Archive for June, 2010

Atlanta Regional Recap for Day 1

– June 5, 2010Posted in: 2010 NCAA Tourney, ACC, Atlantic Sun, SEC, Southern Conference

Here is your Atlanta Regional Recap for Day 1.

Georgia Tech 10 Mercer 0

ATLANTA – Sophomore Mark Pope pitched Georgia Tech’s first complete game shutout since 2007 and senior Tony Plagman went 5-for-5 at the plate, including a pair of home runs, as Georgia Tech blanked Mercer 10-0 in the opening round of the NCAA Baseball Atlanta Regional Friday night.

The top-seeded Yellow Jackets (46-13) will play No. 2 seed Alabama Saturday at 7 p.m. Mercer (37-23) will face Elon Saturday at 3 p.m. in an elimination game.

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Tags: 2010 NCAA Tourney, ACC, Alabama, Atlantic Sun, Elon, Georgia Tech, Mercer, SEC, Southern Conference

Fort Worth Regional Day 1 Recap

Colin Weber

– June 4, 2010Posted in: 2010 NCAA Tourney, Big 12, Mountain West, Pac 12, Southland Conference

Here is your Fort Worth Regional Day 1 Recap.

TCU 16, Lamar 3

FORT WORTH, Texas – The Horned Frogs rode a solid pitching performance from Kyle Winkler and finished 17 hits en route to securing a 16-3 victory over Lamar in the second game of the Fort Worth Regional held at Lupton Stadium on Friday evening.

The TCU sophomore allowed one earned run on seven hits over 6.0 innings of action en route to securing his 11th victory of the season.

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Tags: 2010 Fort Worth Regional, 2010 NCAA Tourney, Arizona, Baylor, Big 12, Lamar, Mountain West, Pac 12, Southland Conference, TCU

Coral Gables Regional Day 1 Recap

Colin Weber

– June 4, 2010Posted in: 2010 NCAA Tourney, ACC, Big 12, Ivy League, Sun Belt

Here is your Coral Gables Regional Recap for Day 1 of the NCAA Tournament.

Texas A&M 17, Florida International 3

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The Texas A&M bats exploded for season highs in hits, runs and home runs and Barret Loux tossed eight strong innings to lead the Aggies to a 17-3 win over FIU in the NCAA Coral Gables Regional opener Friday afternoon at Alex Rodriguez Park.

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Tags: 2010 Coral Gables Regional, 2010 NCAA Tourney, ACC, Big 12, Dartmouth, Florida International, Ivy League, Miami (FL), Sun Belt, Texas AM

Norwich Regional Game 2 Report: Oregon vs UConn

Brian Foley

– June 4, 2010Posted in: 2010 NCAA Tourney, Big East, CBD Visit, Pac 12

Game 2 of the NCAA Regional in Norwich Connecticut featured the Oregon Ducks (38-22) facing off against the UConn Huskies (47-14). Oregon sent Zack Thornton to the mound as he was 9-0 with a 3.54 ERA while UConn countered with Greg Nappo.

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Tags: 2010 NCAA Tourney, Big East, CBD Visit, Oregon, Pac 12, UConn

Norwich Regional Game 1 Report: Central Connecticut State vs Florida State

Brian Foley

– June 4, 2010Posted in: 2010 NCAA Tourney, ACC, CBD Column, CBD Visit, NEC

The Florida State Seminoles and Central Connecticut State faced off in the first game of the Norwich Regional. The Seminoles entered with a 42-17 overall record while Central Connecticut State had a 33-21 record. Florida State sent Brian Busch to the hill who entered with a 4-1 record while having an ERA of 4.55. CCSU countered with Dave Krasnowiecki who 7-2 with a 3.41 ERA.

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Tags: 2010 NCAA Tourney, 2010 Norwich (CT) Regional, ACC, CBD Visit, Central Connecticut, Florida State, Northeast Conference

2010 NCAA Regional Coverage and CWS Predictions

Brian Foley

– June 4, 2010Posted in: 2010 CWS, 2010 NCAA Tourney, CBD Column

We have been previewing Regionals all week but the time has come for the talking to stop and the teams to decide what will happen. We have set up a CBB NCAA Regional Central which has quick links to every regional. You can check it out by clicking here. I asked a bunch of my writers for their thoughts on who will make the College World Series which is included below. Our thoughts vary widely today when compared to our predictions from September. (FULL ARTICLE). Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2010 CWS, 2010 NCAA Tourney, CBD Column

2010 NCAA Regional Previews: Fort Worth

Kat Hasenauer Cornetta

– June 4, 2010Posted in: 2010 NCAA Tourney, Big 12, CBD Column, Mountain West, Pac 12, Southland Conference

No. 1 TCU

With a starting lineup full of .300 or better hitters, the TCU Horned Frogs (a definite hall-of-fame team name if I’ve ever heard one) are the #1 seed in the Fort Worth Regional. TCU is on a seven game winning streak, winning the Mountain West Conference Tournament last weekend for the sixth time in seven years. Hosting the Regional looks to be a significant benefit for the Horned Frogs – they have won 23 of their 27 home games thus far this season.

Sophomore pitcher Kyle Winkler will start Friday’s game against #4 Lamar. Winkler, named to the MWC All-Tournament team last weekend, pitched a complete game last Thursday against UNLV. He has pitched over 100 innings this season. TCU has a strong pitching staff, with Matt Purke (12 wins), Steven Maxwell (2.73 ERA), Kaleb Merck (1.12 ERA) and Tyler Lockwood (4 saves.)

TCU only faced one team from their Regional field this season – Baylor, which they split a home and home series with in late April.

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Tags: 2010 Fort Worth Regional, 2010 NCAA Tourney, Arizona, Baylor, Big 12, Lamar, Mountain West, Pac 12, Southland Conference, TCU

Garrett Wittels’ Pursuit Of Historic Streak Not Just An Individual Accomplishment

Sam Wasson

– June 4, 2010Posted in: 2010 NCAA Tourney

What do New Mexico State head baseball coach Rocky Ward and the teammates of Florida International sophomore third baseman Garrett Wittels have in common? They’ve both been a part of historic hitting streaks. Ward was the catcher on the 1987 Oklahoma State squad when Robin Ventura set the collegiate record with 58 consecutive games with a hit while Wittels’ teammates are witness to the longest hitting streak since that historic 1987 season.

Wittels carries the second longest hitting streak in college baseball history, 54 games, into the first game of the Miami Regional in Coral Gables, Fla. today at 12:00 p.m. ET where he and his teammates will square off against Texas A&M. While most of the national media focuses on the Wittels’ individual accomplishment, New Mexico State head coach Rocky Ward explains that Wittels’ teammates are just as much a part of the streak as Wittels is.
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Tags: FIU, Garrett Wittels, New Mexico St.

2010 NCAA Regional Previews: Norman

William Knox

– June 4, 2010Posted in: 2010 NCAA Tourney, ACC, Big 12, CBD Column, Pac 12, Summit League

For the second postseason in a row, the NCAA Regionals are in Norman, Oklahoma. Joining the Oklahoma Sooners this year are #2 seed Cal, #3 seed North Carolina, and fourth seeded Oral Roberts.

Oklahoma (44-15, 15-10 Big 12)

Oklahoma finished the regular season eight games behind Texas for second place in the Big 12. The Sooners won two of their three games in the Big 12 tournament, but failed to advance to the Championship Game. Oklahoma’s year surprised many after the Sooners were devastated by the MLB Draft last June. A strong core of young players, led by All-Big 12 sophomore 3B Garrett Buechele (.393, 15 HR, 61 RBI) and sophomore 1B Cameron Seitzer (.331, 14 HR, 51 RBI) is bolstered with the addition of freshman LF Max White (.318, 14 HR, 39 RBI). The pitching staff compares equally to the hitting. Friday’s game is in the hands of junior RHP Michael Rocha (7-1, 3.02 ERA, 45 K in 56.2 IP), followed on Saturday by junior RHP Zach Neal (8-3, 4.52 ERA, 76K in 87.2 IP). If, and a little if that is, the Sooners make it to Sunday, junior RHP Bobby Shore (8-4, 4.52 ERA) and freshman LHP Ryan Gibson (5-2, 3.76 ERA) will be available. Junior RHP Ryan Duke (1-1, 3.00 ERA, 11 saves) will be ready to work the late innings if necessary.

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Tags: 2010 NCAA Tourney, 2010 Oklahoma Regional, ACC, Big 12, Cal, CBD Column, Oklahoma, Oral Roberts, Pac 12, Summit League, UNC

2010 NCAA Regional Previews: Myrtle Beach

Brian Foley

– June 4, 2010Posted in: 2010 NCAA Tourney, ACC, America East, Big South, CBD Column, Southern Conference

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers will be hosting an NCAA Regional this weekend at BB&T Coastal Field in Myrtle Beach SC. The other three teams in the regional are the number 2 seeded College of Charleston, number 3 seeded NC State, and Stony Brook rounds out the field as the fourth seed.

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Tags: 2010 Myrtle Beach Regional, 2010 NCAA Tourney, ACC, America East, Big South, CBD Column, Coastal Carolina, College of Charleston, NC State, Southern Conference, Stony Brook

2010 NCAA Regional Previews: Gainesville

Mark Rafferty

– June 3, 2010Posted in: 2010 NCAA Tourney, ACC, CBD Column, MEAC, Pac 12, Sun Belt

#1 Florida Gators

The Gators are looking to redeem themselves this season after dropping their Super Regional series to Southern Miss in 2009. Leading the way offensively is Freshman 3B Austin Maddox, who leads the team with 17 HR and 66 RBI while batting .339. Maddox shows he hits well in the clutch, with 32 of his 66 RBI coming with two out. Matt dan Dekker has had half of his 44 RBI come with two outs as well, and also leads the team in stolen bases with 21. Behind the plate, Freshman C Mike Zunino is reportedly 100% after sitting out during the SEC Tournament with a hand injury. Last year’s Gator Triple Crown winner Preston Tucker is hitting .389 over his last 10 contests and hopes to ride the hot streak all the way through the Super Regionals.

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Tags: 2010 Gainesville Regional, 2010 NCAA Tourney, Bethune Cookman, CBD Column, Florida, Florida Atlantic, MEAC, Oregon State, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt

2010 NCAA Regional Previews: Coral Gables

Brian Foley

– June 3, 2010Posted in: 2010 NCAA Tourney, ACC, Big 12, CBD Column, Ivy League, Sun Belt

The Miami Hurricanes will be hosting a regional again this season as they will be joined by number 2 seeded Texas A&M, number 3 seeded Florida International, and Dartmouth rounds out the field as the four seed.