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(DURHAM, N.C.) – USA Baseball announced today its initial list of 12 collegiate players who have accepted invitations for the 2008 National Team Trials held June 11-23 throughout the northeast and southeast United States. The list is comprised of eight sophomores and four freshmen. In all, 32 players will be invited to the National Team Trials with 22 of those players being selected for the National Team roster. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Top Players, Arizona, Arizona State, Auburn, Big 12, Big West, Cal State Fullerton, Missouri, Oklahoma State, Pac 10, SEC, Tennessee, University of San Diego, USA National Team, Vanderbilt, West Coast Conference

ASU 10 – @ UCLA 5

@ Cal 11 - Arizona 5

Washington 5 – @ USC 4

ASU moves a half game in front of Stanford for first place in the Pac-10. The starting pitching for both teams ended up with nearly identical box scores, but neither figured in the decision. Mike Leake for ASU and Tim Murphy for UCLA both struck out 10, walked zero and gave up 8 hits. Tommy Rafferty picked up his 9^th win (tied for most in the nation) after pitching the final 2 innings and gave up zero runs, 1 hit, 1 walk and struck out 2. Offensively Jermaine Curtis for UCLA had the most hits going 4 for 5 with a double. For ASU Jason Kipnis went 3 for 5 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI’s while Marcel Champagnie also had 3 hits, 2 RBI’s and stole 2 bases.

Cal snaps a four game loosing streak with the win. Tyson Ross of Cal picked up the win allowing 11 hits, 3 earned runs, 3 walks and 5 strike outs in 8 innings. Cal also got home runs from Charlie Cutler, Josh Satin, Brett Jackson and Blake Smith. Defending Pac-10 pitcher of the week Preston Guilmet takes the loss for Arizona as he gave up only 7 hits but 7 earned runs along with 1 walk and 8 strike outs in 6.1 innings.

Washington’s Jorden Merry picked up his 7th win after going 7.2 innings, giving up 4 hits, 2 earned runs, 4 walks and 3 strike outs. Tommy Milone takes the loss for USC after he went 8 innings, giving up 7 hits, 3 earned runs, 0 walks and 7 strike outs. Kyle Conley was a perfect 4 for 4 at the plate for Washington with 2 RBI’s.

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USC 10 - @ Stanford 9

@ ASU 18 – Cal 2 (7 innings)

@ OSU 3 - Arizona 2

UCLA 4 - @ Washington 3

San Jose State 6 - @ WSU 2

USC snaps a six game loosing streak. Stanford’s loss drops them into a tie with ASU for first place in the Pac-10. Derek Perren went 2 for 3 for USC with a double, a home runs and 5 RBI’s. Jason Castro had another good day for Stanford, going 2 for 5 with a home run and 3 RBI’s.

ASU scored 10 runs in the second inning on only 3 hits. ASU’s win and Stanford’s loss puts both teams in a tie for first pace in the Pac-10 standings. The game was concluded after seven innings due to a combination of the 10 run mercy rule and Sunday travel requirements. Ryan Sontag was perfect at the plate for ASU going 3 for 3 including a triple. Petey Paramore’s only hit for ASU was a two run home run into a very strong wind blowing in. Cal starter Daniel Wolford only faced two batters and left the game after developing blisters. Dwight Tanaka of Cal was hit in the batting helmet by a pitch and left the game. Read the rest of this entry »

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@ ASU 11 – Cal 7

@ Stanford 26 – USC 5

@ OSU 4 - Arizona 3

UCLA 8 - @ Washington 1

@ WSU 8 – San Jose State 3

After pitching a complete game on Friday, Mike Leake started at 1B in place of an injured Ike Davis on Saturday for ASU. He was fantastic defensively and even better offensively, driving in the winning run with a 3 RBI triple in the 7^th. David Cooper had 3 singles for Cal, but no RBI’s. while Dylan Tonneson hit a 3 run home run to tie the game up in the 6^th, but had trouble behind the plate as the catcher.

Stanford didn’t need Erik Davis to pitch a complete game as the offense exploded for 24 hits. Toby Gerhart came on as a pinch hitter and went 2 for 2 with 2 home runs and 5 RBI’s, while Jason Castro went 4 for 6 with a triple and 4 RBI’s.

OSU snapped Arizona’s 13 game winning streak. Lonnie Lechelt goes 3 for 4 with a double and a run for OSU, while Tanner Robles picks up the win throwing 7.2 innings, walking 0, striking out 7, while giving up only 2 hits and 2 earned runs. Read the rest of this entry »

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@ ASU 11 – Cal 7

Arizona 7 - @ OSU 0

@ Stanford 4 – USC 0

@ Washington 5 – UCLA 2

@ WSU 8 – San Jose State 3

ASU takes over sole possession of second place in the Pac-10.  Mike Leake throws a complete game and picks up the win, walks 4, strikes out 6 and allows 11 hits.  Tyson Ross takes the loss allowing 9 runs, 8 earned, walks 5, strikes out 5 in 5.1 innings.

Arizona wins its’ 13 straight game.  Preston Guilmet goes the distance in blanking OSU, walks 1, strikes out 10 and allows only 5 hits.  C.J. Ziegler, Brad Glenn and Jon Gaston homer.  Mike Stutes takes the loss while going the distance, walking 8, striking out 10, giving up 6 hits and 6 earned runs.

Stanford remains in first place in the Pac-10 with the win.  Austin Young goes 7.1 innings for the win, walks 2, strikes out 1 and allows just 3 hits.  Brent Milleville had 3 hits including 2 doubles.  Tommy Milone takes the loss while going the distance, walking 2, striking out 7, giving up 9 hits and 4 earned runs.

Matt Way throws a complete game and picks up the win for WSU, walks 1, strikes out 8, allows 6 hits and 3 earned runs.

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@ Cal 5 - Washington 4

@ UCLA 8 - Stanford 2

@ ASU 15 – OSU 12

@ Arizona 4 – WSU 2

@ UCSB 6 – USC 0

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@ Washington 5 - Arizona 1

Oregon State 9 - @ Cal 2

@ UCLA 4 – USC 2

UC Davis 13 - @ Washington State 11

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Arizona 5 - @ Washington 0

@ Cal 9 – Oregon State 3

USC 7 - @ UCLA 4

@ Washington State 6 - UC Davis 4 (Game 1)

@ Washington State 7 - UC Davis 5 (Game 2)

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@ Washington (Safeco Field) 1 – Arizona 0

@ Cal 5 – Oregon State 2

USC 6 - @ UCLA 1

UC Davis 12 - @ Washington State 5

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(Tucson, AZ) – The University of Arizona’s troubles continued Friday night while the University of California Los Angeles stopped a slide and won their Pac-10 opener with a 4 to 3 victory. The difference in the game was UCLA scoring a single run in the top of the 10^th. UCLA had dropped four straight coming in to the contest while U of A has now lost 7 of 8. Read the rest of this entry »

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STILLWATER, Okla. - Matt Hague’s three-run home run provided all the runs Oklahoma State needed as the Cowboys earned a 3-2 win over No. 6 Arizona Wednesday night at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium.

The win was the fourth in a row for 22nd-ranked OSU, which improved to 17-6 overall and 11-1 at home this season. The Wildcats dropped their fourth-straight game and fell to 13-7 on the year. Read the rest of this entry »

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Oklahoma State won its third-straight game Tuesday with a 10-2 triumph over sixth-ranked Arizona in front of a season-high crowd of 1,856 fans at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium. The win marked the 22nd-ranked Cowboys’ second victory over a Top 10 opponent this season as they improved to 16-6. The loss was the third in a row for Arizona, which fell to 13-6. (more…)

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Arizona State picked up a tough 6-5 win over Arizona on Tuesday night between two of the top teams in the country. The Sun Devils jumped all over the Wildcats in the first inning picking up three runs off of Wildcat starter Mike Colla. He only lasted 3.2 innings while letting up six runs (four earned) while allowing five hits and four walks. ASU starter Josh Satow did not fare much better as he only lasted four innings while letting up five runs (four earned) on six hits. Read the rest of this entry »

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DALLAS - The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA)­ released the Pro-Line Athletic National Player of the Week awards for the period ending March 11, today. Arkansas senior infielder/outfielder Aaron Murphree was named National Hitter of the Week, while Arizona senior lefthander David Coulon was named National Pitcher of the Week. The NCBWA Board reviews candidates from each Division I Conference each week and names winners each Tuesday throughout the season. Read the rest of this entry »

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After going 2-6 in their last 8 games, the formerly Top 25 ranked Ragin’ Cajuns (4-9) looked to get back to their winning ways with a three game series against Sun Belt opponent Arkansas State (8-4).

But the Indians would have none of that as they pulled off an impressive three game sweep over Cajuns at M.L. “Tigue” Moore Field in Lafayette, Louisiana this weekend.

Due to inclement weather, the teams played a doubleheader on Saturday with ASU winning 3-0 and 9-5 respectively. Read the rest of this entry »

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