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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia associate head coach Kevin McMullan has earned the 2009 ABCA/Baseball America Assistant Coach of the Year Award, the ABCA and Baseball America have announced. McMullan helped Virginia win an ACC Championship and reach the College World Series last season.

McMullan will be presented his award at an honors luncheon at the national coaches’ convention in Dallas on Jan. 9, 2010.

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CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State head baseball coach Pat Casey and his wife, Susan, have been selected to receive the 2009 Nell and John Wooden Coaching Achievement Award from the World Sport Humanitarian Hall Of Fame.

The annual award honors a coach and spouse who have made exceptional contributions to their players’ lives and in the community. The award announcement came on Monday; it will be presented to Susan and Pat in a ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 24 at the Qwest Center in Boise, Idaho. The two will be given the award in a ceremony that will also include the induction of the NBA’s Adonal Foyle, MLS great Diego Gutierrez and world-class hurdler Tracy Mattes into the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame.

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West Point, N.Y. – Veteran Army baseball coach Joe Sottolano has been named the ABCA/Diamond Sports Company NCAA Division I Regional Coach of the Year, it was recently announced.

Sottolano will be formally recognized when the American Baseball Coaches Association hosts its annual convention in Dallas January 7-10. The Hall of Fame/Coach of the Year Banquet is scheduled for Jan. 8.

Sottolano is being recognized following the Black Knights historic run to an NCAA Regional Final.

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Legendary FSU player/coach and Kansas City Royals manager Dick Howser was honored by the Royals in a ceremony on Friday evening before the game against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Royals gave out bobbleheads to the first 20,000 fans while letting one of his twin daughters in Jana Howser throw out the first pitch. The NCBWA honors Howser by naming their Player of the Year Award after him which was won by Stephen Strasburg this season.

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WATCH GOLDEN SPIKES AWARD SHOW

ST. LOUIS — USA Baseball announced Tuesday the selection of San Diego State’s Stephen Strasburg as the winner of the 2009 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award. This year marks the 32nd consecutive year that the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award has been presented to the nation’s premier amateur baseball player. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Top Players, Golden Spikes Award, Mountain West, National Awards, San Diego State

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LUBBOCK, Texas—San Diego State’s dominant right-handed pitcher Stephen Strasburg is the recipient of the 23rd annual Dick Howser Trophy as college baseball’s player of the year. The presentation was made Thursday for the first time In Lubbock, Texas as part of the festivities to recognize and induct the College Baseball Hall of Fame and the awarding of several other national honors for 2009. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Top Players, College Baseball Foundation, College Baseball Hall of Fame, Dick Howser Trophy, Mountain West, National Awards, National Player of the Year, NCBWA, San Diego State

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WICHITA, KANSAS – Another successful Greater Wichita Sports Banquet has come to a close for the Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission. The 12th annual event featured Johnny Bench, former Cincinnati Reds catcher and Hall of Famer, as he presented the Coleman Company-Johnny Bench Award to University of Oklahoma catcher, J.T. Wise. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Top Players, ACC, Big 12, Boston College, CAA, George Mason, Johnny Bench Award, National Awards, Oklahoma

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The Wall Street Journal has an interesting article about the success rate of players who win the Golden Spikes Award being more successful than players that win the Heisman Trophy Award. I think the reason behind this is that the best players in College Football do not fit the “system” at the next level being the NFL. In baseball, it is much different in that the best player in college is likely going to be able to hit/pitch in the MLB because the talent transfers over easier to the pro game. Read the rest of this entry »

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(Omaha, NE) – University of Florida infielder Brandon McArthur, a student-athlete who helped his team to the NCAA Super Regional after overcoming a serious injury his freshman year, has been selected as the winner of the 2009 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award in the baseball division.

The award, chosen by a nationwide vote of coaches, media and fans, is presented annually to college baseball’s outstanding NCAA Division I senior student-athlete. The announcement and trophy presentation were made today by Lowe’s, an Official Corporate Partner of the NCAA, during the 2009 NCAA Men’s College World Series in Omaha, Neb. Read the rest of this entry »

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FROM ABCA RELEASE
OMAHA, Neb. – The American Baseball Coaches Association announced the ABCA/Rawlings Sporting Goods All-American teams on Wednesday, June 17.

Among the First Team honorees are six players participating in this year’s College World Series including Arizona State starting pitcher Mike Leake, LSU starting pitcher Louis Coleman, Arizona State catcher Carlos Ramirez, UNC first baseman Dustin Ackley, ASU outfielder Jason Kipnis and Virginia utility player Danny Hultzen. Read the rest of this entry »

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FROM NCBWA RELEASE

OMAHA, Neb. – North Carolina first baseman Dustin Ackley, Arizona State pitcher Mike Leake and San Diego State pitcher Stephen Strasburg have been named as finalists for the 2009 Dick Howser Trophy in balloting by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and in conjunction with the College Baseball Foundation, the Dick Howser Trophy committee and the St Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce.

The winner of the Howser Trophy will be announced in Lubbock, Texas, on July 2, during the inaugural College Baseball Awards Show, held at the United Spirit Arena and shown on MLB.com. The nationally broadcasted event will be followed by the College Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony on July 3 in Lubbock.
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Tags: Arizona State, Dick Howser Trophy, NCBWA, San Diego State, UNC

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HOUSTON, TX – After leading his team to the program’s first appearance at the NCAA College World Series, Virginia head coach Brian O’Connor was named the National Coach of the Year by the National College Baseball Writers Association.

The award, which was voted on by the NCBWA Board of Directors, was chosen from a list that included all Division I Conference Coaches of the Year and the coaches of the eight NCAA College World Series teams. O’Connor, who was the only coach to appear on every voter’s ballot, received the honor Saturday morning at the Omaha Press Club.
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Tags: 2009 Coach of the Year, ACC, NCBWA, Virginia