Mississippi State Baseball Alumni Gather Next Weekend On Campus

STARKVILLE, Miss. - Plans are moving forward for the 13th alumni baseball weekend next week at Mississippi State. The biennial event, scheduled October 18-19, is expected to draw more than 50 former baseball players and managers representing teams spanning eight decades of Mississippi State baseball to the MSU campus.

The weekend schedule kicks off Saturday at 1 p.m. with an alumni golf tournament at the MSU Golf Course, followed by a dinner in the Bryan Athletic Administration Building. Capping the weekend will be the 2008 alumni baseball game, with Diamond Dogs of the past teaming with members of the 2009 Mississippi State team in a Maroon/White game at Dudy Noble Field. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. and is open to the public with no charge for admission.
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Tags: Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Dallas Baptist University, Independents, Kansas, Louisville, Mississippi State, New Haven, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Purdue, Quinnipiac, SEC, Southern Connecticut State, Yale

I attended one of Keith Landers of St. Peter Marian High School in Worcester MA when he took on Westboro High School. We were able to check out his pitching style which was impressive for a 6′6 lefthander from Massachusetts. He ended up featuring a 89-91 MPH fastball with a decent curveball that he could not control during the start we saw him. He ended up being drafted in the 18th round by the Baltimore Orioles but decided to attend the University of Louisville where he will be a freshman during the upcoming season. We have two videos of him available after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Recruits, Big East, Louisville

By Willie Nicklaus

This is a first in a series of reports I will file leading into the 2009 college baseball season. I decided to start with some of the top power producers who had great 2008 seasons that didn’t get much press except from their local media and schools.

My selections for this report, and upcoming reports, include players who are far from one dimensional. These particular bombers all were in the top 20 of their respective conferences in batting average. So let’s get started with Home Run Frequency. For measure, here are a few HR frequencies from 2008 of players everyone who is a fan of college baseball heard of: Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Top Players, 2010 Top Players, ACC, Arizona State, Auburn, Big East, Big South, Big West, CAA, Cal, Cal State Fullerton, CBB Column, Cincinnati, Clemson, Coastal Carolina, Conference USA, Dartmouth, George Mason, Georgia, Georgia Southern, Georgia Tech, Ivy League, Kent State, Louisiana-Monroe, Louisville, Loyola-Marymount, LSU, MAC, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, Missouri State, Missouri Valley, MLB Draft, New Mexico St., Ohio, Pac 10, SEC, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, Sun Belt, Tennessee, Texas State, Washington, West Coast Conference, Winthrop

Our good friend Kendall Rogers of Rivals has been putting out some great articles about many different conferences and teams recently. He checked in yesterday with a preview of the ACC conference heading into the Fall Ball workouts. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Big East, Big West, Louisville, Loyola-Marymount, Oregon, Pac 10, Rivals, UC-Irvine, UNC, University of San Diego, West Coast Conference

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Led by Most Valuable Player A.J. Pollock of the Falmouth Commodores and the trio of hard-hitting catcher Tommy Medica, infielder Joseph Sanders and pitcher Chris Manno of the league champion Harwich Mariners, the 2008 All-League Team has been announced by Cape Cod Baseball League Commissioner Paul Galop. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Top Players, ACC, Atlantic Sun, Auburn, Baylor, Big 12, Big East, Big South, Boston College, Cape Cod League, Clemson, Coastal Carolina, Conference USA, Duke, East Carolina, Houston, Jacksonville State, Louisville, MAC, Notre Dame, Ohio, Ole Miss, Pac 10, Santa Clara, SEC, Stanford, Tennessee, UC-Irvine, University of San Diego, USC, Vanderbilt, Virginia, West Coast Conference

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Gamecocks set to welcome new baseball stadium

“There will not be a more impressive college baseball stadium in the country.” Those are the words of Athletic Director Eric Hyman in reference to USC’s new ballpark that will be opening in time for this year’s season.

Carolina fans sorrowfully said goodbye to Sarge Frye Field last year, a stadium rife with countless memories of players, coaches and unforgettable games. Nestled right below the Roost, the Sarge was the home site of Carolina baseball for 29 great seasons.

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Tags: 2009 Top Players, 2010 Recruits, ACC, Atlantic 10, Big East, LaSalle, Louisville, Oregon, Pac 10, SEC, South Carolina, UNC

We have a bunch of links for this Monday. The Cape Cod League sent us a few articles from the past week including Chris Dominguez of Louisville hitting three homers in a game for Hyannis. The league also has ten graduates participating in the MLB All-Star game on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big East, Big South, Cape Cod League, Louisville, Winthrop

GEORGIA TECH 6, LIPSCOMB 3

ATHENS, Ga. - Brad Feltes’ two-out, two-run double in the eighth inning helped Georgia Tech beat Lipscomb, 6-3, advancing the Yellow Jackets into the championship round of the Athens NCAA Baseball Regional at Georgia’s Foley Field.

Georgia Tech (41-19) will play either Lipscomb or regional host Georgia (those two teams play Sunday at 2 p.m.) Sunday at 6 p.m. A win Sunday night would send the Yellow Jackets to a Super Regional next week. If Tech loses Sunday night, it would force a deciding game Monday at 7 p.m. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2008 Athens Regional, 2008 NCAA Tourney, ACC, Atlantic Sun, Big East, Georgia, GT, Lipscomb, Louisville, SEC

ATHENS, Ga. — The Bisons of Lipscomb University were the story of the day, as the 151st ranked team in the RPI defeated the national #8 seed Georgia 10-7 at Foley Field. The win marked the first NCAA tournament victory for Lipscomb University in any sport.

Catcher Caleb Joseph, left fielder Blake Bratcher, and first baseman Ryan Wilkins each homered for the Bisons. Bratcher and Wilkins each had 3 RBIs for Lipscomb. Rex Brothers earned the victory for Lipscomb, giving up only 2 earned runs in 5 1/3 innings. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2008 Athens Regional, 2008 NCAA Tourney, ACC, Atlantic Sun, Big East, Georgia, GT, Lipscomb, Louisville, SEC

#1 Georgia Bulldogs (35-21, 20-9 SEC)
#2 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (39-19, 16-14 ACC)
#3 Louisville Cardinals (41-19, 16-11 Big East)
#4 Lipscomb Bison (32-28, 19-14 Atlantic Sun)

The #8 national seed Georgia Bulldogs host in-state rival Georgia Tech along with Big East champion Louisville and Atlantic Sun champion Lipscomb. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2008 Athens Regional, 2008 NCAA Tourney, ACC, Atlantic Sun, Big East, Georgia, GT, Lipscomb, Louisville, SEC

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Baylor 7 Texas State 2

WACO, Texas - Baylor erased a two-run deficit with a four-run fifth, and Randall Linebaugh recorded a season-high seven strikeouts as the Bears defeated Texas State 7-2 in midweek action Tuesday night at Baylor Ballpark. The Bears (29-20) improved to 20-10 at home this season; Baylor has recorded at least 20 home wins in each of Baylor Ballpark’s 10 seasons. Texas State (27-24) has lost nine straight games against the Bears. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Atlantic 10, Ball State, Baylor, Big 12, Big East, Big South, CAA, Liberty, Louisville, MAC, Northeast Conference, Quinnipiac, SEC, South Carolina, Southland Conference, Texas State, The Citadel, UMass, VCU

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Delaware 22 Temple 4

NEWARK, DE – Thirteen Blue Hens recorded at least one hit and five cracked home runs as the University of Delaware baseball team stormed past Temple, 22-4, at Bob Hannah Stadium on a warm Wednesday afternoon.

Scott Shockley and Pat Dameron (at right) both had three hits and a home run, while Jared Olson, Bill Merkler, and Josh Dean each chipped in with two hits and a long ball. Ryan Cuneo also extended his hitting streak to 21 games with a sixth-inning double. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Atlantic 10, Big East, Big South, Butler, CAA, Delaware, Horizon League, Lafayette, Louisville, MAAC, Patriot League, Rider, Southern Conference, Temple, The Citadel, Winthrop

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James Madison 8 ETSU 4

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn., May 6, 2008 – Freshman Turner Phelps (Roanoke, Va./Lord Botetourt) pitched seven innings of shutout relief and James Madison University overcame an early four run deficit for an 8-4 non-conference baseball victory over East Tennessee State University on Tuesday night at Cardinal Park.

JMU improved to 31-13 and salvaged a win on its three-game road swing after dropping a pair at Radford. The Dukes improved to 4-1 in night games this season. ETSU fell to 18-32 on the season. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, East Tennessee State, Horizon League, Indiana, James Madison, Kentucky, Louisville, Northeastern, SEC, South Florida, UCF, UMass, Wright State

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Kentucky 9 Marshall 6

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Sawyer Carroll’s five-RBI performance boosted the No. 16 Kentucky baseball team to a nine-run rally, soaring from a 6-0 deficit and notching a 9-6 win over the red-hot Marshall Thundering Herd - its 23rd non-conference win in the past 24 games - on Wednesday evening at Cliff Hagan Stadium.

After starting every game of his college career - a span of 98 consecutive games - Carroll was scratched from the starting lineup in order to take a final exam, in Italian. Carroll, a National Player of the Year award candidate, completed his final exam around 7 p.m. ET as Kentucky made it through the first 1 ½ innings. By 7:15 p.m., Carroll was standing in the batters box as a pinch hitter, finishing the night 1-for-3 with a career-high five RBI. On the year Carroll, who leads the Southeastern Conference with a .431 average, has totaled 63 RBI in just 45 games, good for a tie for fifth place all-time on the single-season UK record books. A year ago, Carroll finished with 56 RBI in UK’s 54 games. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Eastern Michigan, Kentucky, Louisville, MAC, Marshall, Mountain West, Ohio State, SEC, Southland Conference, Sun Belt, TCU, UT-Arlington, Western Kentucky

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Louisville 2 Morehead State 0

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Tyler Mickits hit a two-run home run and Matt Lea, Neil Holland and Zack Pitts combined on a three-hit shutout, as the University of Louisville Cardinals blanked Morehead State 2-0 Tuesday at Jim Patterson Stadium.

After catcher Jeff Arnold reached on an infield single to lead off the fifth inning and moved to third on a throwing error, Mickits belted his first home run of the season deep to right center to put the Cards (27-16) on top 2-0 for the only scoring of the game. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Alabama, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big East, CAA, Conference USA, East Carolina, Fordham, Hofstra, Louisville, Morehead State, Ohio Valley Conference, Samford, SEC, South Florida, UCF