Archive for July, 2009

Team USA loses 7-1 to Budo University

– July 10, 2009Posted in: Big East, Big West, Conference USA, Pac 12, SEC, Southern Conference, Sun Belt, Team USA

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

Blake Forsythe (Courtesy of Tennessee Media Relations)

(CHIBA, JAPAN) – Team USA (11-1) committed three errors and left eight runners on base in a 7-1 exhibition loss to Budo University, Friday, in Chiba, Japan. The loss was the first by the U.S. this summer and it snapped a 35-game winning streak for the National Team dating back to last season.

Tyler Holt (Florida State) reached second base on an error by the left fielder to begin the game and later scored Team USA’s lone run on an RBI groundout by Blake Forsythe (Tennessee) in the bottom of the first inning. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Team USA, Arizona State, Big East, Big West, Cal State Fullerton, Conference USA, Louisville, Middle Tennessee, Pac 12, Rice, SEC, Southern Conference, Sun Belt, Tennessee, The Citadel, Vanderbilt

CCBL League Recap for July 9th

Brian Foley

– July 10, 2009Posted in: Atlantic Sun, Big 12, Big Ten, Cape Cod League, Missouri Valley, SEC

Here is your recap of action in the Cape Cod Baseball League for July 9th.

Chatham defeated Brewster 5-3 behind five one-hit innings from Logan Varrett (Baylor). Box Score

Yarmouth-Dennis knocked off Cotuit 9-1. Josh Rutledge (Alabama) led the offense by going 3-4 with an RBI and Chris Sale (Florida Gulf Coast) picked up the win by going six scoreless innings. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Alabama, Atlantic Sun, Baylor, Big 12, Big Ten Conference, Cape Cod League, Florida Gulf Coast, Minnesota, Missouri Valley, SEC, Wichita State

Larry Hays returns to coaching

Brian Foley

– July 10, 2009Posted in: Big 12, NAIA

Larry Hays known mostly for coaching Texas Tech and Lubbock Christian baseball programs is coming back to coaching in 2010 when he takes over the Lubbock Christian softball team. He replaces his son Shanon who started up the program two years ago before accepting the head coaching position with Texas Tech.

Larry Hays played professional softball during his playing days from Mobile Alabama to Montreal Quebec. He assisted Shanon over the last two season which saw him grow found of the program which won the 2008 NAIA National Championship in their inaugural season. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big 12, Lubbock Christian, NAIA, Texas Tech

Mitchell signs with White Sox

Brian Foley

– July 9, 2009Posted in: 2009 Top Players, MLB Draft, SEC

Jared Mitchell signs with White Sox (Ted Kirk/AP)

Jared Mitchell has officially signed with the Chicago White Sox after being selected with the 23rd overall pick. He has been assigned to Kannapolis of the South Atlantic League.

Mitchell skyrocketed this season up the draft boards after focusing on baseball this spring after playing his first two seasons at the school splitting time between spring football and the baseball season. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Top Players, LSU, MLB Draft, SEC

America’s Best Baseball Schools Rebuttal

Brian Foley

– July 9, 2009Posted in: MLB Draft, MLB Players, Pac 12

Former ASU star Dustin Pedroia

I recently posted an article from the Wall Street Journal which looked at the best baseball schools in the country. (Click here if you missed it.) I didn’t recognize it when I posted the article but it fails to mention Arizona State which has been a perennial power in the CWS and also putting players in MLB. One of our readers sent me the following letter about Arizona State not being included. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Arizona State, MLB, MLB Draft, Pac 12

CCBL Recap for July 8th

Brian Foley

– July 9, 2009Posted in: Cape Cod League

Here is your Cape Cod Baseball League Recap for July 8th.

Bourne defeated Falmouth 3-1. Box Score

Harwich defeated Cotuit 5-2. Box Score

Hyannis defeated Orleans 3-0. Box Score

Wareham defeated Chatham 5-1. Box Score

Brewster beat Yarmouth-Dennis 5-1. Box Score

Tags: Cape Cod League

ASU’s Holliday heads to Vandy; ECU’s Jarrett heads to Auburn

Brian Foley

– July 8, 2009Posted in: Conference USA, Pac 12, SEC

We have two major coaching changes in college baseball today. The biggest news is former Arizona State recruiting coordinator Josh Holliday will replace Erik Bakich at Vanderbilt. Bakich left last week for the head coaching job at Maryland. This is huge news as Holliday recruited the number 1 class in the country for this past year’s freshman class and has also been with Georgia Tech where he brought in some excellent players like Matt Wieters. The other big coaching change is East Carolina’s recruiting coordinator Link Jarrett moving over to Auburn to fill that position also. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Arizona State, Auburn, Conference USA, East Carolina, Pac 12, SEC, Vanderbilt

CBB Column: Checking in on the Washington Job Opening

Brian Foley

– July 8, 2009Posted in: Big West, CBD Column, New Coach, Pac 12, SEC, West Coast Conference

Washington's Husky Ballpark (Photo Courtesy of Bryan Young)

The Washington Athletic Department announced on June 22nd that head coach Ken Knutson will no longer serve as the head baseball coach. As of right now, the Huskies have not been able to settle on a coach with several high profile head coaches and assistants pulling out of the running. The two most recent guys to pull out are Pepperdine’s Steve Rodriguez and LSU assistant coach David Grewe. The name everyone keeps bringing up is Nino Giarranto from San Francisco. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big West, CBD Column, Coaching Changes, Gonzaga, Hawaii, LSU, Pac 12, Pepperdine, San Francisco, SEC, WAC, Washington, West Coast Conference

Georgia State’s Frady gets Five-Year Contract

Brian Foley

– July 8, 2009Posted in: CAA

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

(Courtesy of GA State Media Relations)

ATLANTA-After leading the Georgia State baseball program to the most successful season in school history, head coach Greg Frady has been rewarded with a five-year contract, Director of Athletics Cheryl L. Levick announced. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: CAA, Georgia State, New Contract

Arizona State News and Notes

Brian Foley

– July 8, 2009Posted in: Pac 12

(Courtesy of ASU Media Relations)

Jeff Metcalfe of Azcentral.com has an interesting article checking in on the Arizona State program. The first piece of news in the report is the fact that Jordan Swagerty is giving back his 70 percent scholarship to the school if more signees decide to join the Sun Devils then expected. This is great news for the Sun Devils as it expands the quality of the ASU roster for next season. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Arizona State, Pac 12

Links from Around the Country

Brian Foley

– July 8, 2009Posted in: Big 12, Conference USA, Links, SEC

AJ Morris (Courtesy of K-State Media Relations)

Here are some of the best links from Around the Country for July 8th.

The first article comes from The Advocate in Baton Rouge which talks about LSU head coach Paul Mainieri’s future plans. Randy Rosetta states that LSU needs to relax on Mainieri if they want to keep him long term due to the short life span of Smoke Laval in the past. LSU fans are very fickle so you are expected to win national titles in a year in and year out basis. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big 12, Conference USA, Kansas State, Links, LSU, Marshall, SEC, Team Canada, World Baseball Classic

OC Flyers hold Jon Wilhite Night

Brian Foley

– July 7, 2009Posted in: Big West

The Orange County Flyers hosted Jon Wilhite Night on Monday evening. The team donated all the proceeds from the game last night to Wilhite’s recovery efforts. Jon made an appearance throwing out the first pitch. You can check out a full report from The Orange Country Register below. Read the rest of this entry »