West Coast League Archive

Top 100 Countdown: 52. Taylor Ard (Washington State)

– December 2, 2011Posted in: 2012 CBD Top 100 Players, 2012 Top Players, Cape Cod League, Pac 12, West Coast League

College Baseball Daily continues our countdown to the start of the 2012 College Baseball season by checking in on the Top 100 Players in the country. We will be providing one player per day until we reach number 1.

We continue the countdown today at number 52 with Washington State redshirt junior first baseman Taylor Ard. He is from Vancouver, Washington where he attended Prairie High School. He was named first team all-league, all-region and all-state as a junior and senior. Read the rest of this entry »

2011 Baseball America Top Prospects for Summer Leagues and Team USA

Brian Foley

– September 10, 2011Posted in: 2012 Top Players, Alaskan Summer League, Atlantic Collegiate, Baseball America, Cal Ripken Sr. Collegiate League, California Collegiate, Cape Cod League, Coastal Plain League, Florida Collegiate League, Futures League, Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League, Hawaii Collegiate League, Jayhawk, MINK League, NECBL, Northwoods League, NYCBL, Prospect League, Team USA, Texas Collegiate League, Valley League, West Coast League

FROM BASEBALL AMERICA PRESS RELEASE
DURHAM, N.C.–The Southeastern Conference, which has produced college baseball’s last three national champions, dominated Baseball America’s top prospects lists for 20 college summer leagues and Team USA, which have been released at BaseballAmerica.com. The SEC leads all conferences with 24 players on the lists, followed by the Pacific-12 (22 players), the Big 12 (18 players) and the Atlantic Coast (17). The ACC leads all conferences with four players ranking as the No. 1 prospects in their respective leagues. Read the rest of this entry »

Top 100 Countdown: 73. Andrew Susac (Oregon State)

Brian Foley

– November 4, 2010Posted in: 2011 CBD Top 100 Players, 2011 Top Players, Cape Cod League, Pac 12, West Coast League

The CBB continues our countdown to the start of the 2011 College Baseball season by checking in on the Top 100 Players in the country. We will be providing one player per day until we reach number 1.

We continue the countdown today at number 73 with Oregon State’s Andrew Susac. He is a 6’1 200 pound sophomore catcher from Roseville California and Jesuit High School. He was a two year letter winner in high school as he was named first-team all-city honors, Delta River League MVP, First-Team All-State, ESPN First-Team All-State, and Rawlings First-Team All-State. He was also named a 2009 Louisville Slugger All-American. After his senior season, Baseball America rated him as the 40th player in the country while Perfect Game had him 28 and Baseball Factory at 32. The Philadelphia Phillies selected him in the 16th round but were not able to come to terms with him.

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Tags: 2011 Top Players, Andrew Susac, Cape Cod League, CBD 2011 Top 100 Players, Oregon State, Pac 12, West Coast League

Top 100 Countdown: Number 100 Matt Andriese (UC-Riverside)

Brian Foley

– October 4, 2010Posted in: 2011 CBD Top 100 Players, 2011 Top Players, Big West, Cape Cod League, West Coast League

The CBB kicks off our countdown to the start of the 2011 College Baseball season by checking in on the Top 100 Players in the country. We will be providing one player per day until we reach number 1.

We start off the countdown today at number 100 with UC-Riverside RHP Matt Andriese. He is a junior from Redlands California where he attended Redlands East Valley High School. His high school days saw him earned three letters under Steve Hernandez. He help lead the Wildcats to a back to back Citrus Belt Championships in 2007 and 2008. Matt was named all-league in each of his three seasons while being named All-CIF during his final two seasons. In his senior campaign, he went an outstanding 9-2 with a 0.82 ERA which led to him being selected by the Texas Rangers in the 37th round.

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Tags: 2011 Top Players, Big West, Cape Cod League, CBD 2011 Top 100 Players, Matt Andriese, UC-Riverside, West Coast League

2010 Baseball America Top Prospects for Summer Leagues and Team USA

Brian Foley

– September 15, 2010Posted in: 2011 Top Players, Alaskan Summer League, Atlantic Collegiate, Baseball America, Cal Ripken Sr. Collegiate League, California Collegiate, Cape Cod League, Coastal Plain League, Florida Collegiate League, Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League, Hawaii Collegiate League, Jayhawk, MINK League, NECBL, Northwoods League, NYCBL, Prospect League, Team USA, Texas Collegiate League, Valley League, West Coast League

FROM BASEBALL AMERICA RELEASE

DURHAM, N.C.–The Pacific-10 Conference dominated Baseball America’s top prospects lists for 18 summer college leagues and Team USA, which have been posted at BaseballAmerica.com. The Pac-10 leads all conferences with 30 players on the lists and six players ranking as the No. 1 prospects in their respective leagues.

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Top 100 Countdown: Number 48 Daniel Bibona (UC-Irvine)

Brian Foley

– December 3, 2009Posted in: 2010 Top Players, Big West, CBD Column, West Coast League

The CBB continues our countdown for the 2010 College Baseball season by checking in on the Top 100 Players in the country. We will be providing one player per day until we reach number 1.

We continue the list today with number 48 in our countdown with UC-Irvine senior LHP Daniel Bibona. He is from Lake Forest California and graduated from Santa Margarita High School. His senior season saw him go 5-4 on the mound with a 1.81 ERA and struck out 69 batters in 46 innings of work.

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Tags: 2010 Top Players, Big West, CBB 2010 Top 100 Players, CBD Column, UC-Irvine, West Coast League

CBB Top 100 Countdown: Number 89 Sam Gaviglio (Oregon State)

Brian Foley

– October 22, 2009Posted in: 2010 Top Players, 2011 Top Players, CBD Column, Pac 12, West Coast League

The CBB continues our countdown for the 2010 College Baseball season by checking in on the Top 100 Players in the country. We will be providing one player per day until we reach number 1.

We continue the list today with number 89 in our countdown with Oregon State sophomore RHP Sam Gaviglio. He is a 6’1 170 pound righthander out of Ashland High School in Ashland Oregon. He picked up three letters in high school playing under Don Senestrero. In his senior season, he went a perfect 13-0 with a 0.50 ERA including 108 strikeouts while picking up 5A Pitcher of the Year award. The Tampa Bay Rays selected him in the 40th round but decided to attend Oregon State to play under Pat Casey.

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Tags: 2010 Top Players, 2011 Top Players, Baseball America, CBB 2010 Top 100 Players, CBD Column, Oregon State, Pac 12, West Coast League

Walla Walla gets West Coast League team

Brian Foley

– October 2, 2009Posted in: West Coast League

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

Walla Walla, Washington – After nearly 30 years, summer baseball in picturesque Walla Walla will be back at Borleske Stadium in 2010.

Pacific Baseball Ventures, LLC (PBV), a group of investors with strong ties to the Walla Walla community, announces today that they have been granted an expansion franchise in the West Coast League (WCL). The team will begin administrative operations in Walla Walla in November of 2009, and will play a full WCL schedule starting in June 2010. They will play home games at historic Borleske Stadium, bringing minor-league style baseball back to the park for the first time since 1983, when it last hosted the likes of Hall of Famers Ozzie Smith and Tony Gwynn.

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Tags: West Coast League

Baseball America releases Top Prospects Lists for Summer Leagues and Team USA

Brian Foley

– September 2, 2009Posted in: 2010 Top Players, 2011 Top Players, Alaskan Summer League, Atlantic Collegiate, Baseball America, Cal Ripken Sr. Collegiate League, Cape Cod League, Clark Griffith League, Coastal Plain League, Florida Collegiate League, Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League, Jayhawk, MINK League, NECBL, Northwoods League, NYCBL, Prospect League, Team USA, Texas Collegiate League, Valley League, West Coast League

FROM BASEBALL AMERICA PRESS RELEASE

DURHAM, N.C.–Mississippi and Washington State lead all schools by placing five players apiece on Baseball America’s top prospects lists for 18 different summer college leagues and Team USA. Last summer, Louisiana State and Texas each led the nation with five players apiece on BA’s summer league lists, and those two teams wound up facing off for the national championship at the College World Series.

BA ranked the top 30 prospects for the talent-rich Cape Cod League, and the top 10 prospects in 17 other summer college leagues. In addition, the top 20 Team USA prospects were ranked.

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Wenatchee AppleSox win West Coast League title

Bob Broughton

– August 18, 2009Posted in: West Coast League

The Wenatchee AppleSox swept the Corvallis Knights 4-1 and 4-2 to win their third championship in the five years of the West Coast League’s existence. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Gonzaga, Hawaii, Pacific Lutheran, UCLA, Washington State

West Coast League Final: Corvallis Knights vs. Wenatchee Apple Sox

Bob Broughton

– August 14, 2009Posted in: West Coast League

The Corvallis Knights will defend their West Coast League championship against the Wenatchee AppleSox. The best-of-three championship series starts in Wenatchee, WA on Saturday, August 15. The second and third (if necessary) games will be played in Corvallis, OR on Monday, August 17 and Tuesday, August 18. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Gonzaga, Hawaii Pacific, Oregon State, Pacific Lutheran, Portland, San Diego State, Washington, Washington State

West Coast League playoffs start August 11

Bob Broughton

– August 9, 2009Posted in: West Coast League

The defending champion Corvallis Knights won their third straight West Division pennant, behind the hitting of Richie Jimenez (Riverside CC) and the pitching of Matt Andriese (UC Riverside). They will play the Bend Elks in the first playoff round. The first game of the best-of-three series will be in Bend, OR on August 11. The second game will be in Corvallis, OR on Wednesday, August 12, and the if-necessary game will be in Corvallis on August 13. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: UC-Riverside, Washington State