Archive for July, 2009

Stephen Strasburg Selected as 23rd Dick Howser Trophy Recipient

– July 3, 2009Posted in: 2009 Top Players, College Baseball Foundation, Mountain West, National Awards, NCBWA

FROM PRESS RELEASE
LUBBOCK, Texas—San Diego State’s dominant right-handed pitcher Stephen Strasburg is the recipient of the 23rd annual Dick Howser Trophy as college baseball’s player of the year. The presentation was made Thursday for the first time In Lubbock, Texas as part of the festivities to recognize and induct the College Baseball Hall of Fame and the awarding of several other national honors for 2009. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Top Players, College Baseball Foundation, College Baseball Hall of Fame, Dick Howser Trophy, Mountain West, National Awards, National Player of the Year, NCBWA, San Diego State

Texas Collegiate League Recap 07-02-09

Donald J. Boyles

– July 3, 2009Posted in: Texas Collegiate League

McKinney Marshals 1 Brazos Valley Bombers 0

Bryan-College Station, TX (July 2, 2009) –

The Brazos Valley Bombers came out on the short end of the stick tonight, as they fell to the McKinney Marshals 1-0. Brett Parsons’ TCL Record 15 game hit streak came to an end as the Bombers were only able to manage three hits.
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Tags: Brazos Valley Bombers, Coppell Coperheads, East Texas Pump Jacks, Mckinney Marshals, Texas Collegiate League

UW-La Crosse Eagle baseball down but not out

Brian Foley

– July 3, 2009Posted in: CBD Column, Division 3

SPECIAL TO TCBB
Written by Zach Thiel
Time is running out for men’s college baseball at University of Wisconsin La Crosse. Due to budget cuts the administration as of June 10th has decided to end their division three baseball program immediately unless $50,000 can be raised by September 1st. The first hurdle will allow play for the upcoming season; however an additional $375,000 will need to be raised by May 2010 to keep baseball at the school over the next 5 years. La Crosse has developed a long list of notable athletes over the years, to name a few: Brewers pitcher Jerry Augustine, Brewers/Huntsville Stars/Team Italy’s catcher Vinny Rottino, first baseman Craig Kusick, NFL lineman Tom Newberry and NFL WR Bill Schroeder. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: CBD Column, Defunct Programs, Division 3, Wisconisin-La Crosse

Team USA No-Hits Guatemala En Route to 10-0 Shutout

Brian Foley

– July 2, 2009Posted in: ACC, Big 12, Conference USA, Horizon League, Pac 12, SEC, Southern Conference, Sun Belt, Team USA, WAC

FROM USA BASEBALL
(DURHAM, N.C.) – Gerrit Cole (UCLA), Asher Wojciechowski (The Citadel), Nick Pepitone (Tulane), and Chad Bettis (Texas Tech) combined to throw the first no-hitter in post-trials USA Baseball National Team (Collegiate) history on its way to a 10-0 shutout victory over Guatemala at Coleman Field, Thursday night. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Team USA, ACC, Arkansas, Big 12, Clemson, Conference USA, Florida State, Hawaii, Horizon League, Middle Tennessee, Pac 12, Rice, SEC, Southern Conference, Sun Belt, Tennessee, Texas Tech, The Citadel, Tulane, UCLA, WAC, Wright State

Air Force Baseball Welcomes 18 Newcomers for 2010 Season

Brian Foley

– July 2, 2009Posted in: 2010 Recruits, Mountain West

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

(Courtesy of Air Force Media Relations)

USAF ACADEMY, Colo. – The Air Force baseball team is proud to announce the 18 members of the Class of 2013. The Falcons welcome 10 pitchers, four infielders, two outfielders and two catchers, as announced today by head coach Mike Hutcheon.

“I am very excited about the class of 2013,” Hutcheon said. “These young men are going to excel academically, militarily and athletically. I am proud of them for choosing to attend the Air Force Academy. These are high-character young men that come from wonderful families and have tremendous baseball talent.”

The class of 2013 boasts three All-Americans in catcher/outfielder Garrett Custons, catcher Travis Lane and infielder Matthew Roberts. Eight states are represented in the class, with 11 combined players from Florida (six players) and Texas (five players). Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2010 Recruits, Air Force, Mountain West

Texas Collegiate League Recap 07-01-09

Donald J. Boyles

– July 2, 2009Posted in: Texas Collegiate League

McKinney Marshals 4 Brazos Valley Bombers 2

Thomas Rooke (Kansas State) held the Bombers bats in check for over five innings and Curt Restko (Eastern Illinois) hit his first home run of the season as the Marshals ended a seven game losing streak by beating Brazos Valley 4-2 in College Station Wednesday night.
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Tags: Brazos Valley Bombers, Coppell Coperheads, East Texas Pump Jacks, Mckinney Marshals, Texas Collegiate League

Team USA dominates Guatemala 15-1

Brian Foley

– July 1, 2009Posted in: ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big West, Conference USA, Pac 12, SEC, Team USA

FROM TEAM USA RELEASE

Drew Pomeranz (Courtesy: Ole Miss/Bruce Newman)

(KANNAPOLIS, N.C.) – Drew Pomeranz (Ole Miss) broke the USA Baseball National Team (Collegiate) record for strikeouts in a game with 17 and pitched six solid innings to lead the National Team to a 15-1 victory at Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium in the opening game of a four-game friendship series against Guatemala. The U.S. improved to 6-0 on its 2009 summer tour with the win. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Team USA, ACC, Arizona State, Arkansas, Big 12, Big East, Big West, Cal State Fullerton, Conference USA, Florida State, Kansas, Louisville, Miami (FL), Ole Miss, Pac 12, Rice, SEC, Tennessee

Checking in on Jon Wilhite (Part 2)

Brian Foley

– July 1, 2009Posted in: Big West

Fox Sports West checks in with former Cal-State Fullerton player Jon Wilhite who was seriously injured during the Nick Adenhart crash. The report today is the second of the two part video series. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big West, Cal State Fullerton

Longhorns in the Summer Leagues

Donald J. Boyles

– July 1, 2009Posted in: Big 12, California Collegiate, Cape Cod League, MINK League, Northwoods League

The Texas Longhorns will send players this summer to the Cape Cod League, California Collegiate League, M.I.N.K. League and the Northwood League.
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Tags: Big 12, California Collegiate league, Cape Cod League, MINK League, Northwoods League, Texas

Dietrich and Vucinich leading Wareham Gatemen (CCBL)

Brian Foley

– July 1, 2009Posted in: ACC, Cape Cod League, Pac 12

Derek Dietrich (Courtesy of Mike Valeri)

Ed Collins of SouthCoastToday.com has an excellent feature on the Wareham Gatemen. He spotlights Derek Dietrich and Shea Vucinich who each have been the heart and sole of the Gatemen offense this season. Dietrich picked up two homers against Harwich on June 18th while Vucinich picked up two homers against Chatham last Thursday. Dietrich will be entering his junior season at Georgia Tech as he is widely considered one of the prospects in the country. He finished last season with a .311 average while hitting 10 homers and 54 RBI. Shea Vucinich will also be entering his junior season with Washington State. He struggled last season with a .230 average with six homers and 25 RBI but has seemed to turn it around in the Cape Cod League. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Cape Cod League, Georgia Tech, Pac 12, Washington State

CCBL Recap for June 30th

Brian Foley

– July 1, 2009Posted in: ACC, Big West, Cape Cod League, Missouri Valley, Pac 12, Sun Belt

Mario Hollands of UC-Santa Barbara (Courtesy of Aaron Burns)

Here is your Cape Cod Baseball League Recap for June 30th. I will try to get this up every morning but recently I have not seen the box scores until it was too late. I will try my best the rest of the season as some of the bigger names have started to show up. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Arizona State, Big West, Cal State Fullerton, Cape Cod League, Long Beach State, Missouri State, Missouri Valley, New Orleans, Oregon State, Pac 12, Sun Belt, UC-Santa Barbara, UNC

Baseball at Rosenblatt in 2011?

Brian Foley

– July 1, 2009Posted in: Missouri Valley, New Facility

Photo Courtesy of Jeff Beiermann/The World-Herald

The Creighton University baseball program is looking at the option of playing their entire or part of their 2011 schedule at Rosenblatt Stadium. The stadium is set to be replaced during the 2011 college baseball season by a new T.D Ameritrade Stadium which will be the home of the College World Series starting in 2011. The move to Rosenblatt could see Creighton putting in a bid for the 2011 Missouri Valley Conference tourney and increase attendance for the Blue Jays. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Creighton, Missouri Valley, New Facility