Coppell Copperheads 7 East Texas Pump Jacks 6
The East Texas Pump Jacks won more games this summer than last, finished higher in the standings, and earned home-field advantage for the playoff series in team history.
Now the Pump Jacks have to work doubly hard to achieve a different playoff result.
The defending champion Corvallis Knights won their third straight West Division pennant, behind the hitting of Richie Jimenez (Riverside CC) and the pitching of Matt Andriese (UC Riverside). They will play the Bend Elks in the first playoff round. The first game of the best-of-three series will be in Bend, OR on August 11. The second game will be in Corvallis, OR on Wednesday, August 12, and the if-necessary game will be in Corvallis on August 13. Read the rest of this entry »
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COTUIT, Mass.—Jonathan Jones (Long Beach St.) was a star in the second round playoff game at Lowell Park between the YD Red Sox and Cotuit Kettleers, doubling twice, driving in two runs and crossing the plate three times in his five at bats. The Y-D Red Sox beat the Kettleers 10-5.
“I came in playing like it was my last,” said Jones, who reached first base on all five appearances at bat. He was 4 for 5, reaching first on an error in the seventh. “We played like it was our last game. We were like, no, no way are we going home today. I did my job, I already know the next guy can do his job, and that’s what happens, everyone gets things rolling.”
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ORLEANS, Mass.—The Bourne Braves are headed to the Cape League Finals for the first time in four years. Bourne Braves G.M. Mike Carrier had not been back to Eldridge Park since the Braves lost the final in 2005. “This feels nice, it’s good to win here,” said Carrier after his Braves dispatched the Firebirds 8-0 on Sunday.
“This field has been for us what Yankee Stadium was for a Red Sox fan,” said Braves assistant G.M. Darin Weeks. “This wasn’t like 2004 [when the Red Sox finally beat the Yankees in the playoffs] but it was close.”
Day 2 of the Cape Cod Baseball League Semifinals take place today with the Cotuit Kettleers hosting the Yarmouth Dennis Red Sox. The Kettleers picked up a 3-0 victory yesterday over the Red Sox behind an outstanding pitching performance from Chad Bell to grab a 1-0 lead in the series. (FULL STORY) The teams will start the game today at 3pm from Lowell Park. The other matchup is the Bourne Braves heading over to the Orleans Firebirds. The Braves picked up a come from behind 3-2 victory in Game 1 by scoring two runs in the bottom of the ninth for the walkoff win. (FULL STORY)
The Daily Advertiser has an excellent article looking at the job Paul Mainieri is trying to do at keeping his top recruits on path to head to Baton Rouge over the minor leagues. The top two prospects that he needs to worry about are Zack Von Rosenberg of Zachary High and Brody Colvin of St. Thomas More High. Von Rosenberg was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the sixth round while the Phillies selected Colvin in the seventh round by the Phillies. Both of them are not expected to sign for “slot” money so both organizations need to step up their offers considerably. LSU has also revoked the letters of intent to two junior college players in Slade Heathcott and Brett Bruening. Heathcott is expected to sign with the New York Yankees in the next week as he was selected in the first round while Bruening did not fulfill academic commitments that he promised to Mainieri.
Four games on the schedule on the fourth day of the Area Code Baseball Games. Three of the four ended up being decided by just a single run and the Nationals poured it on the Brewers Gray. But the kids on the Gray team should be proud for the way they fought back in their second game of the day. They could have rolled over, but showed tremendous character in their 2-1 win.
FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
BOURNE, Mass.—Jorge Reyes (Oregon State) pitched an absolute gem against the Bourne Braves on Saturday night at Doran Park. The Firebirds got to White Sox draft pick and Braves’ ace Bryan Morgado (Tennessee) for a run in the third inning after putting together a pair of hits. In the eighth, Orleans would tack on another run off of Logan Billbrough (William & Mary) to make it 2-0 Orleans.
All the while, Reyes was in a groove that resembled Danny Almonte pitching to players three years his junior in the Little League World Series. Recently named league MVP Kyle Roller (East Carolina) singled in the first and catcher Chris Wallace (Houston) reached on an error in the third. From then on, Reyes retired 19 consecutive Braves.
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YARMOUTH, Mass. – The Cotuit Kettleers knew they had their work cut out for them taking on the heavily favored Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox who have dominated all season long and they didn’t let intimidation get the best of them as they shut-out the Red Sox 3-0 in Saturday’s outing. Fantastic pitching and defense from Cotuit, combined with a productive ninth inning offensively, proved that Cotuit has what it takes to be competitive with the best team in the league.
Chad Bell (Walter State JC), who started the day with a 1.77 ERA and 3-1 record, was on the mound for the Kettleers and had an incredible 8 shut-out inning performance. Bell’s success can also be attributed to the stellar defense of his infield, who managed to execute four double plays during the game. Bell allowed just 6 hits and 3 walks with no runs over the eight innings.
The Cape Cod Baseball League Semifinals start up today with Cotuit facing Yarmouth-Dennis at 3pm while Orleans heads to Bourne at 7pm. You can check out Live Video from the games below.
It was another great day of action at Blair Field in Long Beach, Calif., as for the third day in a row, one of the games ended in a tie, and did so with late inning heroics. The Athletics and the Rangers had the greatest offensive production, with each team winning and each team scoring at least seven runs.
Victoria Generals 6 Brazos Valley Bombers 2
(Victoria, TX) The Victoria Generals just keep on winning. The Brazos Valley Bombers came to town Friday night, fighting for their playoff lives and the league leaders weren’t very accommodating as they defeated the visitors 6-2. The Texas Collegiate League regular season is winding down but the final playoff spot is still up for grabs. The Generals have locked up the the regular season championship and the #1 seed, but the Bombers and McKinney Marshalls are still in contention to qualify.
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)
