Archive for March, 2010

Jose Macias tosses No-Hitter as FP Rolls

– March 16, 2010Posted in: Division 2, Northeast-10

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

LANTANA, Fla. (March 15, 2010) – Junior right-hander Jose Macias (Bronx, N.Y.) threw a no-hitter on Monday afternoon to lead the No. 14/20 nationally ranked Franklin Pierce University baseball team to an 11-0 victory over Saint Michael’s in neutral-site, non-conference play at Santaluces Sports Complex. Earlier in the day, junior third baseman Derek Ingui (Sterling, Mass.)clubbed a two-run home run as the Ravens rallied from a 4-2 deficit to defeat Nyack, 5-4.

With the wins, Franklin Pierce improves to 9-1 (0-0 Northeast-10) and extends its winning streak to six games.

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Tags: Division 2, Franklin Pierce, No-Hitter, Northeast-10, Nyack, St. Michael's

TCBB Players of the Week

Brian Foley

– March 16, 2010Posted in: Big 12, CBD Column, CBD Players of the Week, Sun Belt

The College Baseball Blog continues our weekly awards today by honoring Florida International outfielder Jabari Henry and Texas RHP Taylor Jungmann.

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Tags: Big 12, CBD Players of the Week, Florida International, Players of the Week, Sun Belt, Texas

Big East Players of the Week (March 15th)

Brian Foley

– March 15, 2010Posted in: Big East, Players of the Week

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Backed by a 4-0 week, Scarlet Knight junior Pat Biserta earned Rutgers’ first weekly baseball award of the season as he was tabbed BIG EAST Player of the Week. Louisville junior righthander Neil Holland was named BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week.

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Tags: Big East, Big East Players of the Week, Louisville, Rutgers

NCBWA Mar. 15 Division I Poll

Donald J. Boyles

– March 15, 2010Posted in: 2010 Polls, NCBWA

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

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.

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Tags: 2010 Polls, NCBWA

Big West Players of the Week

Donald J. Boyles

– March 15, 2010Posted in: Big West, Players of the Week

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

Here are this week’s winners of Big West Baseball Field Player and Pitcher of the Week for games including Mar. 8-14.

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Tags: Big West, Big West Players of the Week, Long Beach State, UC-Santa Barbara

Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Weekly Awards

Donald J. Boyles

– March 15, 2010Posted in: Big 12, Players of the Week

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

IRVING, Texas—Casey Lytle and Brett Bochy from Kansas have received the Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week honor for games of March 8-14, in voting by a panel of media covering the conference. Both student-athletes earn the award for the first time. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big 12 Players of the Week, Kansas

Southland Conference Players of the Week 03/15/2010

Donald J. Boyles

– March 15, 2010Posted in: Players of the Week, Southland Conference

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

FRISCO, Texas – Stephen F. Austin first baseman Darren Crabtree has been named the Southland Conference Hitter of the Week and Northwestern State left-hander Luke Irvine has been named the Southland Pitcher of the Week, the league office announced Monday.

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Tags: Northwestern State, Southland Conference Players of the Week, Stephen F. Austin

SEC Players of the Week

Donald J. Boyles

– March 15, 2010Posted in: Players of the Week, SEC

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Ross Wilson • Alabama
Junior • 2B • Hoover, Ala.

• .467 (7-for-15) with three home runs and 10 RBI in the four-game series sweep against Stony Brook … He had two game-winning RBI in the series … Wilson added one double, two walks and scored five runs … He compiled an 1.133 slugging percentage and a .500 on-base mark.

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Tags: Alabama, Arkansas, SEC, SEC Players of the Week, Tennessee

Big Ten Players of the Week

Brian Foley

– March 15, 2010Posted in: Big Ten, Players of the Week

CO-PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Matt Dittman, Illinois

Jr., 1B, Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville

Dittman picks up his second career Player of the Week honor after batting .615 as the Illini went 2-2 at the Caravelle Resort Classic last week. The first-baseman slugged 1.000 and reached base at a .722 clip, combining for an OPS of 1.722. Dittman also scored seven runs and drove in five over the weekend, recording two multi-hit games to raise his batting average to a conference-leading .563. The junior’s best game came on Friday in Illinois’ 11-10 win over No. 10 Coastal Carolina. He went 4-for-5 with a pair of doubles, scoring three runs and driving in two, also picking up a stolen base. In the Illini’s win over Ball State on Sunday, Dittman went 2-for-2 with two runs, three RBI, a home run and a stolen base, reaching base in all four of his plate appearances.

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Tags: Big Ten Conference, Big Ten Player of the Week, Illinois, Indiana, Players of the Week, Purdue

ACC Players of the Week (March 15th)

Brian Foley

– March 15, 2010Posted in: ACC

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Virginia outfielder Dan Grovatt has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week, while Boston College’s Pat Dean received Pitcher of the Week honors following their performances in last weekend’s series that opened conference play.

Grovatt was Virginia’s top hitter during a 3-1 week which included a series win at No. 2 Florida State – UVa’s first-ever series win against the Seminoles.

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Tags: ACC, ACC Player of the Week, Boston College, Virginia

Southern Conference Players of the Week (March 15th)

Brian Foley

– March 15, 2010Posted in: Players of the Week, Southern Conference

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Samford outfielder David Schulze has been named the Southern Conference Baseball Player of the Week while The Citadel starting pitcher Asher Wojciechowski has been selected as the league’s Pitcher of the Week for all games from March 8-14.

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Tags: Samford, Southern Conference, Southern Conference Players of the Week, The Citadel

Pac-10 Weekend Recap (March 12-14)

Ryan Rosenblatt

– March 15, 2010Posted in: CBD Column, Pac 12

It was a weekend of almosts in the middle of the Pac-10. A couple of the middle Pac-10 teams hoping to make a statement that they are really top-notch teams came close and showed well, but they came up just a bit short of their goals. Even so, the conference proved yet again that they’re a force to be reckoned with excellence at the top and with surprising depth.

The real question developing now is can anyone challenge the top two? The Pac-10 has two undefeated teams in UCLA and Arizona St., both of whom have looked extremely impressive. There are multiple strong teams behind them, though, so both better be ready for a challenge come conference play because it is only March and nothing is determined in March.

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