Archive for July, 2009

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Team USA vs North Shore Navigators Cancelled

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USA Baseball Logo

The Team USA game tonight against the North Shore Navigators has been canceled due to rain in the Boston area. Team USA is back in action on July 10th against Kokusai Budo University in Tokyo Japan. They will play the Japan Collegiate All-Star team starting July 11-16th in a five game series which features games in the world famous Tokyo Dome and other stadiums around Japan. Read the rest of this entry »

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Kansas State Summer Baseball Update

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Photo Copyright Kansas State Athletics

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Each Monday throughout the summer, k-statesports.com takes look at current and former Wildcats in collegiate summer leagues and in the professional ranks.
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America’s Best Baseball Schools

ryanbraunmiamiThe Wall Street Journal has an excellent article about which schools are the most successful in developing pro prospects. The interesting part about the MLB Draft is how high the failure rate of players is. One example of this is 1999 when over half of the first round picks have not been in the MLB while Albert Pujols has become the most feared hitter after being picked with the 402nd selection in that same draft. Read the rest of this entry »

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LSU Unveils 2010 Schedule

Anthony Ranaudo and the LSU Tigers look to defend their title in 2010. (SI Photo)

Anthony Ranaudo and the LSU Tigers look to defend their title in 2010. (SI Photo)

The defending national champion LSU Tigers have released their 2010 baseball schedule.  The Tigers will defend their title with 38 games at Alex Box Stadium, including a 12-game homestand to open the season.

The season kicks off  February 19-21 with in-state Centenary traveling to Baton Rouge for a three game set, followed by a mid-week game against the McNeese State Cowboys on February 24.  Read the rest of this entry »

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Team USA defeats Holyoke 5-2

brycebrentz I attended this game and Live Blogged about it. You can check out my Chat Recap by clicking here. I will also be writing a large article profiling the USA team in the coming days.

FROM USA BASEBALL
(HOLYOKE, MASS.) – Bryce Brentz’s two RBI hits pushed Team USA (11-0) passed the Holyoke Blue Sox, 5-2, Monday evening at MacKenzie Stadium in front of a lively, record-breaking, pro-Holyoke crowd of 4,811. Read the rest of this entry »

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Texas Collegiate League Weekly Awards

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(Victoria, Tx) The Victoria Generals of The Texas Collegiate League are proud to announce that the League has selected Mike Davis as Player of the Week, and Willie Kempf as Pitcher of the Week. The TCL press release is included below.

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Chat Recap: Team USA vs Holyoke Blue Sox (July 6th)

usa-baseball-logoI will be running a Live Blog tonight at 6:35 pm at the Team USA vs Holyoke game that will take place at the home of the Blue Sox. The Live Chat will run during the game where I will take some questions on the players in the game while providing you updates on the game. Feel free to set up an email reminder below or check out my Live Blog from Sunday July 5th which can be viewed by clicking here. Read the rest of this entry »

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ACC Announces Venue Change for Baseball Championships

accbaseball2009logoFROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Championship will be held at NewBridge Bank Park in Greensboro, N.C. (2012), and the Durham Bulls Athletic Park (2011, 2013), as announced today by ACC Commissioner John Swofford. This will give the championship a home through 2013 as it was recently released that the 2010 ACC Baseball Championship would be held in Greensboro, N.C. Read the rest of this entry »

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Lantz Wheeler added to ULM Staff

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
ULMPitchingcoachMONROE, La.—The ULM baseball team will have one of the top pitching coaches in the country in its dugout next season as head coach Jeff Schexnaider announced the hiring of Lantz Wheeler as the Warhawks’ new assistant coach. His hire is pending final approval by the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors. Read the rest of this entry »

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Western Major Baseball League recap for July 6

WMBL logoThe Okotoks Dawgs lead the West Division with a 19-8 record. They defeated the Melville Millionaires 8-3 and 6-4, and the Yorkton Cardinals 6-2 over the weekend. Mark Phillips (Colby College), Logan Todd (Merced College), and Danny Britton-Foster (British Columbia) got the wins. Britton-Foster leads the team with a record of 3-0, 1.16 ERA. Anthony Cros (Northwest Oklahoma State) leads the league in hitting with a .436 average, and he also leads the team with 30 RBI. Read the rest of this entry »

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UNC Asheville Names Tom Smith as Head Baseball Coach

Tom Smith named as new UNCA head coach

Tom Smith named as new UNCA head coach

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – UNC Asheville Director of Athletics Janet R. Cone today has announced the hiring of Tom Smith as the Bulldogs new head baseball coach, upon approval of the school’s Board of Trustees. The announcement came at a morning press conference held at the Owen Conference Center. Read the rest of this entry »

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West Coast League recap for July 6

West Coast League logoThe Corvallis Knights lead the West Division with a 16-4 record. On July 3, they drew a league-record crowd of 3,506 against the Bend Elks. The Knights won 9-2; Matt Andriese (UC-Riverside) started and got the win, went six innings, allowed five hits, struck out seven. The winning run came on a home run by Dylan Jones (Mount Hood CC) in the bottom of the fourth. Richie Jiminez (Riverside CC) leads the league in hitting with a .429 average. James Nygren (Oregon State) has a record of 2-0, 2.33 ERA. Andriese is 2-0, 0.60 ERA. Read the rest of this entry »