Here is your ACC Recap for April 23rd.
#28 Virginia Tech 3 #3 Georgia Tech 1 (11 innings)
BLACKSBURG, Va. – The 20th-ranked Virginia Tech baseball team scored twice in the top of the 11th inning to claim a 3-1 victory over third-ranked Georgia Tech in Atlantic Coast Conference baseball action on Friday night at Russ Chandler Stadium.
The win improved Virginia Tech to 27-13 overall and 10-9 in the ACC, and also marked the Hokies’ sixth win over a top-10 team in the past 10 conference games. Georgia Tech, which entered the game as the league’s top offensive team and ranked among the nation’s top 10 in six offensive categories, fell to 33-6 overall and 15-4 in the ACC. It was only the Yellow Jackets’ second loss at home this season (22-2).
The SEC starts off the second half of the conference season with a couple of key matchups. The best Friday night pitching matchup is between LSU RHP Anthony Ranaudo and Ole Miss LHP Drew Pomeranz who are both projected to be Top 10 picks in the 2010 MLB Draft. The Tigers enter the series with a national ranking of #5 in the country while Ole Miss is 23rd in the latest NCBWA poll. The other series to feature two ranked squads is when the #6 ranked Arkansas Razorbacks make the trip to Gainesville to take on the #12 ranked Florida Gators. The other series of the weekend sees #14 South Carolina visiting Georgia, #15 Vanderbilt taking on intrastate rival Tennessee, Kentucky going to Auburn, and Mississippi State taking on the Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa. 
The ACC enters the stretch run this weekend as there are only four series left for each squad. The big series of the weekend sees the Virginia Tech Hokies heading down to Georgia Tech. The other two ACC series with ranked teams facing off are Miami (FL) visiting Florida State and UNC at Clemson. Maryland hosts Virginia, Boston College heads to NC State, and Duke heading to Wake Forest. 
BOSTON, MA – The Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star Game will take place on Wed, July 28, 2010 at 7:05 p.m. at Fenway Park. The family friendly event will feature a pre-game Home Run Derby, autograph session with the all-stars, and a silent auction filled with baseball memorabilia. Discounted concession items will also be available.
The College Baseball Blog continues our weekly countdown to the release of the 2010 NCAA Regional Brackets. The brackets are done as if the NCAA Tournament was set to start today. I ended up using Boyd’s World RPI which was updated through games on Tuesday as that was the latest available. The RPI changes dramatically every week especially before some of the schools start the conference campaign. You can check out the full bracket below which is our best estimate if the tournament started today.
Garrett Regan is a Senior first baseman for the Oklahoma City University Stars, currently ranked #3 in the NAIA and leading the Sooner Athletic Conference. Garrett is batting .366 with six home runs and 39 RBI. He was drafted in the 50th round out of high school. The Stars have a key matchup at Lubbock Christian this weekend.
