Archive for May, 2010

SEC Recap for May 9th

– May 10, 2010Posted in: SEC

Here is your SEC Recap for May 9th.

Alabama 10 #6 Florida 8

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama junior shortstop Josh Rutledge had three hits and drive in a career-high six runs, leading the Crimson Tide to a 10-8 win over No. 3 Florida in the series finale at Sewell-Thomas Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Rutledge knocked in five of the Tide’s first six runs, including a three-run home run in the second inning that gave Alabama its first leads of the series, and then added a key insurance run in the seventh inning that extended UA’s lead to three runs.

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Tags: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, SEC, SEC Recap, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt

ACC Recap for May 5th

Brian Foley

– May 10, 2010Posted in: ACC, CAA, Horizon League, Independents

Here is your ACC Recap for May 5th.

#7 Georgia Tech 5 Illinois-Chicago 2

ATLANTA – Jed Bradley recorded 10 strikeouts en route to his fourth straight win, and Chase Burnette went 3-for-4 with a home run as No. 5 Georgia Tech (39-9) completed a three-game sweep of Illinois-Chicago (17-26) with a 5-2 victory Sunday afternoon at Russ Chandler Stadium.

The Jackets recorded their seventh weekend series sweep of the season with the win.

Bradley won his eighth game of the year after scattering two runs on eight hits over six frames. He struck out 10 batters while issuing just one walk. The sophomore left-hander has won four straight games.

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Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Boston College, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Horizon League, Illinois-Chicago, Independents, Maryland, NC State, Savannah State, Towson, UNC, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest

Dartmouth repeats as Ivy League Champion

Brian Foley

– May 10, 2010Posted in: Ivy League

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

NEW YORK, N.Y. — While Dartmouth baseball head coach Bob Whalen earned his 400th career victory yesterday, number 401 turned out to be much sweeter as the Big Green (25-16) defeated Columbia (26-21) in the third and decisive game of the Ivy League Championship Series on Sunday afternoon, 11-5. Every Dartmouth hitter had at least one hit and scored at least one run to help the team win the conference title for the second straight year.

Freshman Kyle Hunter (2-0), who had six no-decisions this year (five of which Dartmouth won), earned the victory by hurling 5.2 innings while yielding four earned runs on seven hits and a walk, striking out six as well. Sophomore Cole Sulser shut the door on the Lions in relief of Hunter, tossing the final 3.1 innings and allowing just a solitary run in the ninth on a total of three hits while fanning five for his fourth save.

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Tags: Columbia, Dartmouth, Ivy League, Ivy League Recap

CBB Visit: FSU sweeps Doubleheader from Boston College

Brian Foley

– May 9, 2010Posted in: ACC, CBD Visit

I made the trip into Chestnut Hill on Sunday to take in the final two games of the Boston College and Florida State series. Boston College won Game 1 on Friday by a score of 10-7. (FULL ARTICLE).

In Game 1, Boston College sent junior LHP Pat Dean to the mound who was sporting a 5-1 record with a 3.60 ERA while FSU sent sophomore LHP Brian Busch who had a 4-0 record with a 3.18 ERA.

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Tags: ACC, Boston College, CBD Visit, Florida State

Live Chat Recap for Sunday May 9th

Brian Foley

– May 9, 2010Posted in: CBD Column, CBD Event

The College Baseball Blog will be hosting a Live Chat on Sunday May 2nd at 8pm Eastern to recap the past weekend of action on the diamond. Feel free to send in your questions early by clicking here or you can set up a reminder below. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: CBD Column, CBD Event, Live Chat

Random Thoughts: 23 Days to Selection Monday

Brian Foley

– May 9, 2010Posted in: Big East, Big West, CBD Column, Ivy League, SEC, WAC

We are now down to 23 days until Selection Monday. Here are some of my thoughts from the action on Saturday.

We will see on Sunday the first bid to the NCAA Tournament punched as Dartmouth and Columbia will face off in the third game of the three game Ivy League Championship series in New York. Columbia won Game 1 on Saturday by a score of 13-2 before Dartmouth won Game 2 15-12. I predict that Dartmouth will take it since they won the conference last year.

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Tags: Arkansas, Big East, Big West, Cal State Fullerton, CBD Column, Columbia, Dartmouth, Fresno State, Georgetown, Ivy League, Louisville, New Mexico St., Ole Miss, Pittsburgh, SEC, UC-Riverside, UConn, WAC

SEC Recap for May 8th

Brian Foley

– May 8, 2010Posted in: SEC

Here is your SEC Recap for May 8th.

#6 Florida 14 Alabama 8

No. 4 Florida (33-11/17-6 SEC) used a pair of five-run innings to post a 14-8 win over Alabama (28-19/9-14 SEC) on Saturday afternoon at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. The Gators’ season-high seventh-straight triumph clinched UF’s sixth-consecutive SEC series and marked the team’s first series victory at Alabama since 2004 and just the second since 1995. The Crimson Tide had not lost a league series at home to an Eastern Division opponent since the Gators accomplished the feat in ’04, ending a stretch of 14-straight wins.

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Tags: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, SEC, SEC Recap, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt

ACC Recap for May 8th

Brian Foley

– May 8, 2010Posted in: ACC, CAA, Division 2, Horizon League, Independents

Here is your ACC Recap for May 8th.

#7 Georgia Tech 11 Illinois-Chicago 5

ATLANTA - Cole Leonida and Thomas Nichols drove in three runs apiece, and right-hander Brandon Cumpton picked up his seventh win of the season as Georgia Tech clinched the series with an 11-5 win over Illinois-Chicago Saturday night at Russ Chandler Stadium.

With the win, the Jackets improved to 38-9 overall and matched their win total from 2009. Tech has had at least 38 wins in a season in 16 of head coach Danny Hall’s 17 years on the Flats. The Flames fell to 17-25 with the loss.

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Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Barry, Boston College, CAA, Clemson, Division 2, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Horizon League, Illinois-Chicago, Independents, Maryland, Miami (FL), NC State, Savannah State, Towson, UNC, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest

Dartmouth and Columbia split Doubleheader; Forcing Third Game

Brian Foley

– May 8, 2010Posted in: Ivy League

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Howling winds, with gusts reaching over 40 mph blowing out to right field, wreaked havoc on the Ivy League Baseball Championship held at Columbia’s Robertson Field on Saturday afternoon as Dartmouth and the host Lions split the doubleheader to force a decisive game three on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. Columbia (26-20) cruised to a 13-2 triumph in the first game behind the pitching of Pat Lowery and five RBIs from Dario Pizzano, while the Big Green (24-16) won a 15-10 slugfest as both senior Jim Wren and freshman Chris O’Dowd homered and drove in five runs.

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Tags: Columbia, Dartmouth, Ivy League

2010 Brooks Wallace Award Quarterfinalists

Brian Foley

– May 8, 2010Posted in: 2010 Top Players, College Baseball Foundation

FROM COLLEGE BASEBALL FOUNDATION RELEASE

LUBBOCK, Texas — The quarterfinalists for the Brooks Wallace Shortstop of the Year Award were released today by the College Baseball Foundation. The revised list features 25 of the nation’s finest shortstops.

The Wallace Award, sponsored by Mizuno, recognizes the nation’s top shortstop and will be presented on July 2 in Lubbock, Texas, as part of the College Baseball Awards Show.

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Tags: 2010 Top Players, Brooks Wallace Award, College Baseball Foundation

College Baseball Foundation 2010 Pitcher of the Year Watch List

Brian Foley

– May 8, 2010Posted in: 2010 Top Players, College Baseball Foundation, National Awards

FROM COLLEGE BASEBALL FOUNDATION RELEASE

LUBBOCK, Texas — The College Baseball Foundation announced today the quarterfinalists for the 2010 Pitcher of the Year Award. The list features 25 of the nation’s finest Division I pitchers.

“It’s been really exciting to see the numbers these pitchers have put up all year,” said Justin Knowles, Pitcher of the Year committee co-chair.

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Tags: 2010 Top Players, College Baseball Foundation, National Awards, Pitcher of the Year

Random Thoughts: 24 Days to Selection Monday

Brian Foley

– May 8, 2010Posted in: Big 12, CBD Column, Ivy League, SEC, WAC, West Coast Conference

We are now 24 days away from Selection Monday on May 31st. Here are some of the most interesting stories from Friday, May 7th.

The Ivy League championship series starts on Saturday at noon down at Columbia between the host Lions and the Dartmouth Big Green. TCBB contributor Katherine Cornetta did an excellent preview of the series which you can check out by clicking here.

The biggest series on the West Coast taking place this weekend is between San Diego and the University of Portland. San Diego took Game 1 of the series 2-0 behind an outstanding performance from Kyle Blair. He pitched a complete game shutout while allowing only one hit and three walks while striking out 15 batters. He brought a no-hitter into the ninth inning when he gave up a two-out single to Kris Kauppila before finishing out the one hitter. Kyle Kraus was solid on the mound for the Pilots also as he went 8.1 innings while giving up seven hits and two runs while striking out 10 batters but ended up getting the loss. The teams will be back in action on Saturday when San Diego sends Sammy Solis (7-1, 2.69 ERA) to the hill to face off against Portland’s Zach Varce (5-1, 3.08 ERA).

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