Archive for May, 2010

Western Illinois Mourns Loss of Devin VanBrooker

– May 6, 2010Posted in: Summit League

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

MACOMB, Ill. - Devin VanBrooker (Plymouth, Ill./Southeastern HS/College of Lake County), a member of the Western Illinois University baseball team, died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident Tuesday night (May 4) in Macomb.

VanBrooker was 21 years old. Funeral arrangements are pending.

Born on January 19, 1989, VanBrooker was the son of Daniel and Susan VanBrooker, with one brother, Tony. He signed with the Fighting Leathernecks baseball team last summer after playing his first two years at the College of Lake County.

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Tags: Summit League, Western Illinois

SEC Recap for May 5th

Brian Foley

– May 5, 2010Posted in: Big South, Conference USA, SEC

Here is your SEC Recap for May 5th.

#11 South Carolina 14 Winthrop 6

Columbia, S.C. – Jackie Bradley Jr. and Whit Merrifield each tallied their first multi-homer games of their careers and South Carolina set a Carolina Stadium record with seven home runs on the way to a 14-6 win over Winthrop on Wednesday night in non-conference baseball action. Carolina is now 35-9 on the year while the loss drops Winthrop to 21-22 for the season. South Carolina returns to action on Friday night at Kentucky in the first of a three-game SEC baseball series. First pitch is 7 p.m. with the game televised live on Fox Sports South by the Big Blue Network. It can also be heard live on the Gamecock Radio Network and at GamecocksOnline.com.

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Tags: Big South, Conference USA, Mississippi State, SEC, SEC Recap, South Carolina, Southern Miss, Winthrop

ACC Recap for May 5th

Brian Foley

– May 5, 2010Posted in: ACC, Big South, Ivy League

Here is your ACC Recap for May 5th.

Boston College 7 Harvard 3

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Senior John Spatola drove in three runs and hit his 12th home run of the season and the bullpen tossed 5.0 shutout innings as the Boston College baseball team defeated Harvard, 7-3, Wednesday afternoon at Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at Commander Shea Field.

Spatola went 3-for-4 in the game with a solo homer and two runs scored. He also stole two bases. Junior Matt Hamlet was 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles and runs scored and senior Mike Sudol went 2-for-3 with an RBI.

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Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Big South, Boston College, Harvard, Ivy League, Liberty, Maryland

Ohio State’s Bob Todd Retiring at End of Season

Mark Rafferty

– May 5, 2010Posted in: Big Ten

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

COLUMBUS, Ohio – After 39 years as a baseball coach, including 37 years on the Division I collegiate level, Ohio State head baseball coach Bob Todd will end his coaching career at the conclusion of the 2010 season. The 61-year-old Todd informed his team, the defending Big Ten Conference champion and vying for a second consecutive championship, of his decision to resign from his position, and retire from coaching, Wednesday following the game with Louisville.

“I think I’m ready,” said Todd, the winningest coach in Ohio State history with 897 wins. “I always said I wanted a career and not just a job. I think I found that. I still feel good and I love this game because it has been a very enjoyable and prominent part of my life and that of my family, but I have always felt I’d rather leave this game too early than too late.”

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Tags: Big Ten Conference, Coach Retirement, Coaching Changes, Ohio State

USA Baseball releases updated 2010 Golden Spikes Award Watch List

Brian Foley

– May 5, 2010Posted in: 2010 Top Players, National Awards

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

DURHAM, N.C. — USA Baseball released an updated 60-man Golden Spikes Award Watch List Tuesday, bringing the organization one step closer to identifying the top amateur baseball player in the country. Sponsored by Major League Baseball, the 33^rd annual Golden Spikes Award will be presented in 2010 on Tuesday, July 13, at the 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star FanFest in Anaheim, Calif.

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Tags: 2010 Top Players, Golden Spikes Award, National Awards

SEC Recap for May 4th

Brian Foley

– May 5, 2010Posted in: MEAC, SEC, Southland Conference, SWAC

Here is your SEC Recap for May 4th.

#17 LSU 9 Southeastern Louisiana 5

BATON ROUGE, La. - Homers by right fielder Mikie Mahtook and first baseman Blake Dean erased a 5-4 deficit in the sixth inning and powered No. 15 LSU to a 9-5 victory over Southeastern Louisiana Tuesday night in Alex Box Stadium.

With the win, the Tigers (33-13) snapped a seven-game losing skid and improved to 10-1 this season in mid-week contests. Southeastern dropped to 33-14 with the loss.

LSU will be back in action this weekend when it hosts SEC foe Vanderbilt in a three-game series beginning Friday at 7 p.m., in Alex Box Stadium.

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Tags: Bethune Cookman, Florida, Jackson State, LSU, MEAC, Mississippi State, SEC, SEC Recap, Southeastern Louisiana, Southland Conference, SWAC

ACC Recap for May 4th

Brian Foley

– May 5, 2010Posted in: ACC, Atlantic Sun, Big South, CAA, Southern Conference

Here is your ACC Recap for May 4th.

Virginia 10 VCU 5

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The No. 1-ranked Virginia baseball team defeated VCU, 10-5, Tuesday night at Davenport Field, running its winning streak to 11 games as it enters a nine-day break for final exams. Virginia upped its record to 40-9, marking the earliest the Cavaliers have hit the 40-win plateau.

Virginia’s offense continued to click as the Cavaliers scored in double figures for the fifth straight game and the ninth time during the 11-game win streak. Jarrett Parker (Jr., Stafford, Va.) homered, tripled and drove in three, while Phil Gosselin (Jr., West Chester, Pa.) and Steven Proscia (So., Suffern, N.Y.) each had two hits.

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Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Atlantic Sun, Big South, Boston College, CAA, Clemson, Davidson, Elon, Florida Gulf Coast, Florida State, Jacksonville, Maryland, Northeastern, Southern Conference, Towson, UNC, VCU, Virginia, Virginia Tech

NAIA Top 25 and Recap for May 4th

Bob Broughton

– May 5, 2010Posted in: NAIA

Results of the NAIA Coaches’ Poll for May 4, 2010, and Boyd Nation’s Iterative Strength Rating. (poll below)

#1 Lewis-Clark State swept three games against Oregon Tech. They won the first game 18-0, but needed eight innings to win the scheduled-for-seven-innings third game 7-6. Shea Bedortha and Darryl Swearingen of the Hustlin’ Owls held the Warriors to seven hits, and the Owls out-hit the Warriors 11-7. The Owls took a 6-5 lead in the top of the eighth on a home run by 3B Cory Staniforth, but the Warriors tied it in the bottom of the eighth with a sacrifice fly by SS Josh Ashenbrenner, then won it when 2B Danny Anguiano scored on a ground out. This was Warriors Head Coach Ed Cheff’s 1,700^th win. Upcoming: Division III George Fox May 5, at Division I Seattle U., webcast by KOZE.

#2 Cumberland swept double-headers Against Milligan and Lyon. Lyon, however, was able to do something that no other team has done this year; hit Shawn Schaefer. Schaefer left the game after 5+ innings, with the Bulldogs trailing 10-8; he allowed ten hits. The Bulldogs got six runs in the bottom of the sixth to win 14-10. Schaefer got a no-decision, and Daniel Kern got the win. Sam Kikla hit .692 for the four games, walked twice, and was hit by a pitch three times; he was named TranSouth Player of the Week. The Bulldogs won the TranSouth Athletic Conference pennant. Upcoming: Mid-Continent May 6-7. Audio webcasts are available; click here for the schedule. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Belhaven, Bellevue, British Columbia, Cal Baptist, Cumberland, Embry-Riddle, Lee, Lewis-Clark State, Lubbock Christian, Oklahoma City

NCBWA Players of the Week

Brian Foley

– May 4, 2010Posted in: Missouri Valley, NCBWA, Pac 12, Players of the Week

FROM NCBWA RELEASE

MORGANTOWN, W.Va - The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) released the Pro-Line Athletic National Player of the Week awards for the period ending May 2, today. Wichita State junior designated Hitter Preston Springer was named National Hitter of the Week, while Oregon senior right-handed pitcher Justin LaTempa was named National Pitcher of the Week. The NCBWA Board reviews candidates from each Division I Conference each week and names winners each Tuesday throughout the season.

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Tags: Missouri Valley, National Player of the Week, NCBWA, Oregon, Pac 12, Wichita State

5 Games to Watch for Tuesday, May 4th

Mark Rafferty

– May 4, 2010Posted in: Big East, Big Ten, CBD Column, Conference USA, Pac 12, SEC, Southland Conference, West Coast Conference

#20 Arizona vs. #3 Arizona State

The Wildcats were riding high 2 weeks ago with consecutive series victories, that is before they ran into UCLA’s Gerrit Cole and Trevor Bauer, and weren’t able to recover this past weekend as they were almost swept by USC when visiting Dedeaux Field this past weekend and squeaking out a late victory with a 6-run 8th inning. They travel to Tempe, where they were victorious in their last meeting 2 weeks ago, 4-2. Arizona State is 7-1 since, including their most impressive road sweep of UCLA this weekend. Zack MacPhee was sick with the flu in the last matchup, and Drew Maggi laid an egg at the plate. If these two can get on base effectively in Tuesday’s matchup, I see Arizona State taking this game handily.

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Tags: Arizona, Arizona State, Big East, Big Ten Conference, CBD Column, Conference USA, Louisville, LSU, Ohio State, Oregon, Pac 12, Portland, Rice, SEC, Southeastern Louisiana, Southland Conference, Texas State, West Coast Conference

TCBB Players of the Week

Mark Rafferty

– May 4, 2010Posted in: Big East, CBD Players of the Week, Pac 12

The College Baseball Blog continues our tradition of naming National Player and Pitcher of the Week. This week we honor Andrew Clark of Louisville as our Player of the Week while Oregon RHP Justin LaTempa is our Pitcher of the Week.

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Tags: Big East, CBD Column, CBD Players of the Week, Louisville, Oregon, Pac 12

SEC Players of the Week

Brian Foley

– May 3, 2010Posted in: Players of the Week, SEC

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Trent Mummey • Auburn
Junior • OF • Pinson, Ala.
• Hit. .500 (7-for-14) with three home runs, six runs scored and six RBI as Auburn won a midweek game over Samford and won its series at No. 7 Arkansas in what is being regarded nationally as the biggest series victory of the weekend for any team, also vaulting Auburn back into the Top 25.
• Two of Mummey’s homeruns came in the Arkansas series where he also drove in three runs.