Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/27/usa-todayespn-college-baseball-coaches-poll-june-26/
Saturday, June 30, 2012
USA Today/ESPN College Baseball Coaches? Poll ? June 26
Final Ranking of 2012 Season… The top eight teams in the final polls of the season are always easy to determine. Arizona, this year’s national champion, is No. 1, followed by runner-up South Carolina and so on. Kent State and Stony Brook come in with the highest final rankings their programs will ever receive at seventh and eighth, respectively. Here’s the full top 25 as well as the “others receiving votes” to close the 2012 college baseball season. The Dugout in Omaha has official College World Series gear for each of the eight teams, including those Stony Brook Seawolves. If you want to be the first kid (no matter what age) on your block to have this year?s official CWS shirts, hats and more (both for individual teams or generic) click the red link and get to The Dugout?sweb site! If you?re going to Omaha for the CWS you can also visit The Dugout. It?s right across the street from the home plate entrance to TD Ameritrade Park. Rank�� Team� (First-Place Votes)� Record Arizona (31) 48-17 South Carolina 49-20 Arkansas 46-22 Florida St. 50-17 UCLA 48-16 Florida 47-20 Kent St. 47-20 Stony Brook 52-15 Baylor 49-17 Oregon 46-19 LSU 47-18 [...]
USA Today/ESPN College Baseball Coaches? Poll ? June 26
Final Ranking of 2012 Season… The top eight teams in the final polls of the season are always easy to determine. Arizona, this year’s national champion, is No. 1, followed by runner-up South Carolina and so on. Kent State and Stony Brook come in with the highest final rankings their programs will ever receive at seventh and eighth, respectively. Here’s the full top 25 as well as the “others receiving votes” to close the 2012 college baseball season. The Dugout in Omaha has official College World Series gear for each of the eight teams, including those Stony Brook Seawolves. If you want to be the first kid (no matter what age) on your block to have this year?s official CWS shirts, hats and more (both for individual teams or generic) click the red link and get to The Dugout?sweb site! If you?re going to Omaha for the CWS you can also visit The Dugout. It?s right across the street from the home plate entrance to TD Ameritrade Park. Rank�� Team� (First-Place Votes)� Record Arizona (31) 48-17 South Carolina 49-20 Arkansas 46-22 Florida St. 50-17 UCLA 48-16 Florida 47-20 Kent St. 47-20 Stony Brook 52-15 Baylor 49-17 Oregon 46-19 LSU 47-18 [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/27/usa-todayespn-college-baseball-coaches-poll-june-26/
Friday, June 29, 2012
Final 2012 College Baseball Stats Leaders
The Post-CWS Leaderboard… Throughout the season we have provided a weekly top 10 leaderboard in select Division One college baseball statistical categories. We have expanded our leaderboard for the final look at the 2012 season to include the top 20 players in the select offensive and pitching categories listed below. The Road To Omaha leads to TD Ameritrade Park and The Dugout ? located right across the street from TDA?s home plate entrance. The Dugouthas a ton of authentic college baseball caps ? just like the ones the players wear on the field. If you?re going to Omaha for the College World Series make sure to make your first stop The Dugout for all officially licensed CWS apparel, including a new shipment of Adidas Climalite shirts. If you can?t make it to Omaha just follow our red links to The Dugout! BATTING AVERAGE Raph Rhymes ? LSU .431 Danny Poma ? Hofstra .430 Albert Carpen ? Chicago St. .426 Michael Felton ? Campbell .424 D.J. Peterson ? New Mexico .419 Goose Kallunki ? Utah Valley .419 Roger Bernal ? UT Pan American .414 Travis Jankowski ? Stony Brook .414 Thomas Brown ? Grambling .410 Trenton Moses ? Southeast [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/28/final-2012-college-baseball-stats-leaders/
Arizona Wins 2012 NCAA Championship
Wildcats Dethrone South Carolina… OMAHA, Neb. (6/25/12) ? For the first time during its 13-day stay in Omaha, the Arizona baseball team started a pitcher other than Kurt Heyer or Konner Wade … but the result was the same: another dominating performance on the mound and another win, for a Wildcats team that breezed through the 2012 NCAAs without a loss (10-0). Sophomore righthander James Farris ? making his first appearance in 22 days ? logged 7.2 strong innings while his teammates rallied to score three times in the top of the 9th, as Arizona beat two-time defending champion South Carolina, 4-1, to claim the school’s fourth NCAA baseball title on Monday night at TD Ameritrade Park. �front-page photo by CB360′s Pete LaFleur CLICK HERE for CB360′s postgame video page from Monday’s final game at the 2012 College World Series. 2012 CWS All-Tournament Team Catcher ? Riley Moore, Arizona 1B ? Christian Walker, South Carolina 2B ? Devon Travis, Florida State 3B ? Sherman Johnson, Florida State SS ? Alex Mejia, Arizona OF ? Evan Marzilli, South Carolina OF ? Joey Rickard, Arizona OF ? Robert Refsnyder, Arizona DH ? Bobby Brown, Arizona P ? Michael Roth, South Carolina P [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/26/arizona-wins-2012-ncaa-championship/
University of Central Florida Middle Tennessee State University
Thursday, June 28, 2012
NCBWA Final 2012 College Baseball Poll
Omaha Teams Comprise Top Eight… DALLAS ? The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association continued its tradition of NCAA Division I polls for the 15th year with its 2012 weekly surveys. Polls were be circulated from Feb. 20-June 26, following the 66th annual NCAA World Series in Omaha, Neb., at the second-year TD Ameritade Stadium. The Arizona Wildcats (48-17) won their final 11 games, including ten in the NCAA tournament, five in Omaha and two to sweep South Carolina in the deciding series, to claim their fourth overall national title and first since 1986. The poll voters came from 42 college baseball writers and related media persons from throughout the nation. This week’s final poll has representation by 12 different conferences among the 297 baseball-playing schools in the 2012 NCAA Division I ranks, and there have been 22 circuits or independents in the surveys this season. Final 2012 NCBWA Rankings (Rank/Team/Final Record) Arizona (48-17) South Carolina (49-20) Arkansas (46-22) Florida State (50-17) UCLA (48-16) Florida (47-20) Kent State (47-20) Stony Brook (52-15) Baylor (49-17) LSU (47-18) Oregon (46-19) Stanford (41-18) North Carolina St. (43-20) Oklahoma (42-25) North Carolina (46-16) TCU (40-22) St. John?s (40-23) Rice (41-19) Texas A&M (43-18) Kentucky (45-18) [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/26/ncbwa-final-2012-college-baseball-poll/
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
?Three-Peat? No Easy Feat ? Throughout NCAA Division I Sports History
The South Carolina baseball progam’s quest for a third straight NCAA title caused us to dive into the record books for various college sports, seeking to gain historical perspective on how difficult it is to “three-peat” in different NCAA-sponsored sports. A summary of the basic findings follows below (we may pass along more later, particularly if the Gamecocks win tonight’s game-2 in the best-of-3 series): When looking only at the 16 “team-based” sports currently sponsored on the Division I level (baseball, men’s & women’s basketball, women’s field hockey, football, M & W ice hockey, M & W lacrosse, M & W soccer, softball, M & W volleyball, and M & W water polo) … (Essentially, the notes below illustrate that winning three straight NCAA titles, particularly in a team-based sport, is no easy feat …) ? A team has repeated as the outright national champion three (or more) consecutive years�in a team-based sport a total of only 29 times in these 16 sports. ? As we all know, USC is the only team ever to win three straight D-I baseball titles (5, 1970-74). ? In men’s basketball, UCLA is the only team ever to win three (or more) consecutive NCAA [...]
Monday, June 25, 2012
CWS Title-Series Game-1 Recap
OMAHA, Neb. (6/24/12) ? Sophomore righthander Konner Wade went the distance yet again while junior rightfielder Robert Refsnyder showcased his skill-set all over the field, as the University of Arizona baseball team crept closer to the NCAA championship with Sunday night’s 5-1 win over two-time defending national champion South Carolina. Arizona (47-17) ? riding a 10-game winning streak that includes a 92-34 scoring margin in nine NCAA Tournament games ? now can win the title with another victory over the Gamecocks, either Monday night (7 CT) back at TD Ameritrade Park or on Tuesday if South Carolina �(49-19)�extends the best-of-3 series. Final Stats: HTML & PDF� | �Postgame Notes Press Conference Transcripts ?�AZ … SC Video Highlights �| �Photos (AP) Wade followed up his shutout of Pac-12 rival UCLA one week earlier by fashioning another strong complete-game effort, at one point seeing his College World Series shutout streak extend to 14.2 innings before South Carolina pushed across its lone run, in the top of the 6th. The surging sophomore faced only 33 batters over the full nine innings, allowing six hits and a walk to go along with three strikeouts in the 110-pitch outing. Wade’s regular season was nothing to [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/25/cws-title-series-recap-game-1/
Sunday, June 24, 2012
2012 College World Series Scoreboard
Daily Scores, Recaps & More From Omaha… The Road To Omaha leads to TD Ameritrade Park and The Dugout ? located right across the street from TDA?s home plate entrance. The Dugouthas a ton of authentic college baseball caps ? just like the ones the players wear on the field. If you?re going to Omaha for the College World Series make sure to make your first stop The Dugout for all officially licensed CWS apparel, including a new shipment of Adidas Climalite shirts. If you can?t make it to Omaha just follow our red links to The Dugout! 2012 College World Series Schedule Friday, June 15 Game 1 ? 4 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPN3)��� No. 2 UCLA 9-9-0… def. Stony Brook 1-5-0 …Final Stats | UCLA Recap | SB Recap Game 2 ? 8 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPN3)� Arizona 4-10-1… def. No. 3 Florida State 3-8-2 …Final Stats | AZ Recap | FSU Recap CB360 Day One Coverage�? Includes video interviews, notes & quotes from both games. Saturday, June 16 Game 3 ? 4 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN3) Arkansas 8-10-1 … def.�Kent State 1-4-0 … Final Stats �| �ARK Recap �| �KS Recap Game 4 ? 8 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN3) No. 8 South Carolina 7-12-0… def. No. [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/22/2012-college-world-series-scoreboard/
Roth Adds To CWS Big Game Legacy
South Carolina Pitcher Is Clutch – Again… Gamer. Unorthodox delivery. �Leader. Lefty.� Competitor. Two-time national champion. Good enough to win in college, but not good enough for the pros. Sound familiar? It all describes one of the best student-athletes in the history of the SEC. It? not former Florida quarterback Tim Tebow we?re talking about. It?s South Carolina pitcher Michael Roth. The senior?s big game legacy got a bit bigger on Thursday in Omaha after his complete game two-hitter willed the Gamecocks to a 4-1 College World Series elimination game win over Kent State. The victory not only allowed his team to survive for at least another game, but also cemented Roth as the best big game pitcher in the history of the CWS. End of discussion. It should be the end of the discussion, but when I asked Roth recently if ?big game? is a moniker that fits his game he side-stepped the lofty label. ?I just consider myself a pitcher,? he flatly and understatedly responded. ?I like pitching in big games, but to me every game?s a big game. That?s the day I?m pitching, so that?s a big game. You can ask any pitcher.? ?If they?re pitching that [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/21/roth-adds-to-cws-big-game-legacy/
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Thursday?s CWS Tripleheader
Michael Roth has pitched in plenty of big games during his South Carolina career, but Thursday’s complete-game win over Kent State (4-1) marked only the second time that he has taken the mound with his team facing elimination from the NCAA Tournament. The senior lefthander ? now 8-0 in NCAA decisions (4-0 at the College World Series) ? was more than up to the challenge, facing only 28 batters (one over the minimum) while keeping his team’s season alive in a briskly-moving game that covered only 2:07. (Note ? postgame links and Thursday’s full schedule included below) … postgame video coming later today. South Carolina (47-18) ? seeking to become the second program ever to win three consecutive NCAA Division I baseball titles (Southern California, a.k.a. “the other USC,” won five straight, from 1970-74) ? now must return to TD Ameritrade Park on Thursday night for the bracket-final stage vs. surging Arkansas (8 CT). If the national 8th-seeded Gamecocks win, those teams will play again on Friday (time TBA) to determine one of the participants in the best-of-3 championship series. Roth retired the final 22 batters he faced, struck out eight, yielded no walks and allowed only a pair of [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/21/thursdays-cws-tripleheader/
Friday, June 22, 2012
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Thursday?s CWS Tripleheader
Michael Roth has pitched in plenty of big games during his South Carolina career, but Thursday’s complete-game win over Kent State (4-1) marked only the second time that he has taken the mound with his team facing elimination from the NCAA Tournament. The senior lefthander ? now 8-0 in NCAA decisions (4-0 at the College World Series) ? was more than up to the challenge, facing only 28 batters (one over the minimum) while keeping his team’s season alive in a briskly-moving game that covered only 2:07. (Note ? postgame links and Thursday’s full schedule included below) … postgame video coming later today. South Carolina (47-18) ? seeking to become the second program ever to win three consecutive NCAA Division I baseball titles (Southern California, a.k.a. “the other USC,” won five straight, from 1970-74) ? now must return to TD Ameritrade Park on Thursday night for the bracket-final stage vs. surging Arkansas (8 CT). If the national 8th-seeded Gamecocks win, those teams will play again on Friday (time TBA) to determine one of the participants in the best-of-3 championship series. Roth retired the final 22 batters he faced, struck out eight, yielded no walks and allowed only a pair of [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/21/thursdays-cws-tripleheader/
Monday College World Series Rundown
Gamecock Streak Ends, Gators Sent Packing… Elimination Game: Kent State defeats Florida 5-4 CLICK HERE to see the complete CB360 CWS Scoreboard OMAHA, Neb. — That smell wafting through the air you may have smelled just after 8 pm Eastern Monday night was a barbeque in Omaha. As in two and ‘que…as in the Florida Gators at the College World Series. The team that was the preseason number one and held that ranking for a great deal of the season came into its third CWS with the No. 1 national seed and a national championship in its sights. Instead of hoisting a title trophy though head coach Kevin O’Sullivan’s team is feeling the weight of a second 0-and-2 Omaha performance in the last three seasons after falling 5-4 to Kent State in the second elimination game at TD Ameritrade Park in as many days. “The game was not decided by the umpires,” O’Sullivan said after being asked about a questionable strikeout in the ninth inning. “The game was decided by both teams playing.� We made a couple errors in the first and second, and they capitalized and got two runs there in the bottom of the second.� That was the [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/18/monday-college-world-series-rundown/
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
College World Series Day Two Recap
Game Three: Arkansas 8-10-1? def. Kent State 1-4-0 OMAHA, Neb. ? Cinderella has not fared well in Omaha. First, Stony Brook dropped the 2012 College World Series opener 9-1 to UCLA on Friday and then the clock ticked closer to midnight in Cinderella?s latest twirl on the TD Ameritrade grass in Saturday?s 8-1 Kent State loss to Arkansas. After each making stunning runs to make their first CWS journeys Kent State and Stony Brook have been outscored 17-2. Worse yet, they now each find themselves on the brink of elimination. ?We either play the number one team in the country (Florida) or the two-time defending national champion (South Carolina),? Kent State head coach Scott Stricklin said afterward of the task that now awaits his team in Monday?s elimination game. It didn?t take long for the Golden Flashes? glass slipper to begin to crack on Saturday. Starting pitcher David Starns, who has averaged 2.5 walks in his 18 mound appearances this season,� issued three free passes in the first inning. He was bailed-out of a possible big inning for the Razorbacks when his infield turned a 6-4-3 double play to end the frame. Starns battled his control throughout the afternoon though. [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/16/college-world-series-day-two-recap/
Monday, June 18, 2012
Florida State CWS Preview
Florida State Seminoles (Advanced through Tallahassee Regional and Tallahassee Super Regional) Record:�48-15 Conference:�ACC (Atlantic Division Champs ) Head Coach:�Mike Martin (33rd season) ACC Coach of the Year First Game In Omaha:�Fri., June 15 vs. #4 national seed Arizona (8 CT; ESPN2) Series�vs. Arizona: Arizona leads series 6-5 (4-1 in Omaha) Previous�Meeting: Arizona 3, FSU 2 (Feb. 16, 1991 in Tucson, AZ) (send PL links to the recaps & final stats of prev. series meeting, if you can find them) NCAA Tournament History: ROAD TO OMAHA Florida State rolled through the regular season posting a 43-12 mark, including a 24-6 record in the ACC Regular season ? the 24 wins tied the most by an ACC team and gave them the #1 seed in the ACC Tournament ? The Noles posted 12 wins against ranked teams in the regular season ? Unfortunately, FSU?s trip to the ACC Tournament was short lived as they went 0-3 in the round robin portion of the event ? Things got back on track as they hosted the Tallahassee Regional and went 3-0 defeating UAB and Samford twice ? the three wins extends their winning streak to 16 games at Regionals ? At the Tallahassee Super [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/15/florida-state-cws-preview/
2012 College World Series Scoreboard
The Road To Omaha leads to TD Ameritrade Park and The Dugout ? located right across the street from TDA?s home plate entrance. The Dugouthas a ton of authentic college baseball caps ? just like the ones the players wear on the field. If you?re going to Omaha for the College World Series make sure to make your first stop The Dugout for all officially licensed CWS apparel. If you can?t make it to Omaha just follow our red links to The Dugout! 2012 College World Series Schedule Friday, June 15 Game 1 ? 4 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPN3)��� No. 2 UCLA 9-9-0… def. Stony Brook 1-5-0 …Final Stats | UCLA Recap | SB Recap Game 2 ? 8 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPN3)� Arizona 4-10-1… def. No. 3 Florida State 3-8-2 …Final Stats | AZ Recap | FSU Recap CB360 Day One Coverage�? Includes video interviews, notes & quotes from both games. Saturday, June 16 Game 3 ? 4 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN3) Arkansas 8-10-1 … def.�Kent State 1-4-0 … Final Stats �| �ARK Recap �| �KS Recap Game 4 ? 8 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN3) No. 8 South Carolina 7-12-0… def. No. 1 Florida 3-9-3 … Final Stats | SC Recap | FLA Recap Sunday, June 17 [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/16/2012-college-world-series-scoreboard/
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Florida State CWS Preview
Florida State Seminoles (Advanced through Tallahassee Regional and Tallahassee Super Regional) Record:�48-15 Conference:�ACC (Atlantic Division Champs ) Head Coach:�Mike Martin (33rd season) ACC Coach of the Year First Game In Omaha:�Fri., June 15 vs. #4 national seed Arizona (8 CT; ESPN2) Series�vs. Arizona: Arizona leads series 6-5 (4-1 in Omaha) Previous�Meeting: Arizona 3, FSU 2 (Feb. 16, 1991 in Tucson, AZ) (send PL links to the recaps & final stats of prev. series meeting, if you can find them) NCAA Tournament History: ROAD TO OMAHA Florida State rolled through the regular season posting a 43-12 mark, including a 24-6 record in the ACC Regular season ? the 24 wins tied the most by an ACC team and gave them the #1 seed in the ACC Tournament ? The Noles posted 12 wins against ranked teams in the regular season ? Unfortunately, FSU?s trip to the ACC Tournament was short lived as they went 0-3 in the round robin portion of the event ? Things got back on track as they hosted the Tallahassee Regional and went 3-0 defeating UAB and Samford twice ? the three wins extends their winning streak to 16 games at Regionals ? At the Tallahassee Super [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/15/florida-state-cws-preview/
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Arkansas CWS Preview
Arkansas Razorbacks (Advanced through Houston Regional and Waco Super-Regional) Record: 44-20 Conference: Southeastern (2nd Place Western Division) Head Coach: Dave Van Horn (10th season at Arkansas; 24th season overall) First Game In Omaha: Sat., June 16 vs. Kent State (4 CT; ESPN) Series vs. Kent State: First Meeting Previous Meeting: First Meeting ROAD TO OMAHA It shouldn’t be a particular surprise that Arkansas – a youthful, but talented squad regarded highly entering the season – ended up in the College World Series. But the journey was anything but smooth. The Razorbacks spent the first month and a half of the season ranked in the national top five and stood 22-3 heading into a big road series against LSU. Arkansas left Baton Rouge after having been swept (though a pair of games were decided by one run – the finale in 11 innings). The Razorbacks battled through the perennially-rugged SEC, a slog that was highlighted by winning two out of three against eventual NCAA national No. 1 seed Florida and going 1-2 vs. two-time defending national champ South Carolina. Eventually, though, the Razorbacks fell out of the Top 25 and slipped under .500 in league play before a sweep of Tennessee [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/15/arkansas-cws-preview/
Kent State CWS Preview
A Look At One of Two 2012 CWS Cinderellas … Kent State Golden Flashes Record: (46-18) Conference: MAC Head Coach: Scott Stricklin (8th season) First Game In Omaha: Saturday, June 16 vs. Arkansas 4 pm CT (ESPN) Series vs. Arkansas: First Meeting NCAA Tournament History: 1st CWS appearance, 12th NCAA Tournament appearance Kent State Info.�? KS Tournament Central �| �S-Reg. Notes�(w/ PDF) | �Season Stats��| �Roster� | �Record Book��| �Head Coach�Scott Stricklin CWS/NCAA Interactive Bracket … CWS Printable Bracket … NCAA 64-Team Printable Bracket There?s a good chance Kent State shortstop Jimmy Rider doesn?t even know who Opie Taylor is, but that?s ok. Rider was recently compared to the iconic TV character from the 1960?s sitcom The Andy Griffith Show by his head coach Scott Stricklin. It was Rider?s bloop single to left field Monday night in Eugene that gave Kent State a 3-2 win over Oregon and sent the team to the program?s first College World Series, but it the spirit of Opie Taylor that will make fans fall in love with Rider and his Golden Flashes teammates in Omaha. ?He?s 5?9 and 165 pounds and he?s the all-time hit leader in our conference,? Stricklin beamed of Rider while [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/14/kent-state-cws-preview/
Friday, June 15, 2012
Arkansas CWS Preview
Arkansas Razorbacks (Advanced through Houston Regional and Waco Super-Regional) Record: 44-20 Conference: Southeastern (2nd Place Western Division) Head Coach: Dave Van Horn (10th season at Arkansas; 24th season overall) First Game In Omaha: Sat., June 16 vs. Kent State (4 CT; ESPN) Series vs. Kent State: First Meeting Previous Meeting: First Meeting ROAD TO OMAHA It shouldn’t be a particular surprise that Arkansas – a youthful, but talented squad regarded highly entering the season – ended up in the College World Series. But the journey was anything but smooth. The Razorbacks spent the first month and a half of the season ranked in the national top five and stood 22-3 heading into a big road series against LSU. Arkansas left Baton Rouge after having been swept (though a pair of games were decided by one run – the finale in 11 innings). The Razorbacks battled through the perennially-rugged SEC, a slog that was highlighted by winning two out of three against eventual NCAA national No. 1 seed Florida and going 1-2 vs. two-time defending national champ South Carolina. Eventually, though, the Razorbacks fell out of the Top 25 and slipped under .500 in league play before a sweep of Tennessee [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/15/arkansas-cws-preview/
University of Redlands Franciscan University of Steubenville
Thursday, June 14, 2012
2012 College World Series Schedule
Game Times, Match-Ups Announced… OMAHA, Neb. ? The game times and pairings for the first two days of the College World Series have been announced. The 66th CWS will take place at the TD Ameritrade Park Omaha from June 15-25/26. The first game on Friday is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. ET and features Stony Brook (52-13) against No. 2 national seed UCLA (47-14). Friday?s second game pits No. 3 national seed Florida State (48-15) against Arizona (43-17), and is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. ET. The doubleheader on Saturday features the winner of the Arkansas vs. Kent State at 5 p.m. ET, and No. 1 national seed Florida (47-18) squaring off against South Carolina (45-17) at 9 p.m. ET. The losers of Friday?s two games will play one another at 5 p.m. ET on Sunday, while Friday?s winners face off at 9 p.m. ET Sunday. The losers of Saturday?s games will play each other at 5 p.m. ET on Monday, while Saturday?s winners meet Monday at 9 p.m. ET. The winners of the two brackets will play best-of-three championship finals, with the first game set for 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, June 24. The second game is [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/11/2012-college-world-series-schedule/
2012 Super Regionals Set
Times, Dates & TV Assignments Announced… The NCAA announced the eight Super Regional host sites as well as the times, dates and television assignments for the next round of the 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament. Four of the series begin on Friday, June 8 and the other four begin on Saturday, June 9. All of the series will be played out in a best-of-three format. The eight winners will advance to the 2012 College World Series, which begins Friday, June 15 in Omaha, Neb. The following four super regionals will be played Friday, June 8, Saturday, June 9, and Sunday, June 10 (if necessary). The national seed is indicated before the team name, while updated records through the regionals are in parenthesis. The Road To Omaha leads to TD Ameritrade Park and The Dugout ? located right across the street from TDA?s home plate entrance. The Dugouthas a ton of authentic college baseball caps ? just like the ones the players wear on the field. If you?re going to Omaha for the College World Series make sure to make your first stop The Dugout for all officially licensed CWS apparel. If you can?t make it to Omaha just follow our red [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/05/2012-super-regionals-set/
Day Two Gary Regional Notebook
Notes, Video & More… Gary, Ind. — After playing the second-longest game in NCAA Tournament history Friday night Kent State and Kentucky showed no hangovers on Saturday. It took six hours and 38 minutes for Kent State to win that game 7-6, and not many thought either the Wildcats or Golden Flashes would come out of it with much left in the tank on Saturday. They were wrong. The Wildcats bounced back with a convincing 8-1 elimination game victory over Valparaiso, while No. 3 seed Kent State improved to 2-0 in the Gary Regional with its 7-3 win over No. 1 seed Purdue. Here are some more notes from Saturday?s action at the Steel Yard. The Road To Omaha leads to TD Ameritrade Park and The Dugout ? located right across the street from TDA?s home plate entrance. The Dugouthas a ton of authentic college baseball caps ? just like the ones the players wear on the field. If you?re going to Omaha for the College World Series make sure to make your first stop The Dugout for all officially licensed CWS apparel. If you can?t make it to Omaha just follow our red links to The Dugout! #2 [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/03/day-two-gary-regional-notebook/
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Tucson Super Regional Preview
Arizona, St. John’s Ready For Rare Meeting… By CB360 Contributor Paul Fiarkoski How do you compare two teams that have didn’t play each other or any mutual team this year? In the Tucson Super Regional this weekend, the St. John’s Red Storm will no doubt assume the underdog role this weekend in the best-of-3 series with the Arizona Wildcats. What to expect It’s a forgone conclusion that Arizona will have the edge considering daytime highs are forecasted to soar into the triple digits and they’ll be playing in their own backyard. Plus, they have plenty more experience versus big-time baseball schools. Arizona made it to the College World Series in 2004 and 14 times previously. Given the east coast origin of St. John’s� (Queens, NY) over 2,500 miles away, we might expect St. John’s players to wilt in the hot desert sun. But let’s not forget how they got here: by defeating the #6-national seed North Carolina Tar Heels two games in a row in the regional tourney. Arizona enters the series with a 41-17 record, having won 11 of their past 13 games. St. John’s record of 40-21 is accented by a strong run in the postseason and seven [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/08/tucson-super-regional-preview/
College Baseball Super-Regional Central & Wrapup
It was a wild four days of Super-Regional action and CB360 provides this convenient all-in-one wrapup page ? containing information and a wide variety of links for all 16 teams and each of the 19 Super-Regional games that were played during June 8-11, 2012.�front-page photo courtesy of Kent State Features included below include: links to game recaps from the Associated Press & both teams … final stats in HTML & PDF format … photo galleries (AP & both teams) … video highlight packages from every game … postgame press-conference video … teams season links (tournament notes, stats, roster, media guide & head coach bio.). ? Enjoy! We’ve also included a convenient Super Regional Central dedicated Twitter feed (see below), populated with team-based tweets from all 16 Super-Regional teams. CLICK HERE to sign up for free text-messages during Super-Regionals and College World Series (select the texts you want to receive). Easy signup … provided free, courtesy of CB360. Two Pac-12 teams ? Arizona and UCLA ? advanced to the College World Series on Saturday, with the ‘Cats securing the program’s 15th CWS appearance (but first since 2004) while the Bruins are heading to Omaha for the fourth times in their history [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/12/saturday-super-regional-scoreboard/
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
College Baseball NCAA Tournament Sunday Scoreboard
Super Regionals Being Clinched & Upsets Continue… Gainesville Regional (No. 1 National Seed) Friday ? at (1) Florida 4-8-0 ? def.�(4) Bethune-Cookman 0-0-0 �(ESPN3.com) ? Final Stats �| �FL Recap �| �B-C Recap ? (2) Georgia Tech 8-11-1 ? def.�(3) College of Charleston 4-13-1 �(at Florida; ESPN3.com) ? Final Stats �| �GT Recap �| �CofC Recap Saturday ESPN3 Video (3) College of Charleston 8-11-0 ? elim. (4) �Bethune Cookman 2-2-0 ?Final Stats | CC Recap | BC Recap Winner?s Bracket: Florida 6-9-1 def. Georgia Tech 2-12-2 ?Final Stats | FL Recap | GT Recap Sunday Georgia Tech 3-8-0… elim. College of Charleston 0-3-0 Final Stats | GT Recap | CC Recap Championship Round: Florida 15-11-0… def. Georgia Tech 3-6-1 Final Stats | FL Recap | GT Recap Florida advances to Super Regional vs. Raleigh Regional Friday ?�(1) North Carolina State 8-8-0 ? def.�(4) Sacred Heart 2-7-2 ? Final Stats �| �NC-St. Recap �| �SH Recap? (2) Vanderbilt �8-8-0 ? def.�(3) UNC Wilmington 2-7-. .. Final Stats �| �VAN Recap �| �UNCW Recap Saturday (3) UNC Wilmington 13-17-0 ? elim. �(4) Sacred Heart 4-7-2 ?Final Stats | WILM Recap | SH Recap Winner?s Bracket: Vanderbilt 9-10-1? def. NC State 8-13-1 ?Final [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/03/college-baseball-ncaa-tournament-sunday-scoreboard/
Monday, June 11, 2012
2012 College World Series Schedule
Game Times, Match-Ups Announced… OMAHA, Neb. ? The game times and pairings for the first two days of the College World Series have been announced. The 66th CWS will take place at the TD Ameritrade Park Omaha from June 15-25/26. The first game on Friday is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. ET and features Stony Brook (52-13) against No. 2 national seed UCLA (47-14). Friday?s second game pits No. 3 national seed Florida State (48-15) against Arizona (43-17), and is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. ET. The doubleheader on Saturday features the winner of the Arkansas vs. Kent State at 5 p.m. ET, and No. 1 national seed Florida (47-18) squaring off against South Carolina (45-17) at 9 p.m. ET. The losers of Friday?s two games will play one another at 5 p.m. ET on Sunday, while Friday?s winners face off at 9 p.m. ET Sunday. The losers of Saturday?s games will play each other at 5 p.m. ET on Monday, while Saturday?s winners meet Monday at 9 p.m. ET. The winners of the two brackets will play best-of-three championship finals, with the first game set for 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, June 24. The second game is [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/11/2012-college-world-series-schedule/
Tucson Super Regional Preview
Arizona, St. John’s Ready For Rare Meeting… By CB360 Contributor Paul Fiarkoski How do you compare two teams that have didn’t play each other or any mutual team this year? In the Tucson Super Regional this weekend, the St. John’s Red Storm will no doubt assume the underdog role this weekend in the best-of-3 series with the Arizona Wildcats. What to expect It’s a forgone conclusion that Arizona will have the edge considering daytime highs are forecasted to soar into the triple digits and they’ll be playing in their own backyard. Plus, they have plenty more experience versus big-time baseball schools. Arizona made it to the College World Series in 2004 and 14 times previously. Given the east coast origin of St. John’s� (Queens, NY) over 2,500 miles away, we might expect St. John’s players to wilt in the hot desert sun. But let’s not forget how they got here: by defeating the #6-national seed North Carolina Tar Heels two games in a row in the regional tourney. Arizona enters the series with a 41-17 record, having won 11 of their past 13 games. St. John’s record of 40-21 is accented by a strong run in the postseason and seven [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/08/tucson-super-regional-preview/
Morrisville State College Northeastern State University–Broken Arrow
College Football: The Month In Review
Yeah, it's the offseason. But, man, what a busy offseason it's been.
From the ongoing drama of the Jerry Sandusky trial up at Penn State to the unyielding tremors of the conference re-aligment mess to the still unfolding events of the college football playoff debate, this has been one of the more eventful months of May in recent memory.
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2012/05/30/college-football-the-month-in-review.htm
Sunday, June 10, 2012
2012 Super Regionals Set
Times, Dates & TV Assignments Announced… The NCAA announced the eight Super Regional host sites as well as the times, dates and television assignments for the next round of the 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament. Four of the series begin on Friday, June 8 and the other four begin on Saturday, June 9. All of the series will be played out in a best-of-three format. The eight winners will advance to the 2012 College World Series, which begins Friday, June 15 in Omaha, Neb. The following four super regionals will be played Friday, June 8, Saturday, June 9, and Sunday, June 10 (if necessary). The national seed is indicated before the team name, while updated records through the regionals are in parenthesis. The Road To Omaha leads to TD Ameritrade Park and The Dugout ? located right across the street from TDA?s home plate entrance. The Dugouthas a ton of authentic college baseball caps ? just like the ones the players wear on the field. If you?re going to Omaha for the College World Series make sure to make your first stop The Dugout for all officially licensed CWS apparel. If you can?t make it to Omaha just follow our red [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/05/2012-super-regionals-set/
Northeastern State University–Broken Arrow Delaware Valley College
College Baseball NCAA Tournament Saturday Scoreboard
All Regional Results Included… Day one of the 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament saw just a handful of major upsets. The biggest stories of the day though were the no-hitter thrown by Florida’s Jonathon Crawford and the 21-inning game between Kent State and Kentucky in the Gary, Ind. regional. Crawford’s no-no is just the seventh in NCAA postseason history, while the 21-inning game, won 7-6 by the Golden Flashes, is the second-longest in NCAA Tournament history. The six hour and 38 minute marathon fell just four innings short of the 2009 epic 25-inning game between Texas and Boston College (the Longhorns won 3-2). This page has all the results from Friday’s games as well as Saturday’s schedule. The Charlottesville, VA regional saw both games rained-out, so they will both be played on Saturday, Gainesville Regional (No. 1 National Seed) Friday ? at (1) Florida 4-8-0 … def.�(4) Bethune-Cookman 0-0-0 �(ESPN3.com) … Final Stats �| �FL Recap �| �B-C Recap ? (2) Georgia Tech 8-11-1 … def.�(3) College of Charleston 4-13-1 �(at Florida; ESPN3.com) … Final Stats �| �GT Recap �| �CofC Recap Saturday ESPN3 Video (3) College of Charleston 8-11-0 … elim. (4) �Bethune Cookman 2-2-0 …Final Stats | CC Recap [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/02/college-baseball-ncaa-tournament-saturday-scoreboard/
SEC, Big 12 Partner to Create New Bowl
The Big Ten and the Pac-12 have the Rose Bowl.
And now, it seems, the SEC and Big 12 will have a new bowl "tradition" to call their own.
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2012/05/19/sec-big-12-partner-to-create-new-bowl.htm
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Day Two Gary Regional Notebook
Notes, Video & More… Gary, Ind. — After playing the second-longest game in NCAA Tournament history Friday night Kent State and Kentucky showed no hangovers on Saturday. It took six hours and 38 minutes for Kent State to win that game 7-6, and not many thought either the Wildcats or Golden Flashes would come out of it with much left in the tank on Saturday. They were wrong. The Wildcats bounced back with a convincing 8-1 elimination game victory over Valparaiso, while No. 3 seed Kent State improved to 2-0 in the Gary Regional with its 7-3 win over No. 1 seed Purdue. Here are some more notes from Saturday?s action at the Steel Yard. The Road To Omaha leads to TD Ameritrade Park and The Dugout ? located right across the street from TDA?s home plate entrance. The Dugouthas a ton of authentic college baseball caps ? just like the ones the players wear on the field. If you?re going to Omaha for the College World Series make sure to make your first stop The Dugout for all officially licensed CWS apparel. If you can?t make it to Omaha just follow our red links to The Dugout! #2 [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/03/day-two-gary-regional-notebook/
Day Two Palo Alto Regional Notebook
Notes, Quotes, Observations & Video From Stanford Regional… CB360 Contributor Kevin Kennedy is at the Palo Alto Regional for us this weekend… #1 Stanford 5 #2 Pepperdine 4 (Postgame Video Interviews Below) The nightcap of Day 2 in the Stanford Regional featured the most exciting game of the regional so far with the host Cardinal pulling out a 5-4 win over Pepperdine in a tense game Saturday night. The Cardinal (who were the designated road team) scored the winning run in the top of eighth on junior shortstop Kenny Diekroeger?s RBI double down the left field line to give Stanford (40-16) a 5-4 lead. -?This is why we came to Stanford honestly, to play in front of a packed house. There was a lot of electricity tonight, and it was a really exciting game,? said Diekroeger. -Stanford trailed 4-0 after three innings and 4-1 going into the sixth when Pepperdine starter sophomore Scott Frazier uncorked a wild pitch with the bases loaded to score one run. That?s where things got interesting Waves catcher senior Miles Silverstein lost the handle of the ball allowing another run to score on the error. The craziness continued when the ball appeared to hit the [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/03/day-two-palo-alto-regional-notebook/
Friday, June 8, 2012
Tucson Super Regional Preview
Arizona, St. John’s Ready For Rare Meeting… By CB360 Contributor Paul Fiarkoski How do you compare two teams that have didn’t play each other or any mutual team this year? In the Tucson Super Regional this weekend, the St. John’s Red Storm will no doubt assume the underdog role this weekend in the Super Regional series with the Arizona Wildcats. What to expect It’s a forgone conclusion that Arizona will have the edge considering daytime highs are forecast to soar into the triple digits and they’ll be playing in their own back yard. Plus, they have plenty more experience versus big time baseball schools. Arizona made it to the College World Series in 2004 and fourteen times previously. Given the east coast origin of St. John’s� (Queens, NY) over 2,500 miles away, we might expect St. John players to wilt in the hot desert sun. But let’s not forget how they got here: by defeating the fourth place North Carolina Tar Heels two games in a row in the regional tourney. Arizona enters the series with a 41-17 record, having won 11 of their last 13 games. St. John’s record of 40-21 is accented by a strong run in the [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/08/tucson-super-regional-preview/
Marinatto Out at the Big East. Now What?
I'm not sure if this counts as good news or bad news for the conference we could have once in all sincerity called "The Big East."
John Marinatto, the man who took on the impossible task of leading America's most endangered BCS football conference back in 2009, announced on Monday that he would step down from the position. The announcement was hardly a surprise to anybody.
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2012/05/08/marinatto-out-at-the-big-east-now-what.htm
Paterno Family: Coach's Widow to Receive $13.4M Pension
So I guess we can't go more than a few weeks without another story about Joe Paterno, Penn State and the Jerry Sandusky scandal.
The latest "news" about this sad saga up in Happy Valley arrived Tuesday, when the Paterno family announced through its spokesman that Sue Paterno, the widow of the late Penn State coach, would receive $13.4 million in pension payments from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
...Thursday, June 7, 2012
College Football: The Month In Review
Yeah, it's the offseason. But, man, what a busy offseason it's been.
From the ongoing drama of the Jerry Sandusky trial up at Penn State to the unyielding tremors of the conference re-aligment mess to the still unfolding events of the college football playoff debate, this has been one of the more eventful months of May in recent memory.
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2012/05/30/college-football-the-month-in-review.htm
Day Two Gary Regional Notebook
Notes, Video & More… Gary, Ind. — After playing the second-longest game in NCAA Tournament history Friday night Kent State and Kentucky showed no hangovers on Saturday. It took six hours and 38 minutes for Kent State to win that game 7-6, and not many thought either the Wildcats or Golden Flashes would come out of it with much left in the tank on Saturday. They were wrong. The Wildcats bounced back with a convincing 8-1 elimination game victory over Valparaiso, while No. 3 seed Kent State improved to 2-0 in the Gary Regional with its 7-3 win over No. 1 seed Purdue. Here are some more notes from Saturday?s action at the Steel Yard. The Road To Omaha leads to TD Ameritrade Park and The Dugout ? located right across the street from TDA?s home plate entrance. The Dugouthas a ton of authentic college baseball caps ? just like the ones the players wear on the field. If you?re going to Omaha for the College World Series make sure to make your first stop The Dugout for all officially licensed CWS apparel. If you can?t make it to Omaha just follow our red links to The Dugout! #2 [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/03/day-two-gary-regional-notebook/
2012 Super Regionals Set
Times, Dates & TV Assignments Announced… The NCAA announced the eight Super Regional host sites as well as the times, dates and television assignments for the next round of the 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament. Four of the series begin on Friday, June 8 and the other four begin on Saturday, June 9. All of the series will be played out in a best-of-three format. The eight winners will advance to the 2012 College World Series, which begins Friday, June 15 in Omaha, Neb. The following four super regionals will be played Friday, June 8, Saturday, June 9, and Sunday, June 10 (if necessary). The national seed is indicated before the team name, while updated records through the regionals are in parenthesis. The Road To Omaha leads to TD Ameritrade Park and The Dugout ? located right across the street from TDA?s home plate entrance. The Dugouthas a ton of authentic college baseball caps ? just like the ones the players wear on the field. If you?re going to Omaha for the College World Series make sure to make your first stop The Dugout for all officially licensed CWS apparel. If you can?t make it to Omaha just follow our red [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/05/2012-super-regionals-set/
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
College Football: The Month In Review
Yeah, it's the offseason. But, man, what a busy offseason it's been.
From the ongoing drama of the Jerry Sandusky trial up at Penn State to the unyielding tremors of the conference re-aligment mess to the still unfolding events of the college football playoff debate, this has been one of the more eventful months of May in recent memory.
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2012/05/30/college-football-the-month-in-review.htm
Mount Saint Mary\'s University The Catholic University of America
College Baseball NCAA Tournament Sunday Scoreboard
Super Regionals Being Clinched & Upsets Continue… Gainesville Regional (No. 1 National Seed) Friday ? at (1) Florida 4-8-0 ? def.�(4) Bethune-Cookman 0-0-0 �(ESPN3.com) ? Final Stats �| �FL Recap �| �B-C Recap ? (2) Georgia Tech 8-11-1 ? def.�(3) College of Charleston 4-13-1 �(at Florida; ESPN3.com) ? Final Stats �| �GT Recap �| �CofC Recap Saturday ESPN3 Video (3) College of Charleston 8-11-0 ? elim. (4) �Bethune Cookman 2-2-0 ?Final Stats | CC Recap | BC Recap Winner?s Bracket: Florida 6-9-1 def. Georgia Tech 2-12-2 ?Final Stats | FL Recap | GT Recap Sunday Georgia Tech 3-8-0… elim. College of Charleston 0-3-0 Final Stats | GT Recap | CC Recap Championship Round: Florida 15-11-0… def. Georgia Tech 3-6-1 Final Stats | FL Recap | GT Recap Florida advances to Super Regional vs. Raleigh Regional Friday ?�(1) North Carolina State 8-8-0 ? def.�(4) Sacred Heart 2-7-2 ? Final Stats �| �NC-St. Recap �| �SH Recap? (2) Vanderbilt �8-8-0 ? def.�(3) UNC Wilmington 2-7-. .. Final Stats �| �VAN Recap �| �UNCW Recap Saturday (3) UNC Wilmington 13-17-0 ? elim. �(4) Sacred Heart 4-7-2 ?Final Stats | WILM Recap | SH Recap Winner?s Bracket: Vanderbilt 9-10-1? def. NC State 8-13-1 ?Final [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/03/college-baseball-ncaa-tournament-sunday-scoreboard/
Big East Crisis Continues: Pitt Files Lawsuit, Seeks Early Exit
Well, the good news just keeps on coming for the Big East.
Just days after commissioner John Marinatto was forced out because of his general mismanagement of the league, Pitt announced that it had filed a lawsuit against the Big East in hopes of moving up the timeline for its departure.
...United States Naval Academy American University of Puerto Rico
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
College Football: The Month In Review
Yeah, it's the offseason. But, man, what a busy offseason it's been.
From the ongoing drama of the Jerry Sandusky trial up at Penn State to the unyielding tremors of the conference re-aligment mess to the still unfolding events of the college football playoff debate, this has been one of the more eventful months of May in recent memory.
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2012/05/30/college-football-the-month-in-review.htm
Kent State ? Kentucky 21-inning Game Notebook
Marathon Sees Plenty Of Unique Marks… Friday?s Kentucky-Kent State 21-inning game at the Gary Regional marked the first extra inning game of this year?s NCAA Tournament, but the fact that it was the first extra inning game didn?t even begin� to scratch the surface of its significance. The game, won 7-6 by the No. 3 seed Kent State, is the second longest in NCAA Tournament history. The only game to go longer was the 2009 25-inning game at the Austin Regional that saw Texas defeat Boston College 3-2. Texas would go on to a national runner-up finish at that year?s College World Series. The game began at 3:01 pm Central Time and ended at 9:38 pm for a total time of six hours and 37 minutes. An NCAA official said afterward that about 12 dozen baseballs were used during the game. He said the NCAA only shipped 30 dozen balls to use for the entire weekend. Each team sent five pitchers to the mound in Friday?s game. Kentucky?s A.J. Reed, a freshman from Terre Haute, Ind making his return to his home state, had the longest outing of any of the 10 hurlers with his team?s last 9.0 innings on [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/02/kent-state-kentucky-21-inning-game-notebook/
More Playoff Talk: How Will Teams Be Selected?
Another day, another series of questions (and, of course, answers) about college football's inevitable adoption of a playoff system.
Over the past few weeks we've been looking at all the myriad issues facing the game as it struggles to create its first ever "tournament," and if we've learned anything so far, it is this: Every little detail of this new system will debated and discussed and battled over, because everyone involved in the game needs to make sure that their interests are protected first (the good of the game, as we know, always comes second).
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2012/05/29/more-playoff-talk-how-will-teams-be-selected.htm
Monday, June 4, 2012
Day Two Palo Alto Regional Notebook
Notes, Quotes, Observations & Video From Stanford Regional… CB360 Contributor Kevin Kennedy is at the Palo Alto Regional for us this weekend… #1 Stanford 5 #2 Pepperdine 4 (Postgame Video Interviews Below) The nightcap of Day 2 in the Stanford Regional featured the most exciting game of the regional so far with the host Cardinal pulling out a 5-4 win over Pepperdine in a tense game Saturday night. The Cardinal (who were the designated road team) scored the winning run in the top of eighth on junior shortstop Kenny Diekroeger?s RBI double down the left field line to give Stanford (40-16) a 5-4 lead. -?This is why we came to Stanford honestly, to play in front of a packed house. There was a lot of electricity tonight, and it was a really exciting game,? said Diekroeger. -Stanford trailed 4-0 after three innings and 4-1 going into the sixth when Pepperdine starter sophomore Scott Frazier uncorked a wild pitch with the bases loaded to score one run. That?s where things got interesting Waves catcher senior Miles Silverstein lost the handle of the ball allowing another run to score on the error. The craziness continued when the ball appeared to hit the [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/03/day-two-palo-alto-regional-notebook/
More Playoff Talk: How Will Teams Be Selected?
Another day, another series of questions (and, of course, answers) about college football's inevitable adoption of a playoff system.
Over the past few weeks we've been looking at all the myriad issues facing the game as it struggles to create its first ever "tournament," and if we've learned anything so far, it is this: Every little detail of this new system will debated and discussed and battled over, because everyone involved in the game needs to make sure that their interests are protected first (the good of the game, as we know, always comes second).
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2012/05/29/more-playoff-talk-how-will-teams-be-selected.htm
College Baseball NCAA Tournament Sunday Scoreboard
Super Regionals Being Clinched & Upsets Continue… Gainesville Regional (No. 1 National Seed) Friday ? at (1) Florida 4-8-0 ? def.�(4) Bethune-Cookman 0-0-0 �(ESPN3.com) ? Final Stats �| �FL Recap �| �B-C Recap ? (2) Georgia Tech 8-11-1 ? def.�(3) College of Charleston 4-13-1 �(at Florida; ESPN3.com) ? Final Stats �| �GT Recap �| �CofC Recap Saturday ESPN3 Video (3) College of Charleston 8-11-0 ? elim. (4) �Bethune Cookman 2-2-0 ?Final Stats | CC Recap | BC Recap Winner?s Bracket: Florida 6-9-1 def. Georgia Tech 2-12-2 ?Final Stats | FL Recap | GT Recap Sunday Georgia Tech 3-8-0… elim. College of Charleston 0-3-0 Final Stats | GT Recap | CC Recap Championship Round: Florida 15-11-0… def. Georgia Tech 3-6-1 Final Stats | FL Recap | GT Recap Florida advances to Super Regional vs. Raleigh Regional Friday ?�(1) North Carolina State 8-8-0 ? def.�(4) Sacred Heart 2-7-2 ? Final Stats �| �NC-St. Recap �| �SH Recap? (2) Vanderbilt �8-8-0 ? def.�(3) UNC Wilmington 2-7-. .. Final Stats �| �VAN Recap �| �UNCW Recap Saturday (3) UNC Wilmington 13-17-0 ? elim. �(4) Sacred Heart 4-7-2 ?Final Stats | WILM Recap | SH Recap Winner?s Bracket: Vanderbilt 9-10-1? def. NC State 8-13-1 ?Final [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/03/college-baseball-ncaa-tournament-sunday-scoreboard/
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Paterno Family: Coach's Widow to Receive $13.4M Pension
So I guess we can't go more than a few weeks without another story about Joe Paterno, Penn State and the Jerry Sandusky scandal.
The latest "news" about this sad saga up in Happy Valley arrived Tuesday, when the Paterno family announced through its spokesman that Sue Paterno, the widow of the late Penn State coach, would receive $13.4 million in pension payments from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
...Marinatto Out at the Big East. Now What?
I'm not sure if this counts as good news or bad news for the conference we could have once in all sincerity called "The Big East."
John Marinatto, the man who took on the impossible task of leading America's most endangered BCS football conference back in 2009, announced on Monday that he would step down from the position. The announcement was hardly a surprise to anybody.
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2012/05/08/marinatto-out-at-the-big-east-now-what.htm
Former West Virginia Coach Bill Stewart Dead at 59
Former West Virginia coach Bill Stewart, who succeeded Rich Rodriguez and delivered an emphatic Fiesta Bowl win over Oklahoma in his first ever game as the program's head coach, died on Monday of an apparent heart attack. He was 59.
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2012/05/21/former-west-virginia-coach-bill-stewart-dead-at-59.htm
Saturday, June 2, 2012
College Baseball 360 Podcast: Taylor Sewitt
Manhattan Pitcher Digs Deep For Team… How did you spend your Memorial Day weekend? While most people around the country were taking it easy, Manhattan pitcher Taylor Sewitt was working…and working…and working to get his team into the NCAA Baseball Tournament. Sewitt pitched an incredible 22.0 shutout innings to help propel the Manhattan Jaspers to the MAAC Tournament championship and the automatic NCAA bid that came with it. That’s no typo either. He pitched 22.0 scoreless innings over a three-day stretch. It started with a 9.0 inning complete game effort in Friday’s 1-0 elimination game win over Fairfield, continued with a 2.0 inning relief outing in a 5-4 victory against Canisius on Saturday and culminated with Sunday’s 11.0 relief stint that ended with a 3-2 win over Canisius in the MAAC championship game. In this exclusive interview with CB360 co-editor Sean Stires, Sewitt discusses the weekend’s events, going to the NCAA Tournament for a second straight year, if his arm is ready for Friday’s game against two-time defending national champion South Carolina and more. Click the “Play” button below to listen! SewittPodcast Taylor Sewitt – 6’3 – 195 – Sr. – Highland Mills, NY Head Coach: Jim Duffy The Road [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/05/29/college-baseball-360-podcast-taylor-sewitt/
Kent State ? Kentucky 21-inning Game Notebook
Marathon Sees Plenty Of Unique Marks… Friday?s Kentucky-Kent State 21-inning game at the Gary Regional marked the first extra inning game of this year?s NCAA Tournament, but the fact that it was the first extra inning game didn?t even begin� to scratch the surface of its significance. The game, won 7-6 by the No. 3 seed Kent State, is the second longest in NCAA Tournament history. The only game to go longer was the 2009 25-inning game at the Austin Regional that saw Texas defeat Boston College 3-2. Texas would go on to a national runner-up finish at that year?s College World Series. The game began at 3:01 pm Central Time and ended at 9:38 pm for a total time of six hours and 37 minutes. Each team sent five pitchers to the mound in Friday?s game. Kentucky?s A.J. Reed, a freshman from Terre Haute, Ind making his return to his home state, had the longest outing of any of the 10 hurlers with his team?s last 9.0 innings on the mound. Kent State starter David Starn had his team?s longest stint on the mound with 6.0 IP. A total of 678 pitches were thrown in the game. Reed and [...]
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/06/02/kent-state-kentucky-21-inning-game-notebook/
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico Athens State University
Former West Virginia Coach Bill Stewart Dead at 59
Former West Virginia coach Bill Stewart, who succeeded Rich Rodriguez and delivered an emphatic Fiesta Bowl win over Oklahoma in his first ever game as the program's head coach, died on Monday of an apparent heart attack. He was 59.
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2012/05/21/former-west-virginia-coach-bill-stewart-dead-at-59.htm
Friday, June 1, 2012
Paterno Family: Coach's Widow to Receive $13.4M Pension
So I guess we can't go more than a few weeks without another story about Joe Paterno, Penn State and the Jerry Sandusky scandal.
The latest "news" about this sad saga up in Happy Valley arrived Tuesday, when the Paterno family announced through its spokesman that Sue Paterno, the widow of the late Penn State coach, would receive $13.4 million in pension payments from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
...NCAA Tournament Selection Day Videos
Reaction From Around The Country… Check out some video interviews & reaction below from NCAA Selection Monday after the 2012 field of 64 was announced. UCF head coach Terry Rooney Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin Michigan State team reaction after ending a 33 year tournament drought. Stanford head coach Mark Marquess Purdue players Kevin Plawecki, Joe Haase and Stephen Talbott Indiana State?s celebration after their selection to the field
Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/05/29/ncaa-tournament-selection-day-videos/
Trevecca Nazarene University Arizona State University–Downtown Phoenix Campus
Marinatto Out at the Big East. Now What?
I'm not sure if this counts as good news or bad news for the conference we could have once in all sincerity called "The Big East."
John Marinatto, the man who took on the impossible task of leading America's most endangered BCS football conference back in 2009, announced on Monday that he would step down from the position. The announcement was hardly a surprise to anybody.
...Source: http://collegefootball.about.com/b/2012/05/08/marinatto-out-at-the-big-east-now-what.htm
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