FROM NCBWA RELEASE
DALLAS – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association continues its tradition of NCAA Division I polls for the 13th year with its 2010 weekly surveys. Weekly polls will be circulated from Feb. 22-June 29 following the 64th annual NCAA World Series in Omaha, Neb., and final CWS competition at historic Rosenblatt Stadium. Read the rest of this entry »
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – New Mexico State head baseball coach Rocky Ward recently became the all-time winningest coach at NM State surpassing Jim Kwasny who tallied 300 wins from 1969-82.
Ward, who is in his 12th season as Aggie head coach, picked up win No. 301 when his team defeated Akron 8-3 in game one of a doubleheader, Saturday, Feb. 27 at Presley Askew Field. NM State was victorious in game two as well and blasted the Zips 17-5 in the series finale to takes Ward’s win total to 303.
“There aren’t that many coaches who were able to go to a program and become the winningest coach in the program,” Ward said. “I guess it established kind of a legacy. There are a lot more important things than the things I have done, but you are kind of proud when you are at the top and made your mark on the program.”
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GREENSBORO, N.C. – Florida State sophomore infielder Sherman Johnson has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Player of the Week, while Virginia’s Danny Hultzen earned Pitcher of the Week honors.
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East Carolina sophomore 3B Corey Thompson has been named the Conference USA Hitter of the Week after leading the Pirates to a series victory over No. 10 South Carolina. The Pitcher of the Week honor went to Tulane junior RHP Conrad Flynn, who threw eight shutout innings with eight strikeouts in a Friday night win over Lipscomb.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Last week’s BIG EAST baseball action was highlighted by the Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge in St. Petersburg and Clearwater, Fla. BIG EAST teams rebounded after last year’s series loss with a 17-13 victory over the Big Ten in the second installment of the challenge. Two BIG EAST teams went undefeated to lead the way for the conference. St. John’s, led by BIG EAST Player of the Week sophomore Joe Panik, went 3-0, as did Louisville, which was led by BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week junior Thomas Royse.
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SEC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Brian Fletcher Auburn Junior OF Fayetteville, Ga.
• Hit .636 with a 1.545 slugging percentage in the Auburn Classic – Collected three home runs, including a walk-off solo homer in the 10th to beat Boston College on Friday night … He now has 31 career home runs, which is ninth all-time for an Auburn career.
• Had 11 RBI during the weekend and now has 17 on the season in just six games – Has hit safely in all six games and has an 11-game hitting streak dating back to last season. Read the rest of this entry »
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PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Michael Stephens, Ohio State
Sr., OF, Victorville, Calif./Victor Valley
Stephens earns his first Big Ten Player of the Week award after leading Ohio State to a 2-1 record at the 2010 Big Ten/Big East Challenge over the weekend. Stephens hit .667, reached base at a .750 average and slugged at a 1.222 clip over three games, combining for an OPS of 1.972. The outfielder also drove in and scored four runs while collecting two doubles and a home run throughout the course of the Challenge. Stephens’ best game of the weekend came on Friday as he went 4-for-4 with two runs, two doubles and an RBI in a 10-2 win over Notre Dame.
Last OSU Player of the Week: Justin Miller (May 18, 2009)
The Pac-10 was never going to replicate their play of a week ago. An .862 winning percentage is just not something an entire conference keeps up week after week and the Pac-10 didn’t. The conference flashed a little of the opening week’s flash, but was also roughed up in a weekend’s showing that truly covered all bases. Some teams (UCLA, Washington St., Oregon St.) proved that they’re contenders, while others (Stanford, USC) made their opening weekend heroics fade into a memory of long ago.
Here are some of my random thoughts from this past weekend of action.
What is going on at Cal-State Fullerton? They have a 2-4 overall record which is shocking as nearly everybody had them going to the CWS in their preseason picks. Fullerton finished last season with a .329 team batting average while they are struggling this year at .228. Most of the blame has to go to the offense right now as they have a team ERA of 4.50 this year when compared to 3.53 in 2009. The Titans lost a few of the clubhouse leaders from last year’s squad in Josh Fellhauer, Jared Clark, and catcher Dustin Garneau. Fullerton also lost two out of three to TCU last season but ran off 18 victories in their next 20 games. Both victories came under assistant coach Sergio Brown as Serrano was suspended for bumping an umpire last weekend. Mark Rafferty will have a full report on Fullerton this week when he is planning on seeing them against San Diego on Tuesday night.
Here is your SEC Recap for Feb. 28th.
Game 1: #1 LSU 9 William and Mary 6
Game 2: #1 LSU 7 William and Mary 4
BATON ROUGE – No.1 LSU completed the weekend sweep of William and Mary as the Tigers captured both games of a Sunday doubleheader, winning Game 1 by a score of 9-6 and taking Game 2 by a 7-4 margin in Alex Box Stadium.
With the wins, the Tigers (7-0) completed their second series sweep of the season. William and Mary fell to 3-3 with Sunday’s losses.
Here is your ACC Recap for February 28th.
#2 Florida State 14 Hofstra 4
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – No. 2 Florida State (6-0) registered its second series sweep in as many weeks with a 14-4 victory over Hofstra (0-6) in game three Sunday afternoon on Mike Martin Field inside Dick Howser Stadium. The win kept the Seminoles undefeated all-time against the Pride as the Garnet and Gold have now won all 10 games in the series.
Freshman Justin Gonzalez paced the Seminole offense in the series finale going 3-for-4 with a double, four runs scored and four RBI. As a team, Florida State tied a season-high with 14 runs while pounding out a season-high 17 hits. Stephen Cardullo and Rafael Lopez also contributed with three hits a piece in the win.
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)
