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 »

Courtesy: Army Athletic Communications

Here is your Day 3 Recap from the Austin Regional.

Army 4 Boston College 3

AUSTIN, TEXAS – Kevin McKague singled home the game-winning run with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, then worked out of a bases-loaded jam to earn the save off the mound as upstart Army knocked out Boston College 4-3, in an elimination game of the Austin Regional, Sunday afternoon at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. Read the rest of this entry »

The longest college baseball game in the history of the sport took place tonight on the sport’s biggest stage in the NCAA Tournament. Boston College dropped a 3-2 decision to Texas in 25 innings. The 25 innings are not the story of the game as Austin Wood of Texas pitched 13.0 innings in relief while not allowing a single hit for 12.1 innings. He also struck out 14 Boston College batters. Read the rest of this entry »

In the second day of action at the Austin (Tx) Regional, the elimination game featured a matchup between Army from the Patriot League and Texas State of the Southland Conference. Army lost their opening game to Texas 3-1 and Texas State wasted a 3 run ninth inning lead to lose to Boston College 8-7. Read the rest of this entry »

The first game saw Boston College as the 3 seed take on the 2 seed Texas State. Texas State built a 5-2 lead going into the top of the 9th inning. But, Boston College comes storming back to take a 8-5 lead in the top of the 9th. Texas State Paul Goldschmidt delivered a two run Home Run to cut the Eagles lead to 8-7 in the bottom of the inning but were not able to get closer.

Boston College Recap
Texas State Recap
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Texas will be hosting the regional at the newly refurbish UFCU-Disch Falk Field. The last time Texas held a regional at the friendly confines was back in 2006 and Texas will be looking to get back on track in this regional. Joining Texas will be the the two seed Texas State, which is from the Southland Conference where they won the regular season title but lost in the Championship game to Sam Houston State. The three seed will be Boston College who is making their first appearance in the NCAA Tourney in 42 years. They finished the regular season 3rd in the ACC’s Atlantic Division. The 4th seed comes from the Patriot League with the Army Black Knights. They won the Patriot League tournament in a two game sweep over Lafayette to earn the automatic bid. Read the rest of this entry »

Pat Dean threw 7 strong innings in Boston College's 10-1 victory over Miami. (BCHeights.com Photo)

Here is your ACC Tournament recap for Friday, May 22.

Boston College 10, #16 Miami (FL) 1

DURHAM, N.C. – Sophomore Pat Dean was nearly untouchable on the mound through 7.0 innings as he led the Boston College baseball team to its second win against a top-20 opponent in as many days. This time it was against No. 16 Miami, 10-1, on Friday in the 2009 ACC Championship. Read the rest of this entry »

Here is your recap of the second day of action in the 2009 ACC Baseball Tournament.

Boston College 7 Georgia Tech 3

DURHAM, N.C. – Sophomore Mickey Wiswall went 3-for-4 with two home runs and five RBI to lead the Boston College baseball team to a 7-3 win against No. 13 Georgia Tech in the 2009 ACC Championship on Wednesday at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Read the rest of this entry »

Here is your ACC Tournament Day 1 Recap for May 20th. Miami (FL) picked up a 8-6 victory over Georgia Tech while FSU picked up a 7-2 win over Boston College. In the nightcap, UNC grabbed a 8-3 victory.

Miami (FL) 8 Georgia Tech 6

DURHAM, N.C. — Miami sent 13 batters to the plate in the sixth inning, scoring seven runs en route to an 8-6 victory over Georgia Tech Wednesday in the opening game of the 2009 ACC Baseball Championship. Read the rest of this entry »

The 2009 ACC Tournament begins on Wednesday with the top eight teams split into two separate divisions. Division A contains Florida State, Boston College, Georgia Tech, and Miami (FL). Division B consists of North Carolina, Duke, Clemson, and Virginia. The Florida State Seminoles ended up winning the Atlantic Division title while North Carolina won the Coastal Division title. Read the rest of this entry »

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – North Carolina junior first baseman Dustin Ackley, who keyed the Tar Heels to an Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division title and a top-five national ranking, has been named the 2009 ACC Baseball Player of the Year. Read the rest of this entry »

The biggest story in New England a couple of years ago was the emergence of Matt Harvey down in Connecticut as he was one of the top high school players in the country. After being drafted by the Los Angelos Angels of Anaheim in the third round but failing to agree to a contract with the Angels, it was decided that he would head to North Carolina to continue his development. The 2009 season has been up and down for Matt as he entered the game with a 5-2 record but an ERA of 6.70. Read the rest of this entry »