2010 CWS Archive

Top 100 Countdown: 54. Matt Price (South Carolina)

– November 26, 2010Posted in: 2010 CWS, 2011 CBD Top 100 Players, 2011 Top Players, SEC

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 countdown today at number 54 with South Carolina Redshirt Sophomore Matt Price. Price hails from Sumter, SC, where at Sumter High School he was part of the 2008 AAAA All-State Team, where he had a 7-4 record and a 0.40 ERA. Even though he hasn’t started a game for the Gamecocks, Price once pitched a 17 strikeout no-hitter at the World Bat Championships in Jupiter, Florida, in 2006. In that same year, he helped lead his Sumter High School team to a South Carolina State Championship.

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Top 100 Countdown: 64. Jason Coats (TCU)

Brian Foley

– November 15, 2010Posted in: 2010 CWS, 2011 CBD Top 100 Players, 2011 Top Players, Mountain West

We continue the countdown today at number 64 with TCU junior outfielder Jason Coats. He is from Plano, Texas where he attended Plano West High School picking up three letters. As a senior, he had a .450 batting average with a .950 slugging percentage and nine home runs. He was able to help lead the team to a 28-0 record and a 5A state championship. He picked up several honors including being named the MVP of the Texas North/South All-Star game and first team all-state.

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Tags: 2010 CWS, 2011 Top Players, Cape Cod Baseball League, CBD 2011 Top 100 Players, Jason Coats, Mountain West, TCU

Top 100 Countdown: 67. Garrett Buechele (Oklahoma)

Brian Foley

– November 11, 2010Posted in: 2010 CWS, 2011 CBD Top 100 Players, 2011 Top Players, Big 12, California Collegiate

We continue the countdown today at number 67 with Oklahoma junior infielder Garrett Buechele. The Arlington TX native had an impressive career at Arlington Lamar High School where he won three letters. During his career, he had an impressive .421 batting average with eight homers and 65 RBIs while having a .430 batting average with 30 RBIs as a senior.

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Top 100 Countdown: 70. Christian Walker (South Carolina

Brian Foley

– November 8, 2010Posted in: 2010 CWS, 2011 CBD Top 100 Players, 2011 CWS, SEC

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 70 with South Carolina sophomore infielder Christian Walker. He is from Limerick, Pennsylvania where he attended Kennedy-Kenrick High School. As a senior, he hit .588 his senior season which led to him being named to 2009 Philadelphia Inquirer All-S.E. Pennsylvania team. He was rated 88th best high school player in the country by PG Crosschecker as well as the No. 1 best high school player in the state of Pennsylvania. The LA Dodgers ended up picking him in the 49th round but were not able to come to terms with him.

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Tags: 2010 CWS, 2011 Top Players, CBD 2011 Top 100 Players, Christian Walker, SEC, South Carolina

Remembering Rosenblatt Stadium

Brian Foley

– November 3, 2010Posted in: 2010 CWS

Michael Greenlee and Matt Brown of Cal-State Fullerton Media Relations put together an excellent series of videos on remembering Rosenblatt Stadium which held their final College World Series in June. The documentary gets fans and other peoples opinions on the old stadium closing down. I highly recommend checking out the videos below. Read the rest of this entry »

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Top 100 Countdown: 75. Taylor Featherston (TCU)

Brian Foley

– November 2, 2010Posted in: 2010 CWS, 2011 CBD Top 100 Players, 2011 Top Players, Cape Cod Baseball League, Mountain West, NECBL

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 75 with Taylor Featherston. He comes from Katy, Texas where he attended Taylor High School. He was a three year letter winner and was rated the 28th best prospect in Texas by Baseball America.

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Top 100 Countdown: 83. Cameron Seitzer (Oklahoma)

Brian Foley

– October 23, 2010Posted in: 2010 CWS, 2011 CBD Top 100 Players, 2011 Top Players, Big 12

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 83 with Oklahoma junior infielder Cameron Seitzer. He is a 6-4 and 210 pounds from Overland Park, Kansas and attended Blue Valley West High School. In high school he was a three-year letterwinner under head coach Bill McDonald. As a senior, he hit. 432 with 24 RBIs, 14 doubles and three homers while being named first team all-state, first team all-metro and all-conference in 2008. He had a career .520 batting average with 87 RBIs, 39 doubles and 10 homers.

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South Carolina honored at the White House

Brian Foley

– September 14, 2010Posted in: 2010 CWS, SEC

The South Carolina Gamecocks were honored at the White House on Monday by President Barack Obama for winning the 2010 College World Series.

President Obama stated the following about the champions:

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Rosenblatt goes out with a Bang!

Brian Foley

– September 3, 2010Posted in: 2010 CWS, New Facility

Royals top prospect Mike Moustakas hit the last homer in Rosenblatt Stadium’s baseball history on Thursday night as the Omaha Royals defeated the Round Rock Express 6-in the last home game for the Omaha Royals. (Full Article)

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Jackie Bradley Jr. enjoying the Ride

Brian Foley

– July 17, 2010Posted in: 2010 CWS, 2011 Top Players, SEC

Jackie Bradley Jr. had a breakthrough 2010 College World Series by carrying the Gamecocks to the College World Series title. Mark Rafferty and myself attended the South Carolina batting practices where we were thoroughly impressed with Bradley’s swing and plate discipline. Once the games started, his talent would transfer over as he was a force with every at-bat being an intense challenge to get him out which led him to being named the 2010 CWS Most Outstanding Player. Bradley Jr. is spending the summer with the USA Collegiate National Team where the team is 4-0 with a victory over Coastal Plains League Fayetteville Swampdogs and defeating the Korean team three times. He is currently hitting .267 with four runs scored.

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Tags: 2010 CWS, 2010 Team USA, 2011 MLB Draft, 2011 Top Players, SEC, South Carolina

CWS TV Ratings Down Both Nights

Kat Hasenauer Cornetta

– July 5, 2010Posted in: 2010 CWS, 2010 NCAA Tourney

Last week’s College World Series broadcasts on ESPN were down significantly in viewership, as reported by SportsMediaWatch and PIFeedback.com.

Game 1 had 1.192 million viewers, good for only a 0.8 US rating on ESPN. That was down 52% from 2009′s Texas vs. LSU Game 1 matchup. However, the CWS still drew more viewers than a Stephen Strasburg start for the Washington Nationals on ESPN2.

The clinching Game 2 drew better, with 1.853 million viewers, good for a 1.2 US rating. Despite the increase over Monday night, the broadcast was still down 29% from last year’s Game 2 (which was a non-clinching game.)

What do you think led to the drop in ratings for the CWS? The participating teams? Not going to a Game 3? Feel free to discuss this in the comments.

Tags: 2010 CWS, 2010 NCAA Tourney

South Carolina wins National Championship with 2-1 victory over UCLA

Brian Foley

– June 29, 2010Posted in: 2010 CWS, 2010 NCAA Tourney, CBD Column, Pac 12, SEC

The South Carolina Gamecocks got an 11th inning RBI single from Whit Merrifield to drive home Scott Wingo from third base to give South Carolina their first national championship in school history.