survived a comeback attempt to hold on to a 8-5 victory over the Red Team in an intrasquad game on Monday at the USA Baseball National Team (Collegiate) Trials. Read the rest of this entry »
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CCBL Players of the Week (June 22nd)
– June 22, 2009Posted in: Atlantic 10, Cape Cod League, Conference USA
FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
COCA-COLA PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Eric Cantrell, Bourne RHP
Eric Cantrell named CCBL Pitcher of the Week (GW Photo)
The first Coca-Cola Pitcher of the Week of 2009 hails from Bourne, with Braves pitcher Eric Cantrell securing that honor. Cantrell put on a masterful performance in the Braves’ first win of the year, a 5-1 victory over Wareham, recording eight shutout innings and improving to 1-0 on the season. The overpowered Gatemen mustered only two hits and no walks, while striking out 12 times vs. the 6’4” righty. Read the rest of this entry »
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2010 Team USA Coaching Staff Announced
– June 22, 2009Posted in: Big West, Mountain West, Team USA
FROM USA BASEBALL RELEASE
(DURHAM, N.C.) – USA Baseball announced Monday the naming of Bill Kinneberg as head coach and Dave Serrano as pitching coach of the 2010 USA Baseball National Team (Collegiate).
In 2009 Kinneberg led Utah to its first NCAA tournament appearance since 1960 – an automatic bid it received for its first ever Mountain West Conference title. Utah won two games at the NCAA’s, defeating Gonzaga and Georgia Southern in the Fullerton Regional. The win over Gonzaga was his 400th career victory. Kinneberg established school records for wins in a season at UTEP (1985), Wyoming (1990) and Utah (1996), and in 1990 he was named Western Athletic Conference coach of the year. Read the rest of this entry »
