Team Canada got a big offensive performance from 1B Marshall MacDonald (Dayton), and Mark Hardy (British Columbia), Kris Dabrowiecki (Northeastern), and Hiarali Garcia (Kansas) combined for a 7-0 win over the Burnaby Bulldogs of the (Vancouver-area) Pacific Metro Baseball League.

MacDonald hit a two-run home run, an RBI double, and a base hit, and was 3-4 for the game. Hardy went five innings, allowed four hits, struck out five. The Bulldogs hit loaded the bases in the fourth inning on a hit, an error that spoiled what should have been a double play, and a walk. However, a ground ball resulted in a force out at home, and another ground ball got Hardy out of the inning.

Dabrowiecki came in in the sixth inning, and struck out the side. He pitched two more innings, and got three more strikeouts. He allowed one hit and one walk. Garcia, who has pitched the ninth inning of all three of Canada’s games, retired all three batters he faced. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: British Columbia, Dayton, Kansas, Northeastern, Team Canada

OTTAWA - Terry McKaig, Team Leader and Head Coach of Team Canada’s (CIS) World University Baseball Games team is pleased to announce the 22 student-athletes that will be participating in the 4th World University Baseball Games Tournament. The Canadian team is made up of student-athletes who participated in the CIS (OUA), NAIA and NCAA.

“I feel very confident that we will make a run for the medal podium with the group of talented student-athletes that we were able to assemble in such a short time,” said McKaig. While the breakdown of student-athletes is mostly based in the USA, six members of the University of British Columbia’s squad, who play in the NAIA, and two student-athletes from the OUA (Ontario) one from the University of Guelph and the University of Waterloo will represent Canadian based schools. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: British Columbia, Bucknell, Dayton, Gonzaga, Kansas, Lamar, Northeastern, Saint Mary's, Santa Clara, Team Canada

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCES

IRVING, Texas — José Duran (Texas A&M) and Aaron Crow (Missouri) headline the 2008 All-Big 12 Baseball Awards as Big 12 Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively, it was announced on Tuesday. Duran, a Fort Worth native, was also named Newcomer of the Year while Aggie mentor Rob Childress was tabbed Coach of Year. Rounding out the selections is Chance Ruffin (Texas), who earned Freshman of the Year.

The All-Big 12 awards are selected by the league’s head coaches, who are not allowed to vote for their own players.

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Tags: All-Conference teams, Baylor, Big 12, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas AM, Texas Tech

The Big 12 race is coming down to the last day. A&M is sitting on top with a league record 19-7 while OSU is in 2nd with a 18-8 record and Nebraska is in 3rd with a 17-8 record. All A&M has to do is to win 1 Game but standing in their way is their arch rival Texas. Texas has come out and took the first two games by identical score of 5-2. Texas has gotten timely hitting to go along with great defense and pitching. in Yesterdays game Austin Wood pitched his first career complete game.  Texas has shown that they are getting their pieces of the puzzle together just in time for tournament time.

Oklahoma State has taken the first two games from OU and is sitting in 2nd place needing a lost by A&M and to win on Sunday. OSU has the tie breaker over A&M and will be the #1 seed come Tournament time.

Nebraska went to the weekend series needing A&M to lose 2 games and to take care of Business against the Tigers of Missouri. Missouri came out swinging in game 1 and in game 2 to the score of 8-1 and 22-9.

The 4th and 5th place have been determine with Missouri the 4th seed and Texas the 5th seed. The top 3 and the bottom half of the conference will be worked out today.

The BIG 12 tournament will start on Wednesday from the Bricktown in Oklahoma City.

Texas Recap

Texas A&M Recap

Texas Tech Recap

Baylor Recap

Missouri Recap

Nebraska Recap

Oklahoma Recap

Oklahoma State Recap

Kansas Recap

Kansas State Recap

Tags: Baylor, Big 12, Big 12 Recap, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas AM, Texas Tech

#6 Nebraska 1 at #15 Missouri 8

Missouri junior Aaron Crow set a new school record for wins in a season as he improved to 12-0 after the Tigers’ 8-1 victory over Nebraska on Friday night at Taylor Stadium. Crow allowed just one run on four hits and struck out eight in 8.1 innings pitched. read more »

Nebraska Recap

#7 Texas A&M 2 at #28 Texas 5

Two triples by Jordan Danks and a solid pitching performance led the Longhorns to a win against the Aggies in game one of the State Farm Lone Star Showdown. [Photo gallery] (pictured: Chance Ruffin)

Texas A&M Recap

#8 Oklahoma State 7 vs Oklahoma 1

Oklahoma State rode the left arm of Andrew Oliver and a lineup that collected 14 hits to a 7-1 win over Bedlam-rival Oklahoma Friday night at Drillers Stadium in front of an overflow crowd of 11,232 fans. (more…)

OU Recap
Baylor 4 at Texas Tech 7

Junior right-hander Zach Stewart held Baylor to three runs on four hits over a season-high eight innings and Roger Kieschnick blasted two home runs to lead the Texas Tech Red Raiders to a 7-4 win over the Bears on Friday night at Dan Law… More

Baylor Recap

Kansas State 5 at Kansas 0

Kansas State pitchers Brad Hutt and Thomas Rooke combined to shut out Kansas on seven hits, while Nate Tenbrink recorded a two-out, two-RBI single in the sixth inning to put the  || CONTINUE

Kansas Recap

Tags: Baylor, Big 12, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas AM, Texas Tech

IRVING, Texas — The Big 12 Conference has named 62 student-athletes to the 2008 Academic All-Big 12 Baseball Team, the league office announced.

Nebraska led the conference with nine selections — seven on the first team and two on the second.

Individually, Brett Scott ( Kansas State ) received special recognition for posting a 4.00 grade point average.

Nominated by each institution’s director of student-athlete support services and the media relations offices, the baseball academic all-league team consisted of 46 first team members combined with 16 on the second team. First team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA, and the second team are those who have a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.

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Tags: Baylor, Big 12, Central Arkansas, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas AM, Texas Tech

The CBB recently had an opportunity to take in the Missouri-Kansas series over this past weekend. We focused on the strong Missouri team which includes one of the top pitchers in the country for 2008 in Aaron Crow and one of the top 2009 pitching prospects in Kyle Gibson. We also checked in on some of the other top players on the squad who might make an impact in the coming future.

Aaron Crow JR 6′3, 195 RHP
Crow is one of the top players in the country and I believe him to be the best pitcher in the country (Brian Matusz of San Diego gets a close 2nd). Crow has 2 very strong pitches he relies on. His fastball and his slider. His fastball is in the lower to mid 90’s with good late movement. He has great command of it and throws it on both sides of the plate and will use it up in the zone. His control is extremely good. Having control and command of a mid 90’s moving fastball is a sick thing to have as a pitcher. He couldn’t do it all with just a fastball however. His second pitch is a slider in the mid 80’s. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2008 Top Players, 2009 Top Players, Big 12, CBB Column, CBB Visit, Kansas, Missouri, MLB Draft

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCES
#6 Texas A&M 8 at #7 Nebraska 9

#6 Texas A&M 10 at #7 Nebraska 13

No. 5 Nebraska took advantage of six Texas A&M miscues and eight free passes to rally for a 13-10 victory over fifth-ranked Aggies on a Sunday afternoon before 7,653 fans… (more)

Nebraska Recap

Texas Tech 12 at #8 Oklahoma State 10

Texas Tech erased an 8-0 deficit by scoring in the final five frames including three runs in the top of the ninth to take a 12-10 win over No. 8 Oklahoma State on Sunday afternoon in the series finale at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium. More

OSU Recap

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#6 Texas A&M at #7 Nebraska Postponed

The game, originally scheduled for 2:05 p.m., was pushed back to 5 p.m., but continued inclement weather and forecast for continued rain forced the game to be postponed until Noon (CDT) on Sunday. Game two will start approximately 30 minutes following the conclusion of game one. MORE

Texas Tech 3 at #8 Oklahoma State 13

Oklahoma State ran its conference winning to eight games Saturday as the No. 8 Cowboys earned a 13-3 victory over Texas Tech at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium. With Saturday’s triumph, the Cowboys’ clinched their fifth-consecutive Big 12 Conference series win as they improved to 16-7 in league play and 37-13 overall. (more…)

Texas Tech Recap

#16 Missouri at Kansas Postponed

Due to rain in the Lawrence area, the Jayhawks have cancelled Saturday’s game with Missouri. The teams will make up the game as part of a doubleheader Sunday at noon. (more)

Kansas State 5 at Oklahoma 10

The Oklahoma baseball team earned a crucial win in Big 12 play on Saturday at L. Dale Mitchell Park, topping Kansas State, 10-5, to even the series heading into tomorrow’s finale at 1 p.m. The Sooners scored six runs in the fir… (MORE)

KSU RECAP

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#6 Texas A&M 6 at #7 Nebraska 3

No. 5 Texas A&M outlasted No. 5 Nebraska, 6-3, in 16 innings Friday night before a season-high crowd of 8,708 fans at Hawks Field. (more)

Nebraska Recap

Texas Tech 2 at #8 Oklahoma State 3

Jordy Mercer drove in the game winning run with a single and earned the save on the mound as Oklahoma State earned a 3-2 win over Texas Tech Friday night at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium. The win was OSU’s seventh straight in Big 12 Conference play as the No. 8 Cowboys improved to 15-7 in the league and 36-13 overall. (more…)

Texas Tech Recap
#16 Missouri 5 at Kansas 3

Junior Aaron Crow improved to 11-0 on the year as No. 14 Mizzou took the series opener against Kansas, 5-3, in Lawrence, Kan. on Friday. Crow struck out 11 in seven innings pitched, allowing just two unearned runs on six hits. Crow has tied the school record for wins in a season by picking up his 11th victory of the year. He has recorded the win in all but one of his starts this season. read more »

Kansas Recap

Kansas State 6 at Oklahoma 4

Three different Wildcats recorded multi-hit games and the pitching staff came through in the clutch once again, as Kansas State defeated Oklahoma, 6-4, Friday evening at L. Dale || CONTINUE

OU Recap

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FROM CBB NEWS SOURCES

IRVING, Texas — John Allman ( Kansas ) and Kenn Kasparek ( Texas ) have been tabbed the Phil lips 66 Big 12 Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for games of April 28-May 4 in voting by a media panel. Allman is honored for the first time in his career while Kasparek receives his second weekly accolade (March 14, 2006).

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Tags: Big 12, Big 12 Players of the Week, Kansas, Texas

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Utah Valley State 11 at #10 Oklahoma State 3

Bryan Smith struck out 11 and tossed his first career complete game as Utah Valley shocked No. 9 Oklahoma State on Sunday afternoon, 11-3. Smith allowed three runs on eight hits while throwing 153 pitches in leading the Wolverines to the upset win.
Utah Valley State Recap

OSU Recap

Kansas State 4 at #14 Missouri 3

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Kansas State scored once in the ninth and another time in the 10th as the Wildcats came back to defeat No. 14 Missouri, 4-3, Sunday afternoon at Taylor Stadium. || CONTINUE

Missouri Recap

Oklahoma 4 at Kansas 9

Sophomore Robby Price collected three hits, while freshman T.J. Walz scattered nine hits over 6 2/3 innings as Kansas completed a series sweep over Oklahoma for the first time in nearly 30 years with a 9-4 triumph over the Sooners Sunday afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark. (more)

OU Recap

Tags: Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Utah Valley State

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Dallas Baptist 4 at #6 Texas A&M 5

Texas A&M became the nation’s first Division I baseball team to reach the 40-win plateau as the fifth-ranked Aggies rallied for a 5-4 victory over Dallas Baptist Saturday afternoon before… (more)

Dallas Baptist Recap

Louisiana-Lafayette 3 at #9 Nebraska 4

Louisiana-Lafayette 3 at #9 Nebraska 4

Nebraska Recap

Louisiana-Lafayette Recap

Utah Valley State 3 at #10 Oklahoma State 6

Utah Valley State 4 at #10 Oklahoma State 9

OSU Recap

Utah Valley State Recap

Kansas State 7 at #14 Missouri 11

Missouri Recap

KSU Recap

Oklahoma 10 at Kansas 13

Kansas Recap

OU Recap

Tags: Dallas Baptist University, Kansas, Kansas State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas AM, Utah Valley State

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#26 Texas 12 at Baylor 1

The Longhorns freshman right-hander worked a complete game allowing just one unearned run on seven hits while posting a career-high 11 strikeouts. (pictured: Chance Ruffin)

Texas Recap

Baylor Recap
Dallas Baptist 4 at #6 Texas A&M 9

Brian Ruggiano hit two home runs and drove in a career-high five to lead fifth-ranked Texas A&M to a 9-4 win over Dallas Baptist on “Military Appreciation Night” Friday before… (more)

Dallas Baptist Recap

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Tags: Baylor, Big 12, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas AM, Utah Valley University

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCES
Texas A&M 3 Missouri 2

Kyle Colligan’s home run leading off the 10th inning lifted No. 6 Texas A&M to a 3-2 win and a series sweep of fourth-ranked Missouri Sunday afternoon at Olsen Field. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Baylor, Big 12, Big 12 Recap, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas AM, Texas Tech