Archive for June, 2009

Golden Spikes is better than the Heisman?

– June 22, 2009Posted in: General CBB News, National Awards

The Wall Street Journal has an interesting article about the success rate of players who win the Golden Spikes Award being more successful than players that win the Heisman Trophy Award. I think the reason behind this is that the best players in College Football do not fit the “system” at the next level being the NFL. In baseball, it is much different in that the best player in college is likely going to be able to hit/pitch in the MLB because the talent transfers over easier to the pro game. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Football, Golden Spikes Award, National Awards

CWS Championship Series Preview: LSU vs Texas

Brian Foley

– June 22, 2009Posted in: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, Big 12, CBD Column, SEC

After all the dust settled on the 2009 College Baseball season, we only have two teams standing with the LSU Tigers taking on the Texas Longhorns in the College World Series Championship Series. The LSU Tigers enter with a record of 54-16 while being on a 13 game postseason winning streak dating back to the SEC Tourney. Texas enters with a 49-14-1 record while being 8-1 in NCAA Tourney play with the only loss coming to TCU in the Super Regionals. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, Big 12, CBD Column, LSU, SEC, Texas

National Team Trials: Blue Team Blanks Red Team, 2-0

Brian Foley

– June 21, 2009Posted in: ACC, Big 12, Big West, Conference USA, Horizon League, Ohio Valley Conference, Pac 12, SEC, Southland Conference, Team USA

FROM TEAM USA RELEASE
(CARY, N.C.) – Christian Colon (Cal State Fullerton) hit an RBI single in the bottom of the fifth inning as the Blue Team defeated the Red Team 2-0 in a seven inning intrasquad game on Sunday at the USA Baseball National Team (Collegiate) Trials.

With runners on the corners and two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning, Christian Colon (Cal State Fullerton) hit an RBI single to right field that easily scored Casey McGrew (Wright State) from third base. Tyler Holt (Florida State) nearly scored from first base on the play but Colon was thrown out at second before he crossed the plate. Read the rest of this entry »

“Inning by Inning: A Portrait of a Coach”

Brian Foley

– June 21, 2009Posted in: Big 12

FROM PRESS RELEASE
New York, NY (June 2, 2009) – The award-winning filmmaker, Richard Linklater, made his documentary debut last year with the heartwarming biographical pic of the winningest coach in NCAA Division I history, “Inning By Inning: A Portrait of A Coach.” An exclusive red-carpet screening of the film was held in Austin, Texas followed by a television debut on ESPN. Now fans of the film and Augie Garrido can own a copy on DVD, as Virgil Films & Entertainment releases “Inning By Inning: A Portrait of a Coach” on June 2nd, 2009. This collectible DVD will also include a 90- minute full length feature on the 2006 season titled, “A Game of Adversity” and an additional 60-minute feature on Augie’s coaching philosophy titled, “Extra Innings with Augie.” Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big 12, Texas

2009 National Team Trials: Blue Team Scores 4-2 Victory Over Red Team

Brian Foley

– June 20, 2009Posted in: ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, SEC

FROM TEAM USA RELEASE
(CARY, N.C.) – Preston Tucker (Florida) hit a solo home run in the sixth inning as the Blue Team defeated the Red Team 4-2 in a seven inning intrasquad game on Saturday at the USA Baseball National Team (Collegiate) Trials.

Tony Zych (Louisville) and Tyler Holt (Florida State) hit back-to-back doubles for the Blue Team in the third inning. Rick Hague (Rice) then placed a single to left-center field that scored both Zych and Holt and put the Blue Team in front 2-0 early. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Team USA, ACC, Big East, Big Ten Conference, Clemson, Conference USA, Florida, Florida State, Louisville, Ohio State, Rice, SEC

CCBL Recap for June 20th

Brian Foley

– June 20, 2009Posted in: ACC, Big 12, Cape Cod League, West Coast Conference

Here is your Cape Cod Baseball League Recap for June 20th.

Orleans defeated Brewster 8-2 with the key hit being a Matt Koch (Loyola Marymount) pinch hit sixth inning grand slam. Box Score

Chatham defeated Harwich 4-3 in eleven innings. Mike Murray (Wake Forest) went 3-5 with 2 RBI including the game winning RBI in the bottom of the eleventh to lead the Anglers to the victory. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Big 12, Cape Cod League, Conference USA, East Carolina, Loyola-Marymount, Missouri, Wake Forest, West Coast Conference

Lowe’s Senior Class Award Winner and Senior All-American Teams Announced

Brian Foley

– June 20, 2009Posted in: National Awards, SEC

Brandon McArthur (Courtesy of Florida Media Relations)

FROM PRESS RELEASE
(Omaha, NE) – University of Florida infielder Brandon McArthur, a student-athlete who helped his team to the NCAA Super Regional after overcoming a serious injury his freshman year, has been selected as the winner of the 2009 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award in the baseball division.

The award, chosen by a nationwide vote of coaches, media and fans, is presented annually to college baseball’s outstanding NCAA Division I senior student-athlete. The announcement and trophy presentation were made today by Lowe’s, an Official Corporate Partner of the NCAA, during the 2009 NCAA Men’s College World Series in Omaha, Neb. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Florida, Lowe's Senior Class Award, National Awards, SEC

CWS Game 12: Texas 4 Arizona State 3

Brian Foley

– June 19, 2009Posted in: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, Big 12, Pac 12

FROM NCAA RELEASE
OMAHA, Neb. – Catcher Cameron Rupp and center fielder Connor Rowe hit solo home runs in the bottom of the ninth to give Texas a 4-3, walk-off win over Arizona State before a crowd of 23,257 Friday night at Rosenblatt Stadium.

The Longhorns, making their 32nd College World Series appearance in school history, improve to 8-1 in the NCAA Tournament and 49-14-1 on the season. Top-seeded Texas will now face third-seeded LSU in the best two-of-three Championship Finals, which begin Monday at 6 p.m. CT. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, Arizona State, Big 12, Pac 12, Texas

CWS Game 11 Recap: LSU 14 Arkansas 5

Brian Foley

– June 19, 2009Posted in: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, SEC

Anthony Ranaudo (Courtesy of LSU Media Relations)

FROM NCAA RELEASE
OMAHA, Neb. – LSU used eight extra-base hits and six scoreless innings from right-hander Anthony Ranaudo to post a 14-5 victory over Arkansas before a crowd of 19,734 Friday afternoon at Rosenblatt Stadium.

The Tigers, making their 15th College World Series appearance in school history, improve to 8-0 in the NCAA Tournament and 54-16 on the season with their 13th consecutive win. The tournament’s No. 3 seed will face top-seeded Texas in the Championship Finals, which begin Monday at 6 p.m. CT. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, Arkansas, LSU, SEC

CCBL Recap for June 19th

Brian Foley

– June 19, 2009Posted in: ACC, Cape Cod League, SEC

Only two games took place in the Cape Cod Baseball League on June 19th as rain affected the majority of games.

The Wareham Gatemen picked up a 6-3 win over the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox on Friday night. The star for the Gatemen was Duke’s Jake Lemmerman who went 1-4 with the only hit being a three RBI double in the sixth inning. Full Story

The other game of the night saw Cotuit win a wild one over Brewster by a score of 10-9. The big star on the night for Cotuit was Kentucky’s Chris Bisson who went 3-5 with three runs scored and drove in two runs. Box Score

Tags: ACC, Cape Cod League, Duke, Kentucky, SEC

Team USA Trials: Red Team 5 Blue Team 2

Brian Foley

– June 19, 2009Posted in: Big 12, Big East, Conference USA, Horizon League, Pac 12, SEC, WAC, West Coast Conference

FROM TEAM USA RELEASE
(CARY, N.C.) – Casey McGrew (Wright State) drove a double down the left field line and Gerrit Cole (UCLA) stuck out eight as the Blue Team defeated the Red Team, 5-2, at the USA Baseball National Team (Collegiate) Trials, Friday, at the National Training Complex in Cary, N.C.

For the first three innings of the intrasquad game, the pitching ruled. Starting pitchers Cody Martin (Gonzaga) of the Red Team and Gerrit Cole of the Blue Team held their respective opponents off the board for the first three as they combined for only one hit. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Team USA, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Clemson, Conference USA, Gonzaga, Hawaii, Horizon League, Kansas, Louisville, Miami (FL), Pac 12, Rice, SEC, Tennessee, Texas Tech, UCLA, WAC, West Coast Conference, West Virginia, Wright State

Friday’s CWS Live Stats

Brian Foley

– June 19, 2009Posted in: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, Big 12, Pac 12, SEC

The Arkansas and LSU game is supposed to start at 4:38 pm eastern time. There was a long rain delay so they should start around that time. Full stats are available by clicking here.

The Texas and Arizona State game will take place after the Arkansas-LSU game tonight hopefully. The second game is scheduled right now to begin at 8:30 pm. If the game starts then Live Stats is available by clicking here.

Tags: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, Arizona State, Arkansas, Big 12, LSU, Pac 12, SEC, Texas