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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 80 in our countdown with Xavier junior two-way player Ben Thomas from Columbus Ohio where he attended Westerville Central High School. He played all four seasons of high school ball under Scott Walberry where he was named All-Ohio Capital Conference and First-Team All-District as a senior. Multiple scouting services named Thomas the top high school prospect in Ohio but decided to head to Xavier.

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Tags: 2010 Top Players, Atlantic 10, CBB 2010 Top 100 Players, CBB Column, Great Lakes Collegiate League, Xavier

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FROM BASEBALL AMERICA PRESS RELEASE

DURHAM, N.C.–Mississippi and Washington State lead all schools by placing five players apiece on Baseball America’s top prospects lists for 18 different summer college leagues and Team USA. Last summer, Louisiana State and Texas each led the nation with five players apiece on BA’s summer league lists, and those two teams wound up facing off for the national championship at the College World Series.

BA ranked the top 30 prospects for the talent-rich Cape Cod League, and the top 10 prospects in 17 other summer college leagues. In addition, the top 20 Team USA prospects were ranked.

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Tags: 2009 Team USA, 2010 Top Players, 2011 Top Players, Alaskan Summer League, Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League, Baseball America, Cal Ripken Sr. Collegiate Baseball League, Cape Cod League, Clark C. Griffith Collegiate League, Coastal Plain League, Florida Collegiate Summer League, Great Lakes Collegiate League, Jayhawk Baseball League, MINK League, NECBL, Northwoods League, NYCBL, Prospect League, Texas Collegiate League, Valley Baseball League, West Coast League

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Kent State’s Tyler Martin suffered a severe eye injury on Saturday afternoon as he was playing with the Stark County Terriers after a freak accident. Martin was walking near the on-deck circle where an errant bat struck him near one of his eyes. He was rushed immediately to a nearby hospital which put him under surgery to repair the damage. He is currently still in the hospital and I have not received any word if the incident will affect his vision. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Great Lakes Collegiate League, Injury, Kent State, MAC

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FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
DELAWARE, Ohio – After compiling the top two records in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League at the halfway point of the season, both Lima and Grand Lake lead all vote getters with seven representatives for next week’s 2009 GLSCL All-Star game in Cincinnati, Ohio. Read the rest of this entry »

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FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

DURHAM, N.C.-Louisiana State and Texas lead all schools by placing five players apiece on Baseball America’s top prospects lists for 19 different summer college leagues and Team USA. It’s the second straight year Texas has placed five players on BA’s summer lists. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Top Players, 2010 Top Players, Baseball America

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FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

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

Pitcher of the Week:

Tyler Wilson – Delaware Cows, RHP, Midlothian, VA (University of Virginia)

Tyler Wilson, a freshman from the University of Virginia, became the second Delaware Cow to be named pitcher of the week in the GLSCL. Tyler started two games this past week, shortened by the all-star break, earning the win in one game. The Midlothian, VA native threw a total of 12 innings in which he gave up no earned runs and struck out 14. Tyler extended his streak of scoreless innings to 18.

Player of the Week:

Ben Klafczynski – Columbus All-Americans, OF, Granger Twp., OH (Kent State Univ.)

Ben posted an impressive 0.545 batting average for the week which included two doubles and a home run. The Columbus outfielder also scored five runs with eight runs batted in. The Kent State Golden Flash finished the week with a 1.000 slugging percentage.

Tags: ACC, Great Lakes League, Kent State, MAC, Players of the Week, Virginia