2009 Team USA Archive

Top 100 Countdown: 4. Gerrit Cole (UCLA)

– January 25, 2011Posted in: 2011 CBD Top 100 Players, 2011 Top Players, Pac 12, Team USA

College Baseball Daily 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 4 in our countdown with junior RHP Gerrit Cole from UCLA. He is from Santa Ana, California as he attended Orange Lutheran High School where he was a three year letterwinner playing under Mike Grahovac. He had an outstanding senior season where he went 8-2 with a 0.46 ERA while totaling 121 strikeouts and walking 18 batters in 75.2 innings. Heading into the 2008 MLB Draft, Perfect Game Crosschecker rated him the best high school player in the country while Baseball America had him fourth. Cole was selected by the New York Yankees with the 28th overall selection as he slid as he told many teams he wanted to attend college. Cole lived up to his side of the bargain as he refused a multi-million dollar contract to attend UCLA. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Team USA, 2010 Team USA, 2011 Top Players, CBD 2011 Top 100 Players, Gerrit Cole, Pac 12, UCLA

Top 100 Countdown: 8. Trevor Bauer (UCLA)

Mark Rafferty

– January 19, 2011Posted in: 2011 CBD Top 100 Players, 2011 Top Players, Pac 12, Team USA

We continue the list today with number 8 in our countdown with UCLA junior RHP Trevor Bauer. He is from Valencia, California, and attended Hart High School. He ended up picking up two letters as he had an outstanding junior season which saw him go 12-0 with a 0.79 ERA while striking out 106 batters and walking 15 in 70.2 innings. As a junior, he earned first-team All-CIF Southern Section Division I honors and first-team All-Southern Section accolades from the California Baseball Coaches Association (CBCA). Bauer skipped his senior year of high school and enrolled at UCLA a year early. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Team USA, 2011 Top Players, CBD 2011 Top 100 Players, Pac 12, Trevor Bauer, UCLA

Top 100 Countdown: 13. Tony Zych (Louisville)

Brian Foley

– January 13, 2011Posted in: 2011 CBD Top 100 Players, 2011 Top Players, Big East, Cape Cod Baseball League, Team USA

College Baseball Daily 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 list today with number 13 in our countdown with Louisville junior RHP Tony Zych. The Monee, Illinois, native attended St. Rita High School where he was a four year letter winner. As a senior, he hit .426 with eight home runs, 33 runs scored and 30 RBI as a second baseman while going 7-2 with a 2.63 ERA and 56 strikeouts on the mound. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Team USA, 2011 Top Players, Big East, Cape Cod Baseball League, CBD 2011 Top 100 Players, Louisville, Tony Zych

Top 100 Countdown: 58. Brad Miller (Clemson)

Brian Foley

– November 22, 2010Posted in: 2011 CBD Top 100 Players, 2011 Top Players, ACC, Team USA

We continue the countdown today at number 58 with Clemson shortstop Brad Miller. He is from Windermere Florida and attended from Olympia High School. As a junior in high school, he hit .420 with a .560 on-base percentage, six homers, and 31 RBIs. He was honored as first-team All-Central Florida for his seasons. Before the 2008 MLB Draft, he was ranked the 17th best prospect in the state of Florida by Perfect Game. Miller was selected by the Texas Rangers in the 39th round before deciding to attend Clemson. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Team USA, 2010 Team USA, 2011 Top Players, ACC, Brad Miller, CBD 2011 Top 100 Players, Clemson

Top 100 Countdown: 88. Matt Jensen (Cal Poly)

Brian Foley

– October 18, 2010Posted in: 2011 CBD Top 100 Players, 2011 Top Players, Big West, Cape Cod Baseball League, Team USA

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 88 with Matt Jensen of Cal Poly. He is from Clovis California where he attended Clovis East High School. He picked up four letters playing under head coach Jeff Prieto where he hit .458 with six doubles, five triples, eight home runs, 21 RBIs and 36 runs scored. Jensen was also solid on the mound as he went 5-3 with a 2.29 ERA while striking out 55 batters in 52 innings as he threw two complete games and a shutout. He picked up several honors including All-Tri-River Athletic Conference honors all four years and also earned All-Valley and All-Regional honors. He was also named a third-team All-American as a senior. The Seattle Mariners selected him in the 11th round in the 2008 MLB draft but Jensen decided to head to Cal Poly to play under Larry Lee.

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Tags: 2009 Team USA, 2010 Team USA, 2011 Top Players, Big West, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Cape Cod Baseball League, CBD 2011 Top 100 Players, Matt Jensen

Top 100 Countdown: Number 2 Bryce Brentz (Middle Tennessee State)

Brian Foley

– January 20, 2010Posted in: 2010 Top Players, CBD Column, Sun Belt, Team USA

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 2 in our countdown with junior outfielder/RHP Bryce Brentz from Middle Tennessee State. He is from Knoxville, Tennessee and attended South Doyle High School. His high school career saw him bat .417 while hitting 11 home runs and driving in 67 runs. He was named a Preseason All-American by Baseball Factory and Team One in 2007. At the end of his senior season, he was named All-State and All-District. The Cleveland Indians selected him in the 30th round of the 2007 draft but could not come to terms with him.

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Tags: 2009 Team USA, 2010 Top Players, CBB 2010 Top 100 Players, CBD Column, Middle Tennessee, Sun Belt

Top 100 Countdown: Number 5 Drew Pomeranz (Ole Miss)

Brian Foley

– January 17, 2010Posted in: 2010 Top Players, CBD Column, SEC, Team USA

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 5 in our countdown with Ole Miss junior LHP Drew Pomeranz. He is from Collierville, Tennessee and attended Collierville High School. He picked up four letters playing under head coach Jeff Hopkins. He posted a career record of 20-6 with 11 saves and a 2.21 ERA while striking out 312 and walking 91 in 181.0 IP. He picked up several awards including being named a finalist for Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Tennessee as a senior, three-time All-Region selection (2005, 2006, 2007), three-time Best of the Preps selection by the Commercial Appeal (2005, 2006, 2007), named a Louisville Slugger All-America selection as a junior in 2006, and named a preseason Louisville Slugger All-America selection as a senior in 2007.

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Tags: 2009 Team USA, 2010 Top Players, CBB 2010 Top 100 Players, CBD Column, Ole Miss, SEC

Top 100 Countdown: Number 11 Christian Colon (Cal-State Fullerton)

Brian Foley

– January 11, 2010Posted in: 2010 Top Players, Big West, CBD Column, Team USA

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 11 in our countdown with junior shortstop Christian Colon from Cal-State Fullerton. He is from Corona, California and graduated from Canyon High School. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2008 Team USA, 2009 Team USA, 2010 Top Players, Baseball America, Big West, Cal State Fullerton, CBB 2010 Top 100 Players, CBD Column

Top 100 Countdown: Number 13 Michael Choice (UT-Arlington)

Brian Foley

– January 9, 2010Posted in: 2010 Top Players, Baseball America, Southland Conference, Team USA

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 13 in our countdown with junior outfielder Michael Choice from UT-Arlington. He is from Arlington Texas and attended Mansfield Timberview High School. He hit hit .506 as a senior with 42 hits, 17 stolen bases and six home runs while hitting .443 as a junior with 35 hits, nine stolen bases and two homers en route to earning first team All-District 15-4A honors as a junior second baseman. He was also a first team All-District 15-4A pick as a sophomore catcher.

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Tags: 2009 Team USA, 2010 Top Players, Baseball America, CBB 2010 Top 100 Players, CBD Column, Southland Conference, UT-Arlington

Top 100 Countdown: Number 14 Gerrit Cole (UCLA)

Brian Foley

– January 8, 2010Posted in: 2010 Top Players, 2011 Top Players, Baseball America, CBD Column, Pac 12, Perfect Game, Team USA

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 14 in our countdown with sophomore RHP Gerrit Cole from UCLA. He is from Santa Ana, California as he attended Orange Lutheran High School where he was a three year letterwinner playing under Mike Grahovac. He had an outstanding senior season where he went 8-2 with a 0.46 ERA while totaling 121 strikeouts and walking 18 batters in 75.2 innings. Heading into the 2008 MLB Draft, Perfect Game Crosschecker rated him the best high school player in the country while Baseball America had him fourth. Cole was selected by the New York Yankees with the 28th overall selection as he slid as he told many teams he wanted to attend college. Cole lived up to his side of the bargain as he refused a multi-million dollar contract to attend UCLA.

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Tags: 2009 Team USA, 2010 Top Players, 2011 Top Players, Baseball America, CBB 2010 Top 100 Players, CBD Column, Pac 12, Perfect Game, UCLA

Top 100 Countdown: Number 16 Sonny Gray (Vanderbilt)

Brian Foley

– January 6, 2010Posted in: 2010 Top Players, 2011 Top Players, CBD Column, SEC, Team USA

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 16 in our countdown with Sophomore RHP Sonny Gray. He is from Smyrna, Tennessee where he attended Smyrna High School. He went 4-0 with a 0.79 ERA and 78 strikeouts in 35 innings while hitting .518 including three home runs during senior campaign. Heading into the 2008 MLB Draft, he was ranked as the No. 52 draft prospect by Baseball America and the 67th best draft prospect by Perfect Game. He was selected in the 27th round by the Chicago Cubs but decided to honor his commitment to Vanderbilt.

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Tags: 2009 Team USA, 2010 Top Players, 2011 Top Players, Baseball America, CBB 2010 Top 100 Players, CBD Column, SEC, Vanderbilt

2010 CBB Season Preview: ACC Coastal Division

Brian Foley

– January 5, 2010Posted in: 2010 Season Preview, ACC, Cape Cod Baseball League, CBD Column, Northwoods League, Team USA

The College Baseball Blog kicks off our 2010 Season Previews with the ACC Coastal Division. The North Carolina Tar Heels won the division title in the 2009 season by going 19-10 while Georgia Tech finished in second place with a 17-10-1 record. Miami (FL) came in third with a 18-12 record while Virginia finished in fourth at 16-11-1. Duke finished in fifth place at 15-15 while Virginia Tech finished in last place with a 12-17 record.