Archive for August, 2009

TCU announces 14 members of 2009-2010 Recruiting Class

– August 20, 2009Posted in: 2010 Recruits, Mountain West

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

FORT WORTH, Texas - Head baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle announced the addition of 14 members to the baseball team. Highlighting the recruiting class are 2009 first-year Major League draft picks Matt Purke from Klein High School in Houston, Round Rock-native Josh Elander and Jerome Pena of Cave Creek, Ariz.

The class of 14 features nine high school players and five junior college transfers.

Purke, a left-handed pitcher, was the 14th overall pick in the draft by the Texas Rangers out of Klein High School in Houston. The Washington Nationals drafted Elander, a catcher from Round Rock, in the 37th round. A utility player, Pena transfers to TCU from Western Nevada Community College and was selected in the 40th round by the New York Mets.

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Tags: 2010 Recruits, Mountain West, TCU

Arizona State big winners on Monday

Brian Foley

– August 20, 2009Posted in: 2010 Top Players, Pac 12

Arizona State who made the 2008 College World Series this past season received a major boost in the arm with Josh Spence deciding to return for his senior season while third round selection Jake Barrett decided to attend ASU over signing with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The Sun Devils only lost two signees to the MLB Draft this year in Nolan Arenado (second round/Cleveland) and pitcher Chad Thompson (17th/New York Yankees).

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Tags: 2010 Top Players, Arizona State, MLB Draft, Pac 12

Prospect League Announces 2009 Post-Season Awards and All-Star Team

Donald J. Boyles

– August 19, 2009Posted in: Prospect League

The Prospect League is proud to announce the rosters for its first ever Post-Season All-Star Team.

The rosters announced today are comprised of nine players for each division, determined by the votes of managers from each team.

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Tags: Prospect League

Michigan’s Tyler Burgoon named Top Reliever in Cape Cod League

Brian Foley

– August 19, 2009Posted in: Big Ten, Cape Cod League

FROM CCBL RELEASE

SOUTH YARMOUTH, Mass—Tyler Burgoon (Michigan) of the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox earned himself the Russ Ford Award as the Cape Cod Baseball League’s Top Relief Pitcher with his spectacular performance on the mound. The 5’10 closer struck out 34 batters in 21.1 innings pitched.

“It was a good feeling knowing your goal’s being accomplished,” said Burgoon, who held himself to high standards coming to the Cape this summer. “It’s one of the goals I set for myself before I came and I had the team and coaches to actually get it done.”

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Tags: Big Ten Conference, Cape Cod League, Michigan

Two key LSU Recruits head to MLB Draft

Brian Foley

– August 19, 2009Posted in: 2010 Recruits, MLB Draft, SEC

Randy Rosetta of The Advocate has a good article looking at how LSU’s Paul Mainieri ended up losing two key recruits near the signing deadline in Slade Heathcott and Brody Colvin. Heathcott was expected to sign as he was the 28th overall selection by the Yankees but coach Mainieri expected Colvin to end up on the field at Alex Box Stadium. Colvin actually made it all the way to campus as he was taking part in freshman orientation but the Philadelphia Phillies sent a scout to see him and put in a last ditch effort which caused Colvin to sign. These two players join three other recruits who backed out of their commitments to the National Champions. We should see how these loses affect the program in the coming years.

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Tags: 2010 Recruits, LSU, MLB Draft, SEC

Looking forward to the 2010 Florida Gators

Brian Foley

– August 19, 2009Posted in: 2010 Recruits, SEC

Kevin Brockway of The Gainesville Sun has an excellent article on the 2010 Florida Gators baseball program. The team received a boost with the decision of Matt den Dekker who decided to not sign with the Pittsburgh Pirates after being selected in the 16th round. He spent the summer of 2008 with the USA National Team where he hit .224 in 24 games. He finished the 2009 season with the Florida Gators with a .296 average with five homers and 37 RBI in 61 games. Coach O’Sullivan was able to hold onto seven out of his eleven recruits as they form one of the strongest recruiting classes in the country.

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Tags: 2010 Recruits, Florida, SEC

West Virginia’s Van Zant’s proposal goes to NCAA Division 1 Baseball Committee

Brian Foley

– August 19, 2009Posted in: Big East, General CBB News, SEC

I reported on January 6th that West Virginia head coach Greg Van Zant made a proposal for a change to the RPI. (FULL STORY) It was discussed at the ABCA convention and recently was sent off to the NCAA Division 1 Baseball Committee where it will be reviewed again. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big East, LSU, NCAA, NCAA Baseball Committee, Rule Changes, SEC, West Virginia

Lost in the Shuffle: Ackley signs with Seattle

Brian Foley

– August 18, 2009Posted in: 2009 Top Players, ACC, MLB Draft

Dustin Ackley and the Seattle Mariners came to terms on Monday evening on a five year $7.5 million deal but it was lost in the wake of the Stephen Strasburg deal. The Mariners were burning the midnight oil as they beat the deadline by 15 minutes. I personally had a chance to see him play in over 10 games during his college days and was thoroughly impressed with his hitting. Dustin also has a great attitude and should be able to handle the off the field pressures of being the number two selection in the draft. He is not as fast but still runs well so in my opinion he will be an excellent number two hitter. The only question is: Where will the Mariners play him? Second base? Centerfield? I have heard many different things and we should see what Seattle does over the next couple of years with him.

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Tags: 2009 Top Players, ACC, MLB Draft, UNC

Western Major Baseball League championship decided by rain

Bob Broughton

– August 18, 2009Posted in: Western Major Baseball League

The Okotoks Dawgs and the Melville Millionaires have been declared co-champions of the Western Major Baseball League.

The Millionaires won the first game of what was originally scheduled to be a best-of-five series 5-3. Coty Saranthus (Southwest Mississippi CC) got the win, and Mark Hardy (British Columbia) got the loss. The game was tied 3-3 going into the ninth inning, and Kyle Barclay (Erie CC) pinch-hit an RBI single, followed by another RBI single by James Green (Houston-Victoria). The attendance in Okotoks was 2,357. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: British Columbia, Cal State Los Angeles, College of Idaho, Delta State, Houston-Victoria, Saint Mary's

San Jose State adds three Marquee opponents

Brian Foley

– August 18, 2009Posted in: 2010 Schedules, WAC

Sam Piraro of San Jose State has announced today some major additions to the Spartans schedule for the next three seasons. They will play a three game non-conference series in 2010 at Wichita State on April 23-25. They are scheduled to make the trip down to UCLA on February 25-27th 2011 and in 2012 will play Arizona from February 24-26th. These are great games for San Jose State as they will make their RPI go up and hopefully put them in position for an at-large berth to the NCAA tourney in the coming seasons. You can check out the full press release below.

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Tags: 2010 Schedules, San Jose St., WAC

Lefthanded catchers??

Brian Foley

– August 18, 2009Posted in: General CBB News

The NCAA Double-A Zone blog had an entry recently asking about why catchers are always right-handed. It is interesting that there has not been a left-handed catcher in the Majors in 20 years with really no logical reason for it. Mike Squires, a left-hander who caught two innings for the White Sox in 1980 and now scouts for the Reds, has the best reason. "You’re talking about old-timers who don’t want to change," he told the NY Times. "I always wanted to be a catcher growing up. But I was not allowed to."

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Wenatchee AppleSox win West Coast League title

Bob Broughton

– August 18, 2009Posted in: West Coast League

The Wenatchee AppleSox swept the Corvallis Knights 4-1 and 4-2 to win their third championship in the five years of the West Coast League’s existence. Read the rest of this entry »