Tim Dwyer of The University Daily Kansan has a great article on Kansas pitcher T.J. Walz who made the 2009 USA National Team on one of the final days of tryouts. He ended up pitching four innings allowing only a run on two hits during his trial appearance. He has also made an appearance against Canada where he went 4.1 innings while striking out nine batters and allowing only one hit and walk. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Team USA, Big 12, Kansas

After an impressive 39-win season and a trip to the NCAA Tournament, several current members of the Kansas baseball team continue to open eyes this for various summer leagues and teams across the country.
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Tags: Big 12, California Collegiate league, Kansas, NECBL

FROM USA BASEBALL
(DURHAM, N.C.) – Gerrit Cole (UCLA), Asher Wojciechowski (The Citadel), Nick Pepitone (Tulane), and Chad Bettis (Texas Tech) combined to throw the first no-hitter in post-trials USA Baseball National Team (Collegiate) history on its way to a 10-0 shutout victory over Guatemala at Coleman Field, Thursday night. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Team USA, ACC, Arkansas, Big 12, Clemson, Conference USA, FSU, Hawaii, Horizon League, Middle Tennessee, Pac 10, Rice, SEC, Southern Conference, Sun Belt, Tennessee, Texas Tech, The Citadel, Tulane, UCLA, WAC, Wright State

FROM TEAM USA RELEASE

(KANNAPOLIS, N.C.) – Drew Pomeranz (Ole Miss) broke the USA Baseball National Team (Collegiate) record for strikeouts in a game with 17 and pitched six solid innings to lead the National Team to a 15-1 victory at Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium in the opening game of a four-game friendship series against Guatemala. The U.S. improved to 6-0 on its 2009 summer tour with the win. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Team USA, ACC, Arizona State, Arkansas, Big 12, Big East, Big West, Cal State Fullerton, Conference USA, FSU, Kansas, Louisville, Miami (FL), Ole Miss, Pac 10, Rice, SEC, Tennessee

The Texas Longhorns will send players this summer to the Cape Cod League, California Collegiate League, M.I.N.K. League and the Northwood League.
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Tags: Big 12, California Collegiate league, Cape, Cape Cod League, MINK League, Northwoods League, Texas

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
(DURHAM, N.C.) – Former World Series-Winning Manager Jack McKeon saw Tyler Holt (Florida State) reach base safely six times, hit two doubles and lead the USA Baseball National Team (Collegiate) to a 14-5 come from behind win over Team Canada at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Team USA, ACC, Arizona State, Arkansas, Big 12, Big West, Cal State Fullerton, Conference USA, FSU, Hawaii, Kansas, Pac 10, Rice, SEC, Tulane, UCLA, WAC

FROM USA BASEBALL
(DURHAM, N.C.) – Rick Hague (Rice) went 3-5 with two doubles and three RBI and Gerrit Cole (UCLA) pitched lights out for six and two-thirds innings to lead the USA Baseball National Team (Collegiate) to an 8-1 win over Team Canada at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park Friday night.

Tyler Holt (Florida State) led the game off with a stand up double and stole third base on Canadian starting pitcher and sixth round draft pick of the Philadelphia Phillies, Steven Inch. Hague would knock in one of the two runs scored on Inch on the night as he outran a single to the shortstop to score Holt. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Team USA, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big West, Cal State Fullerton, Conference USA, FSU, Louisville, Pac 10, Rice, Southland Conference, Texas Tech, Tulane, UCLA, UT-Arlington

Yes, you read that correctly that Richard Justice of the Houston Chronicle believes that Augie Garrido needs to let go by the University of Texas. His reasoning behind this ludicrous statement is the fact that Texas has not won a national championship since 2005. Justice also states that Augie can’t handle a pitching staff if he was given a compass and a map. I guess Justice needs to do his research a little bit before making this statement as Texas finished the season with the second best ERA in the nation. Nice job, Richard in doing your research. By the way, I was in the press box for the first four days of the College World Series and failed to see Justice covering the event. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big 12, CBB Column, Texas

FROM PRESS RELEASE

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

FROM NCAA RELEASE
The LSU Tigers scored five runs in the sixth inning to break open a tie game and roll to an 11-4 victory over Texas in Game 3 of the CWS Championship Finals and claim the NCAA Division I Championship.

It’s the sixth national championship for LSU and the first under head coach Paul Mainieri. LSU ties Texas for the second-most national championships for any school, behind only Southern California’s 12 titles. It’s also the first national championship for the Tigers since 2000. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 CWS, 2009 NCAA Tourney, Big 12, LSU, SEC, Texas

FROM USA BASEBALL RELEASE

(CARY, N.C.) – USA Baseball announced Wednesday night the 22 members of its 2009 National Team (Collegiate). The roster is headlined by shortstop and 2008 National Team member Christian Colon (Cal State Fullerton; Capey, Puerto Rico), and consists of five outfielders, six infielders, 10 pitchers, and one utility player. Two additional players will stay with the team to serve as alternates. Read the rest of this entry »

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FROM USA BASEBALL RELEASE
(CARY, N.C.) – Rob Segedin (Tulane) went 2-3 with two doubles and three RBI and the Blue Team defeated the Red Team for the seventh consecutive time by a score of 5-1 in the final intrasquad game at the USA Baseball National Team (Collegiate) Trials. Read the rest of this entry »

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