Marc Damon joins Bombers as team prepares for postseason push.
Bryan-College Station, TX (July 17, 2009) –
The Brazos Valley Bombers bolstered their pitching staff today, as right-hander Marc Damon joined the team for the latter half of the regular season. Damon figures to come in handy with the team looking to strengthen their postseason position.
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Jack Armstrong (Courtesy of Paul Blackmore/Cape Cod Times)
Here are some CCBL Links from around the Cape Cod Times.
The first article looks at Vanderbilt’s Jack Armstrong who had an outstanding week which brought him honors as the Pitcher of the Week in the League. The full article about the 6’7 pitcher is available by clicking here.
The next article looks at Eric Maust of Notre Dame who is a two-sport athlete with the Fighting Irish. Read the rest of this entry »
Clifton Thomas
Brazos Valley Bombers 7 Brazos Valley Bombers 1
Victoria, TX (July 16, 2009) –
The Brazos Valley Bombers got back on track with a 7-1 win over the first-place Victoria Generals, to improve to 16-14 on the season. Clifton Thomas collected two hits, including his third triple, which broke the Bombers’ single season record.
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Drew Erwin has been a workhorse in the prestgious Northwoods League this summer
THIBODAUX – After nearly doubling both its 2008 overall and Southland Conference win totals in 2009, the Nicholls State University baseball team has continued to build momentum during the summer.
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FROM CCBL RELEASE
HYANNIS, Mass. – The Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox have a league-leading seven All-Stars in the 47th Under Armour Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star Game to be held on Thursday, July 23 at Boston’s Fenway Park.
Each 21-player team was selected in a meeting of the team’s 10 managers in Hyannis Thursday morning. The rosters are comprised of 10 starters, 11 reserves, and four alternate players. Read the rest of this entry »
FROM USA BASEBALL
(TOKYO) – Japan took advantage of back-to-back errors in the bottom of the 11th inning to clinch the 37th Annual USA vs. Japan Collegiate Championships with an 8-7 victory at Jingu Stadium.
With the game tied at seven, pitcher Sonny Gray’s (Vanderbilt) errant pickoff attempt moved Shota Kioke to third base with two outs. Christian Colon (Cal State Fullerton) then misplayed a ground ball at shortstop that scored Kioke from third base to seal the game and best-of-five series. Read the rest of this entry »
Legendary Texas baseball head coach Augie Garrido has been sentenced for his drunk driving conviction from the spring. He will be serving four days in jail while losing his driver’s license for 90 days and paying a $500 fine. Garrido already has 2 days of time served and Travis County officials have not announced how the rest of his sentenced will be dealt with.
FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
EASTON, Pa. – Lafayette head baseball coach Joe Kinney has announced 11 student-athletes will join the team this fall as members of the Class of 2013. The group consists of players from seven states, two countries and includes a player drafted by Major League Baseball. Read the rest of this entry »
COCA COLA PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Jack Armstrong, Wareham RHP
Wareham starter Jack Armstrong (Vanderbilt) has been named this week’s Coca-Cola Pitcher of the Week. The 6-7 righty earned the honor with a complete game shutout over Hyannis on Monday, July 6. Armstrong shut down a high-powered Mets lineup that had scored a total of 15 runs in their previous two games, pitching the Gatemen to a 4-0 win. Armstrong allowed only two hits while striking out six over seven scoreless innings. Read the rest of this entry »
Stephen Tromblee
East Texas Pump Jacks 4 Brazos Valley Bombers 2
Kilgore, TX (July 15, 2009) –
The Brazos Valley Bombers were on the verge of another come-from-behind victory tonight, but came up short in a 4-2 loss to the East Texas Pump Jacks. The Bombers scored two in the ninth inning, but the Pump Jacks closer Stephen Tromblee was able to stem the tide to collect the save.
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UPDATE AT 3:45 PM on July 17th
According to multiple sources, Virginia Tech’s Peter Hughes was offered the Washington Huskies job today but turned down the offer to stay with the Hokie program. Hughes just finished his third season with the Virginia Tech program where he went 32-21 in 2009. It was good enough for a 11th place finish in the ACC. Read the rest of this entry »
Here is your CCBL Recap for July 15th.
Hyannis defeated Bourne 6-0 behind Dustin Harrington (East Carolina) who went 3-5 with an RBI and two runs scored. Box Score
Jedd Gyorko (West Virginia) went 3-6 with two runs scored as Brewster and Orlenas tied at 3 after 11 innings. The game was called due to darkness. Box Score Read the rest of this entry »
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)
