Archive for June, 2009

CBB Journal with Brian Foley (Day 5)

– June 17, 2009Posted in: CBD Column, CBD Journal

The final day of my trip to Omaha is coming to a close. We went out to the local stores to get some souvenirs for the trip and I ended up getting a UC-Irvine hat which will go next to my Vanderbilt hat. They had an excellent selection from team’s across the country with even a Lehigh baseball hat available. Who would really buy a Lehigh hat? The blog went to both games of the doubleheader today with UNC and Texas both winning. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 CWS Journal with Brian Foley, CBD Column

Random Thoughts for Day 4 of the CWS

Brian Foley

– June 17, 2009Posted in: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, ACC, Big 12, CBD Column, Conference USA, Pac 12

Here are some of my random thoughts from the fourth day of action at the College World Series. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, ACC, Arizona State, Big 12, CBD Column, Conference USA, Pac 12, Southern Miss, Texas, UNC

CWS Game 8: Texas 10 ASU 6

Brian Foley

– June 16, 2009Posted in: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, Big 12, CBD Column, CBD Visit, Pac 12

$Courtesy of Texas Media Relations$

Courtesy of Texas Media Relations

The Texas Longhorns and Arizona State Sun Devils faced off in the nightcap on Day 4 of the College World Series. The Longhorns entered with a 47-14-1 record while the Sun Devils have a 50-12 record. Both teams entered the game with 1-0 records in the College World Series with Texas picking up a 7-6 win over Southern Miss while Arizona State defeated North Carolina 5-2 in ten innings. Each squad would send their ace to the hill with Texas throwing Chance Ruffin who is 10-2 with a 3.02 ERA in 22 appearance (16 starts) while Arizona State put Mike Leake to the hill with a 16-1 record and an ERA of 1.36 in 17 appearances (16 starts). Read the rest of this entry »

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

CWS Game 7: UNC 11 Southern Miss 4

Brian Foley

– June 16, 2009Posted in: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, ACC, Conference USA

Dustin Ackley (Courtesy of UNC Media Relations)

The opening game of Day 4 of the College World Series featured the North Carolina Tar Heels playing against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. The Tar Heels entered the game with a 47-17 record while Southern Miss was 40-25. Both teams entered the game with a record of 0-1 with North Carolina losing to Arizona State 5-2 while Southern Miss lost to Texas 7-6. The Golden Eagles sent JR Ballinger to the hill who was 6-3 on the year with a 3.89 ERA in 17 appearances (15 starts). UNC countered with senior RHP Adam Warren who entered the game with a record of 9-2 with an ERA of 3.23. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, ACC, CBD Column, CBD Visit, Conference USA, Southern Miss, UNC

Bryce Harper: Should He Stay Or Should He Go?

Sam Wasson

– June 16, 2009Posted in: MLB Draft, Top High School Players

bryceharper_si The hot topic of the week in baseball is the decision of Las Vegas high school phenom and SI annointed ‘Chosen One’ Bryce Harper and his parents to have Bryce skip the final two years of high school to focus on his baseball career. Bryce’s plan is to earn his GED and then enroll in community college thereby enabling him to become draft eligible for next year’s MLB Draft. Good idea? Bad idea? Decide for yourself. Here’s what a few prominent voices around the web have to say.

Big League Stew
Dan Shanoff
The Big Lead
Jeff Pearlman

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Tags: 2010 Top Players, Bryce Harper

Illini Baseball Sees 4 Sign Pro Contracts

Brian Foley

– June 16, 2009Posted in: Big Ten, MLB Draft

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Former Illini shortstop Brandon Wikoff (Peoria, Ill.), third baseman Dominic Altobelli (Oak Forest) and center fielder Joe Bonadonna (Buffalo Grove, Ill.) all signed or will sign their first professional contracts recently, as Altobelli inked his deal Friday, Wikoff signed on Sunday and Bonadonna will sign his contract Tuesday. In addition, Illinois signee Seth Schwindenhammer (Bartonville, Ill.) signed a contract with the Boston Red Sox on Sunday after being drafted in the fifth round and will begin playing with the rookie-league GCL Red Sox in Florida rather than attending college. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big Ten Conference, Illinois, MLB, MLB Draft

CWS Journal with Brian Foley (Day 4)

Brian Foley

– June 16, 2009Posted in: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, CBD Journal

The College Baseball Blog spent their fourth day in Omaha today. The Blog went back to Zesto’s to try one of their fantastic milkshakes that everyone talks about. The milkshake was fantastic and well worth the walk across the street. They need to stay in business when they move to the new park. The crowds and traffic today were smaller then the weekend since most people had to get back to their regular jobs. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 CWS, 2009 CWS Journal with Brian Foley, 2009 NCAA Tourney

Random Thoughts for Day 3 of the CWS

Brian Foley

– June 16, 2009Posted in: ACC, Big West, CBD Column, SEC

Here are my thoughts on Day 3 of the College World Series that didn’t fit into a recap today. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Arkansas, Big West, Cal State Fullerton, CBD Column, LSU, SEC, Virginia

CWS Game 6: LSU 9 Arkansas 1

Brian Foley

– June 15, 2009Posted in: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, CBD Column, CBD Visit, SEC

Mikie Mahtook (Courtesy of LSU Media Relations)

The final game of day 3 in the College World Series sees SEC rivals Arkansas and LSU facing off. Arkansas had a 40-22 record while LSU had a 52-16 record. The Razorbacks sent Brett Eibner to the hill as he is 5-4 with a 4.61 ERA while LSU countered with Louis Coleman who is 13-2 with a 2.74 ERA in 22 appearances (14 starts). Both teams won their opening games of the College World Series with Arkansas beating Cal-State Fullerton 10-6 while LSU beat Virginia 9-5. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, Arkansas, CBD Column, CBD Visit, LSU, SEC

CWS Game 5: Virginia 7 Cal-State Fullerton 5

Brian Foley

– June 15, 2009Posted in: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, ACC, Big West, CBD Column, CBD Visit

Keith Werman (Courtesy of UVA Media Relations)

The third day of action in the College World Series kicks off with Cal State Fullerton taking on the Virginia Cavaliers in an elimination game. Cal-State Fullerton enters with a 47-15 record and an 0-1 record in the CWS after losing to 10-6. Virginia enters with a 48-14-1 record while also being 0-1 in the CWS after losing to LSU 9-5. The Cavaliers sent Robert Morey to the hill as he has a 3-0 record in 17 appearances (8 starts) accumulating a 3.11 ERA while striking out 83 batters in 63.2 innings. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, ACC, Big West, Cal State Fullerton, CBD Column, CBD Visit, Virginia

Texas Collegiate League Players of the Week (June 15th)

Brian Foley

– June 15, 2009Posted in: Big 12, Southland Conference, Sun Belt, Texas Collegiate League

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
With week one of the 2009 Texas Collegiate League season in the books, a trio of players from Victoria, East Texas and McKinney were named Players of the Week. Mark Hudson of Victoria and Matt Juengel of East Texas were named Co-Players of the Week for their efforts, while Cory Myers of McKinney was named Pitcher of the Week. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big 12, New Orleans, Sam Houston State, Southland Conference, Sun Belt, Texas AM, Texas Collegiate League, Texas Collegiate League Players of the Week

Live Stats for Day 3 of the CWS

Brian Foley

– June 15, 2009Posted in: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, ACC, Big West, SEC

The third day of the College World Series will feature an elimination game between Virginia and Cal-State Fullerton at 2pm eastern time. The two teams faced off last year in the Fullerton Regional which was eventual won by the Titans. The second game of the evening will face two SEC rivals with LSU and Arkansas fourth time this season. LSU took two out of three games in Fayetteville. If you are stuck at work the links to the Gametracker is available below. I will have full recaps of the games posted on the site when they finish. Read the rest of this entry »