Toby Gerhart has a tough decision coming his way. A star baseball player for Stanford, Gerhart is also making a lot of noise as a running back for the Cardinal football team this season. Gerhart ranks near the top in touchdowns and rushing yards so far this season, with whispers about a chance at the Heisman, but he has also finished the 2009 spring as one of Stanford’s top baseball players.

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Stanford fullback/outfielder Toby Gerhart has been outstanding on the football field as he has 29 career touchdowns which is second all-time. He is also third on the rushing yardage list with 2,645 yards which is only 295 behind Brad Muster for the record. Gerhart has also been solid on the baseball diamond as he  has hit .274 with 16 homers and 68 RBI over his first three seasons. He has stated that his dream is to play in the NFL but might have also have a chance to play in the Majors.

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Former South Carolina quarterback Chris Smelley is currently in fall workouts with the Alabama baseball program as he is trying to make the transition between the two sports. Smelley started 15 games for the Steve Spurrier led Gamecocks before deciding to transfer down to Tuscaloosa to play baseball with the Crimson Tide.

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There is a huge football game today between the Florida Gators and the LSU Tigers. LSU’s Chad Jones is expected to make a huge impact on the game as he is the starting free safety and also spends time as a relief pitcher on the LSU staff. He has been already rated as one of the top safeties for the upcoming NFL draft and has started to got some nibbles from MLB teams as they were thoroughly impressed with his performance in the College World Series.

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Scott Wolf of the Los Angeles Daily News reports that USC backup quarterback and former Arkansas quarterback Mitch Mustain is exploring the possibility of playing baseball for the Trojans in the spring. According to Mustain, he had a 0.90 ERA in his last high school season and already has spoke with USC pitching coach Tom House about the possibility.

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Washington QB Jake Locker signed a contract today with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Locker was selected in the 10th round of the June Draft after being selected in the 40th round out of high school. He spent the summer of 2008 in the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League where he played for the Bellingham Bells. He finished the summer with a .273 average including two homers in only ten games.

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The Wall Street Journal has an interesting article about the success rate of players who win the Golden Spikes Award being more successful than players that win the Heisman Trophy Award. I think the reason behind this is that the best players in College Football do not fit the “system” at the next level being the NFL. In baseball, it is much different in that the best player in college is likely going to be able to hit/pitch in the MLB because the talent transfers over easier to the pro game. Read the rest of this entry »

We will be checking in throughout the year when time permits with some of the best links from around the country.

The first two articles come from The Daily Cal writers Katie Dowd and Matt Kawahara who ran a Live Blog and posted their recap of Cal’s 4-1 victory over San Francisco. The next article comes from The Kent State News writer Cody Erbacher who wrote a quick snapshot with Greg Rohan. The next article today comes from The Journal-Gazette in Fort Wayne Indiana who has started a blog with Notre Dame football/baseball player Golden Tate. The final article comes from The Orange County Register writer Randy Youngman who wrote an article about Cal-State Fullerton achieving the number 1 ranking even though they have had one of the toughest schedule in the country. Read the rest of this entry »

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Jared Mitchell (Courtesy of LSUSports.net)

Jared Mitchell and Chad Jones are both members of the LSU football and baseball teams but receive different treatment from baseball coach Paul Mainieri and football coach Les Miles. Jared Mitchell will be a member of the LSU baseball squad for the entire season and join the football club during summer workouts. Mitchell showed me in a Cape Cod Baseball League that he is an excellent player with great speed. He should be drafted in the upcoming 2009 MLB Draft. Chad Jones has the opposite problem as he will be able to be a member of the LSU baseball program until spring practice for football begins on March 12th. This will leave the Tigers squad short a player since Jones recieved scholarship money from the baseball program and counts against the 35 players limit. Read the rest of this entry »

The Florida State Seminoles have picked up 11 commitments for the 2009 baseball season. The biggest recruit in name and physically is left-handed pitcher Kyle Long. He is listed as a 6-7 280 pound left handed pitcher/hitter who is the son of NFL Hall of Fame member Howie Long and brother of UVA linemen Chris Long. Kyle suffered a neck injury this football season which he was taken off on a stretcher and is one of the top offensive linemen in the country. He is expected to spurn Bobby Bowden and focus on playing baseball as he is projected as a high draft pick in 2008.

• Kris Castellanos, LHP, Brandon (Newsome)
• Spencer Dickinson, Util, Tequesta (Benjamin)
• Brian Ellington, RHP, Gainesville (Buchholz)
• Ben Francis, RHP, Gulf Coast Community College
• Sean Gilmartin, OF/LHP, Moor Park, Calif. (Crespi)
• Tyler Hibbs, RHP/IF, Odenton, Md. (Arundel)
• Kyle Long, 1B/LHP, Charlottesville, Va. (St. Anne’s-Belfield)
• Tyler Pastornicky, IF, Bradenton (Pendleton)
• James Ramsey, 2B/3B, Alpharetta, Ga. (Wesleyan)
• Hunter Scantling, RHP, Jacksonville (Episcopal)
• Austin Wood, RHP, Niceville (Niceville)

Thanks to Chris Nee of Warchant.com for the information on the athletes and Perfect Game for the image of Kyle Long.