FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
ATLANTA, Ga. – Alabama junior designated hitter David Kindred has been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma and will miss the 2010 NCAA Atlanta Regional.
He missed the final two games of the Southeastern Conference Tournament after experiencing shortness of breath and chest pains. He has been undergoing tests since Friday to determine the causes. The disease was caught in the early stages and the odds for a full and complete recovery are very high.
McKinney, TX- Greg Maddux would have been appalled with the defense displayed by the pitchers from North Texas (1-1) and McKinney (1-1) over the past two nights. In a series that has seen a total of ten errors over a pair of games, seven of those mistakes have come from the pitchers of both teams. Despite his two errors on the night, McKinney Marshal starting pitcher Vance Woodruff (Grayson County) allowed only two runs while striking out eight Copperheads over eight innings, picking up the Marshals’ first win of the season.
North Texas jumped out to a 2-0 lead after three and a half innings, thanks to a pair of RBI fielder’s choice grounders by C Matt Shortall (Tulane), and the play of starting pitcher Teddy Nowell (Navarro/TCU). Nowell struck out six batters over his four innings of work, allowing only one run off five McKinney hits.
FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
The Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission announced today the three finalists for the 2010 Coleman Company-Johnny Bench Award delivered by Papa John’s Pizza.
The Coleman Company-Johnny Bench Award finalists are (in alphabetical order):
Yasmani Grandal, University of Miami;
Bryan Holaday, Texas Christian University and
Jose Iglesias, Coastal Carolina University.
McKinney, Texas – The North Texas Copperheads (1-0) debuted a new home field, new team location, new championship banner, and new a host of new players tonight, but kept their winning ways the same as they’ve always been.
The Copperheads, formerly of Coppell, waited until the final pitch from the McKinney Marshals (0-1) to take their only lead. With a pair of runs over already in the ninth to tie the game at four runs apiece, North Texas DH Chris Haney (Dallas Baptist) delivered a three-run home run to left field, giving the 2009 Texas Collegiate League Champions the 7-4 win in the season opener.
The Marshals, the usual home club at Gabe Nesbitt Field, jumped to an early 2-0 lead off North Texas starter Will Lane (Dallas Baptist). McKinney 3B Troy McCartney (McLennan CC) led the game off with a double off the third base bag, and was brought home on a single by 2B Jason Houston (Arkansas-Little Rock). Houston was brought home three batters later on a single by LF Chase Huchingson (Central Arkansas).
FROM NCBWA RELEASE
Irvine, Calif. (NCBWA) — Five of college baseball’s top relief specialists have been selected as finalists for the sixth annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award, the NCBWA announced Wednesday.
This year’s finalists include NCAA saves leaders Kevin Arico of Virginia and Neil Holland of Louisville, along with Chris Dennis of Portland, Chance Ruffin of Texas and Jordan Swagerty of Arizona State.
Over the weekend, I was traveling with very limited access to the Internet. I was shocked on Sunday evening to see the ACC Championship game highlights on ESPN Sportscenter. The reason why the highlights were shown was the fact that Florida State’s James Ramsey had one of the most violent collisions in recent memory with NC State catcher Chris Schaffer.
Louisville head coach Dan McDonnell has been suspended for three games according to a press release from Louisville Media Relations. McDonnell was ejected from Saturday’s Big East elimination game against St. John’s after a confrontation with an umpire.
The 2010 SEC Tournament introduced a Pitch Clock for games. The SEC had a 108 second clock between innings and when there was no runners on base, pitchers were forced to throw a pitch every 20 seconds or they would be called for a ball. There was no pitch clock when runners were on the basepaths. The games during the tournament ended up being 15 minutes shorter then the previous year.
I was a guest last Monday on After Further Review with Matt Moscona which airs on 104.5 ESPN Baton Rouge. We previewed the 2010 SEC Tourney and the LSU Tigers chances of getting into the tournament. I am sorry for posting it this late but I just got the audio from the radio station. It is an interesting interview as you can listen to my thoughts on the Tigers and what I thought about them last week which is totally different from what I feel about them right now.
Last June, Tim Esmay was fired from the ASU Baseball coaching staff. A year later, after leading the Sun Devils to a 46-8 record and the #1 National seed, as well as their 4th straight Pac-10 Championship, Tim Esmay is now officially leading the Sun Devils as the Head Coach. He was named the Interim Head Coach back in December after Pat Murphy was abruptly fired after 15 seasons, and picked up right where Murph left off. There were many doubters coming into this season, and they were silenced by a 24-0 start. ”I am extremely honored to lead this program and carry on the storied tradition,” Esmay said. “To be able to be the head coach at my alma mater is a dream come true!”
Josh Hoke of The Sun News is reporting that fundraising efforts are currently underway for renovations for Coastal Carolina’s Watson Stadium. The goal is to raise between 7.5 and 10 million for renovations to Watson Stadium and the nearby softball facility.
Cal-State Fullerton Media Relations staff members Matt Brown and Mike Greenlee recorded some great interviews from coaches and players on the Titans squad. They speak with head coach Dave Serrano, RHP Daniel Renken, infielder Corey Jones, and shortstop Christian Colon. You can check out the full video below.
2012 CBD All-American Teams Announced
Top 100 Countdown: 1. Mark Appel (Stanford)
Top 100 Countdown: 2. Mike Zunino (Florida)
Top 100 Countdown: 3. Deven Marrero (Arizona State)
Top 100 Countdown: 4. Michael Roth (South Carolina)
