Tyler Townsend Courtesy: Alex J. Hernandez

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While the regular season ended in May, several Golden Panthers are still taking swings and toeing the rubber as they take part in summer ball.

Tyler Townsend has led the way this summer, putting up terrific numbers for the Winchester Royals of the Valley Baseball League. FIU’s leading home run hitter in 2008 has posted a .405 average while slugging 11 homers, hitting 12 doubles, driving in 34 and getting on base at a .512 clip. Townsend’s outstanding numbers earned him an All-Star nod.

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Valley Baseball League

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First Round

(Best-of-3)

Tuesday’s Games

Staunton 8, Winchester 7, Staunton leads series 1-0

Waynesboro 4, Haymarket 1, Waynesboro leads series 1-0

Harrisonburg 7, Luray 2, Harrisonburg leads series 1-0

Covington 10, Fauquier 3, Covington leads series 1-0

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Guns and Hoses Trophy

From the media relations department of the Brazos Valley Bombers.

Bryan Police Department battles Bryan Fire Department in Annual Guns and Hoses Game .

Bryan-College Station, TX (July 29, 2008) –

After defeating their College Station Police and Fire Department counterparts, the Bryan Police Station battled the Bryan Fire Station in the annual Guns and Hoses game. The game was held at the Brazos Valley Bank Ballpark in Bryan, home of the Brazos Valley Bombers.

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Jake Boss Head baseball Coach at Michigan State.

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EAST LANSING, Mich. - First-year head baseball coach Jake Boss Jr. has named Mark Van Ameyde and Billy Gernon as assistant coaches. Van Ameyde (VAN-uh-mead) was an assistant on Boss’ staff last year at Eastern Michigan, while Gernon arrives in East Lansing with nine years of head coaching experience at IPFW.

“I’m very excited to add Mark Van Ameyde and Billy Gernon to the Michigan State baseball family,” said Boss. “Both are very dynamic, high energy individuals who are very passionate about winning and doing things the right way. They are both high character and family men who share many of the same values I have.

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Derek Spencer

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The Great Lakes Summer Collegiate Baseball League is please to announce its award winners for Week Six of GLSCL action:

Pitcher of the Week:
Nick Montgomery – Lake Erie Monarchs, RHP, San Marcos, TX (Ranger Junior College)

Nick garnered a 2-0 record this week by virtue of pitching 15 innings with no earned runs. The San Marcos, TX native 11 strikeouts this week has propelled Lake Erie on its’ five-game winning streak. Montgomery’s 5-0 season record is tied for the best this year in the GLSCL.

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Danny Hall- Georgia Tech

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ATLANTA - Danny Hall, whose Georgia Tech baseball teams have averaged more than 43 wins per season over the last 15 years, has signed a one-year contract extension, athletic director Dan Radakovich announced Monday. The new deal extends his contract through the 2012 season.

Hall became the Yellow Jackets’ all-time leader in coaching victories in 2005 and has compiled a 652-294 (.689) record at Georgia Tech. His teams have won at least 40 games in 12 of his 15 seasons with the Yellow Jackets and eclipsed the 30-win mark every year.

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KSU SPORTS

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Each Monday, k-statesports.com takes look at current and former Wildcats in collegiate summer leagues and in the professional ranks.

Coastal Plain League

Playing for the Fayetteville (N.C.) Swap Dogs, sophomores-to-be Carter Jurica and Jason King continue to rank among the team’s leading hitters… Jurica went 5-for-15 to improve his season average to .235 with four doubles and 14 RBI… He is also 8-for-10 in stolen base attempts… Against Florence on Sunday, Jurica was 2-for-3 with one walk and one run scored… King was 4-for-14 last week with one RBI and two runs scored… King’s average improved for the second-straight week as he is now the team’s second-leading hitter… On the season, the third baseman is hitting .269 with six doubles, two triples, one home run and 12 RBI… Against Thomasville on Friday, King drove in the Swap Dogs’ lone run in an 8-1 loss… The Swap Dogs, who finished the first half of the season second in the south division, are in fifth during the second half with a 7-13 record.

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Ritch Price and Hiarali Garcia

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Kansas head baseball coach Ritch Price is serving as an assistant coach with the U.S. Collegiate National Team this summer. Price’s team is just two wins away from becoming the first national team in 30 years to go through the summer undefeated. The team has already defeated the Cuban national team twice this year, becoming the first U.S. team to accomplish this. Kuathletics.com caught up with Price as he helps his team prepare for the final games this weekend.

1) How has the experience with USA Baseball been this summer? In what capacity are you serving with the coaching staff?

RP: It’s been an unbelievable experience to work with some of the best players in the country, and compete against international teams for the first time. I’m the infield coach, coach first base, and throw bp (batting practice) and hit pre-game infield/outfield everyday. I work under one of the best coaches in the college game in Rob Walton (of Oral Roberts).

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#10 Chuck Opachich photo by Tim Casey

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McKinney scores 10 unanswered runs to come from behind for the 10-5 win.

McKinney, TX (July 27, 2008) –

The Brazos Valley Bombers looked to be on their way to an impressive victory, as they took a 5-0 lead after five innings, but were unable to hold on as the Marshals scored ten unanswered runs to win 10-5. Jim McGonigle was in the zone early on and breezed through the first three innings without allowing a hit, but the Marshals used a six run fourth inning to take the lead for good.

Todd Cunningham reached base four times in his second game back from injury, but the Bombers were unable to overcome the eleven hits and ten runs put across the board by the Marshals. McGonigle gave up eight runs in just over four innings to pick up his first loss of the season.

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Alex White. Photo by Bob Broughton.

Team Canada, representing Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS), defeated the Czech Republic, 3-1, at AVG Draci Brno Field, in Brno, CZ. Team Canada finishes the tournament 3-4, at the 4th annual World University Baseball Championships.

Team Canada won the 5th Place Consolation Game with strong pitching and a 3-run second inning. Mathew Wilson (Bucknell) continued to pitch strong for Head Coach Terry McKaig. Wilson, coming off his 8 strong innings against the United States where he allowed no earned runs and struck out 4 US hitters, pitched five shutout innings against the Czech Republic, striking out 6, while giving up one first inning single. The bullpen continued to impress all at the World University Championship as Adam Reynolds (Guelph), Scott Webster (British Columbia) and Kris Dabrowiecki (Northeastern) all pitched shutout relief innings, giving way to Team Canada’s closer Hiarali Garcia (Kansas) who gave up a walk and hit before settling down to record Canada’s first save at the tournament. Read the rest of this entry »

Augie Garrido Talking with Moldenhauer- Picture from Donald J Boyles

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This story originally appeared in the Dallas Morning News and is being re-publish with the permission of the Author Brian Davis.

For years, college baseball coaches have divvied up an NCAA-maximum 11.7 scholarships among 30 to 40 players. Learning how coaches manage those scholarships can be sobering for parents who believe their son is a future star.

“As far as the numbers go, with 11.7 scholarships, it doesn’t go very far,” Texas coach Augie Garrido said.

As one might expect, better recruits get more scholarship money. A coach may offer a top recruit thousands for tuition, room and board, a figure that could be 70 to 80 percent of a full scholarship.

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