I made the drive over to Bryan, Texas to catch the Game between Brazos Valley Bombers and the McKinney Marshals. Going into the game the Bombers were sitting in 3rd place of the Texas Collegiate League while the Marshals were in 4th place. On the mound for the Bombers was OU Pitcher Kennedy Winn who was sporting a 2-0 record with an 3.51 ERA while his counter part was Thomas Rooke who plays his college baseball for Kansas State.
FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
CINCINNATI – Following seven years as an assistant coach at Xavier University, former University of Cincinnati pitcher J.D. Heilmann is coming back to UC as the Bearcats pitching coach, head coach Brian Cleary announced today.
"J.D. will be a tremendous addition to our staff. First, I am excited for our pitchers as he will be of great help to them and their development," said Cleary. "J.D. has proven himself as a recruiter and along with Brad Meador gives us a great team in recruiting. Lastly, his enthusiasm for UC and UC Baseball and his energy will be noticed by our players and the fans of the program. I am excited to welcome him back."
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Here is the 5th part of the small sampling of the best prep school players in the state of Texas. These prep players are in the middle of making a tough decision on where to play baseball for the next 3-4 seasons. The early signing period officially begins on November 11 and ends eight days later on November 19th.
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UNCW Summer Baseball Update – July 24
Cody Stanley (Cotuit) – Stanley represented UNCW and Cotuit at the Cape Cod All-Star game on July 23 and finished the rain-shortened contest 0-2 and caught the first four innings of the game. Stanley knocked in the second run of the game for the West team with a ground out. He’s hitting .296 with 13 runs scored in the pitching dominated summer league.
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I took the day off from work to take in the Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star Game on Thursday night. The game was played at Fenway Park for the first time since the late 1980’s as the players got their chance to play at one of the better MLB parks in the country.
The game started early as the weather forecast called for heavy rains later in the night.
FROM USA BASEBALL
(PRINCE GEORGE, British Columbia) – Rick Hague (Rice), Bryce Brentz (Middle Tennessee State) and Michael Choice (UT Arlington) each hit a home run in the fifth inning and Team USA beat British Columbia 12-2 in eight innings at the 2009 Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline World Baseball Challenge at Prince George Citizen Field.
Devon Franklin hit a home run over the left field fence in the first inning and Mike Collins hit a homer in the fourth to lead 2-0 on Team USA starter Cody Wheeler (Coastal Carolina).
The College Baseball Blog will be running a Live Blog on July 23rd at Fenway Park as the Cape Cod All-Star Game is set to take place at 7pm on Thursday. The Cape Cod Baseball League is considered the top collegiate summer baseball league in the country. It draws consistently the top players in the country while being a showcase for the upcoming year’s draft. (The full rosters and press release is available by clicking here.) Sign up for a free email reminder below.
Here is your News and Notes for College Baseball News from July 23rd.
UCF Leads All Conference USA Baseball Programs in Team GPA
ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) – Already having set two program academic records in 2008-09, UCF baseball learned that its efforts in the classroom are standing out in Conference USA as well. The Knights ranked first of all C-USA baseball teams with an annual grade-point average of 3.174 to receive the league’s Sports Academic Award.
The USA National Team continues their play in the 2009 Enbridge Northern Gateway World Baseball Challenge tonight with a game against British Columbia. Team USA enters the game with a 3-1 record after winning their opening game against Canada 5-2 (Recap), then losing to Germany 6-3 (Recap), picking up a victory over The Bahamas by a score of 8-1 (Recap) and finally a victory yesterday over The Prince George Axemen by a score of 10-2 (Recap). The British Columbia club enters the game with a 3-1 record in the tourney with a loss to Team Canada. The game is set to start tonight at 6 PM Eastern/3 PM Pacific time. You can check out the video below.
FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
SAN DIEGO – For the third time in four years, 40 of the nation’s top high school baseball players will descend upon San Diego to play in the Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic, the country’s premier high school baseball showcase. This year’s game will be played on Aug. 16 at 5 p.m. PDT in PETCO Park, home of the San Diego Padres, and will once again be televised live nationally on FOX Sports Net.
The Classic features an East vs. West format, played annually during the late summer before most participants have returned to school. For the second consecutive year, the Aflac Classic will be played in a major league venue. The 2008 showcase was played in Los Angeles’ historic Dodger Stadium. The 2006 and 2007 games were held at San Diego State University’s Tony Gwynn Stadium.
The Aflac All-American Classic, however, is more than just a game. As part of Aflac’s ongoing commitment to the fight against childhood cancer, all game proceeds from the 2009 Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic will benefit Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego. Since 2003, the game has generated nearly $685,000 for charity.
Here is the 4th part of the small sampling of the best prep school players in the state of Texas. These prep players are in the middle of making a tough decision on where to play baseball for the next 3-4 seasons. The early signing period officially begins on November 11 and ends eight days later on November 19th.
The Cape Cod Times has put out a great preview of the CCBL All-Star game that will take place tonight at Fenway Park. The game will be televised on NESN and I will be running a Live Blog from the event. (Click here to check it out.) The article checks in with Harwich head coach Steve Englert who also serves as a Boston College assistant coach. He states in the article that the players will be excited to play at Fenway Park since it is the first time the event has been held at the ballpark since 1987.
2012 CBD All-American Teams Announced
Top 100 Countdown: 1. Mark Appel (Stanford)
Top 100 Countdown: 2. Mike Zunino (Florida)
Top 100 Countdown: 3. Deven Marrero (Arizona State)
Top 100 Countdown: 4. Michael Roth (South Carolina)
