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 »
Archive for July, 2009
Texas Collegiate League Recap 07-02-09

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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UW-La Crosse Eagle baseball down but not out
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 »
Team USA No-Hits Guatemala En Route to 10-0 Shutout
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 »
Air Force Baseball Welcomes 18 Newcomers for 2010 Season
FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
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 »
Texas Collegiate League Recap 07-01-09
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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Team USA dominates Guatemala 15-1
FROM TEAM USA RELEASE
(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 »
Checking in on Jon Wilhite (Part 2)
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 »
Longhorns in the Summer Leagues
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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Dietrich and Vucinich leading Wareham Gatemen (CCBL)
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 »
Baseball at Rosenblatt in 2011?
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 »













