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(TOKYO) – Japan took advantage of back-to-back errors in the bottom of the 11th inning to clinch the 37th Annual USA vs. Japan Collegiate Championships with an 8-7 victory at Jingu Stadium.

With the game tied at seven, pitcher Sonny Gray’s (Vanderbilt) errant pickoff attempt moved Shota Kioke to third base with two outs. Christian Colon (Cal State Fullerton) then misplayed a ground ball at shortstop that scored Kioke from third base to seal the game and best-of-five series. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Team USA, ACC, Arkansas, Big 12, Big West, Cal State Fullerton, Clemson, Conference USA, Florida State, Hawaii, Japan, Pac 10, Rice, SEC, Tennessee, Texas Tech, Tulane, UCLA, Vanderbilt, WAC

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(TSURUOKA, Japan) – Team Japan struck out 14 U.S. batters and Team USA stranded 16 runners on base as it fell to Japan 8-3 in game four of the 37th Annual USA vs. Japan Collegiate Championships in Tsuruoka, Japan.

Takahiro Araki hit a two-RBI single to left center in the first inning and Shota Ishimine followed with an RBI single in the second for a 3-0 lead on USA starter Trevor Bauer (UCLA). Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Team USA, ACC, Big East, Big West, Cal State Fullerton, Clemson, Florida State, Japan, Louisville, Pac 10, SEC, Southern Conference, Tennessee, The Citadel, UCLA

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(SENDAI, Japan) – Sonny Gray (Vanderbilt) pitched five and a third innings of scoreless relief and Christian Colon (Cal State Fullerton) hit a three-run home run in the fourth to lead Team USA to an 8-4 victory over Japan in game three of the 37th Annual USA vs. Japan Collegiate Championships.

Team Japan scored three runs in the top of the first inning on USA starter Cody Wheeler (Coastal Carolina). Takahiro Araki hit an RBI triple to score the first run of the game and Masayoshi Kato followed with a two-RBI triple to put Team Japan up 3-0 after the first inning. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Team USA, ACC, Big South, Big West, Cal State Fullerton, Clemson, Coastal Carolina, Florida State, Japan, Miami (FL), SEC, Tennessee, Vanderbilt

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The Boston Globe recently checked in on former New England high school baseball players progess during this past college season. They highlight Clemson’s Scott Weismann who enjoyed a successful freshman season which saw him appear in 17 games out of the bullpen while accumulating a 1.23 ERA and holding opponents to a batting average against of .206. The article also checks in on UConn’s John Andreoli who got into 34 games last season and Northeastern’s Andrew Leenhouts who struck out 41 batters in 30.1 innings. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Big East, CAA, Clemson, Northeastern, UConn

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I attended this game and Live Blogged about it. You can check out my Chat Recap by clicking here. I will also be writing a large article profiling the USA team in the coming days.

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(HOLYOKE, MASS.) – Bryce Brentz’s two RBI hits pushed Team USA (11-0) passed the Holyoke Blue Sox, 5-2, Monday evening at MacKenzie Stadium in front of a lively, record-breaking, pro-Holyoke crowd of 4,811. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Team USA, ACC, Big 12, Big West, Cal State Fullerton, Clemson, Conference USA, Florida State, Horizon League, Kansas, Middle Tennessee, NECBL, SEC, Sun Belt, Tennessee, Texas Tech, Tulane, Wright State

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(DURHAM, N.C.) – Andy Wilkins (Arkansas) hit a 435 foot grand slam that left the ball park and Sonny Gray (Vanderbilt) kept Guatemala hitters off-balance to lead the USA Baseball National Team (Collegiate) to an 18-1 series finale victory at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park Saturday, July 4. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Team USA, ACC, Arkansas, Big 12, Big West, Cal State Fullerton, Clemson, Conference USA, Horizon League, Middle Tennessee, Rice, SEC, Sun Belt, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Wright State

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(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, Florida State, Hawaii, Horizon League, Middle Tennessee, Pac 10, Rice, SEC, Southern Conference, Sun Belt, Tennessee, Texas Tech, The Citadel, Tulane, UCLA, WAC, Wright State

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(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 »

Tags: 2009 Team USA, ACC, Arizona State, Arkansas, Big 12, Big East, Big South, Big West, Cal State Fullerton, Clemson, Coastal Carolina, Conference USA, Florida State, Hawaii, Horizon League, Kansas State, Louisville Slugger, Miami (FL), Middle Tennessee, Ohio Valley Conference, Ole Miss, Pac 10, Rice, SEC, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, Tennessee, Texas Tech, The Citadel, Tulane, UCLA, UT-Arlington, Vanderbilt, WAC, Wright State

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(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, Florida State, Gonzaga, Kansas, Ohio State, Pac 10, SEC, Southland Conference, Tulane, UT-Arlington, West Coast Conference, West Virginia

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(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, Florida State, Louisville, Ohio State, Rice, SEC

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(CARY, N.C.) – Casey McGrew (Wright State) drove a double down the left field line and Gerrit Cole (UCLA) stuck out eight as the Blue Team defeated the Red Team, 5-2, at the USA Baseball National Team (Collegiate) Trials, Friday, at the National Training Complex in Cary, N.C.

For the first three innings of the intrasquad game, the pitching ruled. Starting pitchers Cody Martin (Gonzaga) of the Red Team and Gerrit Cole of the Blue Team held their respective opponents off the board for the first three as they combined for only one hit. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Team USA, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Clemson, Conference USA, Gonzaga, Hawaii, Horizon League, Kansas, Louisville, Miami (FL), Pac 10, Rice, SEC, Tennessee, Texas Tech, UCLA, WAC, West Coast Conference, West Virginia, Wright State

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Tempe, AZ – Mate, I don’t think anyone could have predicted Australian Josh Spence would be in this position. A late season tendon strain in the middle finger of his throwing hand had Arizona State head coach Pat Murphy predicting less than a five percent chance of Spence even throwing out of the bullpen in relief again this season. Then throw in a back injury during a comeback game. But on Sunday night a complete game effort proved to the college baseball world, ASU will be riding to Omaha on the back of two pitching aces this time. A five run fifth inning would be all the Sun Devils needed as the Tigers fell 8-2. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 NCAA Tourney, 2009 Tempe Super Regional, ACC, Arizona State, Clemson, Pac 10