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 »

Tags: 2009 Team USA, ACC, Alabama, Arizona State, Baylor, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Big West, Cal State Fullerton, Clemson, Conference USA, FSU, Gonzaga, Kansas, Ohio State, Pac 10, SEC, Southland Conference, Tulane, UT-Arlington, West Coast Conference, West Virginia

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana baseball team has announced that Trace Knoblauch has signed a National Letter of Intent to join the Hoosiers in the fall of 2009. Knoblauch, a 6-foot-4, 215-pound first baseman and outfielder, is currently in his third year with Bellaire High School in Houston, Texas, playing under Rocky Manuel. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2010 Recruits, Big Ten, Indiana

FROM TEAM USA RELEASE
(CARY, N.C.) – Preston Tucker (Florida) hit a solo home run in the sixth inning as the Blue Team defeated the Red Team 4-2 in a seven inning intrasquad game on Saturday at the USA Baseball National Team (Collegiate) Trials.

Tony Zych (Louisville) and Tyler Holt (Florida State) hit back-to-back doubles for the Blue Team in the third inning. Rick Hague (Rice) then placed a single to left-center field that scored both Zych and Holt and put the Blue Team in front 2-0 early. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Team USA, ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Clemson, Conference USA, Florida, FSU, Louisville, Ohio State, Rice, SEC

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Former Illini shortstop Brandon Wikoff (Peoria, Ill.), third baseman Dominic Altobelli (Oak Forest) and center fielder Joe Bonadonna (Buffalo Grove, Ill.) all signed or will sign their first professional contracts recently, as Altobelli inked his deal Friday, Wikoff signed on Sunday and Bonadonna will sign his contract Tuesday. In addition, Illinois signee Seth Schwindenhammer (Bartonville, Ill.) signed a contract with the Boston Red Sox on Sunday after being drafted in the fifth round and will begin playing with the rookie-league GCL Red Sox in Florida rather than attending college. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big Ten, Illinois, MLB, MLB Draft

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Following an inaugural event in which nearly 17,000 spectators attended games in a three-day period, the second Big Ten/BIG EAST Baseball Challenge, hosted by the St. Petersburg/Clearwater Sports Commission, has been confirmed for the weekend of Feb. 26-28, 2010. The 2010 edition, to be held in St. Petersburg and Clearwater, FL, will feature 10 teams from each conference competing in 30 games and be managed by API Sports. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big East, Big Ten, Cincinnati, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisville, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, Seton Hall, South Florida, St. John's, UConn, Villanova, West Virginia

FROM NCBWA RELEASE
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Nine of college baseball’s finest student-athletes have been named 2009 National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America District Players of the Year, as the NCBWA announced its 10th annual awards today.

The 2009 NCBWA District Players of the Year include first baseman/pitcher Mike Belfiore (Boston College), shortstop Jedd Gyorko (West Virginia), right fielder Kent Matthes (Alabama), first baseman Rich Poythress (Georgia), second baseman Derek McCallum (Minnesota), pitcher A.J. Morris (Kansas State), third baseman Anthony Rendon (Rice), shortstop Bryan Marquez (New Mexico State) and pitcher Stephen Strasburg (San Diego State). Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Alabama, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Boston College, Conference USA, Georgia, Kansas State, Minnesota, Mountain West, National Awards, NCBWA, New Mexico St., Rice, San Diego State, SEC, WAC

Here are some of the best links from Around the Nation for today.

The first article comes from The Advocate in Western Massachusetts which has an article on Winthrop’s Matteo D’Angelo who is spending his summer with the North Adams Steeplecats. D’Angelo is a Bologna Italy native as he is the first Italian native to play at Winthrop. The next article comes from the Boston Globe which highlights Tulane recruit Kyle McKenzie’s chances of being drafted in next week’s amateur draft. The next article talks with LSU pitching coach and former Michigan State head coach David Grewe who made the move to take over the Tiger’s pitching staff this season. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Big East, Big South, Big Ten, Conference USA, Louisville, LSU, Miami (FL), Michigan State, NECBL, SEC, Tulane, Virginia, Winthrop

Here is your Day 3 recap of the Tallahassee Regional.

Ohio State 13 Georgia 6

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Ohio State, bullied around by Georgia Friday night, returned the favor and sent the No. 2 seed Bulldogs home from the NCAA Tallahassee Regional with a come-from-behind 13-6 win Sunday. The 42-18 Buckeyes now advance to the first regional championship game against 44-16 and No. 1 seed Florida State Sunday at 4 p.m. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 NCAA Tourney, 2009 Tallahassee Regional, ACC, Big Ten, FSU, Georgia, Ohio State, SEC

BATON ROUGE, La. – No. 3 national seed Louisiana State scored early and often and cruised to a 10-3 victory over 21st-ranked Minnesota in the final of the Baton Rouge Regional Sunday night at Alex Box Stadium.

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Tags: 2009 Baton Rouge Regional, 2009 NCAA Tourney, Big Ten, LSU, Minnesota, SEC

BATON ROUGE, La. – Derek McCallum collected four extra-base hits and seven RBI, and No. 21 Minnesota plated 13 runs over the final three innings to defeat Baylor 15-12 in an elimination game Sunday afternoon at Alex Box Stadium. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Baton Rouge Regional, 2009 NCAA Tourney, Baylor, Big 12, Big Ten, Minnesota

Ohio State 6 Marist 4

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Ohio State defeated Marist, 6-4, in an NCAA Tallahassee Regional elimination game behind key hits from Michael Arp and Ryan Dew and flawless work out of the bullpen. The Buckeyes, now 41-18 on the season, play at noon Sunday against Georgia, an 8-2 loser Saturday to Florida State. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 NCAA Tourney, 2009 Tallahassee Regional, ACC, Big Ten, FSU, Georgia, MAAC, Marist, Ohio State, SEC

Here is your Day 2 Recap from the Louisville Regional.

Vanderbilt 10 Indiana 0

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Freshman right-hander Sonny Gray threw eight innings of shutout baseball to lead Vanderbilt to a 10-0 win over Indiana in the elimination game of the Louisville Regional Saturday afternoon at Patterson Stadium. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Louisville Regional, 2009 NCAA Tourney, Big East, Big Ten, Indiana, Louisville, Middle Tennessee, SEC, Sun Belt, Vanderbilt